On tap:

Eldorado Pale, Chair Pale, Redoubt Red, Stuart  Stout

NWP growlers only:

 Cloudy-weisen, Neve Dark Rye, Snowfield Winter, Muade’s Mild, Stuart Stout, Sloan Stout

Upcoming Events:

May Thursdays: TAP NWPeaks; Thursday Appreciation Pints – $1.00 of all pints go to the non-profit WA Wild.

Upcoming hours:

Normal Tap room/tasting hours are:
Thur  4:00-8:00
Fri 4:00-8:00
Sat 2:00-8:00
Kegs and other Beer to go Mon-Sat; call for appointment.

The Beer. Chair is Belgian style pale ale. We used the Ardennes™ yeast strain to introduce the typical fruity esters (banana) and spicy phenols (pepper) typical of Belgian beers. The Belgian characters dominate the beer, but are supported by a nice hop character.  The fruity and floral notes of Amarillo and NZ Saaz hops complement and support the Belgian character very nicely, resulting in a drier, crisp belgian style pale ale.

Malts: Pale, Pilsner, Vienna, Wheat, dextrin.  Hops: NZ-Saaz, Amarillo, Cascade. ABV: ~5.25%

The Beer. Silver pale is a standard NW style pale, featuring a couple of interesting ingredients, namely the sorachi ace hop variety and spruce tips. It has a medium body with nice hop notes and slightly forward bitterness. However, the sorachi ace imparts a “lemony” and to a lesser extent “dill” aroma which we paired with the (very subtle) spruce tips (and a few other hop varieties to round out the taste). The result was a nice, slightly bitter, NW pale ale.

Malts: Pale, ESB, Rye, crystal.  Hops: Sorachi Ace, halertau, chinook. ABV: ~5.0%

The Beer. The Berliner Weisse style is even lesser known than the dunkelweiss.  Berliner Weisse is a very low ABV, cloudy, sour wheat beer traditionally brewed in Berlin. In many cases, it is served with fruit syrups, cutting some of the sourness with fruity sweetness. Our first sour beer at NW Peaks, we kept the Tinkham Berliner Weisse  recipe simple using only Pilsner and Wheat Malts and Hallertau hops. With a slight fruitiness and a charmingly sour aroma, the beer has a light and refreshing body and a tart finish.  A great introduction to sours, Tinkham is perfect for sipping on a spring evening or on top of a raspberry syrup/puree.

Malts: Pilsner and Wheat.  Hops: Hallertau. ABV: ~2.75%

The name. The mountain. Lichtenberg mountain is situated just off of the PCT overlooking Hwy 2 east of Steven’s pass. Lichtenberg rises from the shores of Lake Valhalla, a deservedly popular day hike or snowshoe destination. The upper slopes above the lake offer some rock climbing routes as well as a few gully scrambles to reach the summit.  However, we went up in the winter when accessibility, terrain, and the N ridge were great for skiing. A great place to frolic in any season.

The Beer. The dunkelweiss style is slightly lesser known than its hefeweizen cousin, but has many similar attributes – the most pronounced being a low ABV, light body, and refreshing – with significant notes of banana and cloves. We brewed this German style with the typical amounts of wheat and munich malts, and added a little chocolate malt to give it some color and add some darker essence. We fermented Lichtenberg with the same strain of yeast that weihenstephan uses which produced a nice banana character and some clove notes. The result was a light-bodied, cloudy, dark beer with the nice banana and clove character.

Malts: Wheat and munich with a tad of crystal, chocolate, and flaked. Hops: Hallertau. ABV: ~4.25%

View to the N from the summit. Kaleetan, Chair pk, and Mt Baker

The Name, the mountain. Granite is an accessible mountain right off the hwy on just west of Snoqualmie Pass. With a summer trail that goes to a fire lookout at the summit, it’s a perfect day trip for those that want an accessible, but slightly strenuous day hike.  From the summit, the views from Rainier to Baker are spectacular on a nice day.

The Beer. Granite is the second ‘adjunct’ beer for March. We used oats (20%) in this beer and then pared it with a unique hop. Granite ended dry and crisp with oat notes.  The oats added some silkiness to the mouthfeel as well. However, the featured character is the NZ Saaz hop that we used, which creates a nice floral character in the finished beer.

Malts: ESB, munich, oats, crystal, aromatic, black.  Hops: Apollo, Halertau, NZ Saaz. Fermented with British Ale yeast.  OG/TG 1.055/1.012 ~5.5% ABV

Ingalls and the lovely Stuart from the summit.

The name. The mountain. Esmeralda is located in the Teanaway River drainage just S of Ingalls peak and SW of Mt Stuart – one of our favorite areas. It’s on the other side of the Teanaway River from its beastly neighbors and is a much easier approach/climb than that of it’s neighbors.  The “class 2″ trek to the summit offers some great views of the massive Mt Stuart and the Stuart range and is part of a great loop for a day hike.

The story of two experiences. Because of its popularity from past renditions, we bring Esmeralda Ale back for another late winter mountainBeer. Of course it is always fun (or not) to remember the comedy of errors that was our first batch brewed on our current system (Esmeralda Ale), while now we have everything dialed in.

The Beer.  Esmeralda is one of our ‘adjunct’ beers for March. The adjuncts in Esmeralda are corn and molasses that create a unique character.  The corn provides a nice sweetness and smoothness and complements the molasses notes.  Esmeralda was fermented with an English ale yeast adding a smooth fruity flavor on top. With very little few hop notes, the slight grain sweetness and dark sugar properties are uniquely featured.

Malts: ESB, munich, corn, special B, biscuit, carafa 2.  Hops: Apollo and Goldings. Fermented with British Ale yeast.  OG/TG 1.058/1.016 ~5.5% ABV

Original post ——–
We’ll be joining everyone at the Diamond Knot Alehouse for a NW Peaks Brewer’s night.
When: Wed 4/17/13; 6:00-8:00 pm.
Where: Diamond Knot Alehouse
621 Front Street
Mukilteo, WA 98275
What: Good times, meet NW Peaks brewers/friends, drink, and be merry

Anticipated beer list:
Redoubt Red
Granite oat ale
Oak aged Stuart Stout

Likely NW Peaks tap list:
Redoubt Red
TBD
Esmeralda Ale
+ Burgundian’s remaining handles
*** Beers subject to change.

Likely NW Peaks tap list:
Redoubt Red
Eldorado Pale
Stuart Stout
Maude’s mild
Snowfield Winter
*** Beers subject to change.