Alcibiades is a rotating series of Imperial India Pale Ales. In each variation, we utilize the same malt bill but change the dry hop varieties. We save all of the hopping for the cold side of the brewing process, which results in the largest dry hop of all of our beers to date. This second iteration was dry hopped with a substantial amount of Citra® hops from the United States and Superdelic™ hops from New Zealand. Crafted with American malted barley, malted red wheat, flaked white wheat, and our house ale yeast, this ale is juicy, soft, and incredibly complex. We taste notes of gummy bears, mango gelato, berry fruit snacks, peach sorbet, and candied lemon peel. It is named after Alcibiades (450 - 404 BCE), who was an Athenian statesman and general. He was known for his extravagance and debauchery, leading him to be exiled from Athens twice and from Sparta once. In fact, the famous philosopher Socrates attempted to correct Alcibiades' behavior but was unable to do so!

Artemisia is one of our cross-continental IPAs. It is hopped generously with our hand-selected lot of both Citra® hops from the United States and Nectaron® hops from New Zealand. Crafted with American malted barley, white wheat, specialty British malt, and our house ale yeast, this ale is soft, complex, and refreshing. We taste notes of candy peach rings, passion fruit, orange sorbet, and lemon peel. It is named after Artemisia (lived ~480 BCE), who was the queen of Halicarnassus and an ally of the Persians during the second Persian invasion of Greece. She personally commanded five ships during the invasion and was known for her courage and wisdom.

Aspasia is an India Pale Ale celebrating some of our favorite New Zealand hops. Crafted with American malted barley, malted red wheat, heaps of flaked oats, specialty German malts, and our house ale yeast blend, this ale is juicy, complex, and soft. Dry hopped generously with a blend of our hand-selected lots of Nelson Sauvin™ and Riwaka™ from New Zealand, we taste notes of white grapes, gummy bears, mango gelato, and papaya. It is named after Aspasia (5th century BCE), who was an influential woman in Classical Athens and attracted prominent writers and thinkers from all around the ancient world. She was known for her intelligence, wisdom, and rhetoric. She was also the mistress of the Athenian statesman, Pericles!

Atia is inspired by our love of crisp yet complex lagers and barrel lagering. Utilizing a cereal mash and single decoction step, we crafted this lager with a base of German malted barley, 70% polish Japanese sake rice, Slovenian Styrian Cardinal hops, and a novel lager strain hailing from the Hess region of Germany. Following a cold and slow primary fermentation, we transferred this lager to freshly emptied French Oak Japanese plum wine barrels. After cold-lagering for just over eight weeks in our cooler, it was transferred into one of our lagering tanks where it was slowly and gently carbonated via kräusen* supplied from a batch of Hydna, our Czech-style Pilsner. Following several more weeks of slow natural carbonation and another two weeks of lagering, this lager emerged soft, crisp, and incredibly complex. This lager is named after Atia Balba (85 – 43 BCE), who was the mother of Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, and niece to Julius Caesar. While very little is known about her life, there are a few ancient accounts of her experiences with divine omens before, during, and after the birth of her son, Augustus. The ancient historian Tacitus even commented on her piety and morals, noting her as one of the most respected matrons in all the Roman Republic.

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Balbilla is our German Kölsch-style Ale. Crafted with German malted barley and wheat, a blend of classic and new German hops, and our favorite kölsch yeast, it is crisp, dry, and refreshing. Lagered for many weeks and naturally carbonated, we taste notes of candied lemon, blackberry, freshly baked bread, and crackers. It is named after Julia Balbilla (72 – after 130 CE), who was a Greco-Roman noblewoman and famous poet. She accompanied the emperor Hadrian on his tour of Egypt and several of her epigrams, which survive today, were inscribed on the Colossi of Memnon.

Brutus is our flagship India Pale Ale. Crafted with American malted barley, specialty German malts, a touch of flaked oats, and our house ale yeast, it is refreshing, juicy, and soft. Hopped generously with Citra®, Simcoe®, and Mosaic®, we taste notes of orange sorbet, bubblegum, apricot, overripe mango, and candied lemon. It is named after Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), who was a famous founder of the Roman Republic after the expulsion of the last Roman king, Tarquinius Superbus.

Crafted with American malted barley and white wheat, a touch of flaked oats, specialty German malts, and our house ale yeast, this IPA is soft, juicy, and balanced! It is hopped generously with a blend of American hops, including Citra® and Mosaic®. We taste notes of dank blueberry, candied orange peel, melon, and a hint of pine! It is named after Caracalla (188 - 217 CE), who was a member of the Severan dynasty, and is known for granting Roman citizenship to all people who lived within the Roman empire. His reign was also marked by domestic and foreign instability, which set the stage for the disastrous 3rd century in Roman history.

Cleopatra is an India Pale Ale celebrating New Zealand hops. Crafted with American malted barley and white wheat, specialty German malts, and our house ale yeast, it is juicy, delicate, and soft. It was hopped generously with a blend of four New Zealand hops, including Nelson Sauvin™ and Riwaka™. We taste notes of gummy bears, papaya, peach, and pineapple. It is named after Cleopatra (69 – 30 BCE), who was the last queen of Ptolemaic Egypt and only Ptolemaic queen to learn Egyptian. She is also known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius.

Domitianus is one of our Barleywine-style Ales aged in a variety of specialty barrels. For this inaugural batch of Domitianus, we blended a single cognac barrel and a single Russell’s Reserve 10-year bourbon barrel, both of which housed our base barleywine recipe, known to us as BW1, for just under 22 months. Inspired by the barleywine brewing traditions of Britain and the United States, this ale was crafted with British malted barley, a touch of British specialty malts, heaps and heaps of flaked oats, American hops, and our ale yeast. Double-mashed and boiled into the early hours of the following morning, this barleywine is rich, velvety, and incredibly complex. It is named after Domitianus (51 – 96 CE), who was a Roman emperor and the last member of the Flavian dynasty. While known for being a ruthless leader and undermining the powers of the senate, Domitianus strengthened Rome’s borders, revalued the coinage, and initiated a massive building program within Rome. We hope you enjoy this barleywine together with those you love. This is a special batch of Domitianus served on nitro.  

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Gorgo is an Imperial India Pale Ale. Crafted with American malted barley and wheat, flaked oats, specialty German malts, and our house ale yeast, it is bold, complex, and decadent. Hopped generously with Citra® and Idaho 7®, we taste notes of rainbow stripe gum, overripe mango, papaya, and grapefruit. It is named after Gorgo (born 518 or 508 BCE), who was the queen of Sparta and wife of Leonidas. She is one of the few women mentioned by the ancient Greek writer Herodotus and is known for her wisdom and intelligence.

Herodotus is our Düsseldorf-style Doppelsticke inspired by our travels in Germany. An imperial version of our classic altbier, Vitellius, Herodotus was crafted with German malted barley, a complex blend of specialty German malts, Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops, and our house kölsch yeast blend. This ale is crisp, bold, and incredibly complex. Step-mashed, naturally carbonated, and lagered for just over eight weeks, we taste notes of amber honey, dates, fig, dark cherry, and toasted bread crust. It is named after Herodotus (484 - 430/20 BCE), who was an ancient Greek historian and geographer. He is known for producing the first narrative history, called the "Histories", in the ancient world. This historical text records the events of and leading up to the Greco-Persian wars. In fact, Cicero referred to Herodotus as the "Father of History"!

Mitsy is a Triple India Pale Ale which is inspired by our other core offerings, notably Cleopatra and Brutus. For this IPA, we triple dry hopped it with a blend of American and New Zealand hop varieties, including Citra® and Nectaron®. The Nectaron® hops used are from our hand-selected lot from New Zealand. Crafted with American malted barley, New England malted white wheat, specialty British and German malts, and our house ale yeast, it is soft, juicy, and incredibly drinkable. It is named after Mitsy Mergy (2010 – 2023), who was a small yet fierce Yorkshire Terrier. Her loving spirit, bold personality, and unwavering loyalty will never be forgotten. She was the best dog a family could have.

Ovidius is our fruited kettle sour series brewed with a touch of lactose. This iteration was conditioned on massive amounts of raspberry, blueberry, and cherry puree. Crafted with American malted barley, malted oats, flaked oats, American hops, milk sugar, and our favorite Lactobacillus culture, this sour is soft, jammy, and tart. We taste notes of fruit rollup, gushers, raspberry jam, blueberry pie, and cherry dip ice cream. It is named after Ovidius (43 BCE - 17 CE), who was a Roman poet and lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Crafted with German pilsner malt, a blend of classic and new German hops, and our house lager yeast blend. Single-decocted and naturally carbonated. Notes of bread, crackers, candied lemon, and melon. Named after Sappho (~615 – 570 BCE), who was one of the most renowned ancient poets. She was even regarded as the tenth muse!