Winter Ale
December is officially here and Winter Ale is just the ticket to warm up the season’s snowy days. “Winter warmers” come in a wide variety of profiles. Added spices can include everything from mulling spices to herbal blends. While these spice additions add a load of flavor, we opted for a pared-down profile, achieved by […]
Smoked Bock
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” F. Scott Fitzgerald pointed out when he wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925, but Bavarian brewers were a couple centuries ahead in considering fall the start of the new year. This is the time, traditionally, when all the malt and hops from the […]
Espresso Double Stout
We’re heading into the darker months of the year– and we don’t just mean earlier sunsets. The deep, dark Espresso Double Stout returns to the taproom on Friday. Sure, most folks have their favorite quaffs that they could drink any day, any time. But the beauty of seasonal changes means quenching summer’s heat with a […]
Denali Farmhouse
Here at Zipline, we push boundaries. And nothing exemplifies that better than Denali Farmhouse, a beer borne from experiment and named for the epic mountain peak. Denali, an experimental hop known previously only as a number, takes the stage in this Belgian-style farmhouse ale. How does a hop get a name? Bringing a new hop […]
Festbier
Don your liederhosen, grab up your stein, and get ready: Festbier returns Saturday, September 10, with proper fanfare. In the U.S., beer fans associate Oktoberfest with malt-forward, amber-hued Marzen styles. If you head to Germany, the EU has protected the name Oktoberfestbier, so that it applies solely to beers produced in breweries within the Munich […]
American Tripel
With over 5,000 years of brewing history, Belgians certainly know their beer. But they probably wouldn’t recognize this. American Tripel takes Belgian tradition and subverts it, dosing the usual clove and banana character with a heap of hops. Rather than hitting your nose with the familiar Belgian esters, American Tripel comes at you with huge […]
Nut Brown
School is starting, the light is slowly fading from our summer evenings, and we’re looking ahead to September’s crisp days. It’s once again time for Nut Brown. If beers were sorted into Hogwarts Houses, Nut Brown would be a Hufflepuff through and through. Rarely getting any glory, yet always a steady companion, the humble brown […]
Gose
While the trend of sour ales has swept through the craft industry, we’ve largely steered clear of brewing such unpredictable styles. Until now. Sort of. Releasing this Friday in the taproom, taste the Gose (GOHS-uh), a historical sour style with the tartness you’ve been craving. Unlike sour ales that develop their mouth pucker in the […]
Motueka Saison
Straddling the line of traditional and innovative, Motueka Saison is an old-school brew showcasing new-school hops. The brain-child of Assistant Brewer Keith Gascoigne, this ale stays true to historical saison styles as a sessionable beer created to enjoy in succession after a hard day’s work in the dog days of summer. The addition of Motueka […]
Pilsner
Temperatures are climbing and summer is only barely underway. What to do to beat the heat? Take a sip of this: our new small batch Pilsner, releasing this Friday at the taproom. This German-inspired lager is just the crisp, cool quaff to get you through the upcoming sweltering days of summer. Following German tradition, we […]