RARITIES

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Bottle and glass of Knotty Bits beer

KnottyBits

A wild ale aged on sweet and sour cherries, and rhubarb.
ABV 8.2%

Bottle Releases

America the Brettiful

America the Brettiful

Softly sour with bright berry notes and a mild brett funk.
6 IBU ABV 8%

A bottle of Bourbon Barrel-Aged 120 Minute IPA.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged 120 Minute IPA

Jam-packed with barrel notes and boasts an abundantly fresh hop flavor and aroma.
ABV 17%

Bottle and Glass of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Fruit-Full Fort

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Fruit-Full Fort

A rich, full-bodied and berry-forward ale that’s sweet with warm notes of tawny port, vanilla, coconut and toasted oak.
ABV 17%

A bottle of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout

Smooth with velvety notes of toasted vanilla and roasted malt.
ABV 18.4%

Bottle of Grisette About It! Beer

Grisette About It!

Crisp and tart with notes of grapes, oak and white wine.
10 IBU ABV 3.5%

Bottle of IN YOUR MACE! beer

IN YOUR MACE!

This smoky, moderately sweet stout gives off spicy nutmeg, anise and espresso aromas with a palate-warming chili-spiced finish.
35 IBU ABV 5%

Bottles of It's The End of the Wort As We Know It beer

It’s The End of the Wort As We Know It

Slightly tart and subtly sweet with jammy blueberry, cranberry and cherry flavors.
30 IBU ABV 9%

Collaborations

Beer Thousand Dogfish Head

Beer Thousand

Imperial lager, chosen to echo the copious amounts of lager that fueled GBV’s garage recordings. Brewed with 10 grains and 10 hop varieties. Draft only.

31 IBU 10.0% ABV

Draft Exclusives

Pouring Alternate Takes #1 Beer into a glass

Alternate Takes #1

A quenching, citrusy Double IPA.
70 IBU ABV 7.8%

Almost empty cup of Alternate Takes #2 on top of a barrel.

Alternate Takes #2

Our classic Raison D’Etre aged with Syrah grape must & brett.
25 IBU ABV 10%

Glass of Alternate Takes #3 Beer

Alternate Takes #3

An Imperial IPA brewed with a massive amount of juicy hops.
70 IBU ABV 9%

Alternate Takes #4 beer being poured into a glass.

Alternate Takes #4

Our barrel-aged apricot Farmhouse Ale.
25 IBU ABV 8.1%

Glass of Alternate Takes #5 beer

Alternate Takes #5

Barrel-aged Raspberry & Blueberry Sour.
6 IBU ABV 8%

Image of beer being poured into a cup and some text, "Draft Exclusive"

Chocolate Lobster

A rich dark ale with notes of bittersweet chocolate and roast, with a slight herbal nuance and a subdued taste of the ocean in the finish.
40 IBU ABV 5.6%

Rarities

Bottle of Noble Rot beer

Noble Rot

This saison-esque beer gets complexity and fermentable sugars from two unique wine grapes.
18 IBU 9.0% ABV

Bottle of Oak-Aged Noble Rot beer

Oak-Aged Noble Rot

This saison-esque science project gets complexity and fermentable sugars from the addition of two unique white wine grapes.
18 IBU ABV 9%

Oak Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout bottle and glass.

Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout

A dark, roasty stout aged in oak barrels on vanilla beans.
70 IBU ABV 16-17.5%

A bottle of Olde School Barleywine beer.

Olde School Barleywine

Fermented with dates and figs, this bone crusher has a unique flavor.
15.0% ABV

Bottle of Pangaea beer

Pangaea

A slightly spicy ale with a mouthful of rich flavors.
28 IBU ABV 7%

Glass and bottle of Piercing Pils.

Piercing Pils – Winter

A Czech Style Pilsner brewed with a White Pear Tea and Pear juice.
35 IBU 6.0% ABV

Bottles of Positive Contact beer

Positive Contact

An amalgamation of hip-hop, beer, cider and a DIY culinary experience!
26 IBU 9.0% ABV

A glass of Puddin' Wine on top of a barrel.

Puddin’ Wine

English-style Barleywine collaboration with BeerAdvocate.
25 IBU ABV 10.5%

Glass of Raison D'Etre beer

Raison D’Etre

Voted American Beer Of The Year for 2000 by Malt Advocate Magazine.

25 IBU 8% ABV

Bottle and glass of Raison D'Extra beer.

Raison D’Extra

Our Raison D’Etre, with a little extra.
40 IBU ABV 15-18%

Bottle of Sah'Tea beer

Sah’tea

This Ancient Ale is a modern take on a 9th-century Finnish beer.
6 IBU 9.0% ABV

Bottles of Saison du BUFF beer.

Saison du BUFF

Saison brewed with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
40 IBU ABV 6.8%