Your Ultimate Labor Day 6-Pack

As we get ready to fire up the grill and settle in for a suds-soaked holiday weekend, we've pulled together a mixed six-pack of some of our favorite picks.
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Labor Day weekend is here! And with Imbibe's September/October Beer Issue now on newsstands, we're ready to kick back and crack open a cold one. For this issue's cover story, the editors poured over pint after pint to created a veritable beer map of the United States, and as we get ready to fire up the grill and settle in for a suds-soaked holiday weekend, we've pulled together a mixed six-pack of some of our favorite picks:

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Your Ultimate Labor Day 6-Pack
Bell’s Oberon(01 of06)
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Bell’s Oberon5.8% ABV, MichiganThe flagship summer brew from Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery, this wheaty ale is fermented with a top-secret house yeast and a heady dose of hops. Pick up a bottle (or two) while you can—this season release goes into hibernation after the holiday weekend.
Brooklyn Lager(02 of06)
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Brooklyn Lager5.2% ABV, New YorkLooking for an easy-drinking lager this holiday weekend? This Brooklyn-born beer is a delicious example of what a good lager is capable of—crisp and refreshing, and an ideal match to burgers hot off the grill.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA(03 of06)
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Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA6% ABV, DelawareWhile many beers see one, two or maybe three hops additions during the brewing process, this flagship IPA from experimental Dogfish undergoes 60 hop additions over a 60-minute period. The results are a hopheads dream—piney and bitter with just a touch of toasted malt for balance.
Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale(04 of06)
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Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale6.5% ABV, ColoradoCamping in the cards this three-day weekend? Pick up a six-pack of this canned Colorado favorite. Drinking like a cross between an IPA and a pale, it’s a great match to fire-roasted weenies and s’mores.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale(05 of06)
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale5.6% ABV, CaliforniaArguably the beer that ignited the modern-day craft-beer movement, Sierra Nevada’s pale is as reliable a drinking buddy as any. Striking an über-quaffable balance between flowery hops, roasted malts and subtle fruit, it’s a go-to brew all beer drinkers can agree on.
Victory Prima Pils(06 of06)
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Victory Prima Pils5.3% ABV, PennsylvaniaBrats on the menu this holiday weekend? Stock up on this German-inspired pilsner made with whole-cone hops and imported German malts, and get ready for three days of beer-fueled of fun.

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