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Alpen

Alpen (Guardian)Saugatuck, MI
  • American Wheat
  • 5.8% ABV
  • Label approved Sep 30, 2019

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Alpen (Guardian)'s American Wheat. Label approved 30 September 2019.

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How to serve it

Serve at
40–46°F (4–8°C)
Glass
Weizen glass: tall with a wide top for the big head wheat beers throw

About 170–190 calories and 14–19 g carbs

About 115 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for American Wheat. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

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About this beer

This is the 1st of 2 labels we have from Guardian Brewing Company. It is one of 8 american wheat labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 13 days after it was submitted. The label carries fruited on the front.

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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

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Style: WheatBrewery: Alpen (Guardian)