The brews you can expect to see.
We hope you enjoy the journey just as much as we do!
We hope you enjoy the journey just as much as we do!
The Flagships
We want to start off with a decent variety of brew to entertain both the experienced craft drinker and novice. While these beers will ultimately stick around and be available on hand, we will work to bring some fun seasonal flare and inspirations along the mix.
East Side of the River 5.5% abv, 45 IBU: On the east side of the Willamette River in Portland, OR you'll get a taste of a popular local style. A fresh hopped oatmeal pale ale. We came up with a recipe to make home-brewers and professional alike to twist and turn their heads in confusion. After a few trials we birthed a beverage worth standing behind so strongly. An American Style oatmeal pale with a subtle, yet enticing body. A beautiful and slightly complex malt profile followed by rich nutty, bread crust, and creamy mouth-feel from the addition of golden oats. Citrus nose with a grapefruit backbone, this one is sure to make you weak at the knees.
Easy Going - 5.2% abv, 20 IBU: Let's face it - we live in a pretty hot dessert. Scorching hot summers with radical monsoons beckon the most desirable of porch-sipping suds. Our Kölsch-style ale is a wonderful treat for those wanting an easy-going beer that delivers a floral and spicy nose with cereal grain notes that finish with very subtle notes of fruit. Lagered for two weeks gives this beer a refreshing and crisp finish that is perfect for the anytime of the Arizona desert.
Nigel Tufnel - 5.2% abv, 36 IBU: Our nod and showcase of a timeless style of English ale that historically ruled the pub. Our light- copper extra special bitter touts the traditional earthy and woodsy hope profile with a mild toasted malt body, and a slightly complex nutty finish. This session ale is sure to turn the volume up to 11 among enthusiasts and novices alike.
Harbottle IPA - 6.3% abv, 60 IBU: The ever popular style that has ruled the roost of the craft market for sometime. Luckily at Harbottle, we are all huge hop-heads and love creating IPA's to satisfy our communal and first time lovers of the style. Our standard IPA will fit the profile of the west coast - brilliant and bright gold with huge characteristics of grapefruit and various citrus oils on the nose, with hints of tropical fruit. Our IPA is balanced, so don't expect to have your palate destroyed. Swinging in at a mellow 6.3%, this beer is great for good occasions and hearty meals.
Seasonal Beers
Lonestar: You may not want to go over this beers helmet. A German style schwarzbier is a little less popular than its golden lager counterpart, but just as tasty. We wanted to craft a delightful lager but with a little extra something to it. Don't let the color fool you though, in these harsh Tucson heats it will still quench any lighter thirst. This brew will also be a core player in our sour program to birth some wicked darker sours intended for blending and getting funkified.
Watermelon / Hibiscus Kölsch: Like Taking a bite of fresh, ripe watermelon. So many watermelon beers just fall flat on their faces. We pushed the limits of sanity adding ass-loads of juicy watermelon to slap you in the face! Then to make it all pop, we gave it a healthy dose of lemony tart hibiscus flowers that makes this drinking experience seem like you just chomped down on a big hunk of sweet summertime goodness.
Saison de la Raison: Our flagship saison brewed to the Belgian/French style featuring our own house yeast. This beauty of a farmhouse is delicate and light with a floral and fragrant nose that begs each sip another, and another. This brew will serve as one of the core players in our sour program as we all love funky and tart farmhouse ale's, not to mention a great beverage for anytime of the year.
Father Shea's Stout : A mixture of roasty delight and English love, blend it in a mash with organic raw cocoa powder, and you got one hell of a beautiful mess. Weird right? Hold on
tight.
tight.
Brett Savage: What started out as a fun experiment with a fellow brewery, turned in to what will likely be one of our flagship sours. A Belgian Pale Ale that spent 7 months being savagely ripped apart by brettanomyces bruxellensis . We could have stopped there, (and we almost did because it was delicious) but we had to keep going. So into the barrel it went along with a healthy pitch of lactobacillus, pediococcus, and a little brettanomyces claussenii just because...well, why the hell not!? After another seven months of waiting, what we got back was mind-blowingly awesome. Huge bretty pineapple and farmhouse funk gives way to assertive sourness. The oak character is upfront but enough out of the way that rich tropical fruit flavors can prevail. The finish has a noticeable acidity that fades into mild sweetness on the tip of the tongue. This truly is a work of art.
Udder Chaos - Arizona Burgundy Stout (ABS)
A one-off brewed by Eric Erman of Ermanos at Nimbus Brewing with the help and inspiration from Harbottle Brewing
Carlson Creek Vineyards Barrel provided by Ten Fifty-Five Brewing.
A one-off brewed by Eric Erman of Ermanos at Nimbus Brewing with the help and inspiration from Harbottle Brewing
Carlson Creek Vineyards Barrel provided by Ten Fifty-Five Brewing.
The Oude Doude - Flanders Red: Yeah, that's not quite easy to brew. However, we are accomplishing this feat as you read this right now! Aging away in our baby barrel, getting sour by the hour
When it comes to the art of crafting beer, there are only a few things that limit us when it comes to creativity. Inspiration hides itself in every nook and cranny in the never ending story we call life. However, it is at times we find ourselves caught amidst the struggle too often seeking a fine beverage to aide the horrid ass-hattery of the day. These beers are serious; seriously in depth and meant to make your head spin. Along with some sour beers, our mixed fermentation series will be an active project alongside everything else in the brew house.
Many more to come!