Nectar Ales are now in stock. The original Red Nectar Ale: Ruby colored in the glass; toast, spice, caramel and some sweetness on the finish.5.4% ABV, 35. IBUs. $8.29/6-pack

Nectar IPA: Chinook, Cascade, Mt. Hood, and Centennial hops give an aggressive piney aroma; Pale and Crystal Malts for good body. 6.7% ABV, 60IBU’s. $8.29/6-pack.

Nectar Black Xantus: Bourbon Barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout. 13% ABV, 50. IBUs. Malts: 15% Oats hopped with 100% U.S. grown Fuggles. Peach black with lasting foam; piney on the nose, caramel in the mouth with some creaminess. Good length. $14.39/22 oz.

Southern Tier Iniquity Imperial Black Ale: 2 row Pale malts, debittered black malt, Chinook, Cascade hops; in the hop back, Cascade and Centennial dry hops; 9% ABV. Pours burnt umber with a good head. Notes of berries and pine on the nose. Full in the mouth with roasted maltiness, and dark berry hints. $6.99/22oz.

Southern Tier Ja Va: 2 row Pale, Caramel, Chocolate, and Black malts, roasted barley, Cascade and Columbus hops, Jamaican roasted coffee, 12%ABV. Burnt umber with lasting foam; burnt sugar, malty, caramel, coffee/espresso that fuses well. $10.89/22oz.

Manabrea Brewery was founded in 1846 and is still owned and run in the traditional manner by the same family. Located in Piemonte in Biella in the Alpine foothills, the brewery uses underground cellars, Slovenian oak barrels for aging, and pure Alpine water in the brewing process. The Menabrea Birra Bionda has 4.8% ABV. Pale gold in the glass with lasting foam; malty in the mouth with hints of caramel. Good length. $2.79/12oz.

Our tasting schedule this week:

• Friday, Nov. 20, Beaujolais Nouveau! Domaine Dupueble 2009 and Terres Dorees L’Ancien Nouveau 2009, 5 p.m.

• Saturday, Nov. 21, Fire Mountain Brewery will be pouring their Oregon Pale Ale and Steam Fired Stout, 5 p.m.

• Sunday, Nov. 22, Kopke Ports and a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc from Antoine Simoneau, with Earl Cramer Brown from C&G Wines, 5 p.m.