JUNE Beer of the Month - LAGUNITAS!

Beer of the Month

LAGUNITAS

(California)

ON DRAFT  ($3.50 drafts, $11 pitchers all month)

Sumpin Sumpin Ale

Crispy Wheat and Pale Malt flavors with a Big Round & Juicy Hop Finish. Everyone Needs A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Sometimes 7.5%

IPA

raging hop character engages the imperial qualities of the Malt foundation on your palate 6.2%

Lucky 13 Ale

Our Lucky 13 Recipe -- BIG on the Amarillo Hops But Lightened Up On The Malt Side 8.3%

IN BOTTLES (all bottles $3.50)

Censored Copper Ale

Malty copper ale 6.75%

Imperial Red

Big on spicy hops and rich red malt  7.8%

Maximus IPA

The name says it all, a big boy beer 8.2%

Pils

A rare deviation to the lager side  6.2%

Undercover Shutdown

An undercover bust of an employee and some brewery goers for possession and smoking of marijuana led to this big ale that stands alone to say “We’re still here.”  9.7%

DEVILS BACKBONE

Beer of the Month

Devil’s Backbone

(Wintergreen, VA - a great local brew)

ON DRAFT  ($3.50 drafts, $11 pitchers all month)

Striped Bass Ale

Golden in color, light to medium bodied with obvious citrus American hop flavor 5%  26 IBUs

Belgian Wit

 Hazy straw in color with spicy citrus aromatic notes from fresh ground coriander, orange peel, and a third “secret” spice that are added to the beer. 4.5% 15 IBUs

Gold Leaf Lager

2009 and 2010 Great Amer. Beer Festival Gold Medal winner – pale light body with a crisp and dry finish 4.5%  17 IBUs

IN BOTTLES (all bottles $3.50)

Vienna Lager

Amber Lager with hints of caramel and toasted nuts- 4 different malts go into this complex lager 4.9%, 20 IBUs

8-Point IPA

West Coast style IPA with intense hop flavor and aroma 5.9%  60 IBUs

Belgian Congo Pale

Brewed like an IPA, it blends pine & citrus hop flavors with hints of apple & pear from a secret Belgian yeast strain  6.7%, 50 IBUs

FREE TASTINGS ON May 3rd and May 17th

Port City Brewing - April's Beer of the Month

Beer of the Month

Port City

(Alexandria, Virginia – another great local brew)

ON DRAFT  ($3 drafts, $10 pitchers all month)

Monumental IPA

  Rich copper color with intense hop and floral notes that are balanced with citrus and resin and a caramel background   6.3%  50 IBUs

Optimal Wit

 Belgian wit bier style brew – raw wheat and oats are steeped with coriander and orange peel – a perfect unfiltered ale that lends itself to spring and summer drinking 5.0% 15 IBUs

IN BOTTLES (all bottles $3.50)

Essential Pale Ale

Deep golden color with fresh American hop aroma balanced by English and German malts.  A classic pale 5.5%  35 IBUs

The Porter

Flagship beer for Port City – a robust porter that exhibits notes of coffee and chocolate and pours ink black with a rich brown lace on top  7.5%  45 IBUs

Tartan Scottish Ale

Deep, copper colored Scottish ale with lots of malty caramel balanced by a delicate hop aroma

HEAVY SEAS - March's Beer of the Month!

March Beer of the Month

Heavy Seas

(By Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD)

ON DRAFT  ($3 drafts, $10 pitchers all month)

LOOSE CANNON IPA

Nicknamed hop³ – this drinkable IPA is golden in color with a rich citrus hop aroma & plenty of hops on the pallet (rated 91 out of 100 on beer advocate) 7.25%

WINTER STORM ALE

 “Category 5” ale – this Imperial ESB balances full malty flavors and powerful hop aroma in a darker winter-style ale 7.5%

BOTTLES  ($3.25 unless otherwise marked)

PEG LEG IMPERIAL STOUT

Imperial FOR SURE – deep mahogany color with aromas of roasted coffee, molasses and dark chocolate – surprisingly easy (dangerous) to drink for a big beer!  8.0%

SMALL CRAFT WARNING UBER PILS

A strong pils – pale in color with heavy malt and noble hop flavor, powerful & complex 7%

BLACK CANNON IPA

A black IPA?  Yes! Loose cannon all darkened up with black malts.  Pour it into a glass for the real experience!  7.25%

SIREN NOIRE IMPERIAL CHOCOLATE STOUT (22oz)

English style stout flavored with imported Belgian chocolate – named for the sirens that lured seafarers off course and to their demise 8% ABV - $9.00

BROOKLYN BREWERY - Beer of the Month for February

 Beer of the Month

Brooklyn Brewery

(Brooklyn, NY)

ON DRAFT  ($3pints, $10 pitchers)

EAST INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

  Deep golden color, dry hopped for flavors of lemongrass, pine and citrus – clean hoppy finish

47 IBUs, 6.9%

BROWN ALE

Award winning brown ale with complex malt flavors and a caramel, chocolate, coffee background  30 IBUs, 5.6%

*BLAST DOUBLE IPA

ludicrously hoppy, strangely quaffable and oddly compelling. You won't even know what hit you

LIMITED SUPPLY- IBUs 53, 9.0%  ($4 Pint, $12 pitcher)

BOTTLES  ($3.25 unless otherwise marked)

PENNANT ALE

Scottish malts bring toasty and biscuity flavor to this smooth finishing pale ale

24 IBUs, 5.0%

BROOKLYN LAGER

Amber gold color with firm malt center and refreshing bitterness and floral hop 33 IBUs, 5.2%

PILSNER

Brewed from the finest German two-row barley malts with German grown Perle and hallertauer hops – a complex pils 33 IBUs, 5.1%

BLACK CHOCOLATE STOUT

Winter seasonal – luscious deep chocolate flavor through a blend of specially roasted hops 51 IBUs, 10.0%  ($4.00)