BrewHouse Craft Beers

I am proud that the Glacier BrewHouse has grown to be in the top ten Brewery Restaurants in the United States. Our beer quality commitment requires that I import the finest hops and malt from around the world. I brew in small batches in the old world style.

Blonde

Crisp and refreshing, our Blonde ale has a light straw color. The malt body is soft and complimented by a mild Centennial hop aroma and smooth creamy finish. Premium two row barley from the Pacific Northwest lets this beer shine. Alcohol: 4.76% by volume. Starting gravity: 11.00 Plato (1.044 S.G.).

India Pale Ale

If you like hop aroma, flavor, and a clean – crisp – balanced bitterness, you will love this beer. Our special double dry hopping regime takes place in the aging tank as well as the serving tank. Simcoe and Amarillo hops render incredible floral and citrus aromas. Special English floor malted barley provides the backbone necessary to round out this fruity, unfiltered, session-like IPA. Alcohol: 6.35% by volume. Starting gravity: 15.50 Plato (1.063 S.G.).

Amber

Our Amber is malty, medium bodied, and balanced out with hints of chocolate and caramel from the crystal malt, Munich malt, and roast barley. Cascade hops complement the malt sweetness perfectly. Alcohol: 5.67% by volume. Starting gravity: 14.25 Plato (1.058 S.G.).

Bavarian Hefeweizen

This Bavarian style unfiltered wheat beer boasts huge fruity aromas of banana and clove. Made with premium German Pilsner Malt and German Tettnang hops. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth. We serve it without a lemon unless the guest requests one. Alcohol: 5.00% by volume. Starting gravity: 12.50 Plato (1.050 S.G.).

Oatmeal Stout

A full bodied opaque black ale with flavors chocolate and roast. Premium pale malt from the Pacific Northwest provides the base while various dark malts and crystal malts combine with the rolled oats to give a luscious velvet mouthfeel. U.S. Perle hops are used. Nitrogenated. Alcohol: 5.61% by volume. Starting gravity: 16.0 Plato (1.065 S.G.).

Raspberry Wheat

An unfiltered wheat beer loaded with 210 pounds of real red raspberries. Tart and satiating, this beer is red in color and boasts fruity flavors of red raspberries. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth. Alcohol: 4.76% by volume. Starting gravity: 11.0 Plato (1.044 S.G.).

BrewHouse Specialty Ales

Today’s Cask Conditioned Ale

Served in the traditional English style, our real ale is pulled from an authentic imported beer engine and served at 52° F. These beer undergo a secondary fermentation in the cask which creates a natural creamy carbonation. In many cases, additional hops are added directly into the cask to provide intense floral, citrus, and fruity aromas and flavors. Ask you server about today’s selection. Pint 5.50 Half 3.50

Imperial Blonde

High alcohol, slightly malty, creamy, and smooth. Technically dubbed the Imperial Blonde by the brewers, this light colored ale is a perfect quaffer with a kick. A half pound of honey per gallon is used to attain the high yet seductive alcohol level. The Denali climbers in Talkeetna call this beer Ice Axe Ale. Centennial hops round out this beer perfectly. Make sure you are roped in. Snifter 5.50 Half 3.50 Alcohol: 9.00% by volume. Starting gravity: 20.0 Plato (1.083 S.G.).

Cask Conditioned Ales

Our cask conditioned ales undergo a secondary fermentation in the cask which creates a natural creamy carbonation. Additional hops are added directly into the cask to provide intense floral, citrus, and fruity aromas and flavors. Served from our beer engine at a traditional cask temperature of 52 F. We aim to always have a cask beer available. Frequently appearing styles on our beer engines are Amber, IPA, Stout, and other seasonal ales. Occasionally, we even run an oak aged ale on cask.

Seasonally Rotated Beers

Raspberry Wheat

An unfiltered wheat beer loaded with 210 pounds of real red raspberries. Tart and satiating, this beer is red in color and boasts fruity flavors of red raspberries. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth. Alcohol: 4.76% by volume. Starting gravity: 11.0 Plato (1.044 S.G.).

Black Rye Rock

This dark lager combines the characteristics of three winter beer styles. All three of these styles traditionally come from the colder harsher areas of Europe. The styles are (1) Black Beer (aka schwartzbier) originating from the former East Germany); (2) Rye Beer which at one time was only made in hardier areas of Eastern and Baltic Europe; and (3) Bock Beer which is widely known as a higher alcohol lager of Northern Germany. Our Black Rye Bock has a distinctive bitter chocolate palate and black color reminiscent of a black beer. The spiciness from the rye malt shines through in the flavor. The high alcohol balanced with malty sweetness rounds out this cold season bock. Smooth drinking with a punch makes this lager a perfect quaffer for our Arctic winter. 6.2% alcohol by volume.

Bock

A medium bodied, malty lager, balanced nicely with German hops. The color is a brilliant dark ruby. 6.0% alcohol by volume.

Belgian Style Wit

This Belgian style unfiltered wheat beer has fruity aromas of clove, coriander, and orange peel. Low bitterness, refreshing, and smooth. White/yellow in color. True to style, 50% unmalted wheat and 50% Pilsner malt. 4.61% alcohol by volume.

Bohemian Pilsner*

This medium bodied, slightly malty quaffer is balanced nicely with traditional moderate bitterness and hop flavor from the Czech hops. Beautifully light golden in color. 6.0% alcohol by volume. *Bronze Medal 1999 - Great Alaska Beer Festival.

Blueberry XXX

This holiday triple bock is finished with a second pitching of ale yeast and nearly 1.5 pounds of blueberries per gallon. Sweet maltiness blends perfectly with the blueberry. Color is dark red. Served in a snifter. 10.0% alcohol by volume.

Cream Stout

Malt sweetness, chocolate, and caramel flavors dominate this full bodied, utterly smooth, stout. A farm load of milk sugar was used to increase the body and sweetness. Served Nitrogenated. 4.0% alcohol by volume.

Cherry XXXMas

Santa’s Little Helper - a high gravity triple bock finished with a second pitching of ale yeast and cherries. Crisp lager notes blended with big cherry flavor. Served in a snifter. 10.5% alcohol by volume.

Double IPA*

Hops are the predominant characteristic in this "Double IPA." Over twice the amount of hops are used in this beer as compared to our standard IPA. The hop flavor is citrus, floral, and undoubtedly strong, but still clean. The bitterness is intense but held in check with the malt and high alcohol. This is not a beer for the average beer drinker. Reddish-copper in color, this hop monster is a hop head’s delight. 7.6% alcohol by volume.

Doppelbock

This malty sweet, full bodied, deep amber German lager softly warms the palate with its adequate alcohol. A malt lover’s dream date. 7.1% alcohol by volume.

Dunkelweizen

This beer is characterized by a distinct sweet maltiness, and roasted malt and chocolate like character with the estery banana and clove elements of a hefeweizen still prevailing. The color is dark brown/black. 5.66% alcohol by volume.

Eisbock (Ice Bock)

This beer is big, malty, slightly fruity, and high in alcohol. The higher alcohol is a result of the icing process where a portion of the water is frozen and removed from the beer. Brilliant dark ruby red in color. Served in a snifter. 10% alcohol by volume

Imperial Stout

Big, black, viscous, and supremely smooth. 9.7% alcohol by volume.

Extra Special Bitter

More robust than ordinary bitter, ESB possesses medium hop bitterness and the flavor of imported English hops. Whether a pint with a bite, or a session choice, this ESB is sure to please.

Helles

“Helles” is German for “light” or “pale.” This Munich style pale lager is a beautiful light golden color with a smooth medium body and low bitterness. Emphasis is on the malt. 4.5% alcohol by volume.

Honey Maibock

Our brewers gave this traditional German spring lager an added kick with 180 pounds of sweet lovin' honey. Malty sweet, slightly alcoholic, medium bodied, and low bitterness. Brilliant golden in color. 7.3% alcohol by volume.

Octoberfest Marzen

A medium bodied, sweet malty lager appropriately brewed in March every year and aged for six months to render supreme smoothness. The color is a brilliant copper. Three versions of this festive beer are made available - Oak aged in Jim Beam Barrels, Oak Aged in American Oak Barrels, and Steel Aged. 5.2% alcohol by volume.

Nitro Pale Ale

Our American style Pale Ale has great hop aroma, mild bitterness and smooth malt flavor. Nitrogenated!

Nut Brown

Sweet, nutty, malty, vanilla, and chocolate flavors abound in our smooth as silk Nut Brown ale. Nitrogenated. 5.3% alcohol by volume.

Pale Ale

Beautiful round malt flavor from the English floor malt. Incredibly fruity. Big floral and citrus aromas abound

Porter

Brewhouse Porter boasts a plethora of chocolate and roast flavors. With medium body, low bitterness, and smooth mouth feel, this black beauty is sure to please. 5.1% alcohol by volume.

Pumpkin Ale

“Pumpkin pie in your face” best describes this fall brew. Our brewers combined 159 pounds of pumpkin with an array of spices. Flavors of pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove dominate. Unfiltered and pumpkin-orange in color. Served in a snifter. 9.0% alcohol by volume

Rye Bock

Big and malty with a unique rye flavor - distinctively crisp, and slightly spicy. Exceptionally smooth and creamy mouth feel.

Razz XXXMas

A high gravity triple bock finished with a second pitching of ale yeast and red raspberries. Crisp lager notes blended with big raspberry flavor. Dark ruby color. Served in a snifter. 10.5% alcohol by volume.

Red

Reddish copper in color, this medium bodied malty ale is balanced out with big American hop aroma and low bitterness. 5.1% alcohol by volume.

Smoked 80 Schilling Ale

There was a time when all beers were fire brewed. The Scottish peated malt supplies a smoky accent to this medium gravity scotch ale reminiscent of those fire brewed beers. Dry and crisp, this beer is a natural with Barbecue Salmon.

Rye IPA

Made with 27% rye malt, this RIPA boasts a huge hop aroma and flavor accompanied by a slightly sweet, malty finish. The hop flavor is citrus, floral and undoubtedly strong, but still clean. The bitterness is intense but held in check with the malt and high alcohol. 7.2% alcohol by volume.

Strong Scotch Ale

Sweet, caramel-like, malty, vanilla, and a touch of roast define this beer. The low bitterness and medium body allows the malt to shine through. Brilliant orange/copper in color. 6.6% alcohol by volume.

Wet Hop IPA

Brewed with fresh off the vine hops once a year at harvest time. 100 pounds of fresh hops give this IPA distinct hop flavor and aroma. 6.40% alcohol by volume.

Vienna Lager

Vienna and Munich malts provide the dominant toasty flavor and aroma. Very mild hop flavor and aroma from German hops puts the emphasis on malt. Light to medium bodied. 5.1% alcohol by volume.

Export Lager aka Orso Lager

A medium bodied German lager. Brilliant gold in color and balanced nicely with German hops. Classic German Pilsner malt and Munich malt combined with a touch of specialty malt gives this beer crisp clean character. Brewed for our sister restaurant ORSO to compliment the Mediterranean menu. 5.30% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Beers

Our brewery is dedicated to aging beers in oak barrels. It is a tremendous amount of work, but the end result is well worth it. We strive to keep at least one oak aged beer on tap at all times. Our collection of oak barrels which we call The Wall of Wood, consists of various types of barrels from around the world. We have Jim Beam Bourbon barrels straight from the Jim Beam distillery in Kentucky; wine barrels from the Napa Valley; and even a new Russian barrel from the Ukraine - among others.

Oak Aged Honey Maibock

Traditional German lager with an added kick of 180 pounds of honey, and aged in Napa Valley wine barrels. Big vanilla, malty sweet, medium bodied, and medium bitterness. Unfiltered with a brilliant deep copper color. Nitrogenated. 7.3% alcohol by volume.

Beam Amber

Our Amber ale aged in oak barrels acquired from the Jim Beam distillery in Kentucky. Big bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla flavors round this beauty out. Nitrogenated for supreme smoothness. 5.0% alcohol by volume.

Beam Cherry XXXMas

Santa's Little Helper aged in Jim Beam barrels for three years. This high gravity triple bock is finished with a second pitching of ale yeast and 1.5 pounds of cherries per gallon. Crisp lager notes blended with big cherry, bourbon, and vanilla flavors and aromas. Color is dark red. This one will make Rudolf fly. Served in a snifter. 10.5% alcohol by volume.

Beam Black Rye Bock

A distinctive bitter chocolate palate with black color reminiscent of a black beer. The spiciness from the rye malt shines through in the flavor. The high alcohol balanced with malty sweetness rounds out this bock. But wait, there’s more. The beer was aged in Jim Beam bourbon barrels to add a regal smoothness along with flavors of bourbon, vanilla and coconut. 6.2% alcohol by volume.

Beam Rock

Aged in Jim Beam barrels. Medium bodied, malty lager, with big flavors of vanilla, bourbon and chocolate. The color is a brilliant dark ruby. Smoooooth. Nitrogenated. 6.0% alcohol by volume. *Silver Medal - 2005 Barrel Aged Beer Festival in Chicago, Il. *Bronze Medal - 2006 Barrel Aged Beer Festival in Chicago, Il. *Gold Medal - 2007 Barrel Aged Beer Festival in Chicago, Il.

Beam Imperial Blonde

The Kentucky Bourbon Super Woman of beers! Aged in Jim Beam Rye Whiskey barrels. Big bourbon, vanilla and high alcohol crown this, slightly malty, creamy, smooth drinking regal brew. 9.0% alcohol by volume.

Beam Octoberfest Marzen

A medium bodied, sweet malty lager aged in Jim Beam Kentucky Bourbon barrels for six months. Flavors of bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla complement the big malt flavor beautifully. The color is a brilliant copper/orange and bitterness is low. Smooth, smooth, smooth. 5.2% alcohol by volume.

Beam Porter

Aged in Jim Beam barrels. Appropriately loaded with vanilla, coconut, and bourbon flavors from the oak. Deep, dark, roasty, and chocolaty brown flavors abound from the chocolate malt and black patent malt. With medium body, medium bitterness, and velvet mouth feel, this black beauty is sure to please. 5.4% alcohol by volume.

Beam Pumpkin

Aged in Jim Beam barrels. "Drunken Pumpkin pie in your face" best describes this fall brew. Our brewers combined 159 pounds of pumpkin with a plethora of spices. Flavors of bourbon, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove dominate. Served in a snifter. 8.5% alcohol by volume.

Beam Razz XXX

Aged in Jim Beam barrels for three years. A holiday triple bock, finished with a second pitching of ale yeast and nearly 1.5 pounds of raspberries per gallon. Crisp lager notes blended with big raspberry, bourbon, and vanilla flavors and aroma. Color is dark red. Served in a snifter. 10.5% alcohol by volume.

Beam Scottish Ale

Aged in Jim Beam barrels. Sweet, malty, bourbon, vanilla, and caramel flavors shine through on this smooth as silk beer. The low bitterness and medium body allows the malt and oak flavors to shine through. Orange/copper in color. 6.6% alcohol by volume.

Beam Stout

Our award winning oak aged oatmeal stout is specially aged in used oak barrels acquired straight from the Jim Beam distillery in Kentucky. The barrels impart flavors of vanilla, bourbon, coconut, chocolate, and more. Served nitrogenated for that extra smooth mouth feel. This Bordeaux of beers goes great with a wide assortment of meats, rich pasta dishes, and desserts. 5.4% alcohol by volume. *Bronze Medal - 2003 Barrel Aged Beer Festival, Chicago, Il. 5.4% alcohol by volume.

Big Woody Barleywine

Huge malt and intense fruitiness dominate. No expense is spared with the use of English floor malted barley. Aged in various oak barrels including Jim Beam and Napa Valley wine barrels for a minimum of one year. A true delight. 10.75% alcohol by volume. *Best of Show, Gold Medal, and Best Alaska Brewed Beer - 1998 Great Alaska Beer Festival. *Silver Medal - 1999 Great Alaska Beer Festival. *Silver Medal - 2001 Great Alaska Beer & Barleywine Festival. *Silver Medal and Best Alaska Brewed Barleywine - 2002 Great Alaska Beer & Barleywine Festival. *Best of Show, Gold Medal, and Best Alaska Brewed Barleywine - 2004 Great Alaska Beer and Barleywine Festival. *Gold Medal - 2004 Great American Beer festival, Denver, CO. *Bronze Medal - 2006 Great Alaska Beer & Barleywine Festival. *A People's Choice Award - 2008 West Coast Oak Aged Beer Festival, Hayward, CA * Runner-Up Best Barleywine - 2008 Northwest Brewing News Readers Choice Award *Gold Medal - 2009 Toronado Barleywine Festival - San Francisco, CA

Hungarian Oak Aged Amber

BrewHouse Amber ale aged in Hungarian oak barrels. Big vanilla, chocolate, and malty flavors round this beauty out. Nitrogenated for supreme smoothness. 5.0% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Amber

Aged in American oak barrels previously used for red wine by the Silverdo Winery in the Napa Valley. Look for flavors of vanilla, chocolate, caramel, tootsie roll, and more. Big Wood best describes this smooth drinking quaffer. 5.0% alcohol by volume

Oak Aged Doppleblock

This malty sweet, full bodied, deep amber German lager was aged in Hungarian and American barrels. The oak aging renders a tree full of flavors including vanilla, coconut, chocolate, and more. Smooth drinking with adequate alcohol. A malt lover’s dream date. 7.1% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Double IPA

Over twice the amount of hops are used in this beer as compared to our standard IPA. The hop flavor is citrus, floral, and undoubtedly strong, but still clean. One year of oak aging in American Oak wine barrels give this beer a unique toasty-vanilla flavor complimenting the intense hop character. The bitterness is intense but held in check with the malt and high alcohol. Reddish-copper in color, this hop monster is a hop head's delight. 7.76% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Imperial Stout

This is the big daddy of stouts. The style was originally brewed in England for Catherine II, Empress of all the Russia's over 200 years ago. The high alcohol helped the beer make the journey to Russia. Technically a style of barleywine, our version of this whopper boasts malt, chocolate, roast, vanilla, coconut, and alcohol. Matured in a Napa Valley wine barrel from the Silverado Winery and naturally carbonated rendering an intensely creamy head and mouth feel. Served in a snifter. A true comrade during cold winter months. 9.7% alcohol by volume. * Gold Medal - 2007 West Coast Oak Aged Beer Festival, Hayward, CA * Bronze Medal - 2008 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, Chicago, IL

Oak Aged Imperial Blonde

The perfect blonde. High alcohol, slightly malty, creamy, and easy drinking. Aged in Napa Valley wine barrels to add vanilla, coconut, and velvet smoothness to this Super Woman of a beer. Nitrogenated and served in a snifter. 9.0% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Vienna

We aged our classic Vienna lager in American oak barrels. The barrels were previously used for red wine by the Silverado Winery in the Napa Valley. They were specially scraped and toasted to the brewer's specifications to render unique toasty and vanilla flavors. The beer is a brilliant amber in color with a medium malt body and super smooth mouth feel. It's a quaffer! Very mild hop flavor and aroma from the German hops puts the emphasis on malt and oak. Nitrogenated for your drinking pleasure. 5.1% alcohol by volume.

Oak Aged Inda Pale Ale

Aged in American oak barrels previously used for red wine by the Round-Hill Winery in the Napa Valley. Look for a wine-like maltiness combined with hints of vanilla, chocolate, coconut, orange, and more. Nitrogenated. 6.0% alcohol by volume

Stout Cherry Lambic

This in your face Lambic style fruit beer will take your mouth on a veritable roller coaster ride! Aged 4 years in Jim Beam barrels where it underwent a metamorphosis with the addition of two strains of wild yeast and two strains of bacteria. This mouth puckering mother imparts flavors of vanilla, bourbon, coconut, and chocolate, but doesn't stop there. Over two pounds of sweet cherries per gallon bring it over the top as it glides down the tracks into cherry-chocolate tart oblivion. 6.00% by volume.

Raspberry Lambic

Classic tart and fruity Lambic style ale. Aged four years in used Jim Beam barrels where it underwent a metamorphosis with the addition of two wild yeast strains and two strains of bacteria. A true, in your face, Belgian delight. With two pounds per barrel of raspberries, it's a mother pucker! 6.0% alcohol by volume.

Italian Plum Lambic

Classic tart and fruity Lambic style ale. Aged four years in used wine barrels from the Roundhill winery in Napa Valley. 5.2%% by volume.

Ukranian Imperial Stout

This is the big daddy of stouts. The style was originally brewed in England for Catherine II, Empress of all the Russia's over 200 years ago. The high alcohol helped the beer make the journey to Russia. Matured in a Ukrainian oak barrel for 2 years rendering an intensely creamy head and mouth feel with huge vanilla, chocolate, coconut, and alcohol. A true comrade during cold winter months in the Arctic. 9.7% alcohol by volume. *Bronze Medal - 2004 Barrel Aged Beer Festival, Chicago, Il. 9.7% alcohol by volume. *Gold Medal and People’s Choice Award - 2006 Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Festival, Hayward, CA.