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1 -CHATTER CHATTER, CZECH PILSNER
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 4.8% / IBU: 35 / MALTS: WEYERMANN FLOOR MALTED PILSNER, VIENNA, CARAFOAM
House pilsner beer, made with floor malted German malts, Czech Saaz hops, and organic lager yeast. Double step mash, spunded fermentation for natural carbonation, and lagered cold. Crisp, floral, traditional.
2 - COFFEECAKE, BLONDE ALE
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 4.9% / IBU: 18 / MALTS: 2 ROW, VICTORY, CARAFOAM
Our house blonde ale, made with locally roasted Portage Coffee from Kaffe Havn Roastery, vanilla bean paste, and cinnamon. Reminiscent of slicing into a piece of your favorite morning coffee cake with a cup of medium roast coffee alongside it.
3 - DUE NORTH, LIGHT LAGER
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 4.2% / IBU: 18 / MALTS: PILSNER, PALE MALT, CARAFOAM
Brewed with a complex blend of American malts, Czech Saaz hops, and fermented cold using our house lager yeast. Due North provides equal parts crushability and complexity, with subtle floral and grassy aromatics. Whether you’re heading out to explore the forest or lake, Due North Light Lager is your perfect beer companion.
4 - AS OLD AS TIME, WOOD AGED VIENNA LAGER
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 5.4% / IBU: 25 / MALTS: PILSNER, VIENNA, MUNICH, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL
This lager rides the good line between tradition and innovation. Utilizing all German malts, Czech Saaz hops, and Augesteiner lager yeast. Expect notes of warm bread, warming malt character, while still being absolutely crushabie.
5 - ABSTACT SUBTANCE, STRAWBERRY TART
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 5.2% / IBU: 20 / MALTS: PILSNER, 2 ROW, OATS WHEAT
Welcoming back what we consider all of that in a beer. Abstract Substance is brewed with hibiscus, strawberry, lemon, and chamomile flowers, transforming this relatively simple base beer into something curious, welcoming, and abstract.
7 - PINE LINE, WEST COAST IPA
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 7.1% / IBU: 65 / HOPS: MOSAIC, MOSAIC CRYO, SIMCOE CRYO, CASCADE, CHINOOK / MALT: 2 ROW, PALE MALT, CARAFOAM
House West Coast IPA recipe, with some modern advancements made to push hop character throughout the beer. Big aromatics of pine needles and orange blossom with assertive bitterness for balance. Made with hand selected Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Simcoe Cryo, Chinook, and Cascade hops.
8 - LAKEFELLOW, JUICY IPA
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 6% / IBU: 50 / HOPS: NELSON SAUVIN, CITRA, CASHMERE CRYO / MALT: PILSNER, 2 ROW, UNMALTED WHEAT, FLAKED WHEAT, FLAKED OATS, CARAFOAM
A beer fitted for your lake adventures ahead. Fermented with kolsch yeast for a soft juicy profile, followed by careful additions of Nelson Sauvin, Citra, and Cashmere Cryo. Tropical, with subtle notes of tangerine and sauv blanc grapes, for a complex, crushable little IPA.
9 - LOST 40, NEW ENGLAND IPA
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 7% / IBU: 35 / HOPS: CITRA, NELSON, MOSAIC, AMARILLO CRYO / MALT: PILSNER, 2 ROW, UNMALTED WHEAT, FLAKED OATS, CARAFOAM
One of our all-time favorite hazy IPAs is back. Made with hand selected Citra, Mosaic, Nelson, and Amarillo Cryo. Juicy aromatics of orange julius and tangerine peel.
11 - YEAR 8, NEW ENGLAND TIPA
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 8.3% / IBU: 32 / HOPS: CITRA, NELSON SAUVIN, RIWAKA, SIMCOE CRYO / MALT: PILSNER, PALE, FLAKED OAT, FLAKED WHEAT, UNMALTED WHITE WHEAT
Our official birthday beer in celebration of our eighth year around the sun. We brewed up a compilation of our favorite hazy IPA hops over the years, targeting a full, tropical recipe. Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka and Simcoe Cryo hops were used to push notes of citrus, pineapple, and mango oils into this beer.
12 - SHORES OF TIME, BARREL AGED IMPERIAL PASTRY STOUT
$8 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 10.5% / IBU: 35 / MALT: PALE ALE, PALE CHOCOLATE, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL, FLACKED OATS
Simplicity from time, a deletion of overly complicated parts, a vision built over years. Brewed with extra pale, oat, and roasted malts, then aged in single malt whiskey barrels for a year. After blending, we added toasted coconut, toasted cacao nibs, and vanilla beans taking this beer exactly where we needed it to go. The end result is a complex beer made simply, with decadent notes of warming whiskey, cocoa, and coconut candies.
13 - MAD AT MIDNIGHT, BARREL AGED MOLE PASTRY STOUT
$8 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 10% / IBU: 35 / MALT: PALE ALE, MARIS OTTER, MALTED OATS, PALE CHOCOLATE, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL, MALTODEXRIN
This award winning beer is comprised of 12 month old Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel aged stout beer, with careful additions of ancho chiles, toasted cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and ceylon cinnamon added after our blend. Rich, tannic, with warming notes of chocolate cake with cinnamon powder, followed by a slight heat to warm everything up at the end.
BEER FLIGHT
FOUR 5 OZ POURS, $14
NON-ALCOHOLIC
SAUNA WATER, BOTANICAL SPARKLING WATER, $4
A collaboration between Cedar & Stone Nordic Sauna and Portage Brewing Company, bringing you the first of its kind, a sparkling botanical water designed to celebrate sauna culture in all forms. The ingredients used in this rehydrating beverage were inspired by our experiences in Northern Minnesota’s winter cold and the countless hours of time spent inside saunas that always followed. Aromatics of fresh spruce and awakening spices, with a thirst quenching acidity of citrus fruits to keep everything in balance. Lightly carbonated, and best served cold.
ROOT BEER, $4 (16OZ) CAN
KOMBUCHA, $4 CAN
NA BEER (ATHLETIC BREWING), $4 CAN
FOOD OPTIONS
POP DADDY PRETZELS, $5
MEAT & CHEESE, $4
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