LocAle Brewing Company Menu

Fruited sour beer, 6% abv, 5 IBU A pale sour ale brewed with barley, wheat & oats then fermented with lactic acid bacteria & Belgian yeast. It was conditioned on nearly 400 lbs of raspberry puree so it bursts with tart raspberry notes! A perfect sour beer for a hot summer day.

Blueberry lemon sour beer, 4.5% abv, 5 IBU: A tart, somewhat dry sour ale that was conditioned on over 500 lbs of real blueberry puree & fresh lemon zest. Refreshing blueberry notes melded with lemony citrus notes. A tasty sour to enjoy these warm late summer & early fall evenings!

Cream ale, 4.5% abv, 12 IBU. This unfiltered farmhouse-style cream ale is brewed in the style of a certain popular cream ale from Wisconsin. Brewed with 6-row barley malt, flaked maize & locally grown wheat, it was lightly hopped with WI grown Ultra hops & fermented with a clean Norwegian farmhouse yeast. It's an easy-drinking light ale with a slight rustic edge.

Oatmeal stout, 4.5% abv, 20 IBU. This sessionable oatmeal stout is brewed with Maltwerks Munich malt, malted oats, roasted barley & a range of specialty malts for a full-bodied, rich stout without the high abv. Available on tap, as growler fills & in crowlers online & in the taproom.

Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged English-style barleywine, 11% abv, 60 IBU. Brewed to celebrate our two-year anniversary in 2021 as your local neighborhood brewery & taproom. Loaded with Maltwerks Pale & Aromatic malts & light crystal specialty malt, this strong British-style ale was strengthened even more with caramelized invert sugar & raw cane sugar. It was aged for a year in two Rittenhouse rye whiskey barrels. An enjoyable smooth sipping ale with warming notes of caramel, whiskey, brown sugar & toasted walnuts. Thank you for your support over the last two years!

Hazy pale ale, 5.5% abv, 30 IBU. This bright seasonal hazy pale ale is brewed with Maltwerks wheat malt & Pilsner malt for a soft, pillowy mouthfeel that pairs up with three different additions of hops: YCH Veterans hop blend in whirlpool, Centennial hop hash during fermentation & Mosaic LupoMax after fermentation. A bright pale ale with a range of tropical citrus & berry notes.

Imperial porter, 10% abv, 35 IBU. This big dark porter was brewed with Maltwerks Munich & Aromatic malts with a hefty dose of chocolate malt for dark coffee & chocolate notes. To top it off, we added a total of nearly 100 lbs of deeply caramelized honey (called 'melter honey') at two points in the brewing process to provide some caramel & honey sweetness.

Strawberry hibiscus sour ale, 5% abv, 5 IBU. This deep scarlet sour beer was conditioned on over 400 pounds of fresh strawberry puree as well as heaps of dried hibiscus flowers. An exciting lightly tart sour with tropical berry notes!

Double dry hopped double IPA, 8% abv, 60 IBU. For our newest version (technically version 5.1) of this double IPA we used two different forms of Citra hops (concentrated liquid & standard pellets) as well as a recent hop variety called Idaho Gem dry hopped at nearly 7 pounds of hops per barrel. With a little sweetness to balance out any bitterness , it has loads of juicy tropical citrus fruit notes!

Imperial mocha milk stout, 10% abv, 25 IBU. This decadent imperial stout was brewed with vanilla, cacao nibs and locally roasted espresso beans from Beans Coffee Company in Mankato. Sweet vanilla with chocolate espresso notes.

Fruited hard seltzer, 6% abv, 0 IBU. Our first leap into the world of hard seltzers, this ultra-refreshing hard seltzer was made with clean filtered water, organic cane sugar & a special fast fermenting yeast. We added Michigan-grown Montmorency cherry juice & all-natural lime (hence the intense red color & citrusy Key Lime-like aroma) to create your ultimate late summer beverage! No artificial flavors or extracts were used & all ingredients were certified gluten-free, so this hard seltzer is as free of gluten as it gets!

Wet hopped pale ale, 5% abv, 30 IBU. Hopped solely with freshly picked, undried wet Chinook hops from Civil Sass Hops in Chatfield, MN. Wet hopped beers are a seasonal treat that bring the aroma and flavor of freshly picked hops to your glass. Expect notes of orange candy and a bit of hop-driven resin alongside a malty and bready backbone courtesy of a bit of locally grown triticale grain.

Witbier, 5% abv, 15 IBU. A classic unfiltered witbier named as a nod to the local historic Seppmann mill outside of Mankato. Brewed with several hundred pounds of locally grown wheat from Fischer's Sleepy Bison Acres in Sleepy Eye, MN. We added a blend of freshly crushed coriander and Grains of Paradise with real orange zest alongside a citrus-forward yeast strain to bring out a delicate blend of citrus and spice. Witbiers are probably the most drinkable of beers out there, pairing with almost any food and any weather (and for many people, a gateway beer to craft beer)

Mixed culture sour beer, 6% abv, 5 IBU. This is an intensely funky & sour mixed culture sour beer that started its life as an amber sour beer aged in white wine barrels for over a year with a mix of wild yeast & bacteria. It was then transferred onto nearly 400 lbs of locally grown watermelon from our good friends at Cedar Crate Farm near Mankato! Don't expect the usual juicy watermelon notes; this sour beer is brimming with earthy, somewhat fruity complex funk.

Mixed culture saison, 6% abv, 25 IBU. A new 6% abv dry hopped mixed culture saison that is a blend of a young saison with one wine barrel of one of our mixed culture sour beers. It was dry hopped with the 2020 Pink Boots hop blend & bottled. This is the "sibling" of our other saison "1st Born". Funky, fruity & just a bit tart.$5 per 12 oz pourOff sale only: $9 bottle

Dry hopped sour with Brettanomyces, 6% abv, 5 IBU. This funky pale sour beer was soured with lactic acid bacteria, fermented with the wild yeast Brettanomyces & dry hopped with MN grown Mighty Axe Hops ARTIC Blend. Plenty of tart funk with lemon & citrus notes. This beer is bottle conditioned so it can be cellared but we suggest drinking it sooner than later (it is a 25.4 fl oz bottle).

Wine barrel-aged mixed culture sour beer, 7.5% abv, 20 IBU. This is our first mixed culture sour beer aged in white wine barrels. It started as a strong saison brewed with MN grown grain & hops, then spent over a year in neutral white wine barrels with wild yeast & bacteria. It is super funky with lots of tart acidity & tannins. It is a bottled conditioned beer, so it can be cellared but we recommend drinking it sooner than later (it is a 25.4 fl oz bottle). *Caution: this is a highly complex sour beer, so be prepared for an "acid" trip on the funky side.*