Sapwood Cellars

The World Moved On

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy

Hazy DIPA DDH with Nelson Sauvin™ and Simcoe® Cryo® Can Release 4/6/2024 - $21/4-pack This draught carries the very essence of Mid-World within its depths.… Read More

Hazy DIPA DDH with Nelson Sauvin™ and Simcoe® Cryo®

Can Release 4/6/2024 - $21/4-pack

This draught carries the very essence of Mid-World within its depths. The Nelson Sauvin brings to mind the orchards of Mejis. The Simcoe, it hath the aroma of the ancient pines that line the path of the Beam. The bitterness strikes true, like the bite of a lobstrosity. This Double IPA is a reminder of the world before it moved on to juicier hops, when brewers remembered the faces of their fathers. Read Less

Vegan Fish Sticks

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - Cold

Chill Haze IPA DDH with Anchovy and HBC 586 Can Release 3/9/24 - $19/4 pack We wanted to feature the new fruit-forward Anchovy hop variety in a new "Chill… Read More

Chill Haze IPA DDH with Anchovy and HBC 586

Can Release 3/9/24 - $19/4 pack

We wanted to feature the new fruit-forward Anchovy hop variety in a new "Chill Haze" IPA i.e., a Hazy IPA fermented cold with Lager yeast! The clean fermentation stays out of the way, allowing the Anchovy from Segal Ranch (Washington State) to express its fruity (watermelon) and pine notes. We paired it with HBC 586 which brings tropical and stonefruit notes, balancing the greener leaning. The finish is somewhere between our standard Hazy IPAs and a Cold IPA, rounded and crisp at the same time!

Cheers,
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Exaggerated Truth

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - New England / Hazy

Hazy IPA DDH with Cashmere Can Release 4/6/24 - $19 We occasionally divert a few gallons from a batch for experiments dubbed “Mad Fermentations.” Our… Read More

Hazy IPA DDH with Cashmere

Can Release 4/6/24 - $19

We occasionally divert a few gallons from a batch for experiments dubbed “Mad Fermentations.” Our usual goal is to manipulate the fermentation to enhance the perception of fruity hop aromatics. Sometimes the results are good, others we learn something…

This recipe started as Mad Fermentations Vol 4. It was our favorite and luckily one we immediately received calls to re-brew. It’s an IPA fermented with a blend of English Ale and Hefeweizen strains, then double-dry-hopped with Cashmere. Sweeter than our typical IPAs with a tropical aroma of lemongrass and candy.

Batch #1 - November 2020
Batch #2 - July 2021
Batch #3 - August 2023
Batch #4 - April 2024 Read Less

Grapefruit Juicius

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy

IPA with Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit Zest, and Vanilla Beans Can Release 4/6/2024 - $22/4-pack Our take on a milkshake IPA... (without the lactose)!… Read More

IPA with Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit Zest, and Vanilla Beans

Can Release 4/6/2024 - $22/4-pack

Our take on a milkshake IPA... (without the lactose)! Grapefruit Juicius combines the intense citrus and tropical hop aromatics of our hazy IPAs with grapefruit juice, fresh grapefruit zest, and Madagascar vanilla beans. The grapefruit brings juicy-sweetness while the vanilla adds creamy-richness. Tastes like a mall kiosk circa 1998!

Batch #1 - February 2020
Batch #2 - April 2024 Read Less

Copley

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - American

West Coast IPA DDH with Nectaron® and Citra® Can Release 4/6/2024 - $18/4-pack The DTC Team has long been Sapwood-boosters. So when they asked if we'd… Read More

West Coast IPA DDH with Nectaron® and Citra®

Can Release 4/6/2024 - $18/4-pack

The DTC Team has long been Sapwood-boosters. So when they asked if we'd collaborate on this West Coast IPA for Downtown Crown Wine and Beer's 10th Anniversary we jumped at the chance! Copley takes the classic style's dry finish and firm bitterness, but updates the aroma with a modern tropical twist. New Zealand Nectaron hops bring notes of passionfruit and Sauvignon Blanc grapes to balance the orange-dankness of American Citra! Read Less

Can I Get A Wit-wit

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche

We brewed a 3 bbl batch at Black Locust inspired by one of Mike's old homebrew recipes for a wit-IPA hybrid. This one is dry hopped with Citra and Bergamot… Read More

We brewed a 3 bbl batch at Black Locust inspired by one of Mike's old homebrew recipes for a wit-IPA hybrid. This one is dry hopped with Citra and Bergamot hops to "stand in" for the orange zest traditional to the style. Indian coriander brings linalool and geraniol, two of the compounds found in Citra hops. Ask about crowlers to go! Read Less

Stallion Cover (2024)

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Farmhouse Ale - Bière de Coupage

Bottle Release 4/13/24 - $14/500mL Bottle Blend of Barrel-Aged Saison and Barrel-Aged Sour Ale Stallion Cover is a blend of two threads: 75% young oat… Read More

Bottle Release 4/13/24 - $14/500mL Bottle

Blend of Barrel-Aged Saison and Barrel-Aged Sour Ale

Stallion Cover is a blend of two threads: 75% young oat saison aged in a gin barrel, and 25% old wine-barrel-aged pale sour brewed with unmalted wheat and aged hops. The result is a beer with tartness and fruitiness that will continue to evolve as time passes, developing funkier and earthier aromatics.

“Horse blanket” describes the earthy aromatics produced by Brettanomyces. The knock-off version of Mike’s American Sour Beers book substituted a variety of words to obscure their theft, but the best was to rebrand it to the classier Stallion Cover. Read Less

Snip Snap

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy

DIPA DDH with Citra® and Galaxy® Can Release: 10/21/23 - $22 November 15th, 2018 was discouraging. An icy-mix caused the scheduled food truck to cancel… Read More

DIPA DDH with Citra® and Galaxy®

Can Release: 10/21/23 - $22

November 15th, 2018 was discouraging. An icy-mix caused the scheduled food truck to cancel and beer drinkers to stay home. We sat around the tasting room trying to figure out how to let people know our six-week old brewery existed. We discussed hiring someone to twirl a "Beer Here" sign...

We've come a long way! As usual we double dry-hopped Snip Snap with Citra and Galaxy, two of our favorites. They work together to create an immense aroma of passionfruit, melon, and citrus on a creamy backdrop overloaded with oats and wheat.

Batch #1 Draft (November 2018) - 7.9% ABV

Batch #2 Draft (February 2019) - 8.5% ABV

Batch #3 Cans (May 2019) - 8.5%

Batch #4 (December 2019) - 7.9%

Batch #5 (August 2020) - 8.2%

Batch #6 (June 2021) - 8.0%

Batch #7 (January 2022) - 8.3%

Batch #8 (October 2022) - 8.2%

Batch #9 (October 2023) - 8.3% Read Less

Polite Company

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Farmhouse Ale - Saison

Wild Ale aged in Gin Barrels with Nectarines Bottle Release 12/9/23 - $16/500 mL The combination of bright stone fruit and herbal gin-barrel-aging is… Read More

Wild Ale aged in Gin Barrels with Nectarines

Bottle Release 12/9/23 - $16/500 mL

The combination of bright stone fruit and herbal gin-barrel-aging is one of our favorite combinations! We kept the acidity low on the base beer to ensure a bright drinkable balance of juniper notes from the barrel and the honey-floral notes from Jade white nectarines (Twin Springs Fruit Farm in Orrtanna, PA). It's a beer that will help you recall summertime evenings, no matter what the weather is outside!

Brewed: 4/15/22 & 11/4/22 – Bottled: 9/15/23
Final pH: 3.73 – Cellar Up To: 4 years
Bottle Count: 720 – 1 Pint .9 fl oz/500 mL
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Derivation (Blend #15)

Side Project Brewing

Stout - Imperial / Double

This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery

For Derivation Blend #15, I wanted to first showcase the barrels and the aging in which only time can develop. The concentration of our flavors, the initial… Read More

For Derivation Blend #15, I wanted to first showcase the barrels and the aging in which only time can develop. The concentration of our flavors, the initial power of the booze and then the integration of the overall environment of spirit and oak - the reason for the length of aging in which we endure. We had some beautiful brandy barrel-aged imperial stout (our Ellipses recipe), which had been resting since February of 2018. I had earmarked this a while back for a Derivation. As lovely as it was, I knew that I wanted to also add some more assertive barrel characteristics, like those in our bourbon barrel-aged stock, to compliment the overall direction of this beer. I chose the Vibes and OWK recipes which had been aged in 4 Roses OBSV and Willett bourbon barrels to round out the blend. January of 2019 & June of 2020 were their barreled dates - the youth keeping the barrel presence in the foreground and laying a path for the thoughtful amount of Papua New Guinea vanilla beans I added to pull it all together.

The aging elegance, balance of flavors and overall success of BVC has always been a favorite of mine, so I used it as inspiration for this blend. However, I wanted to keep out the drying effect of the cinnamon this time and let the barrel and the vanilla play the starring roles.

66% bourbon barrel-aged
34% brandy barrel-aged
Barrels: Willett 5 yr rye, Willett 6 yr bourbon, 4 Roses OBSV, California brandy
Aging: 14 to 42 months
Recipes: Ellipses (...), Vibes, OWK Read Less

Damon Riserva Two

Hill Farmstead Brewery

Stout - Imperial / Double

In the manifestation of Riserva Two, a portion of the blend—brewed in 2015—rested in Bourbon barrels from our favorite distillery for nearly four years… Read More

In the manifestation of Riserva Two, a portion of the blend—brewed in 2015—rested in Bourbon barrels from our favorite distillery for nearly four years and then for an additional two years in freshly emptied Tawny Port barrels; the second portion represents a singular selection that spent more than two years in Bourbon. Read Less

Damon Riserva One

Hill Farmstead Brewery

Stout - Imperial / Double

To continue honoring the memory of Damon (1993-2004), we craft an imperial stout from time to time and condition it in barrels. On occasion, a unique… Read More

To continue honoring the memory of Damon (1993-2004), we craft an imperial stout from time to time and condition it in barrels. On occasion, a unique and revelatory blend emerges by happenstance, one that excels unexpectedly and sets itself apart from what we have come to know as Damon. Thus, a Riserva selection emerges.

In the instance of Riserva One, an element rested in Bourbon barrels from our favorite distillery for 30 months, while another, smaller portion spent more than two years in similar Bourbon barrels, then an additional 40 months in freshly emptied Tawny Port barrels. Read Less

Civil Disobedience #24

Hill Farmstead Brewery

Farmhouse Ale - Saison

This iteration in our series of blended barrel-aged Farmstead® ales is a careful curation of various threads from our barrel cellar. This includes the… Read More

This iteration in our series of blended barrel-aged Farmstead® ales is a careful curation of various threads from our barrel cellar. This includes the debut, albeit in blended form, of the soon-to-be-released Sante Adairius “Residency” beers; Works of Love: Farm Ghosthands; Brother Soigné; Edith; Arthur; Florence; and Biere de Norma. Golden amber in color, complex and delicate, this continues our tradition of a non-blonde offering on every fourth entry in the series. Read Less

Lucy Blue (Batch 2)

Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

Farmhouse Ale - Saison

Barrel aged saison with blueberries

Barrel aged saison with blueberries Read Less

Front Porch Swing

Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Pale Ale - Other

Pale Ale with Peach Tea Can Release 4/20/24 - $18/4 pack This beer was inspired by the feeling of sitting on a front porch swing in summer, sipping peach-flavored… Read More

Pale Ale with Peach Tea

Can Release 4/20/24 - $18/4 pack

This beer was inspired by the feeling of sitting on a front porch swing in summer, sipping peach-flavored ice tea. We leaned into the underlying peach and apricot aromatics of the hops (Vista and Southern Cross) with a delicate addition of peach-flavored tea. The tea itself adds herbal notes helping to balance the fruity aromatics. The finish balances the sweetness of the pale malt, juiciness of the hops, and richness of the tea leaves. Read Less