Seasonal Bottle and Can Releases
2020
Our seasonal and special releases are available only at McMenamins and only for a limited time after their release date.
Our Ruby and Hammerhead cans are available year 'round.
Hammerhead Ale
Available year 'round at all McMenamins locations.
A classic Northwest Pale Ale and McMenamins Standard. This rich chestnut colored gem is a model of harmony between hops and malted barley. Hammerhead's signature Cascade Hop nose and intense hopped flavor blend nicely with the caramel tones from the Crystal Malt. This beer has a vocal following; to run out is an unforgivable sin.
Malts: Premium 2-Row, Crystal 60
Hops: Cascade
OG: 1.056 TG: 1.010 ABV: 6.00 IBU: 44 SRM: 11
Ruby Ale 
Available year 'round at all McMenamins locations.
One of our most popular standards, we still make Ruby with the same aims we had when brewing the first batch back in March of 1986: To create an ale that's light, crisp and refreshingly fruity. Great Western Premium 2-Row and 42 pounds of Oregon-grown and processed raspberry puree is used to craft every colorful batch. Simple but delicious.
Fruit: Raspberry
Malts: Premium 2-Row, Maltodextrin
Hops: Chinook
OG: 1.040 TG: 1.008 ABV: 4.13 IBU: 5 SRM: 4
Terminator Stout
Release Date: January 10
Black as the darkest night and as rich as the most decadent dessert, Terminator is for the true Stout lover. This is a full-bodied and flavor packed ale that draws it's robust complexity from kiln-baked specialty grains. Look for a wide array of toasted, chocolate, nutty and coffee-like flavors in every pint. The devoted swear by it, and it remains one of our top selling beers, year after year.
Malts: Premium 2-Row, Munich, Crystal 40, Black Barley, Chocolate Malt
Hops: Chinook, Cascade
OG: 1.065 TG: 1.015 ABV: 6.45 IBU: 30 SRM: 35
Blackest Heart - Barrel Aged Cherry Chocolate Coffee Stout
Release Date: January 31
Blackest Heart is an Imperial Stout aged for over a year in Hogshead Whiskey barrels with sweet cherries, cocoa, and cold brew coffee. It's dark, indulgent, and hard to resist.
Special Ingredients: Cold Brew Coffee, Chocolate
Fruit: Sweet Cherries
Malts: Baird's Pale, Munich, Wheat, Flaked Barley, Crystal 135/165, Black, Roast, Maris Otter, Rolled Oats, Crystal 40, Acidulated
Hops: Horizon, Sterling, US Golding, Perle
OG: 1.091 TG: 1.023 ABV: 8.77 IBU: 24 SRM: 32
Great Uncle Jim Irish Coffee Stout
Release Date: Febraury 24
Great Uncle Jim McMenamin, in his rambling old Portland house, had near-flawless specimens of rose-colored light bulbs – the perfect balance of pink, brown, orange, white and gold. And in a perfect balance of whiskey barrel-aged coffee, lactose, hops and malt, this rich, roasty, full-bodied Irish Coffee Stout is an ode to Great Uncle Jim.
Special Ingredients: Lactose, McMenamins Roasters Barrel-Aged Coffee
Malts: Marris Otter, Special Aromatic, Flaked Barley, Chocolate, Roast, Blackprinz, Kiln Coffee Malt
Hops: Nugget
OG: 1.079 TG: 1.021 ABV: 7.5 IBU: 15 SRM: 39
33rd State IPA
Release Date: March 20
Welcome the first-ever company-wide spring seasonal IPA from McMenamins! A light straw color makes way for aromas of grapefruit, mixed berries and fresh pine, thanks to a thorough dry-hopping. A medium body welcomes a bready sweetness and flavors of citrus and tropical fruit. The finish is crisp, with an adequate bitterness. So, raise a pint to the institution that is the Pacific Northwest IPA.
Malts: Premium 2-Row, Northwest Pale, Crystal 15
Hops: Chinook, Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra
OG: 1.062 TG: 1.008 ABV: 6.97 IBU: 51 SRM: 5
Captain Neon's Mango Hazy Double IPA
Release Date: April 5
This brew was named after our nation’s first female police officer and the namesake of one of our venues. This company-wide seasonal delivers big aromas of berries and pine thanks to a hop blend created by the Pink Boots Society, an organization for women in craft beer. Lola’s Hazy IPA provides flavors of earth and passionfruit, with juicy quality that we think would impress Lola Baldwin herself!
Special Techniques: Dry-Hopped
Special Ingredients: Blend of Imperial's Juice, Barbarian, and Citrus Yeasts
Malts: Premium 2-Row, Wheat, Rolled Oats
Hops: Simcoe, Strata, Ekuanot, Pink Boots Hop Blend (Loral, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro, Glacier)
OG: 1.061 TG: 1.014 ABV: 6.06 IBU: 10 SRM: 5
Sabertooth Haze IPA
Release Date: April 10
The Crystal Brewery has collaborated with the Edgefield Brewery to create a beer that's meant to mirror the spirit of the Annual Sabertooth Psychedelic Stoner Rock Micro Fest. This hazy IPA boasts aromas of citrus and ripe papaya while a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel precedes resinous flavors of juicy tropical fruit and clouds of marijuana smoke. Raise a Haze to the stoner rock of past and present.
Special Techniques: Dry-Hopped
Special Ingredients: Blend of Imperial Juice, Barbarian, Citrus Yeast
Malts: Pilsen, Northwest Pale, Pale Ale, Carapils, Rolled Oats, Flaked Barley, Acidulated
Hops: Columbus, Strata, Mosaic, El Dorado, Citra
OG: 1.062 TG: 1.015 ABV: 6.06 IBU: 10 SRM: 4
Pau Hana Gold
Release Date: April 17
Pau Hana Gold Island Lager is crisp, clean and as refreshing as an ocean breeze. This beer has wonderful fruity esters from both the lager yeast and noble hops. The name Pau Hana is Hawaiian for "work is finished" and was the first beer to come out of the Kalama Harbor Lodge Brewery and has become a staple of this location. This easy drinking lager is sure to keep you balanced on your path.
Malts: Pale, Vienna
Hops: US Goldings, Tettnanger
OG: 1.045 TG: 1.008 ABV: 4.77 IBU: 18 SRM: 4
Tropic Heat Sour
Release Date: May 22
Tropic Heat is a kettle soured ale brewed with pink guava puree, coconut and habanero peppers. The heat contribution from the peppers is very minimal and creates a pleasant background quality that lingers. This slight spiciness accentuates the fruity, full guava taste that is this beer's foundation. Coconut was also added to pleasantly blend all of the fine flavors together.
Special Techniques: Kettle Soured
Special Ingredients: Habanero, Coconut
Fruit: Pink Guava
Malts: Superior Pilsen, Pale, Wheat, Acidulated
Hops: Meridian
OG: 1.052 TG: 1.012 ABV: 5.16 IBU: 8 SRM: 4
Sunflower IPA
Release Date: June 21
McMenamins Sunflower IPA was first introduced in the summer of 1995 at our West Linn Brewery. Inspired by the bountiful sunflowers grown in the pub's beer garden, this IPA has a deep golden color and distinct citrus flavors that satisfy both the diehard IPA drinker and those who prefer a lighter palate. Sunflower IPA is truly a beer for the masses.
Special Techniques: Dry-Hopped
Malts: Superior Pilsen, Rolled Oats, Crystal 15
Hops: Chinook, Mosaic, Citra, Cascade, Bullion
OG: 1.060 TG: 1.007 ABV: 6.84 IBU: 33 SRM: 4
Egyptian Cotton IPA
Release Date: August 16
McMenamins Sunflower IPA was first introduced in the summer of 1995 at our West Linn Brewery. Inspired by the bountiful sunflowers grown in the pub's beer garden, this IPA has a deep golden color and distinct citrus flavors that satisfy both the diehard IPA drinker and those who prefer a lighter palate. Sunflower IPA is truly a beer for the masses.
Special Techniques: Dry-Hopped
Malts: Superior Pilsen, Rolled Oats, Crystal 15
Hops: Chinook, Mosaic, Citra, Cascade, Bullion
OG: 1.060 TG: 1.007 ABV: 6.84 IBU: 33 SRM: 4
Cerberus Wild Ale
Release Date: July 19
Tart and funky, this three-headed beast is a blend of a Golden Ale, a Nectarine Brett Pale and Ginger Hibiscus Gose. All three beers were aged together for two years in the Cerberus barrel, a former Hogshead Whiskey Barrel, and inoculated with a Belgian Wild Ale strain, Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, to create a pleasant and earthy tang that pervades this balanced beer.
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OG: 1.051 TG: 1.004 ABV: 6.17 IBU: 13 SRM: 5
Thundercone Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Release Date: September 13
Fresh Simcoe Hops from the fields of Oregon’s Sodbuster Farms were rushed to every eagerly awaiting brewer within hours of the hops being picked. This fresh hop showcase boasts a smooth foundation, slight maltiness and an earthy, raw hop decadence. You may think you're dreaming, but this beer is in reality a short-lived dream come true.
Special Techniques: Fresh-Hopped
Malts: GWM Superior Pilsen, GWM Crystal 40
Hops: Centennial, Simcoe
Calories: 262 Carbohydrates: 25.5
OG: 1.061 TG: 1.013 ABV: 6.19 IBU: 31 SRM: 7
White Tiger IPA
Release Date: September 20
A reincarnation of a beer originally brewed by John Richen at the Fulton Brewery in 1993, this IPA is fierce. You're met by a straw color, and aromas of lime, berries and tropical fruit. A lively body crafted on a light foundation sets the stage for magnificent hop quality. Flavors of honeydew and citrus abound, followed by a crisp, dry finish.
Malts: Superior Pilsen, Crystal 15
Hops: Chinook, Idaho 7, Meridian, Ekuanot
OG: 1.060 TG: 1.010 ABV: 6.45 IBU: 35 SRM: 4
Class of 2020: Anderson School Anniversary Ale
Release Date: October 11
Class of 2020 is Anderson School's anniversary ale, which celebrates our 5th year. 2020's offering is an Imperial Brown ale brewed with lactose, liquid cocoa and Oregon blackberry puree aged in Hogshead whiskey barrels.
Special Techniques: Barrel Aged
Special Ingredients: Liquid Cacao
Fruit: Blackberry Puree
Malts: Two Row, Munich, Dark Crystal and Blackprinz
Hops: Centennial, US Golding
OG: 1.100 TG: 1.024 ABV: 9.8 IBU: 13 SRM: 25
Black Widow Porter
Release Date: October 11
Originally created at the Thompson Brewery on October 15th in 1991, Black Widow’s web now envelops the entire company every year. Each sublime deep-black goblet is packed with the robust notes afforded by generous amounts of Black and Roast Malts, and further spirited with ethereal wisps of caramel and licorice.
Malts: Baird's Pale, Munich, Wheat, Flaked Barley, Baird's Roast, Baird's Crystal 135/165, Baird's Black
Hops: US Golding, Chinook
OG: 1.074 TG: 1.018 ABV: 7.22 IBU: 29 SRM: 38
Lord Gourd from the Wood
Release Date: October 11
Lord Gourd is a blend of barrel-aged Black Widow Porter and barrel-aged Longest Night Barleywine. Terminator Stout was added to cut the heat and contributes roast caracter. The barrel adds a hint of vanilla that pairs well with the spice from rum soaked cinnamon sticks, creating the illusion of freshly baked pumpkin pie. This festive offering is limited, so enjoy it while you can!
Special Techniques: Hogshead Whiskey Barrel-Aged
Special Ingredients: Pumpkin Pie Spice, Three Rocks Rum Soaked Cinnamon Sticks
Malts: Pale, Crystal 135/165, Munich, Wheat, Black, Roast, Flaked Barley, Rolled Oats, Chocolate Malt
Hops: Chinook, US Golding, Cascade
OG: 1.100 TG: 1.011 ABV: 11.48 IBU: 35 SRM: 38
Kris Kringle Holiday Ale
Release Date: November 15
Just in time for the holidays, the McMenamins Brewers have created another gift for your tastebuds! This year's winter warmer is a hearty and robust ale with a big and bold malt complexity. Toasty, caramel and fig flavors make up its sturdy foundation while two hop varieties added in five different additions deliver magnificent and intense hop flavor and aroma. Happy holidays!
Malts: Pale, Munich, Wheat, Crystal 15, Crystal 120, Baird's Chocolate Malt, Maltodextrin
Hops: Centennial, Cascade
OG: 1.068 TG: 1.015 ABV: 6.84 IBU: 87 SRM: 15
Bottle Shop Birthday Reserve No. 5
Release Date: November 16
For the 5th birthday of our 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop, we've chosen something strong, dark, and decadent from Edgefield's barrel aging program. This Imperial Stout was aged in freshly dumped whiskey barrels for 6 months before being transferred into more freshly dumped whiskey barrels for extra-strong flavors of oak, whiskey, vanilla and burnt caramel. Its dark, chewy and very unique.
Special Techniques: Double Whiskey Barrel Aged
Malts: Pale, Munich, Rolled Oats, C-135/165, C-120 Kiln Coffee, Midnight Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Chocolate, Roast
Hops: Chinook, Golding, Cascade
OG: 1.080 TG: 1.018 ABV: 9.25 IBU: 85 SRM: 47
Longest Night
Release Date: November 20
After aging in Hogshead Whiskey barrels, this beer is a true example of a classic, barrel-aged English Barleywine. Already a formidable ale in its own right, it has matured into a flavorful, complex behemoth. It offers flavors of toffee, caramel, and a warming alcohol character that's been rounded and accentuated by notes of raisin, vanilla, and oak from its aging.
Special Techniques: Hogshead Whiskey Barrel-Aged
Malts: Maris Otter, Munich, Crystal 40, Rolled Oats
Hops: Sterling, US Golding, Perle
OG: 1.121 TG: 1.038 ABV: 10.71 IBU: 23 SRM: 17
Lord of Misrule
Release Date: November 27
Charged with leading the Christmas revelries, the impish Lord of Misrule is ever changing. 2020's brew is still our tried-and-true Milk Stout, but this year we brewed it with rum-soaked cinnamon sticks and Aji Colorado peppers grown in our gardens for a dark, roasty zing. Barrel aging in Edgefield Distillery's whiskey barrels imparts spice notes and mischief that this lord is so known for.
Special Ingredients: Lactose, Rum Soaked Cinnamon Sticks, Aji-Colorado Chilis
Malts: ESB Pale, Munich, Crystal 150, Dark Crystal, Pale Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Black, Rolled Oats
Hops: Chinook, Meridian
OG: 1.091 TG: 1.026 ABV: 12.3 IBU: 26 SRM: 37
Coolship No. 5
Release Date: December 4
This special Wild Ale was a collaboration with the Edgefield gardeners. Made with estate-grown miniature melons and blackberries, it was spontaneously fermented in American oak and aged on fruit. This is the fifth beer out of Edgefield’s Coolship Program, emulating a centuries-old method from brewers of Belgian Lambics. After brewing, the beer is cooled in open-air 'coolships' allowing contact with native, wild yeast. This beer is tart, fruity, and one of a kind.
Special Ingredients: Tigger Melon, Blackberries
Malts: Two-Row, Dextrapils
Hops: Meridian
OG: 1.048 TG: 1.000 ABV: 6.25 IBU: 11 SRM: 3
5th Floor IPA
Release Date: December 18
Named for the peculiar, diminutive fifth floor of the Tacoma Elks Temple, this IPA is shrouded in mysticism. Your experience will begin with aromas of grapefruit, orange and bright pine. Vibrant citrus flavors abound with earthy undertones and spice, providing noticeable balance. Let 5th Floor IPA be your guide as you hunt for this hidden level, and through any other quest your heart desires.
Malts: Superior Pilsen, Crystal 15
Hops: Chinook, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade
OG: 1.060 TG: 1.010 ABV: 6.45 IBU: 48 SRM: 4
