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Our Beers
At our taproom, as well as in distribution, we feature a mix of year round core brands, seasonal releases, and one-off specialty releases.
Year Round Brands
45er IPA
Getting its name from being brewed on the 45th parallel; 45’er is a West Coast style IPA with hints of pear, grapefruit, tropical fruits, from adding 2.5 pounds of hops per barrel.
7% ABV, 70 IBU
7% ABV, 70 IBU
Woody Wheat
American style wheat with a twist. Hints of orange peel and gracious amounts of vanilla will hit both the nose and palate. Medium body and light in color, a session for the whole year. A hybrid wheat, a mix of a hefeweizen and wheat cream ale.
5.2% ABV
5.2% ABV
Parallyzer Double IPA
This unfiltered Double IPA pours a hazy orange, showcasing Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, and El Dorado Hops giving hints of citrus and pine on the nose. A smooth mouthfeel with grapefruit and juicy hop flavors.
9.7% ABV, 100 IBU
9.7% ABV, 100 IBU
NRTHRN LTS
A Gluten reduced ale that is light in carbs, light in calories, light in body, light in color, but full of flavor. 2.4 grams of carbs and only 95 calories, because we believe you should always be able to count on us for a good beer, no matter what you are counting.
4.4% ABV
4.4% ABV
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb is developed with a traditional German Pilsner malt base. We then add Northern Michigan tart Montmorency cherries making it a refreshing beer for the whole year!
5.1% ABV
5.1% ABV
Alpena Amber
Pours amber red with a dense foamy head and leaving tight red lacing around the glass. Caramel notes with a malt backed mouth feel. Medium bodied.
5.5% ABV
5.5% ABV
Blonde
A clean, crisp, and refreshing session beer. Lemon notes hit the nose. Delivers a smooth mouthfeel and very light hint of hop
bitterness comes through in the finish.
5.1% ABV
bitterness comes through in the finish.
5.1% ABV
Press On Pale Ale
Press On Pale Ale is a beer that we brewed because of our enjoyment of stage rally, where "press on regardless" is the motto of making it to the end of the race, no matter what happens to your car! Featuring Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, Meridian, and Centennial hops, this APA is perfectly balanced, a tribute to the perfect balance of speed and control needed to be successful in rally.
5.5% ABV, 35 IBU
5.5% ABV, 35 IBU
Brown Ale
Pours dark chestnut brown with a thick creamy head. Roasted and toasted malts with hints of chocolate. A very smooth, light malt body matches the aroma with a pleasantly bitter finish from the choice of hops and darker grains.
5.7%ABV
5.7%ABV
Hazy Depths
Featuring Citra and Michigan Copper Hops (grown right down the road by our friends at 45th Parallel Hops), Hazy Depths is a juicy, unfiltered Double IPA. Not overly bitter, with a smooth delivery of tropical hop flavors and aromas.
Hazy Depths is brewed in collaboration with our neighbors, The Friends of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and can releases will feature different shipwrecks that can be found out in Lake Huron in the Alpena area, along with some facts about that ship!
8.6% ABV, 50 IBU
Hazy Depths is brewed in collaboration with our neighbors, The Friends of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and can releases will feature different shipwrecks that can be found out in Lake Huron in the Alpena area, along with some facts about that ship!
8.6% ABV, 50 IBU
NRTHRN SPY
A gluted reduced, low cal (99), low carb (2.5G) apple ale, based on our standard NRTHRN LTS recipe. Refreshing and clean apple taste, without the guilt.
4.4% ABV
4.4% ABV
Seasonal Releases
Blood Brothers
An unfiltered IPA brewed with blood orange giving a crisp and refreshing citrus nose and flavor profile.
7.2% ABV
Available March-August
7.2% ABV
Available March-August
NRTHRN LYM
2.5G Carbs, 99 calories, gluten removed, and LIME! We gave our NRTHRN LTS the lime treatment as a one off for summer!
4.4% ABV
Available May-August
4.4% ABV
Available May-August
Austoberfest
Traditional marzen with rich caramel notes. Balanced beer with a smooth and clean finish.
6% ABV
Available August-October
6% ABV
Available August-October
Raspberry Vanilla Porter
Pours a dark Brown with Raspberry and dark chocolate aromas hitting the nose. The caramel and chocolate malts gives this beer a rich and roasted taste, that is then balanced with just a touch of vanilla beans. A great well balanced porter leading into the fall weather.
6% ABV
Available September-March
6% ABV
Available September-March
Milk Route Stout
Chocolate and roasted caramel coffee taste create the perfect balance in this milk stout. Milk sugar is added during the brewing process to provide sweetness and a full bodied flavor.
5.4% ABV
Available October-March
5.4% ABV
Available October-March
Special Releases
Murk Series
Our Murk Series is a constantly rotating series of New England style IPA's that feature a slightly different malt bill each time, and always feature different hops.
Our current Murk is Shooter Murkgavin, which features Sabro, Ekuanot, and Mosaic hops. 7.1% ABV, 50 IBU
Our current Murk is Shooter Murkgavin, which features Sabro, Ekuanot, and Mosaic hops. 7.1% ABV, 50 IBU
Sour Series
Our sour series is a constantly rotating mix of kettle sours, sometimes with addition of salt to make a gose.
The current offering in the sour series is Triple Berry Sourbet, a kettle sour that features Blackberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry.
The current offering in the sour series is Triple Berry Sourbet, a kettle sour that features Blackberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry.
Sumo Sumatra
You hear Sumo you think big. So thats what we did.
A 4 hour boil to build a strong body, we then rested this for days on Sumatra Coffee, Cocoa nibs and Madagascar vanilla bean. The outcome is just that, BIG flavors. Sneaky smooth and very drinkable for this high of an ABV beer.
11.4% ABV
January Release
A 4 hour boil to build a strong body, we then rested this for days on Sumatra Coffee, Cocoa nibs and Madagascar vanilla bean. The outcome is just that, BIG flavors. Sneaky smooth and very drinkable for this high of an ABV beer.
11.4% ABV
January Release
Hoplock Triple IPA
Triple IPA with Citra and Mosaic hops, a lightly filtered West Coast Triple IPA.
11.4% ABV, 125 IBU
January release
11.4% ABV, 125 IBU
January release
O'Donoghues
Amber in color, medium in body, slight hints of malt sweetness with a dry finish... one sip of O'Donoghue's will make you think you left Michigan for the Emerald Isle!
4.8% ABV
February release
4.8% ABV
February release
Naked Woody
American style wheat based off of our flagship Woody Wheat. We stripped the vanilla and upped the citrus by doubling the orange peel. A light refreshing session beer.
5.2% ABV
March release
5.2% ABV
March release
Cinco de Lime-O
A Mexican style lager with a little salt, a little lime, and a lot of refreshment!
4.8% ABV
April release
4.8% ABV
April release
Cherralyzer
The original Brothers Blend, Cherrallyzer is part Double IPA, part Cherry Beer, and all delicious!
8.1% ABV, 75 IBU
June can release, available year round on draft in the taproom.
8.1% ABV, 75 IBU
June can release, available year round on draft in the taproom.
Slamnesia
Brewed every year for our anniversary party, Slamnesia is a lightly filtered West Coast Triple IPA featuring loads of Mosaic hops. Dangerously drinkable for a beer of its size!
11.4% ABV, 125 IBU
September release
11.4% ABV, 125 IBU
September release
Rockporter
A silver Medal award winner at the 2018 World Expo of Beer, this porter pours a dark brown, has chocolate and roasty notes, and a creamy mouthfeel. Named as a tribute to beautiful Rockport State Park, just a few minute drive north of the brewery.
6% ABV
October Release
6% ABV
October Release
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