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!

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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.

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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.

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*SANDBAR HAZY SESSION IPA

4.8% ABV

Pilsner base, flaked oats and wheat, and hopped throughout with Nelson Sauvin and Rakau hops.  This hazy session IPA has notes of white grapes, citrus, lychee fruit and subtle pine.  With all that flavor and a lower ABV, you can enjoy this tasty IPA until sunset!

Track 5

* WALLA WALLA IPA

7.0% ABV

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.

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*ASHLAND WEST COAST IPA

7.2% ABV

Brewed with Pilsner and Honey malts, along with Centennial, Citra and Simcoe hops.  These classic west coast hops produce notes of pine and citrus, while their bitterness is balanced a bit by the honey malt.

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** CORVALLIS HAZY IPA

6.8% ABV

Brewed with German Pilsner malts, along with flaked oats and wheat.  Hopped with Strata, Mosaic, and Citra hops.  This light-medium bodied hazy IPA has tropical fruit and citrus flavors with a bit of dankness in the finish.

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**LYNDEN RASPBERRY WHEAT

4.8% ABV

A classic American wheat beer, brewed with Michigan wheat and Michigan Cascade hops. The addition of over 200 lbs. of pureed raspberries adds a delicious fresh tart raspberry flavor, while maintaining your favorite wheat beer finish.

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* 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!

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KRATOCHVIL PILSNER

5.0% ABV

German Pilsner malt and 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.  This Bohemian Pilsner, brewed in honor of one of our area’s original brewers, Frank Kratochvil, tied for 1st place in the 2025 Traverse City Lager competition!

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*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.

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TASMAN BAY HOPPY LAGER

5.1% ABV

Brewed with German Pilsner malt and hopped with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin in the boil and the dry hop.  This hoppy New Zealand Lager has notes of tropical fruit and white grape, with a dry finish.

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DRUIDIA SCHWARZBIER

5.0% ABV

German Pilsner and Munich malts, along with roasted and crystal malts.  Hopped with Magnum and Hallertau Traditional hops.  Light-medium bodied, smooth, malty black lager.

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***TC CHERRY BOURBON STOUT

9.5% ABV

Iron Fish Distillery, located in Thompsonville, MI, sent us some American Oak barrels, which we filled with Imperial Stout.  After aging for three months, this dark, rich, malty stout takes on the woody, chocolate, vanilla-like notes from the oak barrels, along with smooth bourbon flavors.  We then infused this delicious brew with Traverse City cherries to produce a new twist on one of our classic beers.

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** UNDER THE TRESSEL MANGO KOLSCH

5.0% ABV

German Pilsner malt, Noble hops, and a classic Belgian Trappist yeast.  These ingredients combine to produce a deceptively smooth Tripel, with aromas of bubblegum, crisp fruit, and subtle spice, and a dry, golden malt and noble hop finish.  Best enjoyed in a 13oz. tulip glass!