DOPO

Modern L IPA 5%

Our House Hoppy Beer. A blend of our favorite hops from the Pacific Northwest and Southern Hemisphere brings out modern fruit forward flavors and aromas with a touch of that classic resin that only Columbus can provide. This beer exemplifies our dedication to hops and pushing the boundaries of what you thought a 5% hoppy beer could smell and taste like

Hops: Nelson, Mosaic, Simcoe

ESD

Double Dry Hopped Dopo 5%

Extra Special Dopo is a once a year treat. Brewed to celebrate the end of ski season and the transition to spring and time spent on the trails. We take the same base recipe for Dopo and double the dry hop amounts to a staggering 5lb/bbl. This is an unheard of amount for a 5% beer and is usually only reserved for beers over 7% ABV. Just like Dopo it symbolizes our commitment to hops and pushing the boundaries of hoppy beer at 5%. We love hops as you can probably tell but we also love Low ABV beer. This beer proves you don’t need to be drinking an 8% Double IPA to get great hop expression. We added an extra little something to this batch in the form of a brand new product from Freestyle Hops that combines dried passion fruit into hop pellets and then extracts all the crazy flavors and aroma into a concentrated liquid extract. This really amplifies the fruit forward aspect of this beer and we’re excited to test it out on future beers.

Hops: Mosaic, Nelson, Simcoe , Simcoe Cryo, Kohia Nelson Hop Kief

HBC1019

Single Hop Pale Ale 5%

HBC 1019 is a brand new hop variety from the Hop Breeding Company that was just released in small quantities this past fall. Part of it’s lineage comes from a genetically unique hop species called Neomexicanus. Neomexicanus hops originated in the mountains of New Mexico and have recently been brought to the Pacific Northwest to be grown and crossed with other varieties. HBC 1019 is probably our favorite of the Neomexicanus varieties. We’ve used it in small quantities in Divi and Divi Divi but never by itself. It’s incredibly potent and offers a mind blowing range of fruit character from honeydew melon and peaches to indistinct tropical fruit but then it also delivers a unique character that some people describe as coconut, rum barrel, or even caramelized banana. It’s truly unique and tastes nothing like any hop out there. We used nothing but 1019 in this Pale Ale in the boil, whirlpool, and dry hop.

Hops: HBC 1019

ALL BLACK NOTHING

New Zealand IPA 6.5%

All Black Nothing returns after too long a hiatus. This was the first “high point” IPA we brewed when we first opened. We’ve brewed it a few times since but for this batch we went back to the original hop combo of Nelson, Riwaka, and Southern Cross. All Black Nothing is a showcase of our favorite hop varieties from New Zealand and is an homage to the NZ Rugby team, not a Black IPA. It explodes with that tangy, expressive, and exotic fruit character that NZ hops are so well known for. We’re getting notes of pink starburst, orange zest, lemon lime soda, and nice spicy/herbaceous quality that keeps it from being too fruity. This might be the best batch of this beer yet. We promise to brew it more often in the future! Promise.

Hops: Southern Cross, Nelson, Riwaka

FEELING SINGLE, SEEING TRIPLE

Modern WC Triple IPA 10%

Feeling Single Seeing Triple is brewed in collaboration with New Image Brewing of Arvada, CO. A few weeks back Brandon from New Image joined us for a weekend of skiing, both uphill and down, and talking beer. We brew one Triple IPA a year and it was time to brew it so we decided to brew one together. We don’t brew many high ABV beers but Brandon on the other hand has brewed probably hundreds. He was super helpful in helping us craft a recipe and approach to such a high alcohol beer. We used an incredibly light malt base of just pilsner malt and rice, American Ale yeast, and a combo of our favorite new hops. HBC 586 and Strata were used on the hotside then we hit the dry hop with a staggering amount of Nectaron, Citra, and Strata. This is the most hops we’ve ever added to a beer at just over 8 lbs/bbl total. It’s a once a year treat and due to all the dry hopping we didn’t yield that many cans so it’ll be gone before you know it.

Hops: HBC 586, Strata, Citra, Nectaron