n = 001: Mandarina Bavaria, El Dorado, Crystal, Mosaic, Simcoe

n = 002: Apollo, El Dorado, Ella, Summer

n = 003: Idaho 7, Denali

n = 004: Comet, TNT, ADHA 527

n = 005: Amarillo, Columbus, Azacca

n = 006: Amarillo, Columbus, Azacca,  Ella, El Dorado, Crystal

n = 007: Southern Aroma, XJA2 Experimental South African hops, Southern Star, ADHA 484

n = 008: Waimea, Wakatu, Motueka, Southern Cross

n = **: Cascade, Chinook, Comet

“Dancing Shoes,” made with Zappa hops, is a light Mexican lager perfect to get you jazzed about the warm summer months. A malt bill of 2 Row, Vienna and Flaked Maize create a light drinkable body that allows the subtle fruit from the Zappa hops to shine through. Get ready to strap on your Dancing Shoes and enjoy!

Hops: Zappa, Magnum

Malt Bill: Rahr Standard 2 Row, Crisp Flaked Torrefied Maize, Weyermann-Vienna

We pay annual tribute to our good friend and co-worker, Andrew Ritter, by creating a special beer in coordination in support of the ALS Therapy Development Institute.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer are donated to the Institute to support research toward finding treatments and a cure for ALS.

2018. Malt provided by Admiral Maltings from Alameda was exclusively used for our Andrew Ritter Tribute American-Style Strong Pale Ale. Pilsner, Red Seven (Munich), and Kilned Caramel 35 provide the foundation for the ALS 2018 hop blend (Eukanot, HBC 438, HBC 344, Simcoe, Loral, HBC 630, and HBC 520). [5.7% ABV, 44 IBU]

2019. The Andrew Ritter Tribute Hoppy Saison was brewed using a blend of Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro, Loral and HBC 630, 344, 692 and 56 hops provided by Yakima Chief Hops and Loftus Ranches. The Saison is pale golden in color, crisp and refreshing with all of the makings of a classic Belgian Saison.

2020. This year’s tribute to our friend and colleague, Andrew Ritter, is a sessionable Hazy Pale Ale. It is high in drinkability, low in alcohol and well balanced but still packs a hazy punch. A heavy hint of grapefruit and citrus zest on the front palate transitions into a particularly dank pine resin finish.

Aroma features strong and rich nutty characteristics with more subtle hints of chocolate and roasted malt, finishing with a caramel sweetness. A complementary blend of chocolate and roast malt flavors hit immediately on the front palate, transitioning into a smooth caramel finish that ends relatively sweet but drier than many stouts. Full mouthfeel though slightly less dense than many American porters.

Hops: Challenger, Magnum

Malt Bill: Dingemans Chocolate, Dark Crystal, Pale Chocolate, Flaked Barley, Coffee Malt, Crystal Light, Rahr Standard 2 Row

This West Coast style Hazy IPA features a large New Zealand hop presence. The prevalent aroma hops provide an up-front tropical flavor profile, finishing with a dank back end.

Hops: Motueka, Wakatu, Waimea

Malt Bill: Barke Pilsner, Rahr White Wheat, Simpsons Golden Naked Oats, Crisp Malted Oats

Produced in collaboration with Christian Kazakoff of Moraga’s Canyon Club Brewery, this Pale Ale features a pale copper color, flavors of citrus zest, berries and bread and an aroma evoking berries and tangerine. Its name, Passcode-O-980-24-M, traces the ale’s origins from Oakland to Moraga.

Hops:  Ella and Hallertau Callista

Malt Bill: Gallagher’s Best, California Spirit, Midway, Admiral Pils

This classic English dark mild combines a subtle blend of layered caramel malts with floral British Challenger hops to create an easy drinking and smooth experience. The aroma offers rich, bready notes with a hint of orange peel on the finish. It is light bodied in flavor but bright maltiness smooths into a sweet caramel and soft fruit finish. Full mouthfeel for such a low alcohol beer but finishes dry.

Hops: English Challenger

Malt Bill: English Halcyon, Pale Chocolate, Pale Crystal, Dark Crystal

The light fruit aromas are accentuated with lemon zest and mild pine. The light malt body, with some residual sweetness, is the perfect canvas for hop expression. The hops provide slight upfront bitterness that opens up into classic Cascade and Chinook fruit zest and pine. The beer finishes with a bit more of an earthy/stonefruit dankness that is attributed to the Comet hops.

Hops: Comet, Chinook, Cascade

Malt  Bill: Extra Pale Pils, Pale Wheat, Crystal Light

Produced in collaboration with Christian Kazakoff of Moraga’s Canyon Club Brewery, this Pale Ale features a pale copper color, flavors of citrus zest, berries and bread and an aroma evoking berries and tangerine. Its name, Passcode-O-980-24-M, traces the ale’s origins from Oakland to Moraga.

Hops:  Ella and Hallertau Callista

Malt Bill: Gallagher’s Best, California Spirit, Midway, Admiral Pils

Brewed in collaboration with Arne Johnson of Marin Brewing Co., this is what happens when a couple of old school brewers get drunk in Denver and plan a collaboration.  After tasting a few dozen beers at the Great American Beer Festival, what started out being a classic German Weizenbock became a Banana Split inspired brew.
First off, we agreed that beer is our favorite dessert, and neither of us like sweet beer much.  So it ain’t sweet, it tastes like beer, and the flavor additions are subtle!  German Weizen Yeast gives us banana esters.  Chocolate wheat malt and TCHO cacao nibs give us chocolate flavors.  Add a little caramel malt, vanilla extract and cherry juice and whaddaya got?  #nofilterbananasplitbock#oldgermanbrewersrollingoverintheirgraves #reinheinsgawhat?