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Oregon-based Deschutes’ Black Butte Porter, now being served at BO-beau. Photos by Brian Addison.<\/em><\/p>\n Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago, we declared our independence from the monarchy across the pond, saying \u201cno more\u201d to taxation without representation, the Anglican Church and the room temperature swill they call beer. In America, we like our beers hoppy, frosty and with an alcohol by volume that could sink the Her Majesty\u2019s royal fleet.<\/p>\n Newcastle\u2019s viral ad campaign for \u201cIndependence Eve\u201d<\/a> argues that America would be better off had the British won the Revolutionary War. Think of the implications. Tea and crumpets, double decker red busses congesting traffic and don\u2019t even get me started on bangers and black pudding. Gavin Rossdale may as well be our President.<\/p>\n No. Thank. You.<\/p>\n Over the last two centuries, we\u2019ve evolved from the little colony that could to the prom king of most major beer festivals. If Paul Revere were alive today to make another midnight run, it would be to warn local brewmasters and pubs. The British are coming, indeed, in search of delicious American beer.<\/p>\n Here are five ways to celebrate our independence from terrible comedy and even worse cuisine with British-style brews that are, naturally, created and executed with a far superior level of expertise and taste by ‘Merica’s brewers. #sorrynotsorry<\/p>\n Inspired by their visits to England, this Chicago-based brewery\u2019s<\/a> take on an English Bitter is as malty as it is session-able. The amber ale\u2019s fruitiness helps level out the subtle-but-obvious bitterness that hits the palate on first drink. You can almost feel the marriage of sweet and bitter consummate on your tongue, morphing into a flavor profile that makes you want to order another. And another. At 4.3% ABV and an international bitterness unit (IBU) score of 30, the measures of this ale make it an easy beer to say \u201cyes\u201d to. Honkers, which most recently won bronze at the World Beer Cup for the English Style Bitter category, is available year-round in six- and 12-packs and served on tap at Hamburger Mary\u2019s<\/a>. And let\u2019s be honest, there\u2019s nothing more American than drinking a British-style beer with Ke$ha and disco balls in the background.<\/p>\n This Beachwood <\/a>incarnation of an English dark mild ale is plenty dark but anything but mild in flavor profile. Ctrl Malt Del (like the computer function) is malty, creamy and earthy. The ale was released for the first time ever July 1 and may or may not take on the near year-round presence of the brewery\u2019s other English ale, Hops of Brixton. Head brewer and co-owner Julian Shrago said that the style is obscure in the U.S., part of it being due to its low ABV (3.4%), but that the style that Ctrl Malt Del is crafted after is historic in the sense that it was one of the original session beers brewed in England. Beachwood celebrates its 3rd anniversary of being a production brewery July 5, so make sure to stop by and do your patriotic duty by showing the Brits how Americans drink English ales.<\/p>\n Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery, available at BO-beau [pictured at top]<\/strong><\/p>\n The English should\u2019ve known that better beers were just around the Bend (in Oregon) when we broke away from our distant islander landlords. This Bend, Oregon brewery<\/a> puts an American spin on a traditionally English style of drink. The beer debuted as the flagship brand for Deschutes, with its hop bitterness and chocolatey roasted goodness, blazing the way for the company to become a major player in the craft brew circuit. It took home the 2013 silver medal for class 3 dark beers at the 2013 International Brewing Awards. Served on tap at BO-beau Kitchen + Rooftap and available year-round at area grocery stores, Black Butte Porter is a beautiful and drinkable (5.2% ABV) version of what an English porter yearns to be.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let the name fool you: despite the Soviet moniker, this style of beer originated from 18th Century England. During the 1700s, brewers from England supplied Catherine the Great with these dark brews during Russia\u2019s Golden Age. The king of stouts, the Russian imperial stout\u2019s malty character is only outdone by its grandiose ABV. Old Rasputin lives up to the billing. As dark and powerful as the mystic Romanov advisor that it\u2019s named for, this beer\u2019s 9% ABV certainly could contribute to the downfall of any empire. Rated as \u201cexceptional\u201d with 91 points from the Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago, this creation from North Coast Brewing Company<\/a> in Fort Bragg, California is rich, complex and intense. For safety\u2019s sake, it\u2019s sold in 4-packs year round but can also be found on tap at 4th Street Vine, both on Retro Row and at the airport.<\/p>\n \u00a7ucaba from Firestone Walker, available at Stearns Liquor<\/strong><\/p>\n A true English Barley wine brewed by a true badass California craft-beer staple, \u00a7ucaba<\/a> is for the more sophisticated of patriots. This big, boozy, bourbon-flavored brew (13.5% ABV) comes by way of the barrel aging process, creating a taste profile that includes vanillas, toasted coconut and dark cherry that\u2019s earned this barley wine several awards. If you\u2019re toasting to America\u2019s ousting of the British occupation (with the greatest breakup letter ever written) at home this holiday weekend, we challenge you to find a store in the city with a bigger, more exotic selection than Stearns Liquor<\/a>. The store located on the East Side boasts over 1,600 beers to choose from as well as a recently installed walk in cooler where some of their more exclusive bottles chill.<\/p>\n Well, there you have it, Britain. There will be no internet ad campaigns where Americans (and absurdly attractive Brits such as Elizabeth Hurley) speculate on England\u2019s sauerkraut consumption had the Greatest Generation not stepped in. And we\u2019ll try to refrain from reminding you that United States Men\u2019s National Team played deeper into the World Cup than Sir Rooney and the rest of the Three Lions.<\/p>\n I mean, we\u2019re friends, right? There\u2019s no reason we can\u2019t have a jolly good time this weekend enjoying a nice, refreshing, British-style beer\u2026 made in America. Because, well, we\u2019re better. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the last two centuries, we\u2019ve evolved from the little colony that could to the prom king of most major beer festivals. 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Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Co., available at Hamburger Mary’s<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"MericaBurr](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MericaBurr_Beachwood.jpg\")
Ctrl Malt Del from Beachwood Brewing, available at Beachwood BBQ<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"MericaBurr](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MericaBurr_Simmzys.jpg\")
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout from North Coast Brewing Co., available at 4th Street Vine <\/strong><\/p>\n![\"MericaBurr](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MericaBurr_Fire.jpg\")
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