Awaken your senses with the new-to-The-Lou Charlatan from Chicago-based Maplewood Brewery. The Great American Beer Festival medal-winning American pale ale is clean and balanced with a sensory profile dominated by juicy tropical fruit, earthy pine and grapefruit pith. This blend showcases an amber hue, medium body and a lovely caramel malt balance to the vibrant, hoppy notes that resonate on the palate.
Four-pack: $10. Available at Saint Louis Hop Shop, 2600 Cherokee St., St. Louis, 314.261.4011, saintlouishopshop.com
This article appears in January 2019.