The rapture is coming! (Again.) In order to prepare for Oct. 21, we’re stocking up on our favorite local brews.
Kim Kibby, REVUE creative director
Bell’s Brewery / Amber Ale / ABV: 5.8%
Buy local, die local. Amber Ale, Bell’s flagship beer, is always stocked in my fridge (a difficult task, I assure you). So whenever the rapture comes, I’ll be riding it out with copper waves of malty deliciousness. Hell, I will probably bathe in it. Also: Dragonmead’s Final Absolution, ABV: 8.5%
Lindsay Patton-Carson, REVUE managing editor
Founders Brewing Company / Cerise / ABV: 6.5%
I’m already prepared for this round of rapture. Since Cerise is only available in the summer, I’ve had some practice stocking up on this brew. My beer bunker, however, is in a top-secret location. Nobody — not even Jesus — can get between me and this cherry ale.
Seth Porter, Michigan Beer Blog
Hideout Brewing Co. / Smuggler’s Stout / ABV: 5.6%
I have to pick Smuggler’s Stout on nitro, a hazelnut coffee stout from The Hideout Brewing Co. It’s velvet smooth with just enough sweetness to balance out traditional toasted characteristics inherent in the style. It’s a 5.6% ABV beer that reminds me of the great crowd, staff and atmosphere of The Hideout — including the lingering scent of hot tub.
Laura Porter, Michigan Beer Blog
Bell’s Brewery / Wild One / ABV: 6.6%
It encompasses the flavors I love from several different styles of beer, and is the first beer that really turned me on to sour ales. Plus, it would take me a long time to get through a 750ml bottle of the stuff, which would help prolong the inevitable as long as possible.
Which beer would you choose?
