Collection: Beer Library

Blackberry | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

In August 2020, we went to one of our favorite farms in Southern New Jersey to pick up that year’s harvest of locally grown blackberries to add to a carefully selected blend of our spontaneous beers. For this blend, we selected from barrels containing one and two year traditionally crafted spontaneous beer with a particularly low acidic profile to compliment the qualities of those specific berries. The blend soaked on the blackberries at a nearly 50% fruiting rate for two weeks before being transferred back to oak for six months of conditioning. After bottling, Blackberry | 2020 Harvest spent over two years conditioning to bring the fruit and base beer into perfect harmony. The average age of Blackberry | 2020 Harvest is nearly 45 months at release. Blackberry | 2020 Harvest pours a deep purple with burnt orange highlights and a purply white foam. Aromatics of fresh baked blackberry crumble and berry preserves with notes of vanilla and citrus are all reminiscent of these late summer berries.

Grüner Veltliner | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

In preparation for the New Jersey wine grape harvest in September 2020, we blended two different batches of our spontaneous base. The first component was from a portion of mature spontaneous beer brewed with buckwheat in place of wheat. The second component was from a traditional batch aged in a Moscatel cask. Freshly pressed juice from New Jersey grown Austrian white wine varietal was added to our spontaneous blend and allowed to referment in oak twelve months before racking it out of oak for bottling. This marked our first use of the elegant Grüner Veltliner grape. At release the average age of Grüner Veltliner | 2020 Harvest is 37 months. Grüner Veltliner | 2020 Harvest pours like a sparkling white wine with high carbonation that pushes a rocky white foam head. Aromatics of fresh cut grass, citron, yuzu and fresh baked brioche from extended bottle conditioning compliment the dry finish.

Peach & Grüner Veltliner | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

In September 2020 we received our first pressing of some New Jersey grown and harvested Grüner Veltliner juice. In preparation for the blend, our team chose a barrel of mature 2-year-old buckwheat spontaneously fermented beer and a younger traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beer. After marrying the juice with our spontaneously fermented beer, we allowed the blend to referment and mature in oak with the addition of that year's New Jersey yellow peach harvest for an additional year. Peach & Grüner Veltliner was then bottled and conditioned for a year and a half prior to release. The total average age of Peach & Grüner Veltliner 2020 Harvest is just over 3 years at release. Peach & Grüner Veltliner | 2020 Harvest pours a light peach color and is brimming with fresh, juicy peach aromatics. The Grüner Veltliner shows through in the lean, crisp body of the beer that is enhanced with a sparkling high carbonation lending notes of fresh sliced apples, honey, and ginger.

Cherry & Strawberry | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

In June 2020, we traveled down to our favorite New Jersey strawberry farmer to pick up some overripe and incredibly aromatic strawberries. For this blend, our team selected a blend of two casks with an average age of 13 months to showcase the bright strawberry aromatics. After hand crushing the strawberries, we opt for a short contact time to extract the aromatic juices of the strawberries. We then took a portion of this beer and racked it onto the 2020 harvest of New Jersey Montmorency cherries. The beer then conditioned on the whole cherries in oak casks for an additional 6 months prior to bottling. Cherry & Strawberry | 2020 harvest spent an additional 2 years in bottle to allow for additional flavor development. The total average age of Cherry & Strawberry | 2020 Harvest is over 3.5 years at release. Cherry & Strawberry | 2020 Harvest pours a beautiful deep red color with immediate aromatics of fresh strawberries and pie cherries. The top-note perfumy aromatics of strawberries are intermingled with the deeper baking spice, cinnamon and sweet pie notes.

Elderflower | 2020 Harvest

Spontaneous

In early May 2020, our team traveled to one of our favorite small farms in New Jersey to hand-pick the year's elderflower harvest. Our team carefully selected a blend of some of our favorite mature barrels with an average age of 19 months at the time. We cold macerate the freshly harvested flowers in our traditionally made spontaneously fermented beer for a single night to retain only the most elegant floral aromatics. The beer was then racked back to oak for further conditioning for an additional 6 months prior to bottling. After bottling, Elderflower | 2020 Harvest spent over two years conditioning and rounding out to perfection. The total average age of Elderflower | 2020 Harvest is nearly 4.5 years. Elderflower | 2020 Harvest pours a brilliant golden color with incredibly creamy and well-integrated carbonation. The aromatics immediately burst with a beautiful green apple and fresh spring flowers, while the base beer brings well-rounded acidity balanced by flavors of apricots and pomelo.

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.

Barrel-Lagered Winter Daydream

Barrel-Lagered Winter Bock

7.9% ABV

Barrel Lagered Winter Daydream is a 7.9% Winter Bock. We took Winter Daydream and gave it an additional 2 months of lagering in freshly emptied bourbon barrels. Brewed with traditional German base and roasted malts, Winter Daydream pours a dark mahogany with ruby highlights. It has rounded aromatics with nuances of bourbon, vanilla and chocolate from the intermingling of the beer and oak with a plush mouthfeel boosted by the additional lagering time. Barrel Lagered Winter Day Dream, balanced and clean.

Morning Rays

India Pale Ale

6.0% ABV

Morning Rays is our 6.0% West Coast IPA using a novel process of cold fermentation with a neutral yeast. We brewed this beer with continental pilsner malt to lay a clean base profile. It is hopped with a blend of European hops and New Zealand Riwaka hops before being dry hopped with a blend of Strata, Citra and Riwaka. Morning Rays pours a light straw color with a light natural haze and aromatics of dank pine, peaches, citron over a canvas of sweet fruit.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Sunday Brunch (2023)

Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Porter

12.6% ABV

Barrel-Aged Sunday Brunch is our 12.6% blend of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Porters conditioned on maple, cinnamon and dark roast coffee. For this year’s blend we selected Imperial Porters that were brewed with lactose and Vermont maple syrup and aged them in a combination of 12-Year Weller, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, 10-Year Russel's Reserve and Old Fitzgerald bourbon barrels for an average of 14 months. After resting in these barrels, the blend was conditioned on maple, cinnamon and dark roast coffee. Bourbon Barrel-Aged Sunday Brunch pours black with a mocha head, with aromatics of maple drenched French toast, hints of vanilla, coconut, caramel and crème brulee from the extended aging in oak.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Port Omna

Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout

9.8% ABV

Port Omna Bourbon Barrel-Aged Blend is our 9.8% Imperial Milk Stout comprising over 1/3 of barrel aged stout aged in Elijah Craig 8-Year bourbon casks for over 26 months. These barrels were specifically selected for their luxurious body and elevate the base Port Omna with notes of caramel, bourbon, vanilla and dark fruit all derived from oak aging.

Port Omna Chocolate Walnut (2023)

Imperial Milk Stout

8.1% ABV

Port Omna Chocolate Walnut Brownie is our 8.1% Imperial Milk Stout aged on freshly toasted walnuts and a blend of cacao nibs from Haiti and Uganda. It pours black with a light chocolate head with aromatics of pralines, chocolate milk and fresh baked crispy brownies.

Port Omna Moon Pie (2023)

Imperial Milk Stout

8.1% ABV

Port Omna Moon Pie is our 8.1% Imperial Milk Stout aged on whole Madagascar vanilla beans, graham crackers and cacao nibs from Haiti and Uganda. It pours black with a light chocolate head with aromatics of chocolate dipped s'mores candies, vanilla cream, and chocolate pudding.

Port Omna Double Coconut (2023)

Imperial Milk Stout

8.1% ABV

Port Omna Double Coconut is our 8.1% Imperial Milk Stout aged on a double dosing of coconut both toasted and untoasted to provide a full range of coconut flavors. It pours black with a light chocolate head with aromatics of coconut creme, bourbon and chocolate dipped coconut macaroons.

Jumping Rainbows

Imperial IPA

8.0%

Jumping Rainbows, our 8.0% Imperial IPA, a homage to our favorite hoppy Vermont beers. Jumping rainbows is brewed with a perfect balance of Pilsner malt, wheat, oats and a touch of crystal for an appealing hazy hue. It’s hopped with Chinook and Centennial on the hot-side along with Citra, Chinook, Amarillo and Columbus in the dry hop. It all comes together and pours a densely hazy light orange with aromatics of overripe mangos, pineapple and a touch of dank cannabis balanced by a well-integrated bitterness.

Chocolate Coconut Biscotti

Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

13.0% ABV

Chocolate Coconut Biscotti is our decadent 13.0% Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout brewed with maple syrup and lactose that began as a blend of Imperial Stouts aged in Eagle Rare, Blanton's, Russel's Reserve, and Woodford Double Oaked bourbon barrels for an average of 16 months. It was then conditioned on a blend of cacao nibs from Ghana, Haiti and the Philippines along with Madagascar vanilla beans and freshly toasted Marcona almonds and coconut. Chocolate Coconut Biscotti pours black with a mocha foam head and rich aromatics of fresh baked pastries dipped in chocolate. The coconut adds a sweet creamy component and another layer of decadence to this classic cookie inspired treat.

Hit the Coast

India Pale Ale

8.2% ABV

Hit The Coast, an ode to one of our favorite IPA's, is our 8.2% Double IPA. Brewed with a simple base of pilsner and pale ale malt, hopped exclusively with Centennial in the whirlpool and dry hopped with Simcoe, Centennial and Yakima Chief Hops Columbus Cryo Select. Each year the YCH team pulls from their favorite lots to compile the Select vintage for that year. This special recipe increases the intensity of the dry hop. Hit The Coast pours a hazy yellow with intense aromatics of reminiscent of West Coast classics - pine, citrus, a big punch of dank and finishes balanced and clean.

Vengeful Heart (2023)

American Barleywine

10.2% ABV

Vengeful Heart, our 10.0% American Barleywine, is brewed with a huge malt bill of British Marris Otter and Double Roasted Crystal malts. After a long boil to concentration the sugars, we added heavy dose of Chinook and Simcoe in the kettle, followed a light dry hop with Simcoe after fermentation.This large hop bill balances the caramel, toffee and dark fruit flavors from the dark malt and extended boil.

Mexican Dessert

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Mexican Dessert is our 9.2% massive and decadent Imperial Milk Porter brewed with heaps of Vermont Maple Syrup and conditioned on graham crackers, coconut, maple syrup, cinnamon, cacao nibs, ancho chilies and Rook coffee. It is brewed with a blend of German and British malts to provide a complex base for this delicious dessert beer Mexican Dessert pours black with a mocha foam and aromatics of s'mores, bakers chocolate, maple syrup and Mexican chocolate milk along with a creamy top note of toasted coconut.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Driftwood (2023)

Barrel-Aged Imperial Brown Ale

13.8% ABV

Driftwood Bourbon is our 13.8% Imperial Brown Ale, a beautifully, smooth sipper. Aged in a blend of Buffalo Trace EH Taylor Small Batch Bourbon and Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon casks for an average of 32 months. It is brewed with a base of Golden Promise barley and a blend of British crystal and roast malts and the addition of both maple syrup and molasses in the boil. Driftwood Bourbon pours a dark mahogany color with aromas of maple soaked french toast, flavors of marshmallows, creamy bourbon vanilla and baking spices.

Ground Clouds

Hoppy Ale

6.0% ABV

A collaboration with our friends at Twin Elephant, Ground Clouds is a 6.0% Hoppy Ale brewed with pilsner malt, oats and wheat. Ground Clouds was hopped with New Zealand Pacific Sunrise and Riwaka in the whirlpool and hit with a massive dry-hop of Pacific Sunrise and Riwaka then a smaller addition of Citra and Citra Cryo. Ground Clouds pours a hazy pale orange with aromatics of pungent passionfruit, ripe mangoes, sweet tropical fruit, and citrus.

Morning Mocha

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Morning Mocha is brewed with a pilsner base and a blend of British and German crystal and roast malts, lightly sweetened with the addition of milk sugar. Morning Mocha pours a mocha brown with aromatics of fudgy sweet chocolate and cold brewed coffee. Flavors of brownies, maple syrup are supported by a nutty chocolate profile.

Morning Bell (2023)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Morning Bell is brewed with a pilsner base and a blend of British and German crystal and roast malts, lightly sweetened with the addition of milk sugar. Following fermentation and cold conditioning, Morning Bell is conditioned on a blend of Rook dark roast coffee. Morning Bell is bold, rich, creamy, smooth, and delicious. It pours a mocha brown with balanced aromatics of freshly ground coffee with a touch of cream. Notes of chocolate and sweet caramel provide complexity to the milk porter base.

Morning Bean (2023)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Morning Bean is brewed with a pilsner base and a blend of British and German crystal and roast malts, lightly sweetened with the addition of milk sugar. Morning Bean pours a mocha brown with balanced aromatics of crème brûlée, cake frosting and freshly ground coffee. Notes of milk chocolate and coffee ice cream fill out the profile of Morning Bean. Morning Mocha is conditioned on dark roast coffee and Madagascar vanilla beans.

Double Dry-Hopped SBX

Imperial IPA

8.3%

DDH SBX is our 8.3% variant of our classic SBX IPA, hopped with Citra in the whirlpool and dry hopped with Citra and Citra Cryo and Galaxy, not once but twice. We also add an experimental hop that helps give a flavor profile of mango, fresh lemons, guava and resin.