Currently On Tap
Flagship Beers
Kold Shoulder
Kolsch | 4.7% ABV
From pre-WWII era Cologne, a light and refreshing ale done right with ingredients straight from the source.
Hold tight to your pint!
French River*
Saison | 6.5% ABV
*Gluten-reduced beer, see test results here!
Featuring notes of white wine, this farmhouse ale tastes more like a refined night on the town.
Experience the subtlety.
Code 3
Juicy IPA | 6.5% ABV
Our tip of the hat to the brave men and women of the EMS community, a Code 3 is the radio code for a lights and sirens response. This bold IPA is triple-hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Cascade.
Not hazy, not sorry.
Chocolate Crow
Wheat Stout | 5.1% ABV
Nitro Pour (not available in cans)
Crows don’t migrate from the harsh Minnesota winter and neither do we. This dark yet approachable ale first enhances and then fulfills your chocolate craving.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Limited Release Beers
Project Citra
Juicy IPA
6.5% ABV
Exclusively hopped in the whirlpool and during fermentation to create juicy hop flavor without the crushing bitterness.
DEPLOY THE CITRA!
hONEYcOMB
Cream Ale
6% ABV
Brewed with lactose & Minnesota wildflower honey.
Raspberry Pi
Fruited Pale Ale | 7% ABV
Raspberry, strawberry, milk sugar, Mosaic hops, and Centennial Hops. Slightly sweet with a tart berry finish.
Crooked Step
Winter Warmer
10% ABV
So you like big malt flavor with a fair bit of complexity, and you think you can handle this behemoth of an ale? We'll see about that.
Also available to take home in 750 ml wax-dipped bottles.
Harlem Shake
Strawberry Banana Milkshake IPA
6% ABV
Sometimes a beer is just a beer. Other times it's pumped full of fresh fruit, milk sugar, and vanilla. Three guesses which kind of beer this is.
Nom de Plum
Fruited Saison | 6.3% ABV
Our classic saison fermented with plum puree.
Nom. Nom.
PIXIE Catcher
Cran-Raspberry Sour | 3.5% ABV
A kettle sour fermented with a magical combination of cranberry and raspberry.
Double Macro
Double Pilsner | 8.4% ABV
A high gravity version of our favorite Pilsner! Full-bodied with bready malt character, an ideal hop balance, and a crisp finish.
Battlestar
Imperial IPA | 8.5% ABV
A clash of new and historic hop varieties. Juicy Azacca and dank Comet hops battle for supremacy in every pour.
Extremely Small Batch
Unique rotating batches
Five gallons of each beer we brew is pulled from primary fermentation for James to try a new hop or other interesting flavor addition. A new batch is released almost every week and saved exclusively for our email subscribers. Get on the list to be alerted about the next one!
We do our best to update the beer list above frequently but sometimes can't keep up with our Beer Wizard's quest to bring you even more newly crafted varieties. Please forgive us if a particular beer on this list isn't available when visiting our taproom.
Previous Releases
Coffee Cake
Brown Ale | 5.8% ABV
Brewed with cocoa nibs, lactose, and vanilla...then infused with cold brew coffee.
Have your cake and sip it too!
Snowburst
Juicy IPA | 6.7% ABV
The forecast is in! Get ready for a downfall of the tropical flavors of Mosaic hops.
Caramel Frap
Coffee Cream Ale | 6% ABV
Luscious coffee flavor up front, with a smooth caramel and milk-chocolate finish.
BLDG: 6
Juicy Pale Ale | 5.7% ABV
This information is classified. This pale ale is dry hopped with two juicy varieties: Denali and El Dorado hops. A top secret and not quite yet understood process of biotransformation results in a permanent, as far as we can detect, hoppy haze.
You mission, should you choose to accept it, is to enjoy this beer fresh.
Mango Strut
Kettle Sour | 4.1% ABV
Dosed with several bushes of mangoes, this sweet yet tart ale walks the walk.
V Stitches
Session IPA | 5.4% ABV
Bursting with resinous hops over a bed of German malt, this gravely-named brew commemorates the trials and tribulations of five months of brewery construction and the pain of waiting for opening day.
Heal yourself.
OKTBRFEST
Festbier | 5.9% ABV
A crisp Pilsner malt base with light caramel and biscuit flavors. Party like it's 1810.
Pumpkin Juice
Pumpkin Ale | 5% ABV
Pumpkin pie spices, milk sugar, and vanilla. It's like Autumn in a can.
Cinnamon Crunch
Brown Ale | 4.9% ABV
An aroma of fresh cinnamon balanced by subtle sweetness, this light cereal-inspired ale is like reaching right into the box.
Experience the nostalgia.
Hop Fizz
Brut IPA | 6.7% ABV
Champagne and beer worlds collide: light in color, effervescent, loaded with Mosaic hops, and absolutely bone dry. "Refreshing" doesn't even begin to describe it.
Bring on the bubbly.
Laser Shield
Juicy IPA | 6.7% ABV
When Galaxy and Mosaic hops blend together in a beer, it's gonna be a party. A delicious party.
Guava RAVE
Fruited Wheat | 4.6% ABV
Bursting with the tropical citrus flavor of pink guava, it's an absolute party for your tastebuds. "RAVE" is a series of fruit forward wheat beers based on James' most popular homebrewing recipe.
Hopify
Double IPA | 9.5% ABV
Brewed with a whole bunch of Amarillo, Citra, and Simcoe.
Get Hopified!
Cocoa Krisp
Chocolate Vanilla Brown Ale | 5.1% ABV
Brewed with delicious cocoa nibs and vanilla. Get ready for subtle waves of smooth chocolate highlighted by an undercurrent of creamy milk sweetness.
RAVE
Honeydew Wheat | 6.3% ABV
An absolute party for your tastebuds. As the most requested beer from James' homebrewing days, it's surprisingly balanced between subtle honeydew flavor and crisp, full-bodied wheat. An ideal summer sipper.
Skipper
English Mild | 3.9% ABV
Brewed for ideal hydration during long afternoons and evenings spent lounging around on the patio.
Espresso Crow
Imperial Stout | 8.7% ABV
For those who dare to walk on the dark side, this stout is what you seek. Luscious chocolate and espresso lift this brooding ale into overdrive.
Rabbit Hole
Carrot Cake Amber | 5.4% ABV
Brewed with our mother's blend of carrot cake spices and infused with bourbon vanilla beans, this malt-forward ale is the ideal ratio of cake to icing. We know, we had you at "bourbon vanilla beans."
Mother knows best.
Bitter River
Belgian IPA | 7% ABV
The big sister of French River, this hoppy Saison is surprisingly refreshing while quenching your hop thirst.
Batch #1
IPA | 7.4% ABV
Everyone starts somewhere. We started with a quarter ton of malt and more than two and a half pounds of hops per barrel.
Taste the original.