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Beers to try and measure SG:

BS	ABV	SG	OG	Beer/Notes
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AP	5.6%	?	?	Anchor Porter

APA	6.1%	?	?	Prohibition Ale
APA	5.5%	?	?	Untouchable Pale Ale

ESB	5.9%	?	?	Fuller's ESB
ESB	5.0%	?	?	Young's Ram Rod Premium Ale

EPA	5.0%	?	?	Bass Pale Ale
EPA	5.7%	?	?	Whitbread Pale Ale

FVB	8.0%	?	?	Kalamazoo Bell's Cherry Stout

MSS	8.0%	?	?	Kalamazoo Bell's Kalamazoo Stout

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Commercial Beer Info and Notes:

BS	ABV	SG	OG	Beer/Notes
--	---	--	--	----------

APA	5.4%	1.008	1.049	Mt. Tam Pale Ale

APIA	6.5%	1.005	1.055	Big Daddy IPA
APIA	5.7%	1.020	1.064	Lagunitas IPA
APIA	6.9%	1.008	1.061	Stone IPA

ASA	7.2%	1.017	1.072	Arrogant Bastard Ale

BSDA	9.0%	1.008	1.077	Chimay Ale Grand Reserve (blue)

CA	7.6%	?	1.072*	Lagunitas Special Release Sirius Ale
				> a hi-gravity cream ale.  really yummy.
				  a little sweet, very smooth, and easy
				  finish.  40.63 IBU.  56 BU:GU ratio.

IDS	4.2%	1.007	1.039	Guinness Draught
IDS	6.0%	?	?	Guinness Extra Stout

MSS	5.2%	?	?	Youngs Double Chocolate Stout
				> really yummy

OS	5.0%	1.012	1.051	Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout (3.81 pH)
				> very smooth.  little of a blackstrap
				  molasses taste.  only slightly sweet.
				  head leaves lace in the glass.

RIS	10.0%	?	?	Moylan's Imperial Stout
				> doesn't taste like 10% ABV.  Big malty
				  complex taste but still pretty smooth.

SA	8.0%	1.015	1.076	Moylan's Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

WB	8.0%	?	?	Schneider & Sohn Aventinus
				> Didn't actually like this beer very much
				  the label calls itself a wheat-doppelbock.

-	4.0%	1.035	1.066	Merchant du Vin Framboise Lambic

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Abbreviations:

BS == Beer Style.  I've made up the Beer Style abbreviations
      based of the styles described at beeradvocate.com

	AIPA	American IPA
	APA	American Pale Ale
	AP	American Porter
	ASA	American Strong Ale
	BSDA	Belgian Strong Dark Ale
	CA	Cream Ale
	EPA	English Pale Ale
	ESB	Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
	FVB	Fruit / Vegetable Beer
	IDS	Irish Dry Stout
	MSS	Milk / Sweet Stout
	OS	Oatmeal Stout
	RIS	Russian Imperial Stout
	SA	Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
	WB	Weizenbock

SG == Specific Gravity. normally measured.

OG == Original Gravity.  normally estimated from ABV and SG.  if there
      is a '*' after the OG value, then it is a published value.

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