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Updated: Friday, November 07, 2025

Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale

BELGIUM - Our own private label brewed for us by the family owned Van Steenberge brewery, just outside of Ghent, Belgium. Medium body, red color, somewhat fruity nose, malt flavor with a slight lactic sourness. A real thirst quencher and palate cleanser. 5.5%abv 

2SP Brewing Amburana The Russi✫n

PENNSYLVANIA - A variation of Bob’s always excellent Imperial Stout aged with South American Amburana wood. This unique wood lends a vanilla/cinnamon spiciness to the bold richness of the complex malts. 9.6%abv 

BFM Square Root 225 Anniversary Sour Historic (Fruited)

SWITZERLAND- Originally brewed for BFM’s 15th Anniversary. Belgian style saison matured in third use Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien oak barrels for 4 months. This unique iteration has the addition of wild pears and apples. 5 %abv 

Blaugies Darbyste

BELGIUM - Saison made with wheat and fermented with fig juice. Rich and flavorful with a hint of lemon in the finish. Love this beer! 5.8%abv 

Boon Geuze Sélection

BELGIUM -Lambic from specific foeders selected and blended to best produce a “keg conditioned” geuze. Full bodied with signature sourness and low carbonation. 6.3%abv 

Chimay 175

BELGIUM - This limited edition Trappist ale was created to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Scourmont Abbey, the birthplace and home of iconic Brasserie Chimay. A lively, pale blond ale with a complex spiciness and a fruitiness that fades to an elegant dry finish. 6.5%abv 

Chimay Dorée

BELGIUM - Chimay Gold was formerly reserved for the monastic community, staff and guests of Scourmont Abbey. Refreshingly crisp with a nice balance of citrus and spice. Finishes with a hint of bitterness. 4.8%abv 

Corsendonk Agnus Tripel

BELGIUM - Dry, lightly citric fruitiness leads to a distinctive, delicate and perfume-y hop character. 7.5%abv 

De Halve Moon Brugse Zot

BELGIUM - Refreshing blonde ale with a hint of citrus-y hops. This is awesome when it's fresh and this keg is very fresh. 6%abv 

De La Senne Zenne Pils

BELGIUM - A traditionally decocted, unfiltered and unpasteurized German style lager with generous amounts of noble hop varieties. Refreshingly crisp with a perfectly balanced malt backbone. 4.9%abv 

De Ranke Amer-Amer

BELGIUM - An American-style IPA with a Belgian influence. They procured Cascade Centennial hop rhizomes from the Yakama Valley in Oregon, then they had their hop farmer in Popperinge, Belgium, cultivate these distinctively American hops in their southern Belgian soil. The influence of terroir was an eye-opening experience for me. The hops have softened the aggressive bitterness associated with those grown in Oregon. These hops still add intense flavor and aroma, plus they dry-hop each batch with Cascade to up the rich aroma profile. As always, DeRanke only used whole cone hops, never pellets. 6%abv 

Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux

BELGIUM - Arguably the best Holiday Ale made in Belgium. A bit of citrusy with lots of dried fruit flavor. Medium to full bodied. Hops in the body & finish. A staff favorite! 9.5%abv 

Hill Farmstead Double Citra

VERMONT - A Single Hop Series imperial IPA brewed exclusively with Citra. Juicy hop bite with mango and tropical fruits. 8%abv 

Hill Farmstead Susan

VERMONT - Part of the Ancestral Series. An American IPA brewed with hops from the Yakima Valley and Riwaka hops from New Zealand. 6%abv 

Oxbow Encore

MAINE - Mixed-fermentation farmhouse ale aged on the pomace and pits of cherries and peaches. 6%abv 

Ploughman Farm Cider Ashmead’s Kernel (Hopped)

PENNSYLVANIA - This single varietal cider is made solely with Ashmead’s Kernal, an old English Heritage apple known to impart both a sweetness and a tannic complexity. This version has the addition of PA-grown Triple Pearl hops which add a bit of floral herbaceousness. 6.9%abv 

Russian River DDH Pliny the Elder

CALIFORNIA - Original Pliny and DDH Pliny both have the same hop bill. Original is dry-hopped on day 7 with about 2lbs per barrel. DDH Pliny is dry-hopped on day 1 and again on day 6 for a total of about 4lbs per barrel. This process adds even more flavor, complexity, hop aroma and freshness to the beer. 8%abv 

Russian River Pliny the Elder

WINDSOR, CALIFORNIA - A bit of history first: Vinnie Cilurzo brewed America's first Double IPA, named "Inaugural Ale", back in 1994 at Blind Pig Brewing Co, Temecula, CA. Then Vinnie was hired as the original and only head brewer at Korbel Chanpagnes Cellars' foray into brewing - Russian River Brewing Co. Vinnie and his wife, Natalie bought the brewery a few years later and opened their Santa Rosa location. Vinnie is the originator of this style and he still brews the best version, Pliny the Elder. Brewed with copious amounts of Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. Very hoppy, but not a hop bomb - the balance of the malt and hops is extraordinary. Super drinkable, but be careful it's 8%abv. 

Russian River Shadow of a Doubt

CALIFORNIA - Named after the great Hitchcock movie filmed in Santa Rosa in 1943. This imperial porter packs a rich chocolate and light smoked malt character with a very soft, dry finish. This is the first beer Tom drinks at their place upon each arrival. So thrilled to have this in Philly! 9.8%abv 

Sacrilège La Combe 2025

FRANCE - A blend of sour beers fermented on Grenache and Syrah grape pomace from the 2024 harvest and lightly dry hopped with Barbe Rouge. 6.2%abv 

Samuel Smith Winter Welcome Ale

ENGLAND - A full bodied, warming beer made by open fermentation in stone “Yorkshire Squares” and hopped with whole, dry Fuggle and Golding hops. This season marks the 36th annual release of this winter classic. 6%abv 

Schilling Beer Co. Alexandr

NEW HAMPSHIRE - This Czech-style Pilsner is crisp, clean and sessionable, with a firm, but rounded hop backbone. Crushable! 5%abv 

Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest

CALIFORNIA-The original "wet hopped" beer. Hops picked in the morning then added to the brew kettle within hours. Incredibly fresh hop character. Aromas of grapefruit. 6.7%abv 

Westmalle Dubbel

BELGIUM - A dark, red-brown beer with notes of caramel, malt and fruity esters followed by a long, dry finish. Rich and complex. 7%abv