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Portage

7842 Portage Rd
Portage, MI 49024
(269) 459-4242

OSHTEMO

6101 W Main St
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
(269) 775-7242

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Brew Archive

The brewery opened in August 2013 with a menu of 14 beers and now has brewed, distributed and served more than 57 varieties of beer to date.

7.2% ABV

Bready and sweet aroma; crispy and lightly spicy with a more pronounced malty backbone than the Poppin’ Pils, sweet finish.

4.3% ABV
Gose

This unfiltered, slightly sour and salty gose has a mild apricot aroma and flavors to create a true-to-style, easy drinking gose.

13.5% ABV
Barley Wine (English)

Strong, rich, sweet, boozy aroma; strong caramel, malty fruity flavors, resin hop flavors with a big bodied boozy finish.

13% ABV
Barley Wine (English)

Strong, rich, sweet, boozy aroma; strong caramel, malty fruity flavors, resin hop flavors with a big bodied boozy finish.

4.5% ABV
Hefeweizen

Beach Cruiser is our unfiltered American Hefeweizen served with a slice of lemon. This cloudy refreshing ale is brewed with imported German hops and organic wheat malt to provide a thirst-quenching experience.

6% ABV

Light, sweet, malty aroma; clean and crisp flavors with hints of caramel and initial spiciness, clean and slightly bitter finish; predominantly malty beer with minimal hop profile.

Our brewmaster is Scott Freitas from the San Francisco Bay area.

11% ABV

This bourbon barrel aged double chocolate rye stout is rich boozy, bourbon, sweet and chocolate aroma; initial bourbon, woody flavors followed by the chocolate, charred, roasted malts, the sweetness from the chocolate and bourbon work well together to balance out the bitterness from the hops and rye.

5% ABV
Kölsch

Our good friend Bubba traveled to Cologne, Germany and stumbled across this ancient Kölsch recipe and shared it with us. Traditional German style Kölsch ale using German noble hops to produce a slightly dry, crisp finish. Enjoy.

5.7% ABV
Harvest Ale

Our Harvest Ale is brewed with 100 lbs. of Centennial fresh hops from Hop Head Farms, in Hickory Corners, MI.

4.3% ABV
Sour

Brewed with pilsner malt and Michigan sweet tart cherries lending to a nice rose hue and light cherry tartness. Easy drinking, great for a hot summer day.

5.4% ABV

Bright, citrus aroma; refreshing citrus flavor with notes of passionfruit, grapefruit, and melon.

4.8% ABV

Pine and floral hops combined with a touch a fruitiness, light malts and hoppy finish.

8.5% ABV

Smokey, pumpkin, and fall spice aromas; initial pumpkin flavors, caramel, nutmeg, and clove, finishing with smokey and mild hop profile.

6% ABV

A fresh dry hopped pale ale, brewed with Cascade and Crystal hops. Citrus aroma; hops also present a flowery, grapefruit and spice flavor; clean and crisp finish.

10% ABV

Caramel, sweet, boozy scents; high ABV gives this beer a boozy and caramel flavor with a bold roasted malt characteristic with a full body.

5.9% ABV
Hazy Pale Ale (New England)

Our tribute to one of the best guitarist ever. New England style hazy pale ale coming in at 5.9% abv.

4.8% ABV

Lil Sunshine infused with chipotle peppers, light and bready with a hint of spice in aroma; light malty flavors with a slow heat on the finish making this beer simultaneously spicy and refreshing.

6% ABV

Newport, mosaic, citra, and equinox hops. Citrus hoppy aroma; citrus, grapefruit and floral flavors with a medium malty backbone.

Our brewmaster is Scott Freitas from the San Francisco Bay area.

9% ABV

Grapefruit, pine, and floral aroma; medium bodied with caramel malts and a piney and fruity hoppy finish.

6% ABV

Strong chocolate and espresso sweetness on the nose; lighter bodied for a traditional stout; creamy rich sweet chocolate and coffee flavors with minimal hop profile.

7.5% ABV
IPA

Our India Pale Ale is a true classic for hop-heads, using only the nest hops from the Pacci Northwest. We use Centennial, Citra, Simcoe, and more to balance out the smooth, malty finish.

6% ABV

Rich coconut sweetness on the nose; creamy velvety texture with a rich toasted coconut flavor pairing well with the roasted chocolaty malts, minimal hop presence.

4.8% ABV
Golden Ale

The perfect introduction to craft beer, this brilliant golden-colored ale tastes crisp and clean with a well-balanced malt profile and a tasty balance of subtle spiciness and floral hopping.

4.8% ABV

Light, wheaty and citrusy aroma; bready wheat flavor paired with the sweet tartness of passionfruit.

8.4% ABV
Double Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Brewmaster Scott, along with our friends at Ninkasi Brewing Co, came up with this decadent double dark chocolate stout. Dangerously devastating, Lucifer’s Cuvée is an intense hearty rye, along with a gourmet chocolate essence, are balanced by the addition of Cascade hops.

Our brewmaster is Scott Freitas from the San Francisco Bay area.

5% ABV
Amber Ale

Our American Amber Ale uses locally harvested MI wildflower honey and Willamette and Nugget hops, this brew is malty, sweet and well-rounded (in all the right places).

Our brewmaster is Scott Freitas from the San Francisco Bay area.

4.8% ABV

Tropical and fruity in scent; some malt notes with an overall tart fruity flavor finishing with a subtle hop bitterness.

7% ABV

Roasted coffee and chocolate aroma; full bodied, smooth and silky, cocoa and coffee richness with a roasted bitter finish.

4.5% ABV

A German Style Marzen with a sweet and light aroma; malty, light golden lager with rich carameliness and light hop bitterness; easy drinking, smooth, and well-balanced.

8% ABV

Moderate booze and caramel aroma; beer taste predominantly malty with a roasted sweetness with a crisp hop finish.

10% ABV

Rich cocoa and molasses aroma; big bodied and chewy with bitter coffee and rich velvety molasses notes, bitter from the hops and roasted malt.

4.6% ABV
Pilsner (Czech)

Swaen pilsner, Cara pilsner and aciduated malts. Czech Saaz hops. Dry hopped with citra hops for a subtle citrus nose. Pure Czech yeast to bring the bready crisp flavor from the homeland of this beautiful straw, clear and flavorful lager.

8.4% ABV
Double IPA

This dankalicious, double IPA is a party in a can featuring Citrus, Mosaic, 7c’s and Columbus hops that will make you wanna Party at the Moon Tower!

4.2% ABV
Pilsner

A Bohemian style pilsner with Saaz hops. Light and crisp aroma; estery and some spiciness with a crisp light hop flavor.

6.5% ABV
Porter

Our robust porter is packed with dark crystal and chocolate malts balanced with English hops this porter is sure to electrify the taste buds. The Beer Gods have blessed our porter as our most award winning beer. Cheers!

9.5% ABV

Columbus, Centennial, 7C’s, Citra, Mosaic, and Equinox hops. Malty sweetness and hoppy aroma; roasted malty flavor with a strong citrus hop finish, big bodied.

4.4% ABV

Light, sweet, corn-like scent; light, creamy, velvety, ester flavors, low malt levels and hoppiness.

6.8% ABV
India Red Ale

Our red ale is a cross between a NW Pale Ale and an India Pale Ale. The dark amber brew uses a variety of malts to create a full bodied ale, and generous additions of hops impart abundant hop character.

6% ABV
Pale Ale

Hugely popular in the Pacific Northwest, Spank Dog Pale Ale is bronze­-colored and imparts a powerful, dry finish from the addition of Cascade and Crystal hops. Dry hopped in the fermenter and served unflitered.

7.2% ABV
Winter Weizenbock

Caramel malty aroma; light in body for it’s ABV but with a rich sweetness, clove and vanilla notes with a firm malt
background.

9% ABV

Fruity and hint of sweet malt aromas; citrus, floral and tropical hop profile paired with the malty sweetness that is commonly found in imperial IPAs.

  • Ales for ALS beer
  • Hop combination changes yearly.
  • Be aware the hop combination of Wanda changes every year resulting in different subtle hop flavors.

Brewmaster Scott

Scott Freitas grew up in the San Francisco Bay area.

As he was riding to school on his bike one day, he met the head brewer of Buffalo Bills Brewing who taught Scott how to brew when he was 17 years old.