SKA Brewing

Somewhere out in California, in the year nineteen hundred ninety-five, two guys named Dave and Bill learned that while they loved gulping down good beer, they were yet old enough to buy it. They figured an answer to their quandary would appear if they drank enough and listened to enough thinking music, also known as Ska. On the second Skaturday of Skatember,it hit them. If they brewed their own beer they’d have all the beer they’d ever want. And while they were at it, why not brew the most magnificent suds ever quaffed in their neck of the woods? Or any other neck for that matter?

SKA Brewing.

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True Blonde Ale

Regardless of how smooth you are, this blonde will sleep with you.

A smooth and sexy brew.

Like golden waves of yeast crashing on a golden beach of golden sand with golden taps spewing golden beer that’s smooth as gold.

A crisp blonde ale. Golden in color, medium in body – she’s brewed with the help and the honey of Durango’s Honeyville Bees.

Soul Mates: Light enough not to overwhelm tasty greens regardless of dressing. Pleasant accompaniment to lobster, clams, shrimp and crab – great with lobster bisque. Thirst quencher, works well with spicy/hot foods.


Ten Pin Porter

RICH, RAW, ROBUST.

Dark like motor oil on a Minnesota night. It rolls down your gullet like a calming stream full of rich and tasty malt.

Six differnet malts are combined to create this complex and robust porter. Perle and Willamette hops are added to fashion the perfect balance for which the Ten Pin is renowned.

Best With: Steak. Also good with Mexican and Cajun foods that are ofter full of their own tasty flavors. Oysters are also ideal. Can stand up to stronger cheeses, such as sharp cheddar and blue.

ABV: 5.5%


Pinstripe Red Ale

Puts you in a certain mood.

Kind of like waking up to realize you are the king of your own country, one where there are waterfalls of beer all over the place.

Waterfalls of Pinstripe Red Ale. Brewed with caramel malts and liberty hops, it has a slight fruity finish and will dance with taste buds ‘till last call, then take them home and not get weird about it the next day.

Soul Mates: Pairs well with cheddar cheese and burgers; mild Mexican and Thai dishes.

ABV: 5.15%
IBUs: 42


Buster Nut Brown Ale

This brown ale has a touch of nuttiness provided by Victory and Munich malts. The addition of Northern Brewer, Cascade, and Willamette hops smooth this beer out to create an incredibly drinkable brown ale.

Best With:
Great with cured meats, barbecue, read meat, game and cheese. Venison and beer. Wild mushrooms.

Awards:
2009 Bronze Medal at the North American Beer Awards – Category – English Style Brown Ale

ABV:5.2%
IBUs: 29


Modus Hoperandi IPA

It’s Old-Man Bitter.

A mixture of citrus and pine that will remind you of the time you went on a vision quest with your Native American cousin and woke up in a pine-grove grove full of grapefruit trees.

An AMerican-style India Pale Ale with a deep golden-orange color. Bitter and hooppy, with a suprisingly smooth finish.

Best With: strong, spicey foods such as curries / Thai food. Also works well with smoked or grilled meats, and for dessert, go for the sweet, like cheesecake or creme brulee.

ABV: 6.8%


Nefarious Ten Pin Porter

King of the alley – this Imperial Porter reigns supreme with a mighty 8% Alcohol by Volume and 60 IBUs.Creamy, chocolaty sweet, with hints of coffee and bing cherry, the Nefarious is wickedly outrageous.

Best With: Goes well with rich desserts like chocolate and cheesecake.

ABV: 8%
IBUs: 60


Decadent Imperial IPA

It’s a celebration.

Imagine celebrating some huge, momentous occasion and then imagine drinking the liquid equivalent of that celebration every day.

Citrus aroma prevails. Mounds of fresh hops and caramel malts explode upon the palate. Originally produced to celebrate our tenth year in business, this imperial IPA hides nothing of our tendency toward self-indulgent behavior.

Best With: The hops cut through and refresh spicy Indian, Thai and Mexican foods. The Cascade hopslatch onto cumin, lime juice and cilantro.

ABV: 10%


True Blonde Dubbel

Double your Trouble.

It isn’t always the case, but when it come to blondes, two is definitely better than one.

Belgian, Buxom and Sweet as the candy surgar she’s made with. The TBD, a Belgian style golden ale, features spicy clove and nutmeg undertones – a nice beer for brunch.

The honey and light malt reveal themselves first when the spicy yeast characteristics kick in and the candy sugar comes out of hiding. In the end, the light hopping completes the dance while the honey rounds out the flavors.

Best With: Cools strong garlic. Pesto, pasta and garlic and clam sauce. Also works well with roasted chicken or Tandoori. A great palate scrubber when eating strong opposing foods. Great aperitif served in a flute.

ABV: 8.0%
IBUs: 36


ESB

This English Special Bitter is our “Special Ale”. Special because it was the second canned microbrew in the nation (after Dale’s Pale Ale). Special because the galena hops and pale ale malts create a crisp first sip, a hoppy tongue, and a malty sweet finish. Though “bitter” is part of the name, “better” would be a more accurate term. Fresh and lively, this canned beer suits the needs of any outdoor enthusiast. Like it says on the can: fish luau, golf, raft, toboggan. Ska can!

Best With: Delicious with seafood and spicy dishes. Complements lamb, beef and game.

ABV: 5.7%

SKA ESB just took its first medal ever, a Bronze, at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival!


Euphoria

This seasonal beer is brewed in the Do It Yourself (DIY) spirit along with our friends from Bayfield at the Venture Snowboard Factory. An India Pale Ale, the Euphoria is crafted with piles and piles of Golding hops to provide a unique spicy finish. Great for after hitting the slopes.

ABV: 6.1%
IBUs: 41