Craft Drafts

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           5.13.12   featuring over 75 craft drafts  *all prices include tax

 

Looking for Something Lighter?

Rush River The Unforgiven Amber (WI) 5.8%abv 16oz $5 Simply a good amber. Easy to enjoy a couple.

Lake Superior Kayak Kölsch (MN) 16oz $5 Cold. Yellow.  Beer.

Capital Wisconsin Amber (WI) 5.1%abv 16oz $6 Rich, malty lager balanced out with mild hop bittering and enticing hop flavor. Very fulfilling. Very drinkable.

Widmer Hefeweizen (OR) 4.9%abv 16oz  $5  A golden unfiltered wheat beer that is truly cloudy and clearly superb.

Surly Bitter Brewer (MN) 4.2%abv 16 oz $6  It’s a “light” Surly beer for summer time fun.  Easy drinking, but don’t be fooled: hops still present.

North Coast Scrimshaw (CA) 4.4%abv 16oz $6 Subtle hop character, a crisp, clean palate, and a dry finish.

Lift Bridge Farm Girl Saison (MN) 6%abv 16oz  $6    Brewed in the Belgian Farmhouse tradition: dry malt finish, spicy, smooth.

Avery White Rascal (CO) 5.5%abv 16oz $7 Unfiltered and cleverly spiced with coriander and Curacao orange peel producing a refreshingly fruity thirst quencher.

Lucid Air (MN) 4.2%abv 16oz $6 Smooth, light, body is effervescent, and it finishes clean and crisp.

 

Looking for Something Belgian-y?

Duvel (Belgium) 8%abv 10oz $8 A draft of Duvel?  Do my eyes deceive me? (It’s not the same as the bottled Duvel, but you will love it all the same).

Duchesse De Bourgogne (Belgium) 6.2%abv 10oz $9  Traditional top fermented SOUR ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium.

La Trappe Quad (NED) 10%abv 10oz $9 Lots of banana and hints of caramel, with just a slight touch of bitterness to finish it off.

Triple Karmeliet (Belgium) 8%abv 10oz $9 If you think Delirium Tremens is delicious, you are in for a treat with this triple.

Chouffe Houblon (Belgium) 9% abv 10oz $8 A Belgian Tripel-English American Double IPA.  Seriously.  Look it up.

Goose Island Matilda (IL) 7%abv 10oz $8 Made with a rare yeast that suggests a fruity and slightly spicy flavor. Simply delicious.

Victory Golden Monkey (PA) 9.55%abv 10oz $7  Strong and sensual, this golden, Belgian-style ale glows. Abundant herbal, fruity notes.

Goose Island Sofie (IL) 6.5%abv 10oz  $8 A saison with subtle, spicy white pepper notes, a hint of citrus from the orange peel and a creamy vanilla finish.  Aged in wine barrels.

 

Looking for Something Hoppy?

Surly Furious (MN) 6.2%abv 16oz $6 Rich malt sweetness infused with bright hop flavor and aroma.

Flat Earth Angry Planet (MN) 6%abv 16oz $6 Made with organic malts and hops. A nice flavorful punch of citrus hop is balanced by slight caramel sweetness and plays off on the hop bitterness.

Bell’s Two Hearted (MI) 6%abv 16 oz $6  An IPA with a crisp finish and floral hop aroma. 

Fulton Sweet Child O’ Vine (MN) 6.4%abv 16oz  $6  Full of hops and malty goodness.

Tallgrass 8 Bit Pale Ale (KS) 5.2%abv 16oz $6 A hop forward pale ale with some unique hop flavor. Kind of between a pale and an IPA. Maybe closer to the latter. This will make a nice warm weather drinker.

Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (NY) 6.8%abv 16oz $6 Traditionally dry-hopped for a bright aroma of hops, citrus, lemongrass and pine.

Boulder Mojo On Nitro (CO) 7.2%abv 16oz $5   The benchmark IPA put on a nitro tap to cream it out and smooth the edges.

Odell St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale (CO) 6.5%abv 16oz $6 Dry-hopped with an undeniably pleasing floral aroma and clean, crisp finish.

Central Water Glacial Trail IPA (WI) 5.5%abv 16oz $6 Slightly malty with a citrus floral hops right up front.

Brau Brothers Sheep Head Pale (MN) 7.7%abv 16oz $6 This is some good sheep.

Two Brothers Cane and Ebel (IL) 7%abv 16oz $6 Red rye beer full of hops. Thai palm sugar added to each batch; this does not add much sweetness, but rather a fruity and vanilla-like flavor

Great Divide Fresh Hop (CO) 6.1%abv 16oz $7 An American-style pale ale with moderate hop bitterness marked by a unique and intensely grassy hop flavor and aroma. Superbly refreshing.

Stone IPA (CA) 6.9%abv 16oz $7 Look up “hops” in the dictionary and you’ll see a picture of Stone IPA.

Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot (WTF)? (CA) 7.83%abv 10oz $5  A big Ol’ Imperial Brown Ale. Rich, smooth, dangerous & chocolatey.  STILL HOPPY…It is Lagunitas, afterall..

Grand Teton Idaho Pale Ale (ID) 8.5%abv 16oz $6  This pours a nice bright yellow, smells light and amusing.  However, she packs a pretty formidable hop-wallop.

Brooklyn Blast Double IPA (NY) 9%abv 10oz $7 High hops.  High booze.  For big props to old schools.

Alaskan Black IPA (AK) 6.5%abv 16oz $6 IPA infused with the blackest of crude oil gathered from Prince William Sound and aged since the Exxon Valdez spill.  Notice the slight hint of baby seal.

Widmer Nelson Imperial IPA (OR) 8.6%abv 10oz $7 This intense, aggressive IPA is heavy on the bitter hops, boosted by a sweet-ish malt backdrop.

Great Divide Hercules Double IPA (CO) 10%abv 10oz. $8 Huge amount of piney, floral, and citrusy hop aroma and flavor from start to finish.

 

Looking for Something Delicious?

Boulevard Chocolate Ale (MO) 9.1%abv 10oz $8 Earthy, fruity cocoa, with just a hint of hops. Smooth layers of dark chocolate intertwine with threads of caramel, vanilla, and nutty malt as the flavor warms and rounds to a bittersweet finish

New Holland el Mole Ocho (MI)  10oz  $8 An exploration into the flavors of mole, the legendary sauce of central Mexico. Malty aroma and rich, cocoa-laden body laced with an invigorating tinge of dried chilies and coffee.

Rush River Nevermore Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (WI) 8%abv 10oz $6 A chocolate oatmeal stout.

Looking for Something Fruity?

Angry Orchard Cider 5%abv 16oz $6 Crisp and refreshing.Mixes the sweetness of the apples with a subtle dryness for a balanced cider taste.

Magic Hat #9 (VT) 5%abv 16oz $5 Easy drinking, fruity apricot flavor.

The House of Shandy Curious Traveller (VT) 16oz $6  Lively fruity flavor and a powerful “throw your head back’’ fresh lemon aroma.

New Holland Envious (MI) 7.5%abv 8oz $9 Michigan pear juice and chardonnay yeast then aged with raspberries and oak. Unlike any style or beer before it, it must be tasted to be appreciated.

Ommegang Three Philosophers (NY) 8%abv 8oz $9 Cherry lambic and Belgian quadruple blended to sweet perfection

New Belgium Tart Lychee (CO) 10oz $7 Sour? Yes. Tart? Yes. Refreshing? Yes.  Capable of changing your jaded outlook on a cold, cruel and heartless world?  No.

Epic Brainless on Peaches (UT) 10.3%abv 10oz $8 Rich and complex malt flavor balance with a tiny bit of spicy noble hops. The peach is very subtle but noticeable, with a dry finish from the champagne yeast in the 2nd fermentation in the French Chardonnay barrels.

 

Looking for something with Depth?

Dark Horse Plead the 5th (MI) 12%abv 10 oz  $6  Big and full bodied with lots of roasted malts and balanced with heavy hops to put this imperial in a league of its own.

Deschutes Nitro Obsidian Stout (OR) 6.4%abv 16oz $6  Solid, satisfying beer with a rich roasted-malt flavor with a smooth nitro body.

Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout (CO) 9.5%abv 10oz $8 Aging on a blend of French and toasted oak chips infuses a subtle oak and vanilla character into Yeti’s already intense chocolate, roasted coffee malt flavor and hugely assertive hop profile.

Founders Breakfast Stout (MI) 8.3%abv 10oz $7 You’ve got to love coffee to truly appreciate this phenomenal brew.

New Holland Dragon’s Milk (MI) 9%abv 10oz $9 Aged in oak for over 120 days, hints of bourbon flavor perfectly compliment roasted malts.  Once made for only royalty, now you can enjoy dragon’s milk, too.

Left Hand SmokeJumper (CO) 9.8%abv 10 oz $8 A smoked imperial porter.  In honor of the brave firefighters who do actually put out forest fires.

Left Hand Milk Stout (CO) 6.5%abv 10 oz $6 Perhaps the finest stout made in the lower 48.  Except for Yeti. . .and maybe Founders Breakfast.  Should probably throw Dark Horse Blueberry in there too.  And Goose Island Bourbon County as well.  But the Left Hand is damn good.  I swear.

 

Looking for Something Unique?

Dave’s BrewFarm Matacabras (WI) 8%abv 10oz $7 Named after Spain’s famed “goat killing” northerly wind, this tempestuous brew has a maelstrom of flavors swirling within it. Robust American hops and rye make this deep, dark ale an experience to savor.

Avery Anniversary Eighteen (CO) 8%abv 10oz $8 Avery has finally turned 18.  And, unlike the Olsen twins, this anniversary series remains highly desirable.  This year you get a rye saison.

Furthermore Fatty Boombalatty (WI) 7.2%abv 16oz  $7  This beer has the bitterness similar to a pale ale with the coriander and bubblegum goodness of a big Belgian.

Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada (MI) 8.1%abv 10oz $9 A Belgian inspired stout that is as dark as a moonless midnight, brimming of roasted malts and bitter hops.  STILL SOUR…as are all JP beers.

Bayerischer Banhof Leipziger Porticus (GER)  8%abv 10oz  $8  Not your typical BBLP Baltic Porter with some added Brett.  Takes a while to pour, so be patient…actually order a different beer while you wait.  Serious.

Looking for Something Malty/Sweet?

Summit Maibock (MN) 6.7%abv 16oz $5 Medium bodied, earthy with caramely malts which are balanced with sharp peppery German hops.

Summit Oatmeal Stout (MN) 4.7%abv 16oz $5 Chocolate, coffee and caramel flavors round out this smooth, full-bodied beer.

Surly Bender (MN) 5.1%abv 16oz $6 Here’s what happens when substance meets smooth. An easy-drinking ale with many layers of satisfaction.

Surly Coffee Bender (MN) 5.1%abv 10oz $7 Bender with the addition of cold-pressed coffee.  The envy of every coffeehouse in town.

Deschutes Black Butte Porter (OR) 5.2% abv  16oz  $5  Secretly known to be the best porter around, easy to drink but still catches that malty richness you crave.

Two Brothers Domaine DuPage (IL) 5.9%abv 16oz $6 French-style country ale. Toasty, sweet caramel start, finishes with just a hint of hops.

Brooklyn Pennant Ale (NY) 5.1%abv 16oz $5 Medium in body with a hearty malt palate and smooth hop finish. This beer is a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team.

Odell 90 Schilling Scottish Ale (CO) 5.3%abv 16oz $6 Richer than most amber ales, smooth & deeply satisfying, with a crisp, clean Colorado taste.

Big Sky Heavy Horse Scotch Ale (MI) 8.3%abv 10oz $5 Your Derby Trifecta: Hansen to win, Union Rags to place and Gemologist to show.  Well…didn’t work out quite that way.

Alaskan Birch Bock (AK)  8.5%abv 10oz $7 Made from glacier-fed water, a blend of Pacific Northwest hop varieties, premium two-row and specialty malts and birch syrup from the Alaska Birch Syrup Company and Kahiltna Birchworks.

Great Lakes Doppelrock (OH) 7.8% 10oz $4  Sweet, malty. Peaty. 

Tyranena Devil Made Me Do It (WI) 6%abv 10oz  $7. A nuanced and serious coffee porter aged since 2009.  You down with Satan?

Tyranena Rocky’s Revenge (WI) 6%abv 16oz  $6 Brown ale with a portion aged in bourbon barrels.  Each bourbon barrel will contribute its own unique character to this rich, satisfying ale.

Sierra Nevada Big Foot (CA) 9.6%abv 10oz $8 English style Barley Wine with a dense fruitiness balanced with an intense bittersweet hoppiness.

Surly Schadenfreude (MN) 5%abv 16oz $6  An oak aged Dunkel. Don’t know what that has to do with enjoying other people’s misfortunes.

Brooklyn Monster Barleywine (NY) 10.8%abv 10oz $7 Copper color with notes of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit.

Brooklyn The Companion (NY) 10%abv 10oz $7 Juicy malt character of considerable depth, 55% malted wheat gives it a surprising lightness on the palate, while Brooklyn’s house ale yeast lends a gentle fruitiness