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1) First time customers - offer them a sample rack.
2) People will ask, "What's good?" Try to ask them what styles of beer they drink (light or dark beer, or something in the middle?) Try to match a commercial beer with one of ours. |
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| What is the beerhouse equivalent of Bud? |
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| What is the beerhouse equivalent of Sam Adams? |
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| What is the beerhouse equivalent of Guiness? |
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(11.0 O.G, 4.5% A.B.V., 17 I.B.U.)
A light ale for those beer drinkers who enjoy a mild tasting domestic style beer. This beer is refreshingly crisp with a clean, dry finish.
The name "Windridge" is the name of an investor's local farm. |
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(12.2 O.G., 5.0% A.B.V., 19 I.B.U.)
A golden colored ale for those persons who wand a lighter bodied beer, yet still want a flavorful beer. This beer is slightly fruity and delightfully aromatic. |
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(12.0 O.G., 4.7% A.B.V., 22 I.B.U.)
This beer is a light amber color and is a balance of maltiness and hoppiness. It is fruity and dry in palate and a medium strength beer.
The term "forest oak" refers to the 100+ year old tree in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. |
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| Belt's Extra Special Bitter |
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(13.0 O.G., 5.3% A.B.V., 20 I.B.U.)
This is a deep red amber colored beer with a sweet and hoppy character, unlike the name suggests.
J.A. Belt was the original owner of the building. |
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(12.8 O.G., 4.7% A.B.V., 38 I.B.U.)
A classic version of British pale ale. This beer is pale-copper in color and generously hopped with a dry, crisp, full bodied malt flavor. This beer is served unfiltered. |
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(15.5 O.G., 6.2% A.B.V., 37 I.B.U.)
A sub-style of pale ale that became renowned for its ability to survive long sea voyages to the British colonies in India. It is an orange-copper colored beer of sizeable strength and alcohol. We dry hop this beer to give is a well pronounced aromatic hop presence.
Mr. Harding was the crossing guard at the train station for over 50 years. |
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(15.5 O.G., 6.0% A.B.V., 33 I.B.U.)
A blend of malts and flaked oats give this rich, black beer a noticeable complexity. It has a dry roasted character and a smooth creamy finish.
Named after Diamond Avenue. |
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(15.9 O.G., 5.5% A.B.V., 24 I.B.U.)
A dark black ale with a roasted, almost coffee-like quality. This beer is sweeter than stout and has a more noticible hop character.
Originally Gaithersburg was a logging town. |
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| Centennial Ale (seasonal) |
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| A special beer that is made every 100 brews. |
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| MacAaronson's Scotch Ale (seasonal) |
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| A malty beer which is made from a strain of yeast from a Scotish brewery. Brewed in the late winter. |
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| Cupid's Cherry Wheat (seasonal) |
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| A light wheat based beer with fresh cherries added in the fermenter. Brewed for Valentine's Day and the Cherry Blossom Festival. |
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| Pooh's Honey Wheat (seasonal) |
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| A wheat based beer with honey added in the boil to give it a sweet flavor. Brewed in spring. |
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| Granny's Apple Wheat (seasonal) |
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| A wheat beer with pureed Washington apples and cinnamon. Brewed in the late spring. |
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| Blueberry Wheat (seasonal) |
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| A light wheat based beer with blueberries added in the fermenter. Brewed in the summer. |
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| George's Independence Peach Wheat (seasonal) |
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| A light wheat based beer with peach added in the fermenter. Named after King George of England. Brewed on the 4th of July. |
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| Olde Towne Weizen (seasonal) |
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| A German style wheat beer which is served unfiltered. Brewed in the late summer. |
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| A brown ale which is sweet and malty. Brewed in the fall. |
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| Mortay's Pumpkin Ale (seasonal) |
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| An amber beer with pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. Brewed for Halloween and Thanksgiving. |
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| Ebeneezer's X-Mas Ale (seasonal) |
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| A strong beer flavored with orange, cinnamon, vanilla bean, honey, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice. Brewed in December. |
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| Style originated in the area of Cologne, Germany. When brewed with traditional Kolsch yeast, this style exhibits some of the more desirable features of both ales and lagers. Our Kolsch is pale gold with light body and a slightly dry palate. Medium hop bitterness and light hop aroma. This beer is a good "transition" beer for people not accustomed to full flavored beers. |
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| A British style; really does have a nutty character in the nose. Brewed with a number of dark malts for a pronounced malt character. Not noted for a hop character, other than for balance. |
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| Another British style. It originates from the agressively hopped and high-alcohol beers which used to be shipped to the British troops in colonial India. Pale to medium amber colored. This style is usually more popular with beer drinkers familiar with full flavored beers. |
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| Porter is a style with unknown origins. It is not opaque like a stout it, but is still very dark. Our Porter uses beechwood smoked malt in the grist, which lends a distinctive smokiness to the tast and aroma. This beer goes well with any smoked food and also with oysters, clams, mussels, crayfish, crabs, fish, veal, and light flavored meats. |
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| What is Growlers brewing equipment? |
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| We have a 7 barrel system manufactured by Pub Brewing Company |
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| How many barrels/gallons does Growlers produce per year? |
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| 1,200 barrels per year, or 37,200 gallons. |
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| How many varieties of beer does Growlers produce? |
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