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UP TO 8 BEERS ON TAP FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

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“A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure”
- a Czech Proverb.

ABV: Alcohol by Volume

TAP 1: Belgian Witbier                 ALL GONE!
History: A 400-year-old beer style that died out in the 1950s; it was later revived by Pierre Celis at Hoegaarden, and has grown steadily in popularity over time birthing U.S. imitators like Blue Moon and Shocktop - vague wisps of the original.
Flavor: Pleasant sweetness (often with a honey and/or vanilla character) and a zesty, orange-citrusy fruitiness. Refreshingly crisp with a dry, often tart, finish. Optionally has a very light lactic-tasting sourness. Herbal-spicy flavors, which may include coriander, chamomile, seeds of paradise, citrus zest.
Overall Impression: A refreshing, elegant, tasty, moderate-strength wheat-based ale.  ABV: est. 5.2%

TAP 2: German Pilsner (lager)  
History: A copy of Bohemian Pilsener adapted to brewing conditions in Germany but imperialized - higher ABV, more substantial mouthfeel than traditional light Pilsner.
Overall Impression: Crisp, clean, refreshing beer that prominently features noble German hop bitterness accentuated by sulfates in the water of northern Germany. What American lagers tasted like 100 years ago. Brimming with rich, clean flavor.
ABV: 5.1%

TAP 3: “Oh Hoppy Day” - American IPA   
History: An American version of the historical English style, brewed using American ingredients and attitude.
Overall Impression: A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale combining 13 oz. of Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus and Citra hops - most used in dry-hopping. Not an imperial IPA - smooth and balanced.
ABV: 7.1%

TAP 4: Belgian Saison Soured with Brett and lacto (WLP670)
History: A seasonal summer style produced in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium. Originally brewed at the end of the cool season to last through the warmer months before refrigeration was common. It had to be sturdy enough to last for months but not too strong to be quenching and refreshing in the summer. It is now brewed year-round in tiny, artisanal breweries whose buildings reflect their origins as farmhouses.
Overall Impression: A refreshing, medium to strong fruity/spicy ale with a distinctive yellow-orange color, highly carbonated, well hopped, and dry with a quenching acidity.
ABV: 6.2%    Accented with orange peel zest, coriander and seeds of paradise

TAP 5: “Thar She Blows” - California Steam Beer  ALL GONE!
History: American West Coast original. Large shallow open fermenters (coolships) were traditionally used to compensate for the absence of refrigeration and to take advantage of the cool ambient temperatures in the San Francisco Bay area. Fermented with a lager yeast that was selected to thrive at the cool end of normal ale fermentation temperatures.  
Overall Impression: A lightly fruity beer with firm, grainy maltiness, interesting toasty and caramel flavors, and showcasing the Northern Brewer varietal hop character.
ABV: 5%

TAP 6: Smoked Porter         ALL GONE!
Flavor: Moderately strong malt flavor usually features a lightly burnt, black malt character (and sometimes chocolate and/or coffee flavors) with a bit of roasty dryness in the finish.
Overall Impression: A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character. This is any beer that is exhibiting smoke as a principle flavor and aroma characteristic.
ABV: 6.4%

TAP 7: Black Knight Stout      ALL GONE!
History: Originally high-gravity stouts brewed for tropical markets (and hence, sometimes known as “Tropical Stouts”). Some bottled export (i.e., stronger) versions of dry or sweet stout also fit this profile. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout has been made since the early 1800s.
Overall Impression: A very dark, moderately strong, roasty ale. Tropical varieties can be quite sweet, while export versions can be drier and fairly robust.
ABV: 5.9%

TAP 8: Choffee Sweet Stout FERMENTING w/Brett pedio & lacto!
History: Historic additions of chocolate and espresso coffee are renowned, a marrige made in beer heaven! Especially delicious with rich, decadent desserts.
Overall Impression: : A very dark, sweet, full-bodied, roasty, malty ale with complementary chocolate and espresso coffee flavors married with the malt.
ABV: 6% 

NEXT UP IN THE BREWERY
or in Fermentation

Witbier
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                                Five beers (5 sours) are currently in fermentation

1. Belgian Golden Strong w/ Brett Lambicus (WLP 653) May add cherries and turn into a Kriek, with dregs 
    from Cascade Kriek.

2. Belgian Golden Strong w/ tart cherries, Brett, pedio and lacto (dregs Jolly Pumpkin: Oro de Calabaza)

3. Belgian Golden Strong with Brett, pedio and lacto, aged on French Oak (dregs Norwegian Oud Bruin)

4. Saison soured with Brett Lambicus (WLP670) on Blackberries

5. Sweet Stout with Brett Lambicus and Bruxellensis, lacto and pedio and sherry yeast


                          In the pipeline  (2012 - the year of the SOURS!)

1. SOUR: Biere de Gaarde with Brett Lambicus (WL670)

2. SOUR: Berliner Weisse (split: 1/2 sacch; 1/2 lacto and brett, dregs from Dr. Briehm’s 1809))

3. Oatmeal Stout with chocolate and coffee

4. SOUR: Oatmeal Stout with chocolate, coffee and Brett, pedio & lacto dregs from Jolly Pumpkin:
              Madruga obscura Imperial Stout and Orval.

5. SOUR: Scottish Wee Heavy on Sherry Oloroso Oak, soured with lactobacillus delbruekii & dregs from
              Cascade Sang Royal

6. SOUR: Lambic (w/ dregs from Boon Mariage Parfait Oude Gueuze, Hanssens Oude Gueuze)

7. SOUR: Faro (Vos lambic sweetened with dark candi sugar, and dregs from Giardin 1882 Oude Gueuze)

8. English Barleywine

9. SOUR: English Barleywine (partial batch using Brettranomyces Clausenii & Bruxellensis, Russian River
              Supplication dregs)

10. SOUR: Flanders Red (1/2 with cherries) w/dregs from Drie Fonteinen Shaarbeek Kriek, and Jolly
               Pumpkin, La Roja)

11. SOUR: Oud Bruin

12. Munich Helles or Kolsch

13. American Barleywine

14. Rauchbier (German beer smoked with beechwood or cherry alder)

FUTURE PLANNING STAGES

    LAGERS

Baltic Porte
German Pils
Schwartzbier
Oktoberfest
Dortmunder

     WHEAT

Dunkelweizen
Weizenbock
 

      HYBRIDS

Either lagers fermented at ale temps or ales fermented at lager temps

Kolsch

                 ALES

American Barleywine
Belgian Tripel/BGS
Oatmeal Robust Stout
Biere de Garde
Russian Imperial Stout

      SOURS

Orval
Oud Bruin
Flanders Red
Lambics, Gueuze
Saison
Gose

 MEAD/HONEY WINE

Semi-sweet Tradtional
Berry Melomel
Strawbanana Melomel
Riesling Pyment
Baltic Porter Braggot
Metheglin

SOME PAST BREW STYLES

* Favorites

American Amber*
American Brown Ale
American IPA*
American Stout*
Bavarian Doppelbock
Bavarian Maibock
Bavarian Oktoberfest/Marzen*
Belgian Golden Strong*
Belgian Saisan*
Belgian Trappist Dubbel
Belgian Witbier*
Brown Porter
California Common (Steam)*
Chocolate Coffee Stout*
Chocolate Vanilla Porter *
Dusseldorf Altbier
English Ordinary Bitter
English ESB (Extra Special Bitter)*
English Pale Ale
English Porter

Foreign Extra Stout*
Fruit Beer
German Hefeweizen
German Pilsener*
German Rauch
German Roggenbier (Rye)
Irish Red Ale
Munich Dunkel
Munich Helles*
Rauchbier
Robust Porter
Russian Imperial Stout*
Oatmeal Stout*
Scottish Heavy 70
Smoked Porter*
Southern English Brown
Sweet Stout
Vienna Lager
West Coast Amber *
Weizenbock*

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