Breweries

A total of 41 beers and ciders will be poured by the following 19 breweries and hard cider makers at the 2010 Rails to Ales Brewfest! See a complete list of all the beers and ciders below.

1. Roslyn Brewing Company – Roslyn, WA

   • Roslyn Dark Lager
     “Our original brew. It is a mild dark lager with a distinct character, and closely resembles the lager handcrafted by the German brewmeisters at the original Roslyn Brewery and Malting Company one hundred years ago. We use our own recipe of Roslyn water, fresh from the Cascade Mountains, four types of malted barley and three hop varieties to produce this smooth lager.”

   • Brookside Pale Lager
     “A pale lager beer made without the darker malts that we use in Roslyn Beer. It is hopped primarily with Yakima Hallertau hops, and may remind you of a beer you might find at a small gasthaus in Germany. It is especially popular with people who like full-bodied, lighter beers with mild hopping, and is named for the Brookside neighborhood of Roslyn. “

2. Mac & Jacks Brewing Company – Redmond, WA

   • African Amber Ale
     Brewed in Seattle, and available only by the keg, this Pacific Northwest beer is unpasturized and unfilterd. Creamy, hoppy and delicious, no visit to the great beer city of Seattle is complete with out a couple of pints of this magnificent amber ale.

   • Mac & Jack’s IPA
     Mac & Jack’s IPA is a refreshing, smooth and balanced India Pale Ale. Using a variety of special malts and plenty of locally grown hops, we have created an IPA that has great hop flavor without being bitter. This beer exhibits a toasty malt middle, which provides a backbone for the crisp hop finish. In keeping with Mac & Jack’s tradition, this beer is dry hopped for exceptional hop flavor.

3. Iron Horse Brewery – Ellensburg, WA

   • Quilter’s Irish Death – Created by the brewery’s founder, Quilter’s Irish Death is what we call a dark, smooth, ale. Any attempt at classifying it just ends up sending beer geeks into a style guidelines diatribe. So forget style guidelines. Is your pursuit of micro beer about tasting copies of a style that fit guidelines anyways? (Neither is ours) Irish Death is a malt bomb. We lovingly refer to it as beer candy. We heart our candy store. While tempting to session this beer, the name is a necessary reminder that despite the surprising approachability, this beer weighs in at a hefty 7.8% ABV.

   • High Five Hefe – Wheat, honey and ginger. A hefe with flavor before the fruit. No lemon required. In fact, please spare our beer from the embarrassment. Sorry to the loyal Iron Horse evangelists who just can’t get enough of this beer. Summertime only.

4. Snipes Mountain Brewing, Inc. – Sunnyside, WA

   • IPA – India Pale Ale
     Style: India Pale Ale
     Color: Lt. Amber
     O.G./F.G.: 14.5/3.8 plato
     Alcohol: 4.60% by weight
     Alcohol: 5.60% by volume
     Full and complex maltiness balances bold hop flavors and aromas.
     Available Year Round, in 22oz. bottles and on draft in 15.5 gallon and 5.16 gallon kegs. .

   • Dos Borrachos Pale Lager
     A specialty grain style lager, one Kenmore, WA online beer rater described as “Amber in color, hazy with a thin head. Big wheat aroma with fruity and floral hops nose. Big hoppy flavors and huge wheat malt. Floral and fruity flavors the grapefruit and hops fruit this was interesting and tasty”.

   • A surprise keg
     Come to the brewfest to find out what else they bring!

5. Whitstran Brewing Company – Prosser, WA

   • Steamy Cream California Common Ale
     Our lightest ale is made with pale barley malt, wheat and a touch of light crystal malt. It’s delicately hopped with Goldings and fermented using lager yeast at ale temperature.
     ABV 4.4 IBU 14

   • Highlander Scottish-Style Ale
     Generous helpings of Caramel and Vienna malts give this ale a rich amber color and smooth flavor. It’s lightly hopped with Yakima Goldings.
     ABV 5.6 IBU 16

   • Over-the-Edge Dry-Hopped Pale Ale
     For hop lovers, we’ve taken our 11th Hour Pale Ale a step further by adding hops at kegging. There is a distinct hop flavor in the finish.
     ABV 5.6 IBU 46

6. Old Schoolhouse Brewery – Winthrop, WA

   • Old Schoolhouse Imperial IPA: With almost double the hops of our Ruud Awakening IPA, the Imperial IPA is packed full of piney, floral, and citrusy Northwest hop varieties. The layers of caramel and toasted malts add some balance to the massive hop qualities used in this Imperial IPA. Like its younger brother (the Ruud Awakening IPA), this IPA tends to be hop-dominated, but at times can seem dangerously smooth. ≈9% ABV

   • Ruud Awakening IPA: Expect your taste buds to be rudely awakened and temporarily disabled by the plethora of hops used in this IPA. The brutally bitter beginning is followed by a citrus aftertaste. ≈7% ABV

   • Uncle Big’s Brown: A medium to dark brown ale with hints of chocolate and caramel, slight biscuit malt flavors, mildly hopped, and very smooth. ≈5% ABV.

7. Alpine Brewing Co. – Oroville, WA

   • Alpine Bohemian Pilsner
     …is a golden colored, full bodied example of this popular beer. A very slight maltiness is balanced with a generous dose of noble hops, which gives this beer a wonderful hoppy aroma without making it too bitter. Extremely “süffig” (quaffable).

   • Alpine Marzen
     …is a classic Bavarian “Märzen” with a rich malty aroma. This amber-colored and full-flavored lager beer is brewed from a classic recipe. A conditioning time of 6 to 8 weeks guarantees the exceptional balance, smoothness and full body typical of true German beers.

   • Alpine Hefeweizen
     … a new brew for Alpine, making its debut of the first kegged batch in March, but already making a good impression. At the Leavenworth Ale Fest this April, the Alpine Hefeweizen was awarded Judges Award for Best of Show and Judges Award for Best Wheat Beer

8. The Pike Brewing Co. – Seattle, WA

   • Naughty Nellie
     Crisp and refreshing with mild fruity esters and soft malt character yet beautifully balanced, like a chardonnay or sauvignon blanc. Superb with salads, sandwiches and snacks.
     COLOR: GOLDEN
     HOP VARIETIES: CENTENNIAL, CASCADE
     ALCOHOL: 4.70% ABV
     O G: 1.048
     MALT VARIETIES: ORGANIC PALE, MUNICH, CARASTAN, AROMATIC
     IBU: 24
     HISTORY: Named for Nellie Curtis, the madam of the LaSalle Hotel where Pike was founded. Inspired by the alt and Kolsch beers of Northern Germany, as well as the golden blonde ales of Belgium. The golden color was made possible by the method of indirect kilning which gently heated the malt without toasting it. Naughty Nellie is the golden color of a pale lager beer, yet is much more flavorful and delicious with food. Crisp and refreshing with mild fruity esters and soft malt character yet beautifully balanced, like a chardonnay or sauvignon blanc. Superb with salads, sandwiches and snacks.
     BREWED WITH ORGANIC INGREDIENTS

   • Pike IPA
     Powerful malt backbone is balanced with aromatic herbal hop character to maximize the earthy sweetness of malt and the tangy herbaceous seasoning of heavy hopping.
     COLOR: AMBER
     HOP VARIETIES: COLUMBUS, CHINOOK, WILLAMETTE, GOLDINGS, AMARILLO
     ALCOHOL: 6.30% ABV
     O G: 1.062
     MALT VARIETIES: PALE, CRYSTAL, MUNICH, CARAPILS
     IBU: 60
     HISTORY: English brewers began to see the potential of exporting their beers late in the 18th century. Getting beer to far off markets like India, where thousands of British soldiers and officials lived, in good condition, was a challenge. Brewers in Burton-upon-Trent, decided to increase the hops from around 25 ibu, for the popular “bitter pale ale,” to 65 ibu in order to brew a high gravity hoppier beer; both hops and alcohol preserve beer. A dozen local brewers then began producing a beer they called India Pale Ale. People at home and abroad loved the beer, and breweries in Burton became the largest in the world in the 1800s.

9. Diamond Knot Brewing Co. – Mukilteo, WA

   • Blonde Ale – Based on a pre-Prohibition lager recipe, this is a perfect summer session beer. Very light yet surprisingly complex due to the diverse grain bill. Vanguard hops lend a slightly spicy, herbal finish. 13IBUs; O.G. 10ºP; 4.2% ABV

   • IPA (India Pale Ale) – Copper-colored with a malty character up front. Intensely bitter with hints of grapefruit and cedar imparted by heavy-handed additions of Galena and Columbus hops. 40 IBUs; (.G. 13.5ºP; 6.2% ABV

   • Possession Porter – A robust, American-Style Porter. Chocolate Malt, Black Barley, Flaked Barley, Crystal Malt and molasses lend a deep, reddish-black hue to this full-bodied ale. Galena and Glacier hops impart substantial yet balanced bitterness. 45 IBUs; O.G. 12.6ºP; 5.3% ABV

10. Georgetown Brewing Co. – Seattle, WA

    • Georgetown Porter:
      This is an exceptionally flavorful medium bodied porter. We use tons of Chocolate, Munich, and Roasted Malt, then blend it with Centennial and Northern Brewer hops to create what we’d like to call Roasted Chocolaty Goodness. Mmm.. porter.

    • Manny’s Pale Ale:
      A careful selection of Northwest hops, premium barley and our unique yeast give this ale a rich and complex malty middle with a snappy hop finish. It’s truly a micro that finishes crisp, clean and smooth.

11. Red Hook Ale Brewery – Seattle, WA

    • Big Ballard Imperial IPA
      In 1982 Redhook was born in a converted transmission shop in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. After 28 years of brewing, Redhook is paying homage to its roots by releasing Big Ballard Imperial IPA. Big Ballard has a rich, deep golden and a very assertive hop character that hits you in the nose before reaching your lips. The flavor and aroma are balanced with complex malty undertones. While it has a friendly side, make no mistake – Big Ballard is brewed for diehard IPA fans.
      Big Ballard pairs well with sausage, cured meats with ground mustard, spicy Mexican or Asian dishes, and barbeque .
      Available in the Western US year round in both 22-ounce bottles and on draught.
      Style: Imperial IPA
      ABV: 8.6%
      Malts: Munich
      Hops: Alchemy, Willamette, Sterling, Northern Brewer, Cascade
      Color SRM: 15
      Bitterness Units: 73 IBU
      Original Gravity: 18.2
      Brewed Since: 2010

12. Big Al Brewing – Seattle, WA

    • Papa Charlie’s Pale Ale: A clean, enjoyable NW-style Pale Ale with herbal, spicy, and citrus-fruit hop flavors. Named in honor of Charles McElevy, the man who brought Craft Brewing to White Center.
      Ingredients: Malt = Pale, Crystal 80L, Victory.
      Hops = Nugget, Sterling, and Cascade.
      Yeast = Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale
      Specs: ABV = 4.2% O.G. = 1.047/11.7P IBU = 39

    • Tutta Bella Amber Ale: Developed by Tutta Bella’s Executive Chef Brian Gojdics and Big Al Brewing’s Head Brewer Alejandro Brown to be paired with Tutta Bella’s unique Neapolitan Pizza. A malty amber ale balanced by an assertive hop bitterness, flavor, and aroma with a faint roasty character create the perfect beer to be enjoyed with their fine wood fired pizza.
      Ingredients: Malt = ESB, Crystal 20L & 80L, Malted Wheat, Flaked Barley, Black Barley.
      Hops = Chinook, Fuggle, Cascade, and Sterling.
      Yeast = Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale
      Specs: ABV = 5.7% O.G. = 1.051/12.6P IBU = 39

13. Yakima Craft Brewing Co. – Yakima, WA

    • Amber Ale
      pairs a serious body with a strong hop presence. Again we showcase local ingredients to bring you an amber that works for any weather and any craft beer fan.
      ABV: 5.53%
      Est. IBU: 60.9
      OG (Plato): 1.054 (13.33)
      FG (Plato): 1.012 (3.07)
      Est. SRM: 11

    • IPA
      features a substantial, well-balanced taste with an emphasis on the hop.
      BeerAdvocate Magazine rates this beer an A+.
      ABV: 6.33%
      Est. IBU: 102.9
      OG (Plato): 1.060 (14.74)
      FG (Plato): 1.012 (3.07)
      Est. SRM: 8.5

    • Heather
      is a Scottish-inspired heather ale brewed with heather tips and honey. Light in taste and gentle in nature.
      ABV: 5.53%
      Est. IBU: 32
      OG (Plato): 1.054 (13.33)
      FG (Plato): 1.012 (3.07)
      Est. SRM: 6.1




14. 192 Brewing Company – Kenmore, WA

    • Apple Ale: This original beer was styled by our brewmaster Robert. He took inspiration from another, much sweeter apple ale he had come across and wanted to make one with his own influence and styled more to his personal liking. We start with a Kolsch style blonde recipe and add our own secret spices along with Washington apple cider at the end of the boil. We believe this beer could be the reason that BBQ Pizza was invented. We certainly recommend it.

    • Shticky Blonde: Derek started working on this particular recipe about 4 years ago. It started as a lager style, but switched to a Kolsch Ale style about 2 years ago. The finished product has not changed much over the years. Golden color, light carbonation, malty tones, without much hoppiness. Currently runs around 6% ABV. There is a presence of honey, but ever so slightly. The finish is very nice, soft, and light. Every sip begs for another.

    • ‘nilla Stout: A long time camp fire favorite. We strive for a smooth, malty, light and creamy bodied stout ale, and toss a whole vanilla bean in every keg. Then it matures for a moon or longer to let the flavors mellow together. Mmmmm. You know, I bet a s’more would really complete this perfect meal.

15. Deschutes Brewery – Portland, OR

    • Twilight Summer Ale ~ a straw-colored ale with a vigorous hop essence and a subtle, wafer-like body that complements the flavor of this special seasonal brew. It is a unique blend of four hops and malts: Cara-Pils and Carastan malts with the late addition of whole flower Amarillo, Cascade and Tettnang hops.

    • Hop In The Dark CDA (Cascadian Dark Ale) ~ Can an IPA be black? Semantics aside, this noir version adds deep roasted malts to alter the hue and slightly smooth the edges. What emerges is something deeper, less orthodox, and all its own.

16. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Chico, CA

    • Summerfest
      “Our Summerfest® is a refreshing, pilsner-style lager. Its incredible smoothness comes from an extra-long lagering period. Lighter in body than our ales but just as complex in character, Summerfest® quenches your thirst with big aroma and a tangy hop bite.
      GOLD MEDAL WINNER – California State Fair (European Light Lagers: 1999)
      alcohol content 5.0% by volume yeast Bottom-fermenting Lager Yeast
      beginning gravity 12.2 Plato bittering hops Perle & Saaz
      ending gravity 2.8 Plato finishing hops Saaz
      bitterness units 28 malts Two-row Pale & Munich
      What tastes great with Pale Ale?
      While Summerfest® is complex enough to accompany any gourmet meal, it is also great at barbecues, picnics, or any time you want a smooth, refreshing beer. Assertive enough to stand up to spicy meats and sauces, its tangy hoppiness also goes well with the sharp, peppery bite of specialty mixed salad greens.”

    • Pale Ale
      “Our most popular beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, is a delightful interpretation of a classic style. It has a deep amber color and an exceptionally full-bodied, complex character. Generous quantities of premium Cascade hops give the Pale Ale its fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor.
      “Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the flagship beer, the one that made Chico famous. It is a flawless beer that opens with bright, perky high notes of maltiness and orange blossom and segues into a delectable hoppiness.”
      – Elaine Louie, Premier Beer—A Guide to America’s Best Bottled Microbrews
      GOLD MEDAL WINNER – Great American Beer Festival (American Pale Ale: 1995, 1994, 1993;
      Classic English Pale Ale: 1992; Pale Ale: 1990, 1989, 1987)
      alcohol content 5.6% by volume yeast Top-fermenting Ale Yeast
      beginning gravity 13.0 Plato bittering hops Magnum & Perle
      ending gravity 2.8 Plato finishing hops Cascade
      bitterness units 37 malts Two-row Pale & Caramel
      What tastes great with Pale Ale?
      While we think Pale Ale tastes great with everything, its assertive hop flavor goes especially well with spicy cuisine, since its clean flavors counterbalance the richness of many hot dishes. It also goes well with starters and salads, its spicy complexity stimulating both appetites and conversation.”

17. Kona Brewing Co. – Honolulu, HI

    • Wailua Wheat Ale
      Swimming in a fresh water pool at the base of a cascading waterfall is what we all imagine we would find in paradise.
      On Maui, follow the old Hana Highway and you will find such a place – Wailua Falls. This plunging cascade of clear water is the inspiration for our Limited Release Wailua Wheat Ale. This golden, sun colored ale has a bright, citrusy flavor that comes from the tropical passion fruit we brew into each batch. Sit back, relax and enjoy paradise anytime.
      BITTERNESS: 15 IBU
      ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 5.4%
      ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 12.0 P
      MALTS: PALE, WHEAT
      HOPS: HALLERTAU
      Wailua Wheat Ale is an excellent beer to enjoy after a day on the water or at the beach (or even after mowing the lawn or playing softball in your “pau hana” summer league!). It typically pairs well with lighter fare like grilled fish and shrimp, roasted chicken, salads and Asian foods. Perhaps even a dish of vanilla ice cream.

18. Crispin Cider Company – Minneapolis, MN

    • Crisp, refreshing natural hard apple cider -
      Crisp over ice. A classically styled, but untraditional hard apple cider. Fruit forward, with a fresh, crunchy appley nose and a deliciously creamy, refreshingly crisp mouth feel. Gluten free.

19. Fox Barrel Cider Company – Colfax, CA

    • Fox Barrel Pear
      (Draft) 5.0% ABV.
      This delicately balanced cider is like biting into a ripe pear. The hand crafted subtlety of this 100% natural beverage pays homage to finer French ciders. Consistently awarded gold medals at national and regional competitions. Gluten Free.