Beaver Island Tip Up Winter Ale

Beaver Island Tip Up Winter Ale. "Dam. Fine. Beer"

7.5 % ABV, 33 IBU. Beaver Island Brewing, St. Cloud, MN. 

Clear, mahogany hue, slim off-white head. 

In the nose: Malty. Slight spice. Spruce. Whiffs of dark fruit, berries. 

In the mouth: Mmm. It all comes together. Beautiful blend of spruce tips, hops, rich smoked malt. Medium bodied, highly flavorful, and fairly easy drinking for such a complex arrangement. So many flavors are at play on the palate that one is forced to take it slow and luxuriate, savoring the feeling, letting it flow. Spruce is bouncing well off the hops, and the malt holds it all in place, delivering warm feels to hold us through the cold. Quite likable. Go get yourself some. 

Our Tip-Up winter ale is brewed with a touch of smoked German beechwood malt, the first locally grown and pelletized hops, and a late kettle addition of young spruce tips. Our hope is to encompass the joys of MN winters; a warming fire, the scent of conifers, and a satisfying day on the lake waiting for the big one to hit our line.