Collection: Beer Library

Dry-Hopped Peach | 2019 Harvest

Spontaneous

Blended from a single barrel of traditional spontaneously fermented beer brewed in the Fall of 2018, aged in a cognac cask. Peach Dry Hop presents an intertwining profile of floral peach aromatics, a powdery Amarillo hop punch and a light but refreshing acidity.

Dry-Hopped Shiro Plum | 2019 Harvest

Spontaneous

From a single barrel of traditional spontaneously fermented beer brewed in December 2018, with the addition of blueberry blossom honey in the coolship. The yellow plums show a golden hue with full, bright aromatics of pineapple upside-down cake, juicy plum flavors and a depth of stone fruit supported by a subtle, light honey character from our spontaneously fermented beer.

Apiary | Blend Nº1

Saison

Apiary was brewed with New Jersey grown and malted barley and buckwheat with the addition of New Jersey blueberry blossom honey. We used a traditional step mash to drive a crisp, dry profile, balanced by the bittering addition of aged whole leaf noble hops. Apiary presents with a honeycomb aroma balanced by a dry fermentation and high effervescence. The extended conditioning time pushes aromatics of hay and light funk, grapefruit, spice, toasted brioche and honey.

Grisaille | Blend Nº1

Saison

A mixed culture Grisette brewed with pilsner, wheat and oats, and hopped with whole leaf UK East Kent Goldings. We use a traditional step mash for dry, crisp profile balanced by the aged hops in an extended boil. Grisaille pours a bright straw hue with a rocky white head pushing aromatics of vanilla, lemongrass and honeysuckle. Grisaille carries oak driven flavors of vanilla and coconut that play off the fruitier Brettanomyces derived pineapple and citrus flavors.

Barrel-Aged 365 Anniversary Ale

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

12.2% ABV

Barrel Aged 365 is the bourbon barrel aged version of our first anniversary ale, originally released in 2012 as a blend of dark Belgian-style ale and barrel aged ales. Every year we reserve a portion of our anniversary ale to age in bourbon barrels and ultimately blend into the next year's vintage. We carefully taste different proportions of the component ales to arrive at the final blend, and take what's left and bottle it individually as a very limited release. The complexity of the original blend is further enhanced by extended barrel aging. Stored properly, Barrel Aged 365 should age well.

Wooden Cleat, Amburana

Double Barrel-Aged Barleywine

12.9% ABV

Double Barrel Amburana Wooden Cleat is our 12.9% Double Barrel-Aged Barleywine. It began as a single cask of barleywine that was aged for over 13 months in a single 13-year-Old Forester bourbon cask. From there it was racked into a single Amburana wood cask to finish. ⁣ ⁣ Double Barrel Amburana Wooden Cleat presents aromatics of dark fruit, figs, rich spicy rum raisin and drinks with notes of cake frosting, cinnamon, maple, chocolate covered cherries and rich bourbon.

Tenth

Blend of Barrel-Aged Stouts

12.0% ABV

TENTH is a blend of barrel aged beers to celebrate our first ten years of brewing. To commemorate this milestone, we pulled samples from various barrel-aged beers we had in stock to create a special blend for our tenth anniversary. Stored properly, TENTH should age well.

Strawberry | 2019 Harvest

Spontaneous

Strawberry | 2019 Harvest came from a single cask of traditional spontaneous beer brewed in the Fall of 2018. At eight months, the beer was racked onto hand-crushed New Jersey grown overripe strawberries. The beer rested on both the strawberries and their stems for a week, before being racked back to oak to condition for an additional five months before blending. We then laid the beer down in bottle for an additional 18 months. Upon release, Strawberry | 2019 Harvest was 31 months old. Strawberry | 2019 Harvest pours with a brilliant rose color and bright aromatics of strawberries and a floral character that jump out of the glass. The fruit is again present in the flavor and provides a complexity in acid profile with notes of lemongrass and underlying funk and citrus from our spontaneous beer.

Raspberry | 2019 Harvest

Spontaneous

Raspberry | 2019 Harvest is a blend of two threads of spontaneously fermented beers brewed in the Fall of 2018, which were aged on New Jersey grown red raspberries. The dominant component of the blend was a nine-month-old spontaneous beer brewed to a higher gravity, leaving residual body to balance the acidity of the fruit. The beer conditioned on the raspberries in oak for five months prior to bottling. We then laid the blend down in bottle for an additional 15 months prior to release. Upon release, Raspberry | 2019 Harvest will be 28 months old. Raspberries generally are naturally one of the most acidic fruits we work with. We aim to balance the blend with a special higher gravity spontaneous beer recipe that follows a traditional process in all other aspects. The residual sweetness and body bring balance to the fruit, shifting the profile to raspberry jam while the intense stone fruit aromatics and minerality of our base beer can still be found. The raspberries provide a strong red color that carries through to the foam. The aroma is of bright raspberries and vanilla with an underlying fruity and earthy profile from our spontaneously fermented beer.

Merlot | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

During the 2020 harvest, we had the chance to receive New Jersey grown Merlot grapes from our friends at Bellview Winery. The grapes were allowed to undergo carbonic maceration before having a single barrel of mature spontaneously fermented beer racked on the grapes. For the base beer, we chose a barrel from the Spring of 2019 that used a special recipe consisting of New Jersey malted barley and unmalted buckwheat from Rabbit Hill. The beer was allowed to referment on the grapes with 20 days of skin contact before being racked back to oak for extended aging and conditioning for an additional 10 months to mellow. We bottled this blend in August of 2021 and have conditioned it for 15 months prior to release. Merlot | 2020 Harvest will have 46 months of age upon release. Merlot | 2020 Harvest pours a deep maroon with beautiful clarity and a burgundy foam that lasts. The beer presents aromatics of blackberry jam, fresh pressed black cherry juice and pleasant cellar floor with flavors of juicy red fruit, light white pepper all supported by pleasing tannins and well-integrated acidity.

One: Sangiovese Foudre

Spontaneous

One: Sangiovese Foudre comes from a single foudre with a past life aging Sangiovese wine. This batch boasted an exceptionally balanced profile out of the foudre, making it perfect for an unblended release. The 2019 spontaneous batch from which this beer comes was aged for 17 months in oak. We allowed the initial blend of One bottles to undergo a conditioning period of 9 months. One: Sangiovese Foudre unfolds with a prominent mineral character, featuring aromatics of lemon sherbet and apricots, complemented by a refreshingly balanced acidity. Notes of ruby red grapefruit, peaches and a hint of red wine are brought together by a supporting malt profile.⁣

Mexican Chocolate (2023)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Mexican Chocolate, our decadent 9.2% Imperial Milk Porter inspired by the authentic Mexican Hot Chocolate, has finally returned. This beer is conditioned on single origin cacao nibs from the Philippines and Ghana, vanilla beans sourced from the Vera Cruz region of Mexico, and both dried ancho chiles and dried guajillo peppers. Mexican Chocolate pours with a dark cocoa-colored appearance and has a complex and robust aromatic and flavor profile combining notes of heady milk chocolate frosting and mousse with subtle heat and spice on top of a very soft and full mouthfeel and balanced overall profile reminiscent of the namesake.

Single Cask Barrel One (2022)

Imperial Milk Porter

12.8% ABV

The first in a new series of small batch, single barrel, barrel-aged beers inspired by our Stacking Casks series.⁣ ⁣ This first release in our Single Cask series is a 12.8% Imperial Milk Porter brewed with maple syrup and aged in a Texas Sotol Cask. ⁣ ⁣ Sotol is a distilled spirit of Mexican origin. Compared to Tequila or Mezcal, it tends to be sweeter and is known for its bright, earthy and mild smoky flavors. The Sotol cask gives this maple porter a bold and slightly sweet finish.⁣

Scotch Double Barrel-Aged Picture in Reverse (2022)

Scotch Double Barrel Aged Old Ale

16.1% ABV

2022 Scotch Double Barrel-Aged Picture In Reverse is our 16.1% blend of barleywines aged for 27 months in Willett Bourbon barrels that we picked up directly from the distillery in Kentucky. We selected a few of our best barrels and double barrel aged it in non-peated Scotch Whiskey casks.

Cherry | 2019 Harvest

Spontaneous

Cherry | 2019 Harvest was blended from two different barrels of traditional batches from Fall 2018. We racked the blend into barrels filled with whole, handpicked New Jersey Montmorency cherries. The beer aged on the cherries and their pits for a total of 9 months before being blended. We then laid the beer down in bottle for an additional 13 months. It has an aroma of warm cherry pie, almondy noyaux, baking spices and cinnamon all balanced by a low fruity Brettanomyces character. The acidity is balanced by the tannin from long skin contact and a residual sweetness.

Rhubarb | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

Rhubarb | 2020 Harvest came from a single oak barrel of beer brewed with our aging recipe. For this recipe, which we always brew in the Spring, we increase the raw wheat proportion to 50% of the total grain along with a slight increase in the aged leaf hopping rate. The result tends to be a bit more aggressively flavorful in its youth but mellows elegantly with time. For Rhubarb | 2020 Harvest, we pulled this barrel at 15 months and racked it to age on over 4 lbs per gallon of freshly harvested and split rhubarb stalks in oak for an additional 8 months. Finally, to elevate the nuance of both the base beer and the harvest, we conditioned this beer for an additional 15 months in bottle prior to release. It pours a golden hue and pushes aromatics of sweet vanilla, pie crust, grapefruit and tangerine and drinks with a balanced acidity reminiscent of apricots, strawberries, and lively carbonation.

First | Anniversary Blend

Spontaneous

FIRST is a particularly special single barrel that our team highlighted as having both exceptional fermentation and barrel qualities that will age for years to come. ⁣ ⁣ This beer comes from the last batch of the 19|20 brewing season. This recipe pushes the level of unmalted wheat to 50% coupled with a higher hopping rate and longer boil.⁣ ⁣ FIRST spontaneously fermented and aged for two seasons exclusively in a single Calvados pipe that was previously used for many decades to age French apple brandy.⁣ ⁣ We packaged this beer without the use of a simple sugars but instead conditioned it exclusively with a small addition of young spontaneously fermenting beer. ⁣ ⁣ We believe that these painstaking processes will lend an incredible ageability to this beer, allowing it to develop gracefully for many anniversaries to come.⁣ ⁣ FIRST pours with champagne-like carbonation and well-integrated CO2 that builds a beautiful foam. Aromatics of spicy apple pie, a sherry-like nuttiness, an exceptional minerality couple with a citrus profile.

Markt | Blend N°1

Saison

Markt | Blend N°1 was brewed with NJ grown and malted barley and wheat. We used a traditional step mash to accentuate a dry, crisp profile in the beer while laying the groundwork for bright, funky aromatics. Markt was bittered with aged hops in addition to a layering of fresh Saaz through the boil and whirlpool before being knocked out directly into oak for fermentation. At two months into fermentation, we blended in 20% of spontaneous beer from two separate year-old traditional batches and further conditioned the blend in oak before blending. We then laid the beer down in bottle for an additional nine months. Markt drinks crisp, light in body with pear and citrus aromatics and flavor with a decidedly more fresh, hoppy profile.

Black Raspberry | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

Black Raspberry | 2020 Harvest is a blend composed of two traditional spontaneous beers brewed in the Spring and Fall of 2019. The blend was racked into a single cask with fresh New Jersey black raspberries where it aged on fruit for an additional 6 months. At the time of bottling, the beer had an average age of 19 months. We then laid the beer down in bottle for an additional 9 months of conditioning. Black raspberries bring intensely jammy pie aromatics with a warm, rounded fruitiness and a deep purple color. The blend drinks like a bold red wine with undertones of vanilla and a bit of an earthy funk.

Morning Bean (2022)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Morning Bean, our 9.2% Imperial Milk Porter with vanilla bean, takes our Morning Bell base and conditions it on Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans at a rate of over ½ lb per barrel. ⁣ ⁣ Morning Bean is all coffee upfront, but the vanilla brings a rounded sweetness and creaminess to the body and balances the roasted, chocolate, and coffee flavors.⁣

Granola Brunch (2021)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Granola Brunch, for our non-coffee drinkers, is our 9.2% Imperial Milk Porter brewed with Vermont maple syrup and conditioned on cinnamon and toasted pecan granola. The granola brings sweet notes of vanilla and toasted pecan to the cinnamon and maple. ⁣

Bière de Noël | Winter 2022

Spontaneous

Bière de Nöel | 2022 is brewed with barley grist—60% of which is malted to a low specification, while the rest is left unmalted. This beer undergoes a traditional turbid mash and a six-hour boil to enhance wort caramelization and mouthfeel. It uses aged hops at the start of the boil but receives a heavy dose of fresh whole leaf Czech Saaz hops as it enters the coolship for spontaneous inoculation. For Bière de Nöel | 2022, a blend was made pulling from primarily three-year and two-year components with an average age of 24 months, then dry hopped with fresh 2021 harvest Hallertau Mittelfruh hops from our Florian Seitz at Seitz Farms in Bavaria. Prior to bottling, we blended in young one-year beer from the same recipe to provide the entirety of the fermentable sugars. It pours a golden straw with a lasting white foam. Strong hop aromatics of pear, fig and apricot are accompanied by flavors of French cider, Alsatian wine a strong minerality and a complex acid profile.

Wooden Cleat (2024)

Barrel-Aged Barleywine

10.7% ABV

Wooden Cleat is a blend of high gravity Barleywines that underwent extensive aging in Buffalo Trace Weller bourbon barrels. This recipe used a generous amount of premium English heritage malt in the grist and underwent an intense double mash procedure followed by a 12 hour boil before being knocked out at a very high gravity and laid to rest in oak barrels for approximately 20 months. This beer was then racked out of oak and allowed to condition in stainless for another month prior to bottling. This year’s vintage of Wooden Cleat pours a very dark amber color with chestnut brown highlights and brings forward very rich multi-layered malt flavors and aromas complimented by notes of molasses, dried dark fruits, and an intense caramelized sugar profile.

A Night To End All Dawns (2021)

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

12.2% ABV

A Night To End All Dawns is a massive Imperial Stout that spent over a year in bourbon barrels. The extended aging allowed seasonal temperature fluctuations in the barrels to draw bold flavors from the oak that can only develop with time. The heat of the bourbon gave way to a subtle caramel sweetness, and the bold, sharp edges of the roasted malt mellowed and married with flavors of vanilla and oak.