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You are here :: Beer & Wine Saturday, July 31, 2010
Location and Hours  

530 E. Benson # 3
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
(In the Metro Mall, across from Sears)

Phone: (907) 274-0074
Fax: (907) 274-0077

Tuesday-Saturday 7am-11pm
Sunday 7am-3pm

 

 
Events  
 
Beers on Tap  

Pilsner Urquell

North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

Lindeman's Peche

Alaskan Brewing Raspberry Wheat

Kassik's Nut Brown

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine

Ayinger Marzen

Grotten Brown

Sleeping Lady Oak Aged Pale

Midnight Sun Hop Dog

Schlenkerla Urbock

Great Divide Double Wit

Flying Dog Gonzo

Midnight Sun Pride

Full Sail Spotless IPA

  

Featured Beer Bottle Pour

Mikkeller Monk's Brew

 
Beer in bottle  
Trappiste Beers
 
There are 7 “Trappiste” monastery breweries in the world, 6 Belgian & 1 from the Netherlands. Six are represented on our list & the 7th, Westvleteren, has been, on rare occasion, sighted here. The Dutch Trappist, Koningshoeven in Tilburg, was reinstated to the Trappist Association in  2005.
 
Abbey Scourmont Chimay Red
330     $9.50
Premiere has a creamy head & apricot aroma
 
Abbey Scourmont Chimay White
330     $10.00
Cinq Cents is golden, fruity with muscat & raisins
 
Abbey Scourmont Chimay Blue
330     $10.50
Grande Reserve complex fruit & pepper flavors
 
Abbey of  Orval Trappist Ale
330     $10.00
Fruity bouquet, firm body, profound hop bitterness
 
Abbey of Westmalle Triple
330     $10.00
Golden orange with herbal aromas
 
Abbey of Westmalle Dubbel
330     $8.00
Subtle dry finish with hints of tropical fruit
 
Abbey St-Remy de Rochefort 6
330     $11.00
Beer monks drink daily, here for you now
 
Abbey St-Remy de Rochefort 8
330     $11.00
Dubbel, Amber beer shockingly easy to drink
 
Abbey St-Remy de Rochefort 10
330     $12.50
Complex with a firm malt backbone
 
Achel Blond
330     $11.50
Pale, strong, fruity, hoppy ale, a rare find in th U.S.
 
Achel Bruin
330     $11.50
Based on an original recipe from Westmalle
 
Koningshoeven Triple
330     $9.00
Powerful dark blond ale, fruity, bittersweet
 
Koningshoeven Dubble
330     $9.00
Centuries old recipe of the Monk's, red, malty
 
Belgium
 
Vuuve  Regenboog
330     $9.50
Wit flavors of orange, coriander, tart & sour notes
 
Hoegaarden Wit
330     $7.00
The original wit beer. Citrusy, fruity, very crisp
 
Triple Karmeliet
330     $8.50
Robust, fruity Pale Ale with oats, barley & wheat.
 
Gaspar Alvinne
330     $10.00
Fruity with a very long, dry, bitter finish. 110 IBU 
 
Popperings Hommel
330     $8.00
IPA brewed in the heart of the Belgian hop region. 7.5%
 
Kwak Bosteels
330     $9.00
Strong amber ale served in original coachmen glass. 8%
 
Duvel
330     $9.00
Strong ale & most popular Belgian beer in Amsterdam.
 
Quintine Amber Ellezelloise
330     $11.00
Lagered in German oak. Aroma of spruce from yeast 8.5%
 
Oerbier De Dolle
330     $9.00
Fall seasonal with 6 malts, tartness from yeast.  9%
 
Discovery Amber Green's
500     $11.00
 De Proef built this beer Gluten-Free with full flavor.
 
Noir de Dottignier De Ranke
330     $9.00
Six roasted malts give this Dark Strong Ale presence.
 
Ichtgem's Grand Cru Flemish Red
330     $10.00
Blended 60/40 old sour barrel aged to young sweet beer.
  
Hercule Stout Ellezelloise
330     $13.00
World classic. Full bodied, sturdy & dapper, oak lager. 9%
 
Lindemans Framboise
355     $11.00
Delicate palate of raspberries with some acidity, elegant.
 
Cantillon Cuvee Des Champions
750     $30.00
Made without traditional blending, this Lambic has been dry hopped with fresh Styrian Goldings in oak cask. 5%
 
Drie Fonteninen Oude Geuze
375     $15.00
Geuze is tart, earthy, incredibly complex and finished in oak.
 
Germany
 
Reissdorf Kölsch
500     $7.50
A pleasant and full bodied beer. Light and slightly sweet.
 
Schneider Edelweisse
500     $8.50
Traditional wheat beer, crisp & refreshing.
 
Ayinger Brau-Weisse
500     $7.50
An aristocratic beer with a complex aroma, a brut beer.
 
1809 Berliner Weisse Weihenstephan
500     $11.50
This beer will thrill the taste buds with it's Brettanomyces tang. Add raspberry or Woodruff syrup?
 
Bitburger Brauerui
500     $7.50
One of the three top beers in Germany. Mild & smooth.
 
EKU Pilsner Kulmbacher
330     $6.00
Balancing flavors of South & North Germany beautifully.
 
Radeberger Pilsner
500     $7.50
Once crowned the official drink by King Friedrich of Saxony. Crisp & clean.
 
Kellerbrau Monchshof
500     $8.50
Brilliant unfiltered lager from northern Bravaria. 5.4% 
 
Mahrs der Wisse-Bock
500     $11.00
Unpasterurzed and unfiltered, strong, dark, very tasty, 8.5% 
 
Schlenkerla Rauch Marzen
500     $10.00
Made with only beachwood smoked malts. 5.4%.
 
Sticke Uerige
330     $9.00
Finest example of Duesseldorf altbier style. Big spicy hop aroma, firm malty middle with a dry finish.
 
Dopplesticke Uerige
330     $10.00
A strong altbier. Expressive hoppiness and dryness.
 
Schwrzbier Monchshof
500     $8.50
Suprenely drinkable, dry and beautifully hooed, yet full of dark roasted flavor. Known as "the black Pils" 4.9%
 
Ettaler Curator
500     $9.00
Notes of dark fruit, licorice, coffee, chocolate & caramel.
  
Schneider Aventinus
500     $8.50
A Wheat Dopple Bock with great effervescence, yummy!
 
Netherlands
 
Christoffel Nobel
330     $10.00
Sort of a dry hopped Imperial Pilsner. Very limited. 8.7%
 
Christoffel Robertus
330     $8.00
Ruby red lager in the Munchener dunkel style. 6%
 
Tilburg Brown Ale
330     $7.00
Mild flavors of chocolate, rose, and burnt sugar. 5%
 
Austria
 
Hofstetten Granit Bock
500     $10.00
Brewed according to the historic style "Stone Beer". White hot stones added to the wort give the beer lovely caramel, roasted and uniquely smoked flavors.
 
Italy
 
Verdi Birrificio del Ducato
330     $15.00
Verdi Imperial Stout is a mix oc cocoa, carob & licorice notes with chili (think contemporary chocolatiers) to bring some dryness on the finish if the chocolaty richness. 8%
 
France
 
Columba Pietra Corsican
330     $7.50
Wit using herbs of tree strawberry, myrtle, & juniper. 5%
 
Ambree Pietra Corsican
330     $7.50
Amber Lager using local chestnuts with the malt. 6%
 
E. Dupont Cidre Reserve
750     $24.00
Aged in Calvados oak casks & drunk from a giant teacup? 6%
 
Meads and Ciders
 
Cider West Count Kingston Black
6oz     $8.00
Fermented with wild yeast giving an earthy character.

Dry Perry Olivers Herefordshire
6oz     $8.00
This still, dry perry crafted in small batches using vintage pears grown in England is full tasting with hints of citrus.

Sam Smith Organic Cider
550     $9.50

Crisp clean flavor and dry finish. perfect for any season. 

Celestial Meads- Desire
6oz     $10.00
Semi- sweet traditional from raw desert wildflower honey.

Celestial Meads- Marriage
6oz     $10.00

Sweet Melomel, made with marionberries and rasberries.

Celestial Meads- Rubus3
3oz     $7.00
A tasty new treat made from wild raspberry flower honey.

Makana- iQhilika Fig Mead
6oz     $10.00
Sweet Methegin using the leaves of the African Cape Fig.

Makana- iQhilika Coffee Mead
6oz     $10.00
Sweet mead with carmelized hone added to African wildflower honey and a rare, organic, wild coffee strain known as Transkei Gold. A robust after dinner treat. 

Old Danish Braggot Dansk Mjod
6oz     $10.00
Fully fermented Strong ale from Orbaek Brewery blended with a mature ginger mead. Brewed according to old Danish traditions and based on an 18th century recipe. 10%
 
Scotland
 
Dogma BrewDog Brewery
660     $12.50
An inovative, enigmatic ale brewed with guarana, poppy seeds & kola nut with Scottish heather honey. Keeping your focus tight while enjoying your favorite bev.
 
Traquair House Ale
330     $10.50
Rich, dark, oakiness. A true winter warmer. 7.2%
 
Traquair Jacobite
330     $11.00
Hints of chocolate, winey fruit & coriander. 8%
 
Harviestouns Ola Dubh 30
330     $11.00
Their classic Old Engine Oil aged in 30 year old scotch whiskey casks from Highland Park. Quite elegant.
 
Canada
 
Unibroue Trois Pistoles
330     $7.00
Belgian dark strong. Dark spice, cocoa, and ripe fruit. 9%
 
Unibroue Maudite
330     $7.00
Aroma of spice and floral hops. Deliciously complex. 8%
 
USA
 
North Coast Brother Thalonious
355     $7.00
Belgian style Abbey Ale. Rich, dark and robust. 9.3%
 
North Coast Pranqster
355     $5.00
Belgian Golden Ale. Floral and fruity, clean and fresh. 7.6%
 
 
England
 
Sam Smith Organic Cherry Beer
550     $10.50
Brewed with original restored equipment and only organic barley & wheat. Sour cherries  create an exceptional flavor.
 
Sam Smith Organic Lager
550     $7.75
Full bodied lager, with lots of malt & hop character
 
Ridgeway IPA
500     $10.00
An authentic, cask conditioned English IPA using England grown cascade hops. 5.5%
 
Bluebird Bitter Coniston Brewery
500     $10.50
Juicy malt & hops vie for attention in the moiuth while the finish is tart and hoppy but balanced y creamy malt.
 
 
Gale’s Conquest Masterbrew 
275     $10.00
Yeasts lend the flavors of pineapple & grapefruit. 8%
 
Ridgeway Ivanhoe
500      $10.00
A beatiful, dark red, classic English Ale. As well balanced as a champion jouster. 5.2%
 
Old Man Ale Coniston Brewery
500     $10.50
A deep burnished copper color, rich port wine aroma, big chocolate & creamy malt palate & a dry, grainy, roasty finish balanced by hop bitterness & tart fruit. Complex.
 
Ridgeway Bad King John
500     $10.00
A black, bitter, and intense brew. Like the ruthless man it honors.

Sam Smith Taddy Porter
550     $7.75
Intense, dry, tangy character with a full bodied mouth feel.
 
Sam Smith Imperial Stout
550     $7.75
Dark, rich, flavorful. “A beer for the czars”   7%
 
Entire Butt Porter Salopian Brewery
500     $10.50
A bold recreation of a historical style made of blended ales. Brewed with 14 malts & 3 varieties of hops. 4.8%
 
Ridgeway Foreign Export Stoust
500     $10.00
A rich aroma of breakfast coffee. Flavor reveals licorice, caramel and raisin notes that are products of the aging process. 8%

JW Lee's Harvest Ale `99
275     $15.00
Barleywine brewed once a year on December 1st, made with fresh ingredients. Estery and well balanced. 11.5%
 
JW Lee's Lagavulin 2005
275     $20.00
Harvest ale aged in scotch whiskey casks. Slightly sweet with hints of smoke. An intense brew. 11.5%
 
George Gales ‘97 
275     $10.00
10 years waiting.Intense flavor.  OUTSTANDING
 
J.W. Lee’s Moonraker
500     $12.50
Champion Winter Beer of Britain. Barleywine. 7.5%
 
Sam Smith Yorkshire Stingo
550     $10.00
Very limited bottling of oak aged strong ale from 1700. Flavors include toffee, raisins, dried fruit, and caramel. 8%
 
Czech Republic
 
Zatec Bright Lager 
500     $7.50
Old time methods, 45 day lager, local Saaz (Zatec) hops.
 
Zatec Dark Lager 
500     $7.50
A refined fresh dark lager, with local Saaz (Zatec) hops.
 
Malta
 
Farsons Lacto Milk Stout
330     $7.50
Bitter chocolate, burnt black currant, and slightly sweet.
 
Japan
 
Hitachino Nest White Ale
330     $7.50
With using herbs of tree strawbnerry, myrtle and juniper.
 
Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale
330     $8.00
Ale & Sake yeast used to convert the 25% rice grain bill.

Hitachino Nest Ginger Brew
330     $8.00
Gingerm citrus & malt compliment spicy foods perfectly.

Hitachino Nest XH
330     $9.50
Strong Belgian Brown matured 3 mo. in Sake barrels.
 
 
 

 

 
Wine  
Sparkling Wines
 
Sparkling Brut- J vinyards Cuvee 20 (CA)
$7.50     $30
Gracefully opens up with crisp lemon peel and honeysukle, folwed with apples, grapefruit, and angelfood cake notes.
 
Sparkling Brut - Scharffenberger Brut (US) 
$7.50     $30.
60/40 blend of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay grapes 100% estate grown. Oak - aged wines from the cellars create this blend.
 
Whites
 
Strawberry Rhubarb - Bear Creek Winery (AK)
$8.00     $32.
Aroma of strawberries, sweet flavors of berry with a slightly tart balance of rhubarb. Delicious flavors of desert in a glass.
 
Riesling - Anything Goes Schmitt Sohne `08 (Germany)
$6.00     $24.
From the steepest slopes of the Mosel Valley comes a distinctly differant wine that combines rich, forward fruit with a clean, crisp finish to complement just about anything to eat. Try it with spicy or savory, This wine is great for right now.
 
White Blend - Montinore Borealis `09 (OR)
$6.00     $24
Lush aroma of citrus and honeydew, with hints of orange blossom, yellow apple and strawberries. Flavors of fresh melon, mandarin orange and yellow apple, finishing crisp and dry with ripe fruit and floral notes.
 
Voingier- Renwood '06 (CA)
$5.50     $22
A classic Rhone wine with a floral bouquet, dry apricots and peach flavors with a hint of citrus on the finish.
 
Pinot Grigio - Zenato delle Venezie ‘08 (Italy)
$8.00     $32.
Straw yellow in color with greenish highlights and a delicate boucate. Refreshing and soft, with a smooth, dry finish.
 
Vourvay- Domaine Pichot '07 (France)
$7.50     $30
Juicy and fresh on the palate, balanced with a fruity and dry finish. This chenin blanc is slightly dry, pure and intense.
 
Chardonnay - Liberty '07 (CA)
$7.00     $28
Partially barrel fermented, this wine is rich in character and is a skilled example of what the Central Coast has to offer.
 
 
Reds
 
Red Blend- Marietta Old Vine Red Lot 51 NV (CA)
$7.00     $28
The latest of the trademark blend first released 30 years ago. Lot 51 carries a tradition of loads of ripe berry and peppery spice as well as dried cherries and dusty herbs that add to the complexity. Pleasantl rustic and ripe in a Zin like style.
    
Shiraz Cabernet- MountainEstate Inkberry '08 (Australia)
$6.00     $24
The high elevation these grapes are grown at along with the unusual intensity of sunshine and the low grape yields combine to create wines of aromatic complexity with layer of deep, rich flavors. Jicy black currents with a bright character.
  
Red Blend- Rioja Vega Crianza '06 (Spain)
$7.25     $29
Tempranillo, Mazuelo, and Garnacha grapes picked at their optimal ripeness. Aged for 12 monthes in oak casks and further aged for 6 months in the bottle. The result is a complex wine, rich in aromas of vanilla and spice.
 
Sangiovese- La Carraia Sangiovese Dell'Umbria '08 (Italy)
$6.50     $26
A beautiful wine from the middle of Italyin the Umbria area. Very dark and medium body with a delcate raspberry aroma. Good tannins with brilliant cherry fruit. French oak brings to it a bit of vanilla and spice. Excellent with cheese.
 
Red- Colosi Rosso '07 (Italy)
$6.00     $24
This wine is dedicated to true original typicality of character. A dry full bodied wine with forward flavors of blackberry, raisins, and figs. Well structured. 100% Mero D' Avola grapes grown on estate vineyards around Messina, Sicily.
 
 
Intriguing Offerings
 
Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Vintage Porto 1995
2oz.     $5.
3 years in bottle to develop style & complexity resulting in mouth filling flavors of ripe fruit, balanced by black chocolate
 
Graham’s Tawny Port 20 year old
2oz.     $8.25
Nose of mandarin oranges & walnuts. Superb palate of honeyed fruit, soft burnt toffee, smooth texture & lingering finish
 
 
 
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