Beer Menu

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BULLET TRAIN LAGER

4.5% ABV

A light American Lager brewed with Empire Malting Co. Pilsner malt and flaked rice.  Hopped with Magnum hops.  This is our take on an American Macro Lager.  Cold, crisp, smooth, and delicious!  $5 Pints!

Track 2

THE LOOPER AMBER ALE

5.6% ABV

German base malts, along with Munich, Crystal, and honey malt.  Hopped with local Nugget and Cascade hops from MI Local.  This well balanced, medium bodied, American amber ale has notes of honey and biscuit, with a hint of caramel flavor.

Track 3

GOLDEN SPIKE

4.7% ABV

German pilsner and crystal malts. Hallertauer Tradition hops. This golden ale (formally known as Bacharach Golden) is a smooth, malty, easy drinking ale.

Track 4

T-BAR SESSION IPA

4.9% ABV

Pale base malts, along with wheat and malted oats.  Hopped with local Magnum, Chinook, and west coast Citra, and then dry hopped with Cascade, Citra, and Simcoe.  The big late hop addition in the kettle, along with the dry hop, keep the bitterness of this session IPA low, and the citrus and pine flavor contributions high.   This session IPA is bright and refreshing, a perfect beverage for a day on the slopes.

Track 5

WALLA WALLA IPA

7.0% ABV

A blend of Great Lakes Malting Company base malts and a bit of Irish ale malt. Locally grown MI Local Chinook hops from start to finish, including eleven pounds in the dry hop.  Crisp, light  bodied, with a hint of resin, and distinct white grapefruit pith flavor.

Track 6

HUNTINGTON IPA

7.0% ABV

Six different malts provide a nice balance to the bittering from 100% Centennial hops. This malty IPA is more herbaceous in the nose, with flavors of pine and resin, and a dry finish.

Track 7

* LAGO VISTA IPA

6.6% ABV

German Pilsner malt with a bit of Crystal malt.  Bittered with Magnum, Cascade, Copper, and Citra in the boil.  Dry hopped with Cryo Citra and Cascade.  A modern take on a traditional West Coast IPA.  The finished product has a lighter body, pine and citrus flavors, and a dry finish.

Track 8

* R & B WHEAT

4.7% ABV

A classic American wheat beer, brewed with German pilsner and malted wheat.  A generous amount of  blackberry and raspberry puree adds a delicious jammy flavor, while still maintaining your favorite wheat beer finish.

Track 9

* FIRESIDE NITRO OATMEAL STOUT

5.3% ABV

Brewed with German base malts, chocolate malt, and flaked oats to create roasted flavors and notes of rich chocolate.   Served on nitro to provide an extra creamy texture to this smooth, well balanced oatmeal stout.

Track 10

PIPER’S PORTER

7.0% ABV

Canadian pale malt and hopped with Cascade and Columbus hops from MI Local.  Infused with cocoa nibs, this rich, roasty porter is full of chocolate flavor.  This beer was brewed in loving memory of Traverse City’s favorite airport dog, Piper.  $5.50 pints with $0.50 going to the Cherryland Humane Society!

Track 11

KRATOCHVIL PILSNER

5.0% ABV

German Pilsner malt, with bit of Munich malt.  Hopped with German Hallertau Mittelfruh hops.  Fermented with a famous lager yeast strain from Weihenstephan, Germany, this complex, yet well balanced beer, is crisp and refreshing.  CO-WINNER of the 2025 Traverse City Lager Challenge!

Track 12

*UNION STREET VANILLA BROWN ALE

5.6% ABV

Our Union Brown Ale with a twist.  We added Madagascar vanilla beans to this medium bodied, malty ale, resulting in a wonderfully smooth brown ale with notes of biscuit, chocolate, and vanilla.

Track 13

CHASING CASTLES DARK LAGER

4.6% ABV

Pilsner, Munich, Crystal, and an assortment of roasted malts.  This smooth Czech style dark lager is fermented with a traditional lager yeast, which helps to create a clean, roast malt profile, and a dry finish.

Track 14

* RAIL BENDER BARLEYWINE

9.2% ABV

Great Lakes Malting Co. pale and Vienna malts, along with English Crystal malt.  Local Magnum and Cascade hops.  This American Barleywine strikes a wonderful balance between big malt flavors of biscuit, caramel, and raisin, and classic west coast hop character.

Track 15

**IRON JUNCTION BOURBON STOUT

9.5% ABV

Iron Fish Distillery, located in Thompsonville, MI, sent us some American Oak barrels, which were filled with Imperial Stout.  After aging for three months, this dark, rich, malty stout takes on a woody, chocolate, vanilla-like notes from the oak barrels-along with smooth bourbon flavors.

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* BENDING RIVER BELGIAN DUBBEL

8.0% ABV

Brewed with Pilsner and Lake Erie Caramel malts from Great Lakes Malting Company, and an addition of Belgian candi syrup.  This medium bodied, malty ale has notes of raisin and prune, along with dark fruit esters from the Belgian yeast.