A riff on the word kerfuffle named for its velvety texture. Oats bring a fluffy body and silky mouthfeel. While the style itself is named for oatmeal, Oatmeal Stouts do not usually taste specifically of oats. The smoothness of this 6% ABV beer comes from the high content of proteins and lipids imparted by the use of oats. In fluid dynamic terms, this higher viscosity adds to the sense of smoothness while the subtle roastiness puts the stout into this style making it a great beer for winter. An ode to the clear-bottle English oatmeal stouts. A rich and rewarding beer. Plus, Kerfluffle is just fun to say.

A barleywine to excite your taste buds, thwack your tongue, and give you boozy warmth. Balanced in the extremes – strong in both malt and hops with a chewy biscuity body, bracing bitterness, and apricot jam hops.

In celebration of the St. Jude Marathon, we were asked to brew a beer for running. So we made a lean chugger named after a line from a famed poem about the first marathon. Lightning in All is made from Golden Promise malt, from which Scotch whisky is typically made. This pale ale was brewed onto an enormous pile of Amarillo hops. And then more Amarillo hops are added. After this, we add Amarillo hops. If this beer could run, it would run in sandals.

Bearded Iris’s Peacemaker is a West Coast IPA.  It is clear.  It is bitter.  It is very aromatic.  It smells like pine, citrus, and orange fruit.   It is dank.  Peacemaker is boozy.  It is strong.  It is full of hop flavor.  It will tear your head off.  Peacemaker has so many hops.  It has sauce.  It doesn’t have haze.  It is assertive.  It tells you what to do.

Bearded Iris Homestyle is an IPA hopped singularly with mosaic hops. Inviting and bright, outrageously crushable and designed for any occasion. Their take on a classic for the ever-evolving world. But most of all, it’s whatever you make of it. This is your Homestyle. Tasting notes include grapefruit, strawberry, frosted flakes, and fruit tea.

Oktoberfest is a Marzen, a smooth, clean, and malty German lager that was released each September for Oktoberfest in Munich. The word “Gemütlichkeit” is a German word referring to communal joy usually involving a beer or two and is a part of the traditional German Oktoberfest song “Ein Prosit.

On a magical trip to Japan, WISEACRE’s brewer and founder fell further in love with the country and the customs he had often admired from afar. Food, communication, architecture, and even beer operate on different wavelengths in different countries and there is much to be learned and admired. It is out of the Japanese tradition of dry rice lager that birthed WISEACRE’s IRUSU. Succumb to gentle rice, smooth taste, and a dry, palate-cleansing finish to this beer which found its inspiration on the other side of the globe including the Ukiyo-e woodblock art influencing this label.

One time Mr. Raccoon took a long walk through a long field of tall grass. When he got to the edge, there was nothing. It was space. A vacuum. Being an adventuresome tiny bear rodent, he jumped off, but not into something, into nothing. As he fell through the starless abyss, in swooped Senorita Nighthawk, grabbing him by the neck scruff and flapping him off further into the darkness. There they came upon Archduke Flying Bear, and they all sang a song of bliss and ignorance and beers and laughter before going poof and becoming nothing. This nothing becomes an ethereal smooth dark lager from Thuringia.

Unicornucopia is our “Grand Cru” (a special beer we make every year for our beer fest, Taste the Rarity; the recipe changes every year). Festbier is the lower ABV and lighter colored cousin of Marzen.  But this one is special.  Uni ’25 was dragged through the garden in France.  We got a hold of a bunch of Chardonnay barrels, filled them with festbier, and then aged them in our “cave” over the winter.  What resulted is a lovely balance of malt, fruity white wine, zippy lemon, toasty oak, and crispy cracker.  Round mouthfeel and subtle grape notes accentuate the finish.  This is one of the lowest ABVs we have clocked on Unicornucopia, perfect for a strong sipping spring session.  This unfiltered beer came out brilliantly clear, and the lovely light amber hue looks great topped with white foam. Prost!

Skip the mall, put on a flannel, grab your CDs from the quad, and take “a voyage to the moon” for this amber ale that will totally take you back to the 90’s (you can pick up your plumeria-scented lotion later). This beer is full of biscuits and honey malt with low-key hops will make you come back for more…not sporadically, we hope! Ask our incognito cellarman if he loves it and he’ll tell you yes where he is and back again “Tonight, Tonight”. Word.