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Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2024

BFM Square Root 225 Anniversary

SWITZERLAND-BFM's 15th Anniverary ale.  Based on an historical recipe for a sour saison.  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 

Cantillon Cuvee St. Gilloise

BELGIUM - Jean’s first dry-hopped gueuze. A two year aged lambic with fresh Hallertau-Mettelfrüh hops that have been ‘soaked’ in the lambic. While not bitter by American standards, this is generally considered Cantillon’s bitterest beer. 5.5%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 

Crooked Stave Petite Sour Peach

COLORADO - A mixed culture of wild yeast primarily ferments this ale which then undergoes a secondary fermentation in large oak foeders with a generous amount of whole and local peaches. Pops with fresh peach aroma and flavor. 4.5%abv 

De Dolle Dulle Teve

BELGIUM - "Mad Bitch" from the mad brewer. Kris' version of a Tripel. Lots of hops & candi sugar in the nose. Sweet, golden fruit palate. Citrus finish. 10%abv 

De La Senne Zinnebir

BELGIUM - Brussels People Ale is a golden blond ale. Light maltiness balances a nice bitterness and a long finish. Fragrant hops make for fruity, complex aromas. We love this beer. 6%abv 

Firestone Walker Anniversary XIX

CALIFORNIA – A blend of 235 oak barrels and four different beers to commemorate FW's 19th Anniversary. Comprised of Parabola Russian Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged in bourbon barrels, Stickee Monkee Quad aged in bourbon & whiskey barrels, Bravo Imperial Brown Ale aged in bourbon and brandy barrels, and Velvet Merkin Traditional Oatmeal Stout aged in bourbon barrels. 13.8%abv 

Hill Farmstead Daybreak

VERMONT - An Imperial Stout brewed with organic citrus zest. A Collaboration Series re-release originally brewed in 2011 with Mikkel Borg Bjergsø of Mikkeller. 10.3%abv 

Hill Farmstead Marie

VERMONT - Another from the Ancestral series, this lagered beer is an unfiltered and naturally carbonated German-style Helles. 5%abv 

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #7

VERMONT - One in the Philosophical series of experimental imperial IPAs, this version is Double IPA brewed with Amarillo and Simcoe hops. 8%abv 

Hill Farmstead Three Magic Letters

VERMONT - An American IPA brewed with house ale yeast and hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka, and Simcoe hops. 6.2%abv 

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 

Plan Bee Breakfast #3

NEW YORK - This year’s addition of ‘Breakfast’ is a coolshipped Barn Beer brewed with maple syrup from their farm, NY blueberries from Mead Orchards, and NY roasted coffee from Forty Weight. The beer is then aged in Spirits Lab bourbon barrels and then keg conditioned. Special thanks to Emily and Evan for sending Monk’s the only PA tastes! 10.5%abv 

Ploughman Farm Cider Pinot N’Arlet

PENNSYLVANIA-This wild yeast fermented cider is made with rustic Macoun and Arlet apples and aged on PA-grown Pinot Noir grape skins. Rosé and cider fans will both enjoy this lovely, dry, and award-winning cider. 

Russian River Blind Pig

CALIFORNIA - Perhaps my favorite West Coast IPA. Solid hop aromas and finish backed up by the perfect balance of malt. 6.1%abv  

Russian River Pliny for President

CALIFORNIA - Double dry-hopped double IPA from our pals Vinnie, Natalie and crew in Santa Rosa, CA. This is their quadrennial iteration of Pliny the Elder for the presidential election cycle. Seductive hop aroma perfectly balance by the malt. Crisp, dry finish. Can't go wrong. VOTE!! 8%abv However please don't waste your vote on Pliny. It would be funny though, but...Our Democracy & our Planet depend on your vote. You can't brew beer without a healthy water supply. I kinda like drinking clean water & breathing clean air don't you? 

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. 

Saison Dupont

BELGIUM-This is the benchmark of all saisons.  Aggressive, pungent hop aroma.  Medium body.  Intense carbonation with rocky head.  Bracingly dry finish. 6.5%abv 

Suarez Family Brewery Cresent

NEW YORK - A Belgian inspired Saison brewed with 50% raw emmer wheat and heavily hopped with old world hop varieties. Fermented in stainless steel with a single strain of house Saison yeast. Richly carbonated with spiciness, tartness, and notes of pepper, bitter melon, jasmine flower, white grape, and lemon peel. 4.7%abv 

Suarez Family Brewery Merkel Morello Harvest 2023

NEW YORK - A country beer racked on English Morello cherries from the harvest of 2023. 5%abv 

Suarez Family Brewery Palatine Pils

NEW YORK - A German-style Pils with a creamy texture and pronounced notes of earl grey tea and a nice clean finish. 4.9%abv 

Suarez Family Brewery Whistlin’

NEW YORK - A bright country beer brewed with Lemon Gras from Foxtrot Farm. Candied orange peel and marmalade notes with a vibrant acidity. 5.6%abv 

Tilquin Rullquin Stout

BELGIUM - A blend of Tilquin's house aged lambic in Rulles Stout. La Rulles is one of my favorite Belgian breweries, but we no longer have access to their beers. Now you can get a hint of how good they are by tasting this amazing blend. 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.  A rarity on draft.  7%abv