NABC Beers and Brewing

Ancient Rage

Because age is wasted on the young

Consider the glories of a Smoked Baltic Porter, as brewed for the occasion of Roger’s 50^th birthday in 2010. Also kegged as Oaked Ancient Rage (Oaky age never is wasted on the young).

 

Bat Out of Helles

Brewed with Andechs yeast  … released October, 2011

  

Black Grass Saison

You can’t drink Black Grass in striped pants

Belgian-style farmhouse ale, brewed with lemongrass and black pepper.

 

Black Rye

Black Rye as an Ardennes night

Neither a rhizome, nor a Rye Zome, but a Rye Gnome, as the use of Chouffe yeast is a creeper. Roasted barley is added only late in the mash for color, not Stout.

 

Bonfire of the Valkyries

Burning away the hours ’til Ragnarok

Smoked Black Lager, everyday version: We couldn’t find the rule in the German brewing playbook that prohibits crossing Black Lager with Smoked Lager, so we went ahead and did it. Let the Reinheitsgebot sue us if it doesn’t like it.

 

ConeSmoker

Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em

Once upon a time the Publican poured American Pale Ale into a glass used previously for Bavarian-style Rauchbier, and an idea was born: Smoked APA.

 

Croupier

Luck has nothing to do with it

Intended as tribute to the hard-working people who run the gaming tables at the nearby Horseshoe Casino, Croupier is strong, bitter and utterly dependable.

 

Haggis Laddie

An ale that I loved so well

Laddie’s the official Celtic Red Ale of the annual Celts on the River concert in June in New Albany.

 

Hoosier Daddy

The most heroic word in all languages is revolution

Hoosier daddy? Is it Eugene Debs, or Bob Knight? David Letterman or John Mellencamp? NABC unambiguously salutes all Hoosier daddies, wherever they are, whatever they do, and whomsoever they do it for, or to. 

 

Imperial Bonfire of the Valkyries

Ragnarok’s revenge

Schwarz Rauch Superstarkes Bier, or to put it another way, Bonfire of the Valkyries brewed to Imperial intensity.

 

La Diable Blonde

Here comes the woman with the look in her eye

Patience is the key and the lesson from this malt bomb devil of a Belgian-style Tripel.

 

Mt. Lee

Everything loose eventually lands in LA

California Common is a hybrid style hailing from the Gold Rush days in San Francisco, back when amber beers were brewed using lager yeast at warmer temperatures, with ample carbonation and plenty of local hops. Perversely, we’ve relocated an uncommon Common to City of Angels – specifically, the Hollywood Hills. Don’t ask why.

 

Naughty Claus

Santa needs daze off, too

A rich, full-bodied holiday spiced seasonal that changes wardrobe a bit each year as we experiment with festive additives. Usually unveiled for Saturnalia, NABC’s annual observance of Christmas’s pagan roots.

 

Oaktimus

Aged in sterner stuff

Oak-aged Hoptimus.

 

Saison de Miel

Fall 2011

 

Samu-Rye!

Not at all lost in translation

Japanese-American Common: Tokyo meets San Francisco, with rye, rice and Japanese-bred Sorachi Ace Hops.

 

Solidarity

Solidarity or Death

Baltic Porter is the best way to tip your hat to the activists in the Solidarity independent trade union, and a robust reminder of Baltic foresight in activism and strong beer.

 

Steamboat Common

Fall 2011

 

Strassen Bräu

Brewed with Andechs yeast  … released September, 2011

 

Wet Knobs Hop Harvest Ale

Support your local hop growers

Originally known as Homecoming Common, before being repurposed as NABC’s salute to our intrepid hop-farming brethren atop the hills known locally as the Knobs. We annually incorporate their crop into a fresh-hopped early autumn creation — the official ale of Fringe Fest at Bank Street Brewhouse. Also known as “Dry Knob” when using dried hops from the Knobs.