Get your growlers and bring 'em on down!

Recently, quite a few of you have been asking us about beer to-go (growlers, crowlers, etc.), and we get it - we love fresh draft beer too! So, where is it? Well, neighbors, know that our #1 priority is making sure that we have a solid variety of beers to offer our taproom and restaurant guests. While we would like to get as much of our beer to as many people as possible, the size of our current system (just a 3BBL system packed into a small space) is quite limiting.

With this in mind, we’ve decided to begin gradually rolling out growler sales on a trial basis. Our team has been discussing how to best serve the to-go demand while also staying faithful to our brewpub crowd. Here’s what we’ve come up with:

• To start, we will fill your growlers. We don’t currently have our own glass, but are happy to fill yours, provided that it is clean and free of any off-odors. IMPORTANT: we reserve the right to deny fills if you bring us a gross mess of growlers. What does this mean? If there’s any residue or foul aromas in your growlers, we won’t clean them and we won’t fill them. We’re telling you all of this up front so there aren’t any hurt feelings later :)

• Out of of necessity, we will be limiting fills to 128oz per person, per day (so (2) 2L or (4) 750ml), and honoring fills only on certain days of the week (most likely Tuesdays, to coincide with our new beer releases)

• In the coming months, our plan is to bring in a crowler (32oz cans) machine to satisfy our to-go crowd and ensure the freshness of our beer. We’ll likely revise our to-go policies at that time.

• Pricing: For a 64oz, if it's served in a tulip glass it's $24 per growler, if it's served in a becher glass it's $20 per growler - and if you are filling a 32oz growler (or 750 ml) it's half of those prices. Simple, right?

With all that said, we are excited to open up for growler fills starting THIS SUNDAY (Christmas Eve) and NEXT SUNDAY (New Years Eve)! We’re excited to share our beers with you all for the holidays, and can’t wait to see you down at the brewpub for fills.

Thank you for being patient with us as we figure out our supply and demand here at Cinderlands. You have all been so awesome, and we can’t wait to show you all of the great things that we have planned!

Cinderlands Holiday Newcomers

The holidays are here and we bet that you could use a little break from all of that holiday shopping.  Come by this week and try three bright and beautiful new beers - you deserve a little holiday "me time".

Raj - English Pale Ale with Black Tea - 5.3% ABV

We built a true-to-style English pale ale on a base of nutty, rich Maris Otter malt and a healthy dose of Crystal 45 for those drippy caramel mid-tones. Crystal hops in the whirlpool and Crystal and Idaho 7 in the fermenter provide aromas of strongly brewed black tea with lemon, while a 15%-by-total-volume addition of Kilogram English Breakfast tea to the finished beer ties it all together with geranium and orange blossom high notes and earthy tea leaf dryness closing the finish. The inspiration here was peachy, tea-like aroma we know well from Crystal hops, and our curiosity about how those tones would or would not harmonize or synergize with actual tea; we're very pleased with the result. 

Stack - West Coast Double IPA - 9.8% ABV

American 2-Row and a 20% helping of light Munich malt supply a light but bready platform for the tangerine aromas of Amarillo, mango juiciness of Citra, and pine resin of Simcoe. A slightly fruity and dry fermentation with a hop-accentuating American ale strain leads to a mid-palate of candied orange and a firmly bitter finish true to the style. This beer might drink easy, but it packs a serious punch.

Stack Overflow - West Coast Coffee Double IPA  - 9.0% ABV

This beer is a study in harmony and contrast. The bready base of light Munich weaves its flavors together with the palate-drying, roasty flavor of the Intelligentsia Coffee Karyenda - Burundi we add at a rate of eleven parts beer to one part coffee. The coffee's brighter notes--tamarind, tangerine, dried cherry--complement and buttress the fruit aromas from heavy whirlpool and dry-hopping. The biggest payoff here is the finish: it's a mouth-smacking blend of robusto cigar and chocolate-covered tangerine, bringing together high fruity notes with mid-range toffee and milk chocolate, and deep, drying earthy roast underneath it all.

Pair any of these beer offerings with our delicious food for a solid holiday treat that will please you and yours, no matter what your tastes.

Happy Holidays from your neighbors at Cinderlands!

Cinderlands Opening Line Up

We have been working hard to fill our tanks and get beer in your hands. That time has come and we're thrilled to share our opening beer lineup with you. Come see us this week for a taste--we're excited to meet you. You can look forward to a new beer release or two almost every week.

Test Piece - NE IPA - 6.2% ABV

Made with flaked wheat, flaked oats, and lactose, we lay off the bitterness, amplify the mouthfeel, and jam the whirlpool and fermenter with a total of over two pounds per barrel of Eureka and Citra for a huge aromatic experience of overripe mango, grapefruit flesh, pressed black currant, and a sticky undertone of pine sap.  Round mouthfeel and medium body with a ripe fruit-tinged finish.

Passionfruit Whipper - Passionfruit Berliner Weisse - 4.8% ABV

Tart, punchy, and tropical. We start with 50% malted wheat, acidify the wort in the kettle with a direct pitch of Lactobacillus delbrueckii to 3.5 pH, then briefly boil the wort and send it to the fermenter for primary fermentation with a neutral ale strain. At the end of primary fermentation, we add passion fruit puree at a rate of a half-pound of fruit per gallon of beer, which contributes its own sugars and induces a secondary fermentation. When that process is complete, we gently dry hop with Waimea hops from New Zealand. The result is a beer that’s full of the essence of tropical fruit with moderate tartness, delicately grainy malt flavor, and a dry, fruity finish.

Cobra Toes - Kölsch - 4.6% ABV

A reverential take on a classic style made for easy drinking. Floor-malted German pilsner malt and a modest portion of wheat malt provide grainy, crackery flavors with mild sweetness. A cool-fermenting ale yeast strain produces subtle fruity fermentation aromas and leads to a medium-dry finish. German Tettnanger hops offer up fresh-bloomed floral aroma with a delicate minty spice. Understated, elegant, and smooth.

Blazing Crude - Coffee Milk Stout - 7.5% ABV

It’s not often that a beer this dark and full-bodied burns so bright. The method here is blending the exceptionally bright Tikur Anbessa - Ethiopia from Intelligentsia Coffee with notes of tangerine and pomegranate into the finished stout at a ratio of twelve parts beer to one part concentrated cold-brewed coffee. Nearly all of the espresso, chocolate, and roast character comes from grains--the coffee is actually decidedly upbeat. Then there are the two additions of sweet orange peel: one in the whirlpool and another via a hot steeped orange peel tea added to the brite tank. Premium British malts build a solid foundation, milk sugar provides a velvety mouthfeel, and Falconer’s Flight hops support the orange flavors from the peel and coffee.

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