Drink Local, Drink Craft          

1.26.12 featuring over 75 craft drafts (for real…) *all prices include tax

 Looking for Something Lighter?

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

Lagunitas Pils (CA) 5.3%abv 16oz $5  Earthy, malty yellow beer that gives you just enough bite.

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

Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold (OH) 5.8%abv 16oz $6 Good balance of hops and malts with twists of apple and lemon.

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

Southern Tier Eurotrash Pilz  (NY) 5.3%abv 16oz $6 I used to love eurotrash pills back when I lived in Prague.  Pure ecstasy.

Deschutes Twilight Ale (OR) 5.0%abv 16oz $5 Lighter but full flavored ale with a harmonious malt blend and four different hop selections.

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.

 

Looking for Something Belgian?

Kwak (Belgium) 8%abv $9 Amber in color with beautiful foam and slightly sweet, seductive malt character. Rich, satisfying Belgian experience

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).

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.

Duchesse De Bourgogne (Belgium) 6.2%abv 10oz $9  Traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This ale is a blend of 8 and 18 months old ales following careful maturation in oak casks.  Has the lovely sour apple notes of a true Flemish sour.

 

Looking for Something Hoppy?

 

Summit Extra Pale Ale (MN) 5.3%abv 16oz $5 Light bronze color and distinctly hoppy flavor.

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.

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

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

Tallgrass IPA (KS) 16oz 6.3%abv  Rich, complex, and flavorful.

Odell Mountain Standard Double Black IPA (CO) 9.5%abv 10oz $8 As the season’s darkness sets in why shouldn’t your beer become darker as well?

Great Lakes Burning River Pale (OH) 16oz $5 6%abv  Assertively hopped with citrusy and piney Cascade hops. Subtle malt flavors balance the hop profile and provide a satisfying dry finish.

Great Divide Denver Pale Ale (CO) 5.4%abv 16oz $6 English-style pale ale known for its smooth, malty middle, which is expertly complemented with hearty and complex hop flavor.

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

Widmer Drifter Pale Ale (OR) 5.7%abv 16oz $5Citrusy hop aroma and flavor and a malty sweetness to balance the hops including aroma of tangerine, mandarin and grapefruit makes it a easy pleaser.

Widmer Falconer’s IPA 6.2%abv 16oz $5 A special blend of hops called Falconer Flight create an IPA worthy of your notice.

Widmer O’Ryely IPA 6.2%abv 16oz $5  ”A wry take on IPA”, intensely hoppy, distinctly spicy.

Southern Tier Krampus  (NY) 9%abv 10oz $7 An Imperial Helles Lager which warms even the darkest hearts.

 

Looking for Something “Wintery”?

Summit Winter (MN) 4.7% abv 16oz $5 Nice robust seasonal.  Full bodied with a hint of tangy spice

Great Divide Hibernation (CO) 8.7%abv 10oz $7 Massive flavors, malty richness, complex hop profile & a hearty warming character

Redhook Winterhook (WA) 6%abv 16oz $6 A rich, hearty ale brewed for a clean, dry, roasty palate.

 

Looking for Something Malty/Sweet?

Widmer Brothers Reserve Barrel Aged BrrrBon (OR) 9.4%abv 10oz $8 Bourbon barrel aged Brrr: soft oak, vanilla, and caramel flavors with a slightly dry finish.

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.

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.

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

Schell’s FireBrick (MN) 5.1%abv 16oz $5 Roasted malts and imported hops give a deliciously smooth malt taste backed by a light hop finish.

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.

Great Lakes Conway Red(OH) 6.5%abv 16oz $5 A malty beer with slight fruit and hop accents to add to the overall malty complexity.

Great Lakes Eliot Ness (OH) 6.2%abv 16oz $5  Flavorful notes of rich caramelized malt and noble hop flavors harmonize on the palate leading to a crisp clean finish.

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald (OH) 5.8%abv 16oz $5 Complex, roasty aroma with a bittersweet, chocolate-coffee taste and a bold hop presence.

New Belgium 1554 (CO) 5.5%abv 16oz $6  Chocolate and coffee tones in the nose give way to a surprisingly clean finish.

Lift Bridge Biscotti (MN) 7%abv 10oz  $7  Delicately spiced with Grains of Paradise, Madagascar vanilla beans, whole star anise, all brought together with traditional Belgian yeast.

Lagunitas Our Own Bavarian Style Doppelweizen (CA) 9%abv 10oz  $5  Just what the name says…

Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout (CO) 5.2%abv 10oz $6 The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, but also lighter notes of chocolate and vanilla, like an ice cream topping.

Harriet Dark Abbey (MN) 7.5%abv 10oz $7 Hints of chocolate and toast accent the beer’s malt-forward character, along with subtle spicy qualities. Medium bodied, effervescent, dry finish… remarkably drinkable.

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.

Brau Brothers Scotch Ale (MN) 16oz $6  Will warm you up on a day like today with some roasty toastiness.

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

Odell Cutthroat Nitro Porter (CO) 7%abv 16oz $6 Out of a nitro tap, this is smooth and silky..and just slightly smoky.

Breckenridge Vanilla Porter (CO) 6%abv 16oz $6 Dark, malty and creamy.  Imagine Porter with vanilla added.

Big Sky Moose Drool (MT) 4.7%abv 16oz $5 A brown ale aged a certain period of time before saliva from a male Eurasian Elk-Moose is added to the mix.

Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale (OR) 9.5%abv 10oz  $8 Reincarnation of the beloved Dead Guy Ale, full bodied, rich flavors of toffee and caramel with still a little kick of hops.

Millstream Weizenbock (IA) 10oz $6 A nice strong weizenbock from the Amana Colonies in Iowa.

Bell’s Sparkling Ale (MI) 9%abv 10oz $7 Conceived as an American interpretation of the classic Belgian Triple, this ale combines notes of cloves, honey and dried fruits from a blend of two Abbey-style yeast strains.

 

Looking for Something Fruity?

Crispin Cider served over ice in pint $7 Crisp, refreshing, natural hard apple cider.

Magic Hat #9 (VT) 5%abv 16oz $5 Easy to drink with a light, fruity apricot flavor.

Goose Island Fleur (IL) 7%abv 10oz $8 Belgian style pale ale blended with hibiscus and kombucha tea, aroma of strawberries and hibiscus flowers, flavor balance starts with a hint of sweet, ripe berry and finishes tart

Ommegang Three Philosophers (NY) 8%abv 8oz $9   A blend of cherry lambic and Belgian quadruple aged to bring some mellowness to this flavor intense beer.

Well’s Banana Bread Beer (England) 5.2%abv 10oz $8 No, really…smells and tastes like bananas, and the tap handle is not okay.

Widmer Brothers Reserve Lemongrass Wheat (OR) 9%abv 10oz $8 Wheat ale brewed with lemongrass and muscat grape juice, makes for a pleasant sweetness with a nice note from the lemongrass.

Sam Adams Cherry Chocolate Bock (MA) 5.9%abv 10oz $8 A balanced bock with enough chocolate, but does not overpower the senses, and leaves cherry sweetness on the lips.

Ommegang Seduction 10%abv 10oz $9 A little chocolate with some tart cherries all in a beer.

Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout (MI) 7%abv 10oz $6 A full bodied stout made with blueberries.

 

Looking for something with Depth?

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

Founders Imperial Stout (MI) 10%abv 10oz $8 Extremely smooth, complex and rich in body. .

Two Brothers Northwinds Imperial Stout (IL) 8.5%abv 10oz $6 Firm roasty maltiness balanced against a generous helping of hops.

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.

Avery Mephistopheles  (CO) 16.83%abv 5oz $8  Mephistopheles is the crafty shape shifter, the second fallen angel. Amazingly complex, coal black, velvety and liqueurish, this demon has a bouquet of vine-ripened grapes, anise and chocolate covered cherries with flavors of rum-soaked caramelized dark fruits and a double espresso finish.

 

Looking for Something “Unique”?

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

Surly Five (MN) 7.87%abv 10oz $8 In honor of their fifth anniversary Surly brewed a 100% Brettanomyces fermented brown aged in used red wine barrels.  FYI: this is a sour, so if you don’t like sour beers, don’t order.

Alaskan Smoked Porter (AK) 6.5%abv 10oz $8 Dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavor of this limited edition beer make it an adventuresome taste experience.

Furthermore Knot Stock (WI) 5.5%abv 16oz $6 Black, cracked, stuffed in a sack, boiled and cold-infused. Assertive presence of hops with the stimulating character of fresh black pepper.

Anchor Steam Ale (CA) 6%abv 16oz $6 Deep amber color, thick creamy head, and rich flavor all testify to our traditional brewing methods.  So unique that the “steam” is actually trademarked.