Man of Oil - American Stout
A moderately robust American Stout that pours a deep brown to black, featuring chocolate, coffee, and dark caramelized flavors. Balanced to enhance maltiness, this ale is highly drinkable and medium bodied. Willamette hops contribute a light floral and fruity character to round out the profile.
6.5% - 48 IBU
Little Lucille - Kolsch
Named for the newest addition to the Sweet Union family, Little Lucille is a classic German ale brewed for its lager-like qualities. Traditional German hops, malts, and yeast, guarantee a true Kolsch experience. Light bodied and easy drinking with a delicate flavor and a crisp, clean finish, this kolsch is both accessible and characterful.
5.1% - 25 IBU
Everyone's A Winner - Winter Lager
With Winter here, everything gets a little maltier. Lagers are no exception. Everyone's a Winner is a crisp, medium light bodied, amber lager, with toasted, bready, and lightly sweet malt character. Saaz hops round out the smooth, clean finish. Be kind to each other, everyone's a winner, in our eyes!
5.2% - 21 IBU
Minimum Brain Size - Session Hazy IPA
This hazy session IPA overflows with delicious Mosaic, Strata, and Nelson Sauvin hop character. Double dry hopped, and brewed with a large portion of oats, this quaffable ale has all the citrus, fruit, and tropical characteristics we love. It's delicious, enough said!
5.6% - 44 IBU
No Cream, No Sugar - Coffee Blonde
This is a Blonde with an addition of spices during brewing, and later, fresh cold-brew coffee from local roasters, Sugar Creek Coffee Roasters. Mild, spicy, floral notes from the cardamom bring out a rich and lingering coffee aroma and flavor. Light, sweet, very refreshing and drinkable. One of our favorite beers!
5.4% - 15 IBU
Astro Pterodactyl IPA
Our most asked for IPA, Astro Pterodactyl is the cosmic vagabond of hop goodness Never static, the flavor and aroma profile of Astro moves from galaxy to galaxy, with a similar base but different character hops each time. This version features Idaho 7 hops; bringing bright, juicy, citrus, tropical, and peach/stonefruit character. Bitterness is restrained to maximize hop essence, making Astro Pterodactyl an easy drinking and flavorful IPA.
7.1% - 72 IBU
Pillars of the Garden - Hazy IPA
Fruit bowl is a term to describe the array of flavors and aromas imparted by heavy additions of American style hops. Pillars of the Garden exemplifies this description due to large quantities of Strata and Mackinac in the boil, whirlpool, and double dry hopping. Light bodied, with a gentle finish and mouthfeel, varied tropical qualities are backed by bright citrus and delicious dankery.
6.8% - 62 IBU
Sweet Tater - Spiced Sweet Potato Ale
With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's time for the yearly return of one of our favorite seasonal beers. Roasted North Carolina purple sweet potatoes are mashed with a complex malty base and fermented with an English Ale yeast. Ceylon cinnamon, Mexican and Tahitian Vanilla, ginger and allspice are blended in for a classic sweet potato pie profile.Tis the season for Sweet Tater!
7.2% - 31 IBU
40 Acre Rock - Rye Red Ale
40 Acre Rock is a hidden gem of a geologic feature, a natural area full of stone outcroppings and interesting flora, just a short drive from here. This ale is the same, a hidden gem, full of delicious malt and American hop character. Two kinds of rye contribute a spicy malt note and fruity, raisiny, caramel goodness, while light hints of roast and biscuity graininess round out the finish.
6.1% - 27 IBU
Leany Ladder - Cherry Sour
The second in our series of seasonal fruited sours, Leany Ladder is an homage to the fun and dangers of cherry picking. For late fall, and winter, our kettle soured base wheat beer is blended with pure cherry to create a delicious, tart, ale. Pouring a reddish pink and with fruit in the nose and flavor, this sour ale is balanced to maximize fruit character and drinkability.
5.8% - 1 IBU
King Dude Scotch Ale
Everyone knows boatloads of hops tend to define craft beer. King Dude is a conquest of a different sort. This is a malt forward, Scotch style ale, with a low hop rate and a medium full body. Higher gravity, smooth, and full of rich malt goodness, this ale is balanced with just enough hops and roasted malt for an easy drinking but flavorful experience. Bow to your sensei, the King of Dudes!
7.2% - 27 IBU