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This Week in New Beer:

Mikkeller Run This Town (København, Denmark/San Diego, California)
$9.99/4pk 16oz cans

In your beer-drinking life, have you found that beers which offer you fewer calories and less alcohol tend to offer you less flavor as well? Worry no more, as the magicians at Mikkeller have arrived with a solution to that problem! Run This Town is a traditional German pilsner that delivers all the crisp and easy-drinking flavor we've all come to know and love from beers of that style while clocking in at only 90 calories and 3.5% alcohol by volume. Whether you're looking for a health-conscious brew or just something new, this is a beer that just has to be tasted to be believed. Even the most ardent light beer skeptic will find Run This Town to be delicious and satisfying.

New Holland Dragon's Milk Solera (Holland, Michigan)
$16.99/4pk 12oz bottles

This is a beer that is produced via a complex storage and aging process that few beers have the privilege to undergo. After brewing, the beer is transferred to a very large (and I mean very large) oak barrel called a foeder. After some time, the beer is moved several times into a series of these large vessels. Along the way, small parts of previous batches are mixed with the fresh liquid. The final foeders in this process are grouped into what is known as a solera. By the time the beer reaches the solera, it will have become a blend of every batch of beer ever stored in those barrels. The resulting product has flavors of oak, caramel, and some stone fruit. This a truly formidable ale that would pair perfectly with chilly autumn nights.