Beer

As we've continued exploring the many expressions of lager, we've found that beer and tea can exist in remarkable harmony. The way noble hops and whole-leaf tea intertwine feels effortless—creating something delicate, inviting, and deeply rewarding for lager lovers. For Moonzu, we built a clean, neutral lager as the foundation. From there, we conditioned the beer on Mai Wei Moonlight white tea from Hugo Tea. White tea is subtle yet expressive, bringing soft floral notes, a lush texture, and a silky character that carries beautifully into the finished beer. Because the leaves undergo minimal oxidation and are carefully hand-plucked to preserve the tender buds and leaves, the tea retains remarkable freshness and nuance. To brighten everything even further, we added yuzu, lending a vibrant burst of citrus that lifts the tea without overshadowing it. The result is a beer we're incredibly excited to share: crisp and refreshing, layered with delicate florals, vibrant citrus, and a lingering finish of honeysuckle.

Nostalgia hits hard on this one. Yesterday is inspired by the Czech half-dark (polotmavý) lager. This garnet-colored beauty is brewed with all Bohemian malt and Czech hops. For those long-time craft beer drinkers, you'll be hit with those biscuity, bready, toffee high notes that intrigued so many palates decades ago, but with a clean and cool fermentation you'll be left with something that is highly drinkable, subtly bitter, and in balance with today's world.

We use the palest pilsner malt we can find for a super light and bready foundation. This rendition is loaded with a blend of Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saphir, and Saaz in both the hotside and dry-hop for pure extravagance. You can expect herbal, citrusy, crispy bliss that leaves the Old World behind.

Alas our festbier has returned and is ready for your enjoyment! Could it be the last festbier to be released this year? Yes, maybe. We know Oktoberfest biers have been hitting your feed since July so we’ll get to the point. We take a lighter approach with ours. It is brewed with a blend of Pilsner and Vienna malts, fermented cool and clean, and lagered at subzero temps. The result? A beer that finishes dry and floral, with a honey backbone thanks to a richer malt character than most of our lagers. This year we made some little tweaks, which has led to this being our favorite version to date.

Bringing a New Zealand XPA to the lineup this week! This is our second iteration of the beer, this time with a new hop blend centered around Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron. There’s an undercurrent of American hops—Simcoe, Mosaic, and Citra—but the New Zealand varieties steal the show. We get layers of dank stone fruit, tangerine peel, diesel, and a touch of pine. West Coast bliss with a distinctly New Zealand twist.

Fresh off a GOLD MEDAL win at GABF, it’s back just in time for the holidays! This crusher packs the punch of West Coast IPA with a balanced bitterness and abv while still feeling extra. We used a blend of American and New Zealand hops with Simcoe, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, and Krush as the headliners. Expect notes of grapefruit, ripe honeydew, gooseberry, and pine.

The newest IPA to grace our lineup, Velvet Bloom is pure tropical bliss packed with Dolcita, Nelson Sauvin, Citra, and Mosaic. Soft, hazy, and built for enjoyment. It pours with a plush, pillowy mouthfeel and leads with ripe pineapple and tropical fruit, backed by just enough bitterness to keep things balanced. No harsh edges here — just juicy, approachable hop character from start to finish.

In this rapidly changing world of hops, we created a series to experiment with the advancements happening around us. It’s been a loongggggg time since we’ve incorporated Galaxy into one of our beers, and we thought it was about time we brought it back. This beer was brewed with the newly released Galaxy Incognito and dry-hopped with Galaxy T90s and Quantum Brite (@abstraxhops), along with a touch of Citra. There are tropical layers that are hard to replicate when you get your hands on great lots of Galaxy—and this beer has them. Big guava, passionfruit, and mandarin lead the way, with an intensely ripe hop character from start to finish. There’s nothing speculative about that.

This beer is a tribute and transportation to the hop growing valleys of the PNW and showcases the best of the best from that region. A heavily hopped and delicate West Coast-style IPA with a blend of Oregon-grown Strata, as well as Washington-grown Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe. We get layers of ruby red grapefruit and blood orange in both the flavor and aroma, as well as a resounding dank and sweet fruit note that carries through from start to finish. Pacific Portal won the Silver Medal in West Coast IPA at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival.

Future Fables is our El Dorado focused IPA that gets integrated with one to two other hop varieties. This time around we went for a trifecta of El Dorado from CLS Farms and Roy Farms in Yakima Valley, as well as El Dorado CGX from the folks at Crosby. For this version we brought in a really punchy crop of Simcoe to add some overripe stone fruit and dankness to the table. We’re reminded of watermelon gummies, peach pits, and tropical bliss.

After quite some time we're finally bringing back a New Zealand-focused DIPA. This is a beer that we’ve only revisited a few times and we’re super stoked on the hops this go around. With so many beautiful hops to choose from we selected a blend of Rakau, Nelson Sauvin, Mega Terps, Citra, Mosaic, and Motueka Cryo. Think mango mimosas, white grape jam, and tangerine gummies. 

This year’s release of Copper Shrine consists of barleywines patiently aged for 26–33 months in Heaven Hill and Willett Family Estate barrels. For the final blend, we selected barrels displaying decadent notes of candied fig, sticky toffee pudding, toasted rye, and floral vanilla. The interplay between the different base beers and barrels creates a profile that is balanced, inviting, and warming. Copper Shrine weaves between an English-leaning interpretation of barleywine and the bourbon-heavy bravado of its American counterpart. Every year, we look forward to the process of blending Copper Shrine and releasing a slightly different interpretation—one that showcases the evolution of the base beers as they mature in barrel.

Hank is a craft lager that pays homage to classic American brewing traditions, and is brewed with premium ingredients to deliver a clean, balanced flavor profile. With a pale golden hue and a frothy white head, Hank offers subtle notes of grainy malt sweetness complemented by a mild hop bitterness. The use of quality malts and hops results in a smooth, easy-drinking beer with a light body and a dry finish. At 4.4% ABV, Hank is perfect for those seeking a flavorful, yet sessionable, craft lager that embodies the spirit of American lager and the hard-working folks that enjoy it! 

As we've continued exploring the many expressions of lager, we've found that beer and tea can exist in remarkable harmony. The way noble hops and whole-leaf tea intertwine feels effortless—creating something delicate, inviting, and deeply rewarding for lager lovers. For Moonzu, we built a clean, neutral lager as the foundation. From there, we conditioned the beer on Mai Wei Moonlight white tea from Hugo Tea. White tea is subtle yet expressive, bringing soft floral notes, a lush texture, and a silky character that carries beautifully into the finished beer. Because the leaves undergo minimal oxidation and are carefully hand-plucked to preserve the tender buds and leaves, the tea retains remarkable freshness and nuance. To brighten everything even further, we added yuzu, lending a vibrant burst of citrus that lifts the tea without overshadowing it. The result is a beer we're incredibly excited to share: crisp and refreshing, layered with delicate florals, vibrant citrus, and a lingering finish of honeysuckle.

Nostalgia hits hard on this one. Yesterday is inspired by the Czech half-dark (polotmavý) lager. This garnet-colored beauty is brewed with all Bohemian malt and Czech hops. For those long-time craft beer drinkers, you'll be hit with those biscuity, bready, toffee high notes that intrigued so many palates decades ago, but with a clean and cool fermentation you'll be left with something that is highly drinkable, subtly bitter, and in balance with today's world.

A lager that is all buttoned up and inspired by the Japanese lagers that incorporate a heavy hand of rice in the brewing process. Perhaps our most pale lager in the lineup, Seiso feels effortless from start to finish. A blend of pilsner malts and rice, as well as Saaz hops, give this lager a layered aroma of honeysuckle, herbal tea, and bread dough. It is endlessly effervescent, super dry, and can accompany almost any dish out there. We’ll have another one if you say so.

Alas our festbier has returned and is ready for your enjoyment! Could it be the last festbier to be released this year? Yes, maybe. We know Oktoberfest biers have been hitting your feed since July so we’ll get to the point. We take a lighter approach with ours. It is brewed with a blend of Pilsner and Vienna malts, fermented cool and clean, and lagered at subzero temps. The result? A beer that finishes dry and floral, with a honey backbone thanks to a richer malt character than most of our lagers. This year we made some little tweaks, which has led to this being our favorite version to date.  

Bringing a New Zealand XPA to the lineup this week! This is our second iteration of the beer, this time with a new hop blend centered around Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron. There’s an undercurrent of American hops—Simcoe, Mosaic, and Citra—but the New Zealand varieties steal the show. We get layers of dank stone fruit, tangerine peel, diesel, and a touch of pine. West Coast bliss with a distinctly New Zealand twist.

In this rapidly changing world of hops, we created a series to experiment with the advancements happening around us. It’s been a loongggggg time since we’ve incorporated Galaxy into one of our beers, and we thought it was about time we brought it back. This beer was brewed with the newly released Galaxy Incognito and dry-hopped with Galaxy T90s and Quantum Brite from Abstrax Hops, along with a touch of Citra. There are tropical layers that are hard to replicate when you get your hands on great lots of Galaxy—and this beer has them. Big guava, passionfruit, and mandarin lead the way, with an intensely ripe hop character from start to finish. There’s nothing speculative about that.

Future Fables is our El Dorado focused IPA that gets integrated with one to two other hop varieties. This time around we went for a trifecta of El Dorado from CLS Farms and Roy Farms in Yakima Valley, as well as El Dorado CGX from the folks at Crosby. For this version we brought in a really punchy crop of Simcoe to add some overripe stone fruit and dankness to the table. We’re reminded of watermelon gummies, peach pits, and tropical bliss. 

For the 2026 fresh hop season, we’re bringing back Phyllharmonic as a West Coast IPA. This year’s iteration is built on an exceptionally lean foundation, designed to let the hops take center stage. We leaned heavily on early-pick varieties from Yakima Chief’s Cryo Fresh program, combining Strata and Mosaic with supporting additions of Simcoe and Citra. Strata is undoubtedly the star of the show, delivering saturated stone fruit, dried pineapple, and an intense thiol character that pushes the beer into deeply dank territory.

For this new West Coaster, we dove into the depths of dankness. Canyon Call draws from recent travels and an urge to push outside of our usual hop blends – six different hops: Simcoe, Mosaic, Columbus, Riwaka, Columbus Cryo, and Strata Cryo. We layered them intentionally, mixing intensities and harvest windows to build something that's loud on aroma without losing the clean, dry backbone a modern WCIPA demands. These hops howl with bold flavors of candied peach and ruby red grapefruit with a hint of pine and cannabis. When you’re alone in the desert, what’s your call? 

**Limit of 2 bottles per person** This year’s release of Copper Shrine consists of barleywines patiently aged for 26–33 months in Heaven Hill and Willett Family Estate barrels. For the final blend, we selected barrels displaying decadent notes of candied fig, sticky toffee pudding, toasted rye, and floral vanilla. The interplay between the different base beers and barrels creates a profile that is balanced, inviting, and warming. Copper Shrine weaves between an English-leaning interpretation of barleywine and the bourbon-heavy bravado of its American counterpart. Every year, we look forward to the process of blending Copper Shrine and releasing a slightly different interpretation—one that showcases the evolution of the base beers as they mature in barrel.