Pint - $4 / Half Pint - $2.50 / Samples - $1
Kölsch
Thirst quenching, crisp, with a dry finish, this German Ale (pronounced Cllsh) is the local brew of the city of Cologne (Köln in German). It is one of the palest German beers made and is considered Germany's answer to the British pale ale. Utilizing German malted barley from a malt-house situated outside Köln and dry hopped with outstanding Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops, this light bodied golden beer is oak aged (lagered) for six weeks on French Oak.
4.9% abv OG 1.040 IBU:14
Prayer Rock Pale
A lightly golden American pale ale using 100% Cascade hops. A great introductory brew for the novice craft brew connoisseur, this session beer is an old dependable amongst our regular patrons at a conservative 4.9% abv OG 1.044 IBU:24
Oktoberfest
Ozapft is! ("It's tapped!") enjoy this medium bodied beer with a gold to light amber color. Brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot: the beer contains: water, malted barley, hops & made with yeast. Some malty sweetness will be perceived, but it is balanced with the noble hops from Tettnang & Hallertau & an alcohol that comes in at
5.3% abv OG 1.048 IBU:23
Strawberries & Cream
A mild, pale, light-bodied ale AND lager, this hybrid beer was made with an ale and a lager yeast. During the peak of fermentation, strawberries were added to sweeten the edge of a normally crisp & dry session beer, on a nitrogen pour to accentuate the creaminess of the style.
4.6% abv OG 1.042 IBU:15
Pocock Pilsner
This is a gold colored Czech Pilsner style beer, with a pronounced spicy bitterness. The bitterness is from Žatec/Saaz hops imported from the Czech Republic along with German Hallertau Hersbrucker hops & the hop aroma is Styrian Golding delivering a blast of flavour. A tight creamy head compliments its velvety body.
4.2% abv OG 1.040 IBU:39
Dauntaun Braun
Deep dark brown coloured, this dark wheat ale is made with barley & dark wheat malts offering flavours of chocolate & espresso. Utilizing a German weizen yeast, a third more subtle layer of banana ester rounds out this thought provoking beer at:
6.2% abv OG 1.066 IBU:11
lil Brick
The hop harvest is in! This India Pale Ale is brewed with finest English malts & a hearty dose of Vermont grown hops from our brick wall here at the Bobcat, as well as hops from New Haven, Ferrisburg, Lincoln & Addison. Hop varieties include: Zues, Centennial, Cascade & Goldings to balance with this full bodied ale.
6.5% abv OG 1.059 IBU:69+
Unrepentant
A Belgian-styled, Chocolate Pepper Stout.
The name says it all, no regrets here taking a stout, brewing it with just the right amount of Pippali (Piper longum) in the kettle, fermenting with Belgian ale yeast that produced a pepper ester & dry-nibbed in the serving tank with cacao! A dark chocolate & ginger aroma fills the nose before you take a sip. Flavors of roast barley are then subdued with a pepper heat which stands out with dry chocolate & expresso notes that linger on the finish.
5.1% abv OG 1.057 IBU:22
12 oz. - $5 / Samples - $2
Baltic Porter
A deep, dense and thoughtful beer with many layers of flavors, from sweet and soothing maltiness to hints of chocolate character and background. All co-mingle into a smooth, silky flavor that is contemplative but robust. While this beer was top fermented keeping true to historic roots of the style, the brew was conditioned as a bottom fermented variation, producing a softer roundness in the final product.
9.2% abv OG 1.080 IBU:23
Brickwall
A celebration of Vermont Hops, this Double IPA was wet hopped mashed with hops grown on the east wall of the Bobcat Cafe (Chinook) from here in Bristol, Vermont. THEN, liberally flavour hopped in the kettle with MORE dried brickwall whole leaf hops (Fuggle, Warrior, Golding, Nugget & Cascade) as well as with dried hops grown in Lincoln (Goldings) & New Haven (Cascade), Vermont. THEN dry hopped with MORE whole leaf hops (Centennial & Amarillo) during conditioning over the month of September. THEN dry hopped in the serving tank on the way to your glass (Cascade & Amarillo). So anticipate a slight hop haze of this 9.8% abv Double IPA. Estimated bitterness is well above 100 IBU. OG 1.073
