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Ales, Porters, and Stouts

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Warbler Pale Ale
Our Pale Ale is one of our more popular recipes since it is tasty and easy to make. It is a golden amber color with a slight sweetness balanced by a crisp hop bitterness. The flavor of the finishing hops comes through nicely. Reminiscent of British pub
beers.

Made from British malt extract, Fuggles or Kent Goldings hops and dry or liquid ale yeast, and corn sugar for carbonation. Original gravity of 1.037. Makes 5 gal. Enhanced Kit. $28.95

Badger Amber Ale
This is our most popular beginner’s kit and one which home brewers return to often. Our amber ale is similar to a British bitter, which, in spite of its name, is not all that bitter in hop taste. It is sweeter and more amber colored than our Warbler Pale. This is a good beer to begin with if you are not sure how bitter you like beers.

Made from 6 lb. of our special amber malt extract, Fuggles and Kent Goldings hops, ale yeast, and corn sugar for priming. Original Gravity: 1.039. IBU’s: 26-28. Basic Kit $26.95

American Light Ale
This is our lightest beer. It is made with a combination of barley and rice malt. The rice malt lightens the flavor. It is also lightly hopped in the American style. We recommend it for the beginning brewer who wants to stay close to traditional American style beers.

Made with Malt Syrup, Liberty and Perle hops, and ale yeast. O.G. 1.038 IBU’s 22-25. Basic Kit. $25.95

California Golden Ale
This Ale is lighter in color than our Badger Amber but still has the full malt flavor, though it is less aggressively hopped. It is rich, but less assertive than the amber ale. A popular beginning beer kit.

Made from all barley malt, Cascade hops, Ale yeast and corn sugar (for priming). O.G. 1.038. IBU’s 25-30. Basic Kit. $26.95

Badger Dark Ale
This dark ale is based on the malt profile of the California Golden Ale and the Badger Amber Ale ingredient kits. We have made the flavor a little more pronounced with the addition of dark grains to enhanced the slight roasted flavor of the malt. It is moderately well hopped. Delicious and easy to make.

Made with dark malt extract, grains, Brewer’s Gold and Mt. Hood hops, Ale yeast, and corn sugar (for priming). O.G. 1.040. IBU’s 32-35. Basic Kit $27.95

Wright Stuff American Pale Ale
This American Pale Ale is in the tradition of the finest of this style. It is modeled after a famous Pale Ale brewed in Chico, CA., and is dry hopped with the same floral Cascade hops. Enjoy this refreshing and filling ale. $40.95

 

Badger Scotch Ale
This is a personal favorite of some of our staff. Our local Madison brewpubs also have some fine Scotch Ales on tap. They tend to be malty, with a sweet finish, high gravity, and easy going down. Made with liquid malt extract, dry malt extract, brown sugar, malt grains, Fuggles hops, liquid beer yeast and corn sugar (for priming) .O.G. 1.052 IBU’s 20-24 $39.95

Bascom Brown Ale
Our brown ale is nearly fool proof. This beer is good to drink in 3 weeks and will stay in prime condition for months. It is sweet in character, low in hop bitterness, and moderate in alcohol content. It is usually made with soft water, so we include some water softening salts for the home brewer. Medium brown, malty and sweet. Made with a premium Brown Ale extract, a pound of dark dry malt, specialized adjunct grains, Fuggles hops, liquid yeast, and corn sugar for priming. O.G.: 1.040 IBU’s: 25 Enhanced Kit $34.95

Belgian Double Ale
We’ve concocted a good Belgian-style dark ale. It contains authentic Belgian Candi sugar, Belgian grains, liquid beer yeast and other goodies. Expect it to be medium bodied, with a sweet aroma and slightly nutty flavor. Mildly hopped. Liquid yeast. O.G.: 1.045 IBU’s: 28-32 $41.95

Belgian Tripel Ale
If you like the rich, spicy, sweet flavor of Belgian triples you will like this beer. It delivers the wonderfully complex spice infused sugars you expect in such beers. Careful though, it’s meant as a sippin’ beer. It’s full of Styrian Goldings hops. O.G. 1.090 T.G. 1020-1-02 $49.95

Buenos Diaz Witbier
Buenos Diaz is a typical Belgian Witbier. It is light in color and contains the typical spices of Coriander and Curacao orange peel. We also use the Wyeast liquid Wit yeast for authenticity and flavor. These beers are light in character, spicy, with a refreshing dryness in the finish. Made with Wheat malt, barley malt, spices, liquid beer yeast, malt grains, and corn sugar (for priming) O.G. 1.040. IBU’s 18. Advanced Kit $38.95

Bumblebee Honey Ale
This honey ale is delicious but simple to brew. It combines a mild hop flavor and maltiness with the deceptively succulent flavor of fermented honey to entice and satisfy. Only one glass is difficult to pull off. Made with one of our most popular light extracts, 2 lbs. of honey, Cascade and Saaz hops, ale yeast, and corn sugar for priming. O.G.: 1.040 HBU’s 1.025-28 Enhanced Kit. $31.95

Elsie's Cream Stout
You might just want to pull up your milkin' stool as you sip this sweetened stout. We made it modest of gravity but yet seriously a stout. It has added lactose to cover the palate with down on the farm sweetness. Don't be shy now. Elise gets impatient with idle hands.O.G, 1.042. $35.95

Gestalt Alt
Our alt is not quite as dark as some of the top fermented German ales. We made it with some vienna, crystal and wheat malt grains to give an uplifting, almost venerable flavor, to the finish. It is moderately yet satisfyingly hoppy. Good when reading philosophy or riding lawn mowers. OG 1.55 38.95

Grey Moon Porter
Our porter is a dark brown, medium bodied, slightly sweet brew with medium hop bitterness. It has only light roast barley flavor and a mild burnt malt character. Milder than a stout; easy to quaff for an almost black ale. Made with our special light malt extract, caramel grains, specialized adjunct grains, Northern Brewer and Goldings hops, ale yeast, and corn sugar for priming. O.G.:1.050 IBU’s: 1.030 Enhanced Kit $35.95

Groundskeeper Willie Scotch Ale
Since we developed "Willie" it has resisted classification as much as its namesake. It is brash, assertive, and doesn't mind giving a good punch if messed with. It's got the power of a malt and smoke behind it, but to give it a dusting of swetness we've added some brown sugar. Don' a mess with "Willie" if ya knows what's good fer ya. $49.95

Hammerhead Porter
Our standard porter was so popular and our winter’s so cold we decided to push the limit and make a ‘big’ porter. Of course we had to have lots of malt, grains, and hops to bring out our ‘big’ flavor. Expect to find this porter smooth sailing, until the “hammerhead” begins pounding the waves. Includes Tettnang and Hallertau hops, and Liquid yeast. O.G.1.080. HBU’s 40. $44.95

Honey Wheat
The smoothness of honey blended with the citrus flavor of wheat. Wow! This mild beer is higher in alcohol than you might expect, with it’s 2 lbs of clover honey. Perfect for an evening drink in the summertime. $39.95
Kolsch (Golden Ale)
Kolsch is expected to be brilliantly clear and very pale with a strong white head that leaves lace on the glass. We use traditional wheat malt as well as Pale Malt to provide this light clinging lace and the crisp light flavor. Kolsch beers combine the flavor of both ales and lagers. Ferment on the cool side of ale temperatures to provide the crisp lager-style flavors. $36.95

Lord Wellington Barley Wine
Hold onto your beer mug. This barley wine has over 13 lbs. of fermentables in it. It should be made 4-6 months before consumed so it has time to blossom into the beer it should be. It has a sweet finish and lots of body and head. Consume in rational quantities! We use a Scottish ale liquid yeast to enhance its flavor profile. Galena and Willamette hops. O.G.: 1.085 IBU’s: 40. $51.95

Rachel in Dairyland Cream Ale
Our cream ale is a mild, golden pale ale, which is fermented like an ale, then cold aged like a lager to produce a smooth, clean flavor. Mildly hopped. O.G. 1.045 35.95

Rajah I.P.A.
Rajah India Pale Ale is a traditional style IPA with its higher gravity and oak flavors. We are proud of it and have had many favorable comments about it. It should take about 6-8 weeks to round into form. Made from malt extract, oak chips, Kent Goldings, Fuggles hops, with K. Golding plugs used as a dry hop, and liquid beer yeast. O.G. 1.045 IBU’s 35. $45.95

Sequoia Stout
Our stout is black as night. Dry, with high hop bitterness and medium body. It has a good roasted barley flavor with a touch of malt sweetness. Low in hop aroma as is typical with stouts. A brew sure to please Irish stout lovers. Experimenters like to take our basic Sequoia Stout recipe and add to it to make big or huge stouts. Ask us for advice on additions. Made with a premium stout malt extract, extra dry malt, our special formula of adjunct grains, liquid yeast and N. brewer bittering hops. O.G:1.042 IBU’s: 40 Enhanced Kit. $36.95

Stanley Steam Beer
Our Stanley Steam Beer is meant to impersonate through malts and yeast the old original style of beer which was born in the US of A. The use of lager yeast fermented at ale temperature gives Stanley Steam the smoothness of a lager and the fruitiness of an ale. O.G.: 1.050. $36.95

Sven’s Oatmeal Stout
Sven has made a stout which is complex and appropriately satisfying. He has a light tan head which stands up well from the oat influence. Enjoy the combination of malty sweetness and lustful bitterness this winter. O.G. 1.045-50 37.95

Thames River Bitter
We’ve jazzed up this bitter to make it smooth, slightly sweet, malty ,and flavorful. It’s a shop favorite and we put it on tap often. It is darker and more complex than our Amber Ale. N Brewer and Willamette hops. Comes with a Liquid yeast. O.G.: 1.050 IBU’s: 35- 38. $39.95

Voyageur Trappist Ale
This is a high gravity beer suitable for winter sippin, or taking it easy on the front porch. It has over 9 lbs. of malt extract in it, additional malt grains, and Trappist ale yeast. It has a moderately sweet finish with a residual hoppiness. Made from malt extract, N Brewer and Goldings hops, brown sugar, and liquid beer yeast. O.G. 1.060 IBU’s 8. $45.95

Winsome Wheat
Ahhhh – Wheat beer - refreshing and spicy. Our wheat beer is designed with over 60% wheat malt for spiciness, soft character, and a mild flavor. We add just enough hops to give balance to the sweet maltiness, but not enough to overwhelm. Our special liquid wheat yeast gives the clove-like flavor associated with the weizenbiers of Southern Germany. Wheat beer is usually fermented at ale temperatures and drunk within 4-6 weeks for the freshest flavor. You may also store your wheat beer at cool temperatures for a month to develop a lager wheat beer. Made from 6 lbs. of our wheat extract, German Hallertauer hops for true hop spiciness, our liquid wheat beer yeast, and corn sugar for bottling. O.G.: 1.040 IBU’s: 12. $36.95

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