All of our beers are born and raised in Lake Tahoe, made with 100% Lake Tahoe water. Whether its dark, light, hoppy or sour, we strive for balance, clarity of flavor, and pure deliciousness in all of our beers. We don’t strive to make the hoppiest IPAs, the roastiest stouts, or the sourest berlinerweisses. We make beers that complement life's good times, wherever they may be. Our beer line-up is always evolving and we draw inspiration for new beers from music, food, nature, brewing history and our friends. We hope that our passion for brewing and commitment to quality shines through in the beers we produce.
We are also proud that nearly all of our beers are gluten-reduced, using an enzyme that breaks down specific protein compounds without affecting other beer characteristics like flavor and aroma. For more details, check out our Gluten-Reduced Beer FAQ.
Our beer is currently available on draft and in cans and bottles in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, Northern Nevada and Eastern Sierra areas.
Our distribution partners are Golden Brands in CA (Tahoe/Truckee), New West Distributing in Northern NV, and Snowblind Distribution in Mammoth Lakes/Bishop.
We also partner with BEVV to ship beer to the following states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, New York, Connecticut, Washington DC, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania.
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We are also proud that nearly all of our beers are gluten-reduced, using an enzyme that breaks down specific protein compounds without affecting other beer characteristics like flavor and aroma. For more details, check out our Gluten-Reduced Beer FAQ.
Our beer is currently available on draft and in cans and bottles in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, Northern Nevada and Eastern Sierra areas.
Our distribution partners are Golden Brands in CA (Tahoe/Truckee), New West Distributing in Northern NV, and Snowblind Distribution in Mammoth Lakes/Bishop.
We also partner with BEVV to ship beer to the following states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, New York, Connecticut, Washington DC, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania.
Want to sell Alibi beer? Drop us an email HERE!
Want to get alerts about new beer releases? Follow us on Untappd!
NEW RELEASES
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Mr. Tartacular's
Forbidden Fruit Threesome Mr. Tartacular is our globe-trotting prankster who is always in search of his next palate-puckering adventure. His quarterly rotating series of fruit-saturated sours have become something of a legend in the Lake Tahoe area. The spring release - Mr. Tartacular's Forbidden Fruit Threesome - combines 1.3 pounds per gallon of passion fruit, peaches and plums with a stainless-fermented (not kettled soured) sour ale. All that wonderful fruit is allowed to ferment to a medium-dry finish, leaving the beer firmly tart, deeply juicy and endlessly drinkable. Our fantastically-whimsical original can art is brought to you by our uber-talented designer, Daryll Peirce. Pick up cans in either of our pubs before they are gone, and select retailers in the Tahoe/Reno area. 5.0% abv. |
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Chance of Clouds IPA
Chance of Clouds cans are here! Formerly known as Mozacca, this is our partly cloudy IPA bursting with mango and papaya from huge dry-hopping with Mosaic and Azacca hops! Additions of both malted and unmalted wheat give this beer a soft mouthfeel, but unlike the many overly-sweet juice bombs out there, we maintain just a bit of West Coast sensibility in this one. Pick up some cans in either of our pubs! 6.2% abv |
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Farmhouse Reserve: Pineapple
This is our first release in a series of mixed-culture saisons, each with a different fruit, hop or spice component. Our Farmhouse Reserve base beer is begins its life in our open-top oak fermenter with our house mixed culture. After primary fermentation in oak, we transferred it to stainless, blended in a portion of older barrel-aged sour blonde, refermented it with 1 pound per gallon of fresh pineapple, then lightly dry hopped it with Eldorado. The resulting beer is bursting with juicy pineapple, rustic Brett funk, soft acidity and hints of oaky vanilla, all culminating in a bone dry finish. This beer is naturally carbonated in the bottles with the same mixed culture used during fermentation (it’s alive!), so we expect it to develop additional Brett character and complexity over time. If you do cellar them, please keep them out of direct light and between 50 and 70F for best results. GOLD MEDAL, 2020 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS |
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CORE BEERS
PALE ALECitrusy, Tropical, Refreshing
Loads of citra and cascade hops are carefully layered over a lightly toasty malt backbone to create a hop-forward and crushable West Coast pale ale. ABV: 5.0% | IBU: 40 Malt: Pale, Pilsner, Flaked Oats, Carastan Hops: Citra, Eldorado, Cascade, Chinook Yeast: Scottish Ale Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: year-round draft and 4-pk 16oz cans |
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Alibi IPAMelon, Pine Sap, Dank
This heavily hopped golden nectar bursts with ripe melon and peach aromas, finishes with dank and resinous notes, all supported by a light but creamy malt character. ABV: 6.2% | IBU: 45 Malt: Pilsner, Pale, Malted Oats, Flaked Wheat Hops: Mosaic, Eldorado, Strata, Chinook Yeast: Scottish Ale Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: year-round draft and 4-pk 16oz cans |
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PORTERToasty, Chocolaty, Nutty
Dark but not too roasty, rich but not too heavy, this is our pursuit of a perfectly balanced English-style porter. ABV: 6.0% | IBU: 20 Malt: English Pale, Dark Crystal, Chocolate, Brown Hops: Magnum, Santiam Yeast: Scottish Ale Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: year-round draft; 4-pk 16oz cans October-March GOLD MEDAL, 2019 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS |
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KölschCrisp, Bright, Quenching
Our Kölsch is a crisp, lager-like beer fermented on the cooler side of ale temperatures. It features a blend of German-grown Hallertau Blanc and Oregon-grown Crystal hops for a modern twist on this classic session beer. Pröst! ABV: 4.8% | IBU: 20 Malt: Pilsner, Wheat, Carapils Hops: Magnum, Hallertau Blanc, Crystal Yeast: German Ale Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: year-round draft; 4-pk 16oz cans April - September |
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LIMITED RELEASE Seasonals
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CONTRADICTION - Golden Mocha "Stout"
Contradiction is a beer with an identity crisis. Looks like a pale ale, drinks like a stout. It's a golden ale brewed with oats and milk sugar (lactose) that's conditioned with loads of coffee, cocoa nibs and vanilla beans. A super creamy, golden-colored "stout" that's unlike any beer you've ever tasted! ABV: 6.0% | IBU: 15 Malt: Pale Malt, Oats, Carafoam Hops: Magnum Yeast: Alibi Ale Yeast Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Fancy Stuff: Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla, Lactose Availability: draft and 16oz cans, 1-2x per year |
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COCONUT WHITE IPA
At Alibi, we have a thing for coconut. We love it. Maybe too much. Coconut White IPA is a tropical-leaning IPA loaded with wheat and oats, fermented with a blend of our house ale yeast and a unique witbier strain that imparts banana-like esters and gives the beer a refreshingly dry finish. The beer is then conditioned with shredded coconut post-fermentation. “Tastes like vacation”. “Official beer of the Swedish Bikini Team”. “Pina colada beer”. These are some of the comments we have gotten from customers and staff. The interplay between the tropical hops and creamy coconut is divine. "vacation in a bottle" pretty much sums up this beer. ABV: 6.0% | IBU: 50 Malt: Pilsner, Wheat, Oats Hops: Eldorado, Citra, Azacca, Mosaic Yeast: Alibi House Yeast and Witbier Yeast Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: draft and bottles released July 2017 |
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PLUM-COT BERLINERWEISSE
Plum-Cot Berlinerweisse is one of our all-time taproom favorites that has made its way into limited-release cans the past two summers. Its a kettle-soured tart wheat beer with loads of plum and apricot puree, and its friggin delicious.
GOLD MEDAL, 2016 CANFEST ABV: 4.5% | IBU: 5 Malt: Pilsner, Wheat Hops: Belma Yeast: Lactobacillus Blend, Alibi Ale Yeast Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: draft and 16oz cans, mid-summer |
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DARK SAISON
Cocoa, Burnt Raisin, White Pepper Infinitely complex yet light on the palette, our Dark Saison is a local favorite in our taproom during the snowy months. Notes of dark chocolate and peppercorn are woven into this beer from the interplay between our expressive Saison yeast and our favorite malts, culminating in a dry and warming finish. Try pairing this beer with goat cheese, seared pork belly, or black forest cake. GOLD MEDAL, 2017 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS BRONZE MEDAL, 2020 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS ABV: 8.0% | IBU: 25 Malt: Vienna, Pilsner, Rye, Special B, Carafa Special Hops: Magnum, Saaz Yeast: Alibi Saison Yeast Water: Pure Lake Tahoe Water Availability: draft and bottles, late fall |
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Limited Release Fancy Stuff
RUBUS NOCTURNEOur bourbon barrel-aged dark sour with raspberries is a single-batch winter offering with notes of chocolate-covered tart raspberries, a bit of vanilla from the bourbon barrel aging, and a pleasant acidity that accentuates the fruit and continues inviting you back, sip after sip. Our first bottle-conditioned release! 8.0% ABV. Bottles released December 2016. 136 cases produced.
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SINGLE BARREL DARK SAISON
This very special beer is our beloved dark saison aged in a single cabernet sauvignon wine barrel for 21 months with two strains of brettanomyces. This barrel tasted so good we couldn't bring ourselves to blend it with others, and we decided to showcase it's intense barrel character in a very small run of bottles. We get notes of tart black cherries, leather, tobacco, toasted oak, a hint of brett funk, and surprisingly minimal oxidative character for being in a barrel for nearly 2 years! 9.0% abv. 30 cases produced. Taproom-only release.
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ASCENSION 1677
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Ascension 1677 is our bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout. The year 1677 is the first known use of the word stout in reference to beer, and Imperial Stout is the culmination of this style's ascension to modern day decadence. Our version has a luscious chocolaty decadence that's unlike anything we've created to date. It's impenetrably black with deep flavors of roasty espresso, flourless chocolate cake, toffee, oaky vanilla, and a warming bourbon booziness. 10% abv. Bottles released February 2016. 150 cases produced.
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CRESCENDO #2
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Crescendo #2 is the second release of our wine barrel-aged tart saison that we blend with a different fruit each year. This year we moved the beer from wine barrels into a tank with 500 lbs of kiwis and 60 gallons of fresh-pressed Chardonnay grape must. After fermentation was complete, we bottle-conditioned the beer to maturation. The result is a beer with seemingly more in common with white wine and cider than beer. Its got loads of funky brett and wine barrel and character in the nose, with a soft yet bright acidity reminiscent of a dry/tart apple cider. This beer is dangerously easy to drink for a barrel-aged sour. Sip slowly and reflect on the crescendos in your own life. 6.3% abv. Bottles released May 2017. 150 cases produced.
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FARMHOUSE RESERVE Farmhouse Reserve is a labor of love. It's our take on the rustic saisons of old. We ferment this beer in an open-top oak fermenter with our house mixed culture of yeast and bacteria (brett/lacto/saison), then allow it to finish conditioning in stainless steel. When the beer gives us the nod, we give it a light dry hop of Crystal and Sterling hops from our friends at Indie Hops in Oregon. We then bottle-condition it to achieve an effervescent and pillowy saison that is as complex as it is refreshing. 5.0% abv. 96 cases produced. Released August 2017. GOLD MEDAL, 2019 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS |
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Other Beers We Have Made, and Might Make Again...
BrütWagon IPA (6.7%): rotating tropical-leaning hops (most recently Denali and Hull Melon), effervescent mouthfeel, bone dry finish.
Export Stout (6.7%): jet black, espresso, dark chocolate, rich, smooth. Especially when served on nitro.
Cream Ale (5.2%): "a mighty fine light beer" made with some vienna malt and flaked corn and our favorite German Ale yeast.
India Pale Lager (5.6%): a true 6-week lager featuring experimental hop #09326. Notes of candied grapefruit, strawberry jam and deliciously clean lager character.
Vienna Lager (5.0%): brewed for our first time in fall 2018, featuring German Vienna malt and a long lagering period. Notes of graham crackers and crispy good times.
Mozacca IPA (6.2%): hazy IPA double dry hopped with mosaic and azacca hops. A taproom favorite.
Bavarian Table Beer (3.9%): epicly crushable low-ABV session beer brewed with pils/oats/wheat/rye and German-grown Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina Bavaria hops. Fermented with our German Ale yeast for a super smooth finish.
Wild Abandon Brett IPA (6.5%): Wild abandon is our otherworldly oat-heavy IPA fermented 100% in oak with 2 different strains of brettanomyces. Generously dry hopped with a rotating cast of our favorite hops each batch. Rustic, tropical, slight kiss of acidity, bone dry finish. Yum yum.
S'morter (6.0%): a s'mores-inspired version of our Porter with marshmallow fluff, cocoa nibs, graham crackers, and lactose. Served on nitro for over-the-top decadence!
Stable Genius IPA (6.9%): West Coast-style semi-hazy IPA loaded with Simcoe, Azacca and Cascade hops.
Sexi Mexi Lager (4.5%): ridiculously refreshing light lager brewed with barley, corn and rice, and properly lagered for a long siesta in stainless steel.
Step Up Session IPA (4.5%): hoppy session IPA featuring eldorado, mosaic and eureka hops. Benefitting the Truckee Bike Park.
Rice Vice (3.8%): berliner-style sour brewed with rice and wheat. Soured in the kettle, splash of citra hops added in the whirlpool, then fermented and conditioned in oak with our house brett strain. Infinitely refreshing and awesome.
Bandwagon IPA (7.0%): our first ever hazy IPA brewed in October 2017. Double dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc, Citra and El Dorado hops. Cold-conditioned for 14 days to ensure there was no fucking yeast in this haze-bomb! A crowd favorite. Hazy IPAs are now in regular rotation.
Blood Orange Session Sour (B.O.S.S. - 3.4%): tart wheat beer fermented with loads of organic blood oranges from the Tahoe Food Hub.
Alibi Saison (5.0%): complex, refreshing and very approachable. Our saison evokes flavors of lemon, pear and sourdough bread with a crisp, peppery finish.
Dia De Los Romos Mole Stout (7.0%): brewed every November for co-owner Rich Romo's birthday, this rich oatmeal stout is conditioned with a range of chiles, cocoa nibs and Latin spices to create a super flavorful Mole-inspired stout with just a kiss of heat.
Farmhouse Blanc (4.3%): brewed with loads of oats, fermented in oak with brett and lacto, then dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc, resulting in a medium bodied, lightly tart and highly crushable rustic ale with bright flavors of lemon meringue and white wine grapes.
Altbier (5.5%): traditional German amber. We try not to fuck with tradition here. It's fermented cool and has a firm yet balanced bitterness from German hops.
Session ESB (4.4%): English-inspired pub ale with layers of toasted bread, toffee and subtle cocoa. Brewed with 100% English malts and yeast.
IRA (5.8%): our India Red Ale makes regular appearances in our taproom. The hops are solidly on the dank side of the flavor spectrum, coupled with a firm bitterness and a bittersweet chocolate finish.
Schwarzbier (5.0%): German-style black lager. Flavors of cocoa, coffee, creamy body, clean finish. We love this beer and brew it as often as we can during the cooler months. SILVER MEDAL, 2017 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS
Abstract Truth #1 (9.5%): after our dark saison emerged from a year-long nap with two types of brettanomyces in a variety of red wine barrels, we blended and conditioned the beer with tart cherry puree. The resulting beer had big flavors of chocolate-covered cherries, burnt raisins, oak tannin, a nice round acidity, bittersweet cocoa in the finish, and a bit of barnyard-y wild yeast aroma.
Crescendo #1 (6.5%): our tart saison aged in wine barrels (red and white) for 14 months with our house cocktail of brettanomyces and lactobacillus, then blended and conditioned with 42 lbs per barrel of peach and apricot puree. Our patience was rewarded with a crescendo of amazing flavors.
Oatmeal Stout (7.0%): full-on stout brewed with several types of oats for a pint of creamy, chocolately deliciousness.
Märzen (5.3%): traditional German-style amber lager. Layers of bready/toasty malt, lightly spicy noble hops, very clean finish.
Coconut Brown (5.5%): rich, toasty brown ale with loads of coconut. Often served on nitro.
Rustic Rye (6.0%): a complex and pintable amber-colored rye beer finished with toasted oak cubes. Flavors of vanilla, toasted bread and golden raisins. Typically served on nitro.
Doppelbock (8.0%): we've only made this strong German lager once. 2 months of cold conditioning yielded layers of toasty malt, rich toffee, leather and a smooth but warming alcohol note.
Saison Nouveau (6.5%): rotating hoppy saison using new-ish tropical hop varieties that we think will play well with our house saison yeast.
Rauchbier (6.0%): a savory German amber lager made with beechwood-smoked malt. Sometimes we condition a keg or two with real bacon.
Scotch Ale (9.5%): rich, raisiny and boozy, our scotch ale is the ultimate winter warmer.
IPA (6-7%): we always keep rotating IPAs on draft in our taprooms and the recipes change nearly every batch. This allows us complete freedom to experiment with a range of hops, malt bills and fermentation techniques in our pursuit of the ultimate hoppy deliciousness.
Double IPA (8.5%): brewed every few months, each batch is different but always loaded with over-the-top hop aroma and a nice round bitterness.
Triple IPA (10.5%): brewed for our 1st anniversary, this beer did not disappoint. Everything a triple IPA should be. It will be back. Oh yes, it will be back.
White IPA (6.0%): our go-to hoppy beer in the summer, it's fermented with a blend of our house ale and saison yeasts, producing a dry and fruit-forward IPA. Sometimes we condition this beer on shaved coconut for a creamy, tropical twist.
Blonde (5.8%): we elevate this often-boring style using modest doses of juicy IPA hops in the whirlpool, creating tropical-lime aromas with minimal bitterness.
Pumpkin Pie Bier (5.4%): A malty, lactose-infused amber ale is first fermented cool with our German ale yeast, then totally transformed by conditioning it with loads of pumpkin puree, graham crackers, vanilla beans and just a touch of classic spices. The result is liquid pumpkin pie bliss.
Watermelon Gose (3.7%): lightly tart and lightly salty, balance and drinkability is our goal with this beer. We've made several batches of gose, and this last batch conditioned with an entire pallet of fresh watermelon, creating a transcendently refreshing treat.
Dry Irish Stout (5.0%): roasty meets creamy, we try to honor tradition while taking this beer in a uniquely Alibi direction every St. Patrick's Day.
Imperial Stout (9-10%): big and chewy with bold flavors of fudge, espresso, raisins and tobacco. The bourbon barrel-aged version has become known as Ascension 1677.
Strawberry Funkmobile (5%): oak-fermented, mixed-culture saison conditioned with loads of organic strawberries. Often described as "strawberry shortcake on sourdough bread". Released every year around the 4th of July.
oakTUBERfest (7.5%): our oak-fermented sour brown conditioned on roasted sweet potatoes and winter squash. Look for it in early fall.
Berliner Reserve (4-5%): kettle soured then fermented in our open-top oak tank with brettanomyces, this Berlinerweisse has a bright acidity and complex flavors of lemon and sourdough bread.
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel (9%): collaboration with our friends at IMBiB Custom Brews. Notes of poached pears, candied apples, and vanilla.
Various Oak-Fermented Sours...right after we opened we bought a 250 gallon open fermenter made of un-toasted, un-charred American white oak. We've sent a variety of wort into this open-air vessel with brettanomyces (wild yeast), lactobacillus (bacteria) and whatever other local airborne micro-flora have chosen to inhabit it. We continue to ferment a variety of beers in this vessel - from light rustic saisons to rich sour browns - and each new beer allows us to get to know its personality and develop a house character in our wild/sour beers that is uniquely our own. Sometimes we serve them straight, sometimes we blend them, sometimes we transfer them to wine barrels for long naps. Swing by either of our taprooms to taste our latest oak-fermented creation and let us know what you think.
Export Stout (6.7%): jet black, espresso, dark chocolate, rich, smooth. Especially when served on nitro.
Cream Ale (5.2%): "a mighty fine light beer" made with some vienna malt and flaked corn and our favorite German Ale yeast.
India Pale Lager (5.6%): a true 6-week lager featuring experimental hop #09326. Notes of candied grapefruit, strawberry jam and deliciously clean lager character.
Vienna Lager (5.0%): brewed for our first time in fall 2018, featuring German Vienna malt and a long lagering period. Notes of graham crackers and crispy good times.
Mozacca IPA (6.2%): hazy IPA double dry hopped with mosaic and azacca hops. A taproom favorite.
Bavarian Table Beer (3.9%): epicly crushable low-ABV session beer brewed with pils/oats/wheat/rye and German-grown Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina Bavaria hops. Fermented with our German Ale yeast for a super smooth finish.
Wild Abandon Brett IPA (6.5%): Wild abandon is our otherworldly oat-heavy IPA fermented 100% in oak with 2 different strains of brettanomyces. Generously dry hopped with a rotating cast of our favorite hops each batch. Rustic, tropical, slight kiss of acidity, bone dry finish. Yum yum.
S'morter (6.0%): a s'mores-inspired version of our Porter with marshmallow fluff, cocoa nibs, graham crackers, and lactose. Served on nitro for over-the-top decadence!
Stable Genius IPA (6.9%): West Coast-style semi-hazy IPA loaded with Simcoe, Azacca and Cascade hops.
Sexi Mexi Lager (4.5%): ridiculously refreshing light lager brewed with barley, corn and rice, and properly lagered for a long siesta in stainless steel.
Step Up Session IPA (4.5%): hoppy session IPA featuring eldorado, mosaic and eureka hops. Benefitting the Truckee Bike Park.
Rice Vice (3.8%): berliner-style sour brewed with rice and wheat. Soured in the kettle, splash of citra hops added in the whirlpool, then fermented and conditioned in oak with our house brett strain. Infinitely refreshing and awesome.
Bandwagon IPA (7.0%): our first ever hazy IPA brewed in October 2017. Double dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc, Citra and El Dorado hops. Cold-conditioned for 14 days to ensure there was no fucking yeast in this haze-bomb! A crowd favorite. Hazy IPAs are now in regular rotation.
Blood Orange Session Sour (B.O.S.S. - 3.4%): tart wheat beer fermented with loads of organic blood oranges from the Tahoe Food Hub.
Alibi Saison (5.0%): complex, refreshing and very approachable. Our saison evokes flavors of lemon, pear and sourdough bread with a crisp, peppery finish.
Dia De Los Romos Mole Stout (7.0%): brewed every November for co-owner Rich Romo's birthday, this rich oatmeal stout is conditioned with a range of chiles, cocoa nibs and Latin spices to create a super flavorful Mole-inspired stout with just a kiss of heat.
Farmhouse Blanc (4.3%): brewed with loads of oats, fermented in oak with brett and lacto, then dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc, resulting in a medium bodied, lightly tart and highly crushable rustic ale with bright flavors of lemon meringue and white wine grapes.
Altbier (5.5%): traditional German amber. We try not to fuck with tradition here. It's fermented cool and has a firm yet balanced bitterness from German hops.
Session ESB (4.4%): English-inspired pub ale with layers of toasted bread, toffee and subtle cocoa. Brewed with 100% English malts and yeast.
IRA (5.8%): our India Red Ale makes regular appearances in our taproom. The hops are solidly on the dank side of the flavor spectrum, coupled with a firm bitterness and a bittersweet chocolate finish.
Schwarzbier (5.0%): German-style black lager. Flavors of cocoa, coffee, creamy body, clean finish. We love this beer and brew it as often as we can during the cooler months. SILVER MEDAL, 2017 BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS
Abstract Truth #1 (9.5%): after our dark saison emerged from a year-long nap with two types of brettanomyces in a variety of red wine barrels, we blended and conditioned the beer with tart cherry puree. The resulting beer had big flavors of chocolate-covered cherries, burnt raisins, oak tannin, a nice round acidity, bittersweet cocoa in the finish, and a bit of barnyard-y wild yeast aroma.
Crescendo #1 (6.5%): our tart saison aged in wine barrels (red and white) for 14 months with our house cocktail of brettanomyces and lactobacillus, then blended and conditioned with 42 lbs per barrel of peach and apricot puree. Our patience was rewarded with a crescendo of amazing flavors.
Oatmeal Stout (7.0%): full-on stout brewed with several types of oats for a pint of creamy, chocolately deliciousness.
Märzen (5.3%): traditional German-style amber lager. Layers of bready/toasty malt, lightly spicy noble hops, very clean finish.
Coconut Brown (5.5%): rich, toasty brown ale with loads of coconut. Often served on nitro.
Rustic Rye (6.0%): a complex and pintable amber-colored rye beer finished with toasted oak cubes. Flavors of vanilla, toasted bread and golden raisins. Typically served on nitro.
Doppelbock (8.0%): we've only made this strong German lager once. 2 months of cold conditioning yielded layers of toasty malt, rich toffee, leather and a smooth but warming alcohol note.
Saison Nouveau (6.5%): rotating hoppy saison using new-ish tropical hop varieties that we think will play well with our house saison yeast.
Rauchbier (6.0%): a savory German amber lager made with beechwood-smoked malt. Sometimes we condition a keg or two with real bacon.
Scotch Ale (9.5%): rich, raisiny and boozy, our scotch ale is the ultimate winter warmer.
IPA (6-7%): we always keep rotating IPAs on draft in our taprooms and the recipes change nearly every batch. This allows us complete freedom to experiment with a range of hops, malt bills and fermentation techniques in our pursuit of the ultimate hoppy deliciousness.
Double IPA (8.5%): brewed every few months, each batch is different but always loaded with over-the-top hop aroma and a nice round bitterness.
Triple IPA (10.5%): brewed for our 1st anniversary, this beer did not disappoint. Everything a triple IPA should be. It will be back. Oh yes, it will be back.
White IPA (6.0%): our go-to hoppy beer in the summer, it's fermented with a blend of our house ale and saison yeasts, producing a dry and fruit-forward IPA. Sometimes we condition this beer on shaved coconut for a creamy, tropical twist.
Blonde (5.8%): we elevate this often-boring style using modest doses of juicy IPA hops in the whirlpool, creating tropical-lime aromas with minimal bitterness.
Pumpkin Pie Bier (5.4%): A malty, lactose-infused amber ale is first fermented cool with our German ale yeast, then totally transformed by conditioning it with loads of pumpkin puree, graham crackers, vanilla beans and just a touch of classic spices. The result is liquid pumpkin pie bliss.
Watermelon Gose (3.7%): lightly tart and lightly salty, balance and drinkability is our goal with this beer. We've made several batches of gose, and this last batch conditioned with an entire pallet of fresh watermelon, creating a transcendently refreshing treat.
Dry Irish Stout (5.0%): roasty meets creamy, we try to honor tradition while taking this beer in a uniquely Alibi direction every St. Patrick's Day.
Imperial Stout (9-10%): big and chewy with bold flavors of fudge, espresso, raisins and tobacco. The bourbon barrel-aged version has become known as Ascension 1677.
Strawberry Funkmobile (5%): oak-fermented, mixed-culture saison conditioned with loads of organic strawberries. Often described as "strawberry shortcake on sourdough bread". Released every year around the 4th of July.
oakTUBERfest (7.5%): our oak-fermented sour brown conditioned on roasted sweet potatoes and winter squash. Look for it in early fall.
Berliner Reserve (4-5%): kettle soured then fermented in our open-top oak tank with brettanomyces, this Berlinerweisse has a bright acidity and complex flavors of lemon and sourdough bread.
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel (9%): collaboration with our friends at IMBiB Custom Brews. Notes of poached pears, candied apples, and vanilla.
Various Oak-Fermented Sours...right after we opened we bought a 250 gallon open fermenter made of un-toasted, un-charred American white oak. We've sent a variety of wort into this open-air vessel with brettanomyces (wild yeast), lactobacillus (bacteria) and whatever other local airborne micro-flora have chosen to inhabit it. We continue to ferment a variety of beers in this vessel - from light rustic saisons to rich sour browns - and each new beer allows us to get to know its personality and develop a house character in our wild/sour beers that is uniquely our own. Sometimes we serve them straight, sometimes we blend them, sometimes we transfer them to wine barrels for long naps. Swing by either of our taprooms to taste our latest oak-fermented creation and let us know what you think.