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Craft Beer Club Subscription Box Review – March 2016

Lindsey Morse
ByLindsey MorseMar 26, 2016 | 0 comments

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Craft Beer Club
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The Craft Beer Club sends craft brews from around the country. Each month, they send a selection of different beers and information about the breweries behind them.

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If you sign up for an ongoing subscription (as opposed to a single month), you’ll receive a bottle opener and tasting glasses with your first box. Hop over to my first Craft Beer Club box review for details on these welcome gifts.

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The Subscription Box: The Craft Beer Club

The Cost: $39 per month for 12 bottles or $74.11 for 24 bottles.

The Products: Craft beers from breweries around the US. Each shipment contains 4 different styles (3 or 6 of each kind, depending on the subscription).

Ships to: US. Shipping is free, except for orders to HI and AK.

Check out all our reviews of The Craft Beer Club and visit the Drink Subscription Box Directory for more boozy boxes!

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The Craft Beer Club includes flyers that provide information about the brewing companies and beers featured in the month’s box. This month’s box includes beers from Oasis Brewing Company and Church Street Brewing Company.

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On the reverse, the flyers always include “Food for your Brew” recipes and some fun trivia.

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Pale Ale from Oasis Brewing Company- 5.6% ABV

Oasis Brewing Company hails from Boulder, Colorado, and was one of the most successful Colorado breweries in the mid-1990’s. They won numerous awards for their beers, but fell on hard times in the early 2000’s and had to shut their doors. Happily, they were able to reopen their doors in 2014, and they’ve brought back some of their most popular brews. The first one included in this box is their Pale Ale, a classic American pale ale that’s citrusy, smooth, and extremely refreshing. I’m a big fan.

Scarab Red from Oasis Brewing Company- 5.5% ABV

The second beer from Oasis is their Scarab Red, an American amber/red ale. My husband and I both love this beer! It’s rich, malty, and very satisfying!

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Shony Scottish Ale by Church Street Brewing Company- 5.1% ABV

The second brewery featured in this box is Church Street Brewing Company, a German inspired craft brewery from Itasca, Illinois. I was really excited to try this beer because I used to live in Scotland, and I developed a taste for Scottish ales while I lived there. This beer is described as a “darkly-colored robust brew with notes of sweet caramel, chocolate, and roasted barley.” Unfortunately, for me, this beer was too sour to drink. I know that sour beers are experiencing a moment in the sun right now, but I can’t seem to develop a taste for them, and I certainly dodn’t expect such extreme sour notes from a Scottish ale.

Hauch von Himmel by Church Street Brewing Company- 4.8% ABV

Oddly, I found this hefeweizen to be very sour, also. Hefeweizen is another of my favorite kinds of beer, and, yet again, not a beer I expect to be very sour. I guess I’m just not a fan of Church Street Brewing Company.

Verdict: I always look forward to my monthly box from The Craft Beer Club. This month, there were some pretty extreme highs (Oasis Scarab Red) and lows (Church Street Shony), but I still had a great time sampling some new brews. When it comes to value, the cost of each Craft Beer Club box breaks down to just over $3 per beer. While that’s not exactly a steal,  I think the price is fair. I love the convenience of having craft beers sent directly to my door, and it’s so much fun learning about new American craft breweries every month!

Have you tried any of the beers featured in this month’s The Craft Beer Club?

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The Craft Beer Club discovers exceptional craft brews from around the country and delivers them each month direct-to-you or your gift recipient. Every selection is produced by small-production, independent brewers who use only traditional brewing ingredients and time-honored brewing methods.

Lindsey Morse
Lindsey Morse

Lindsey is a professional baker, cold brew coffee addict, and rosé aficionado who loves writing about food and wine. When she’s not sharing her love of subscription boxes with the world, you’ll find her in the podcasting studio, perfecting her cake decorating techniques, or cursing her way through the New York Times daily crossword puzzle. 


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