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Halcyon is our blond barrel sour bombed with passionfruit and apricots

The Milky Way, in all its vast expanses, is known as the River of Heaven in Japanese folklore. When we look up at night, we can’t disagree with their interpretation. Based off of our galactic Great Debate, Heaven’s River is an Imperial Milk Stout featuring chocolate, rich creaminess, and a subtle background sweetness accentuated with flavors of coffee and coconut. Let the river flow, from our taproom to your glass.

“The Huon region directly south of Hobart is where Tasmania earned the reputation as the ‘Apple Isle’. But apples in a beer? Wanting acidity to ‘freshen’ the beer and increase its drinkability and capacity to cellar, we thought apples would be best applied to the strong flavors of dark ales. The result is well worth discovery. It is our ‘red wine’ of ale and we recommend it be served in a wine glass, at room temperature with the meat dishes and cheeses normally accompanying such wines. Our Huon Dark Apple Ale starts as a rich and robust dark ale fermented with brewer’s yeast. We then add up to 25% whole apple juice from Tasmania’s pristine Huon Valley (or “Apple-HQ” as we like to call it!) and re-ferment with a selected champagne yeast. Extended tank maturation pre-bottling, a third fermentation in bottle and, preferably, months of bottle-age completes a very individual ale of extremely complex character. This ale truly is a ‘uniquely Tasmanian experience’ and can be enjoyed now or will reward cellaring by developing more complexity with age.”

This Intergalactical Imperial lager was brewed by Ben (Bridge Road Brewers, 50 Ford Street, Beechworth VIC 3747, Australia) & Urbain @ Struise, as a superb collaborative effort between both breweries and Simply Hops (Hop Pocket Lane, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6DQ, UK). While Ben shared his Australian Lager brewing techniques, Simply Hops procured us with Fresh Galaxy hop flowers. Only 4 ingredients were used, Vleteren water, German pilsner malt, Australian Galaxy Hops and Weihenstephan yeast. This lager not only bottom fermented, but also matured on its own bed of C02 for six months.

A classic American Light Lager brewed in collaboration with French Broad Brewing. Inner Tube is crafted with flaked corn, lightly hopped with Saphir, and lagered resulting in a crisp, easy drinking river beer. Look for this in cans later this summer.

“Based on our award-winnning Pale Ale recipe, our brewmaster Nakanishi took it to another level and added “arare”—roasted brown rice to create a truly innovative and thoroughly Japanse-style beer. The resulting “genmai” flavored ale gives a refreshingly crisp hoppy flavor and a bitter finish. This recipe even made some Japanese microbrewers stand up and take notice—a true rarity even in Japan.”

This is the version brewed at Crooked Stave not Hawkshead. Key Lime Tau (2π) was brewed in collaboration with Hawkshead Brewery (UK) as part of the Trans-Atlantic Rainbow Project, a series that challenges brewers to come together and brew a beer inspired by a color. In its third year, the 2015 project involved seven UK breweries, each paired with a different American brewery and randomly assigned a color. Key Lime Tau (6.3% ABV), brewed to embody the color green, is a Mixed Culture Fermentation Ale aged in Oak with Lactose, Fresh Lime Peel and Fresh Lemongrass.

We bring to you Mr. White - a double india wheat ale brewed with a load of crisp wheat malts and packed with american simcoe, mosaic and amarillo hops

Galaxy hopped extra pale ale.

“This ale is a finished ale that has been exposed to wild yeasts & bacteria which slowly ferment, consuming any residual sugar (not fermentable by usual brewer’s yeast) & producing natural acids, also significantly lowering the pH of the ale. This process takes considerable time & we release the ale only when we deem all characters are in balance. This ale is now 3 years old. It pours with a beautiful creaming head, is crystal clear if decanted well, and shows lovely flavour depth, interesting fermentation characters & vibrant fresh acidity. It will age in bottle for years to come.”

Five hundred and four years ago Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon first set foot on an unexplored land he called “La Florida”, a name that nodded to the lush flora of the alien land and to the Easter holiday (Pascua Florida to Spaniards) during which he landed. Floridians now honor Ponce de Leon’s discovery every April 2nd on Pascua Florida day, a state-wide holiday that celebrates discovery, springtime and the divergent cultures that make Florida a truly singular culture. Brewed on April 2nd and inspired by our favorite Hoppy Pilsners, Pascua Pilsner boasts 100% German-malted barley and an assertive hop profile of herbal, spicy flavors conferred by Hallertauer Mittelfruh and Styrian Bobek hops in the kettle and a generous helping of Hallertauer as a dry-hop. German lager yeast helps to create a dry, crisp and pleasantly complex pilsner that’s a perfect herald for springtime in Florida.

A German style medium bodied Lager with sweet Munich malt on the backbone. Has hints of bread crust, toast, caramel and dark fruits.

Our Pink Peppercorn Wit is has a large percentage of unmalted wheat. The beer is hazy, effervescent, and has a dense white head. Pink peppercorns and grapefruit peel accentuate the Belgian yeast character. Together, they bring out peppery, citrusy and earthy tones that make this an especially delicious twist on a traditional classic.