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Cream Ale

Cream Ale by Odd Company Brewing

OG: 12.757 FG: 3.032 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 0

28 minutes ago

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KVEIK Watermelon Wheat

by Pan's Microbrewry

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 19

about 1 hour ago

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Blonde Ale

Blonde Ale

OG: 1.041 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.1% IBU: 23

about 1 hour ago

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Melon Wheat Beer

Weissbier by Pan's Microbrewry

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 20

about 1 hour ago

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NML (15 BBL)

Light American Lager by Aventura Brewing

OG: 1.031 FG: 1.008 ABV: 3.0% IBU: 6

about 1 hour ago

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California Common Small Batch

by kgschneider

OG: 1.055 FG: 1.018 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 50

about 1 hour ago

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Hefeweizen

Weissbier by Pinetops

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 13

about 1 hour ago

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Paix Deux - kloonrecept

Belgian Tripel by Avant Garden Brews

OG: 1.087 FG: 1.010 ABV: 10.1% IBU: 23

3 hours ago

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BasicBlond

Munich Helles by JeanMax

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 21

7 hours ago

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Bazga lager

Munich Helles by joka5

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 21

9 hours ago

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