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Bird Sips

American IPA|6.2% ABV

Bird Sips is our Motueka focused IPA. Zesty lime-like citrus with tropical tones. Nelson Sauvin and Sultana play a supporting role rounding out the flavor contributing more tropical depth.

Definition of "Bird Sip" (noun): A hearty and exuberant sip of beer, a sip consisting of great volume. - Named after Josh "Bird" Jayne. 

Bygone

Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Ale|9.4% ABV

Bygone is our Bulleit Bourbon barrel aged Old Ale. Brimming with complex malt and barrel character. Bygone is deep burgundy in color, notes of brown sugar, fig, marzipan, english toffee and caramel throughout.

Coolship Kellerbier

Kellerbier|4.9% ABV

Expressing well defined malt character with an herbaceous hop presence.

CW Rauch Bock

German Style Lager|6.2% ABV

CW Rauch Bock is a full-bodied, malt-forward lager brewed using German ingredients, utilizing decoction mashing, was patiently horizontally lagered, and its tasting really wonderful. Notes of subtly sweet brown bread with balanced and rounded smokiness wrapped up in a drinkable lager with a tremendous depth of malt flavor. 

Framewerk

Zwickelbier|3.8% ABV

Framewerk is a low gravity German inspired Zwickelbier. Brewed with a blend of heirloom German Barley varieties to create a full body with complex malt character in a wonderfully drinkable low abv beer. Coming in at 3.8%, biscuity notes of freshly baked sweet bread, light grassy and citrusy noble hop presence rounded within a clean crisp fermentation profile.

Fresh Drip

Coffee Porter|5.8% ABV

Fresh Drip was brewed with coffee from The Bean in Cheshire. This years batch results in pronounced notes of coffee with cocoa, dark chocolate, and caramel with a touch of roast in a drinkable dark beer.

Headway

American IPA|6.5% ABV

Headway IPA is brewed with four varieties of American hops. Headway blends these hop varieties in the kettle and in the dry hopping stages to allow these varietals to be bright and expressive.

Ho Ho Hope for the Kids

American IPA|6.4% ABV

Ho Ho Hope for the Kids is a holiday spin on No Hope for the Kids. The biggest difference is a portion of the can sales will be donated to a different youth charity in CT each year! Dry hopped with a blend of Columbus, Mosaic, and Simcoe, this version lends bright grapefruit aromas with distinct stone fruit and pine flavors. This year a portion of proceeds will benefit the Connecticut Children's Foundation.

Otava

Czech-inspired Pale Lager|4% ABV

Otava is our 10° Czech-inspired pale lager. Brewed using traditional methods and ingredients to create a flavor profile reminiscent of the small lagers served in pubs throughout the Czech Republic. Otava is only the second Czech-inspired beer we've brewed here at CW as our team has worked to best understand process and tradition before creating an example of a style to share with our guests. Otava exhibits soft and delicate honey-like maltiness with firm but balanced classic saaz hop notes.

Rarefaction

American IPA|6.2% ABV

Rarefaction is brewed with a blend of Northern and Southern Hemisphere hops to create wonderful mango, stone fruit, and big tangerine throughout.

Slumbering Behemoth

Imperial Stout|10% ABV

Big rich body, lots of dark chocolate, caramel-like flavors and aromas. Some fig and dark fruit notes emerge as the beer warms.

Stratagem

American IPA|6.9% ABV

Vulture Culture

American DIPA|8% ABV

Vulture Culture was originally released as Double Galaxy in the Audition series. It is brewed exclusively with Galaxy hops from Australia. More than three pounds per barrel of dry hopping lends lots of passionfruit and orange pith notes, followed by a soft, rounded malt backbone which compliments the massive Galaxy hop presence.  

Wire Work

American IPA|6.6% ABV

Wire Work blends some hop varieties that we've just gotten to know over the last few years together with an old favorite. Nectaron and Riwaka being some of the most exquisite and exciting new varieties to brew with, meets El Dorado to make for a beer with huge tropical aromatics and a unique zesty citrus character.

Workhorse Pilsner

German Keller Pilsner|5% ABV

Workhorse Pilsner is forged from traditional German ingredients, unfiltered, and dry hopped with noble hops. Grassy lemon citric notes mingle with a clean German Malt flavor. Refined yet unfettered, aggressively hopped yet balanced. Brewed to be seriously drinkable.