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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 - FROM THE WEST WITH LOVE, WEST COAST PILSNER
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 6.2% / IBU: 45 / MALTS: PILSNER, CARAFOAM, FLAKED BARLEY
Every so often we get our hands on a new hop that just blows our minds. Able to stand alone, offering so much complexity, you can't help but use it as a single dry hop project. Aromatics of melon and cantaloupe coupled with some classic notes of sweet citrus and floral bouquet.
5 - AS OLD AS TIME, 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 crushable. A Portage mainstay in cooler weather.
6 - NORTH OF SCHWARZ, BLACK LAGER
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 5.4% / IBU: 25 / MALTS: PILSNER, VIENNA, MUNICH, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL
Our take on the traditional Schwarz bier. Light-bodied, easy-drinking, packed with complex notes of dark chocolate, coffee roast, and bits of caramel.
7 - PICK PROVISIONS, ORANGE CRANBERRY TART
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 6.4% / IBU: 15 / MALTS: PILSNER, FLAKED WHEAT, UNMALTED WHEAT
Another round of Fall inspired fruit, is here. Pick Provisions is brewed with orange and cranberry puree, showcasing bright notes of tart citrus fruits.
8 - 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.
9 - IMPERIAL PINE LINE, WEST COAST DIPA
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 8.5% / IBU: 85 / HOPS: MOSAIC, MOSAIC CRYO, SIMCOE CRYO, CHINOOK, SIMCOE / MALT: 2 ROW, PALE MALT, CARAFOAM
A story that's needed to be written, since we started making West Coast DIPA. Our core West Coast IPA, Pine Line, has become one of our top selling beers, packed with crisp aro matics of dank pine and resin. In Imperial Pine Line, we doubled just about everything in the recipe, leaving you with an even bigger IPA experience.
10 - 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.
11 - 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.
12 -JUICETREE, NEW ENGLAND DIPA
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 8% / IBU: 40 / HOPS: CITRA CRYO, MOSAIC CRYO, GALAXY
A recipe from our earliest days. Very soft base beer with a careful blend of unmalted wheat, flaked wheat, and flaked oats, followed by a heavy dose of hand selected Citra, Mosaic Cryo, and Galaxy hops. Very juicy, with notes of tangerine peel and mango pulp.
13 - BURNTSIDE, OATMEAL STOUT
$7 PINT / $4 HALF POUR
ABV: 6.5% / IBU: 30 / MALTS: PALE ALE, CARAMEL 45, PALE CHOCOLATE, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL
Get lost in the depths of our only non-adjuncted stout recipe. Using a myriad of our favorite malts, this stout was layered carefully with drinkability at the forefront, producing a beer filled with notes of burnt caramel, chocolate, and coffee.
14 - DOUBLE COFFEECAKE, PASTRY STOUT
$6 TEN OUNCE POUR / $4 FIVE OUNCE POUR
ABV: 7.6% / IBU: 35 / MALTS: PALE ALE, FLAKED OATS, PALE CHAOCOLATE, CARAFA 3 SPECIAL, CARAMEL 60
We doubled everything that normally goes into our flagship Coffeecake Pastry Blonde Ale recipe. Brewed with a myriad of dark malts, combined with our house Portage Coffee bean, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and ceylon cinnamon. Rich, decadent, with notes of sweet cream, espresso, and cinnamon.
15 - 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
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