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    • Bear Republic Café Racer 15 Double IPA
    • Bear Republic Cher Ami Belgian-style Single
    • Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
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    • De Molen Tsarina Esra Imperial Porter
    • De Struise Black Albert
    • Dupont Monk’s Stout
    • Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout
    • Green Flash Hop Head Red India Pale Ale
    • Gregorius Trappist Quad
    • Knee Deep Hoparillo Triple IPA
    • La Trappe Quadrupel
    • Lagunitas Farmhouse Saison-style
    • Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale
    • Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ American Pale Wheat Ale
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    • Nectar Ales Black Xantus Imperial Stout
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    • North Coast Pranqster Belgian-style Golden Ale
    • Ommegang Abbey Ale
    • Orval Trappist Belgian Pale Ale
    • Pizza Port 5th Symphony Saison
    • Pizza Port Happy Trail Pale Ale
    • Pizza Port Humpty Dumpty Belgian-style Tripel with Bourbon Barrel Aging
    • Pizza Port Order in the Port American Stout
    • Pizza Port Pier Rat Porter
    • Pizza Port SC Chronic Amber Ale
    • Pizza Port Way Heavy Scotch Strong Ale
    • Rubicon Amber Ale
    • Rubicon Devil’s Revolt
    • Rubicon India Pale Ale
    • Rubicon Irish Stout
    • Rubicon Monkey Knife Fight American Pale Ale
    • Russian River Blind Pig American India Pale Ale
    • Russian River Damnation Strong Golden Pale Ale
    • Russian River Pliny the Elder Double American India Pale Ale
    • Russian River Propitiation Sour Barrel Aged Porter
    • Russian River Shadow of a Doubt Imperial Porter
    • Russian River Supplication Brown Sour with Cherries
    • Saison Dupont
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    • Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 93 IPA
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    • Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout
    • Green Flash Hop Head Red India Pale Ale
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    • Knee Deep Hoparillo Triple IPA
    • La Trappe Quadrupel
    • Lagunitas Farmhouse Saison-style
    • Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale
    • Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ American Pale Wheat Ale
    • Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Wild
    • Lagunitas Lucky 13 American Red Ale
    • Lagunitas Maximus India Pale Ale
    • Lagunitas Rye-Barrel Aged Cappuccino Stout
    • Lefèbvre Brewery Blanche De Bruxelles Witbier
    • Left Coast Asylum Triple Belgian
    • Left Coast Baltic Porter
    • Left Coast Big Office West Coast IPA
    • Left Coast Boardwalk Saison
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    • Left Coast Hop Juice Double IPA
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    • Moylan’s Hopsickle Triple Hoppy Imperial Double IPA
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    • Nectar Ales Black Xantus Imperial Stout
    • New Albanian Phoenix Kentucky Komon
    • North Coast Pranqster Belgian-style Golden Ale
    • Ommegang Abbey Ale
    • Orval Trappist Belgian Pale Ale
    • Pizza Port 5th Symphony Saison
    • Pizza Port Happy Trail Pale Ale
    • Pizza Port Humpty Dumpty Belgian-style Tripel with Bourbon Barrel Aging
    • Pizza Port Order in the Port American Stout
    • Pizza Port Pier Rat Porter
    • Pizza Port SC Chronic Amber Ale
    • Pizza Port Way Heavy Scotch Strong Ale
    • Rubicon Amber Ale
    • Rubicon Devil’s Revolt
    • Rubicon India Pale Ale
    • Rubicon Irish Stout
    • Rubicon Monkey Knife Fight American Pale Ale
    • Russian River Blind Pig American India Pale Ale
    • Russian River Damnation Strong Golden Pale Ale
    • Russian River Pliny the Elder Double American India Pale Ale
    • Russian River Propitiation Sour Barrel Aged Porter
    • Russian River Shadow of a Doubt Imperial Porter
    • Russian River Supplication Brown Sour with Cherries
    • Saison Dupont
    • Saison Dupont Dry Hop 2013
    • Scaldis Ambree
    • Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 93 IPA
    • Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Belgian-style Black IPA
    • Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Imperial Red Ale
    • Sierra Nevada Draught-Style Pale Ale
    • Sierra Nevada Hoptimum Imperial IPA
    • Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen
    • Sierra Nevada Kölsch Ale
    • Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Saison with Mandarin Oranges and Peppercorns
    • Sierra Nevada Ovila Belgian-style Golden Ale
    • Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
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    • Sierra Nevada Stout
    • Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager
    • Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
    • St. Bernardus Abt 12
    • St. Feuillien Grand Cru Belgian Strong Pale Ale
    • St. Sixtus Westvleteren 12
    • Stone RuinTen Double IPA
    • Straffe Hendrik Quad
    • Sutter Buttes Butte House Saison
    • Sutter Buttes Flood Water Pale Ale
    • Sutter Buttes Franklin Double IPA
    • Sutter Buttes Kölsch
    • Sutter Buttes Water Tower IPA
    • SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale
    • SweetWater Blue
    • SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale
    • SweetWater Georgia Brown
    • SweetWater India Pale Ale
    • SweetWater LowRYEder IPA
    • SweetWater Motor Boat American ESB
    • Urthel Hop-It
    • Wicked Weed Dark Age Rum Barrel Imperial Stout
    • Wicked Weed Dirty Weeds Black IPA
    • Wicked Weed Freak of Nature Double IPA
    • Wicked Weed Heresy Brown Ale
    • Wicked Weed Pumpkanne Pumpkin Ale
    • Wicked Weed Serenity American Wild Ale
    • Wicked Weed Sweet Potatoes and Grits Appalachian Saison
    • Wicked Weed Vigilance Wild Ale with Pineapple and Guava
    • Wicked Weed XIX Tamarind Saison
    • Wolf Creek Desperado IPA
    • Wolf Creek Dogtown Dunkelweizen Bavarian Dark Wheat
    • Wolf Creek Golden Eagle American Golden Ale
    • Wolf Creek Hopdazed Imperial IPA
    • Wolf Creek Little Red Ryeding Hood
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    • Wolf Creek Surfin’ Monks So-Cal Belgian-style Triple Ale

World War II Veteran Stories – Vince Speranza

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Firkin Ron

An amazing story and, yes, beer is part of the story.

Photo courtesy of La Brasserie Lamborelle.
Photo courtesy of La Brasserie Lamborelle.

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