Beer Menu

On Draught 

Available in 16-oz, 10-oz, or 3-oz pours
(*unless otherwise noted)

Beer Flight (choose six 3-oz pours) $11.50

 

Raspberry Smile
Tart Raspberry Ale w/ Hibiscus
4.7% ABV • 9 IBU
Raspberries and hibiscus bring happy pink flavors and fruity aromas to this tart and refreshing beer. It tastes like a smile.

 

Shimmer Pils®
German-style Pilsner
5.3% ABV • 31 IBU
She has a shimmery depth, like light on the fathomless sea. Our brewer’s wife, Eileen, inspired the name of this beer.  Shimmer Pils is a crisp and refreshing German-style Pilsner, a true lager with a balanced hoppiness.

 

Giant Dipper
German-style Pilsner
4.6% ABV · 28 IBU
Since May 17, 1924, the Giant Dipper roller coaster, complete with its landmark red and white structure, spectacular view of the Monterey Bay, and speedy successive dips and fan curves, has kept new and old generations coming back for more. This is an easy-drinking golden ale with bright citrus and floral hop character and a bready malt finish. Full-flavored and refreshing, this is the perfect beer for celebrating a century of Giant Dipper thrills!

 

Dublin Sunburn
Irish-style Red Ale
5% ABV • 19 IBU
We spent a week wandering around Dublin during a heatwave, and all the Dubliners were in the parks with their shirts off enjoying the feel of the sun on their skin. Day by day they walked through St. Stephens Green seeing redder and redder skin as everyone excitedly burned.  It was a sunburn celebration. This is a traditional Irish Red: malty with a wee bit ‘o hops for balance. Sláinte!

 

Sky To Sea
Amber Ale
5.5% ABV • 29 IBU
Lace up your boots, look down the trail, and see the horizon cut a line against the sea. This classic American amber ale rolls onto the palate with a malty, bready backbone, while caramel notes tag along close behind. A gentle floral- and citrus-scented breeze cuts across your taste buds as the path leads you on.

 

Mickie Malone’s
Irish-style Dry Stout On Nitro
4.8% ABV • 35 IBU
Mickie Malone’s Irish eyes were usually smiling. She had a kind heart and a smile that beamed. I miss you Mom; this one’s for you.
Love, Michael

 

Jugo Nuevo
Hazy IPA
5.6% ABV • 46 IBU
This new-school hazy IPA is brimming with aromas of tropical fruits. Hops, hops, and more hops were added to this beer throughout the production process to create a distinctively succulent IPA with notes of pineapple and guava. You wouldn’t be blamed if you thought this was some sort of “new juice” rather than a hazy IPA.

 

Hole 27
Hazy IPA
Hole 27 (aka “The Top of the World”) at the legendary Delaveaga Disc Golf course offers one of our favorite views of Santa Cruz. Our Hole 27 provides a similarly impressive experience with its bright citrus character with notes of tangerine, pineapple, and melon. Hints of coconut, stone fruit, and lime round out the finish, making it a fitting reward for your own legendary exploits.

 

Lighthouse Point
West Coast IPA
6.3% ABV • 50 IBU
Lighthouse Point is Santa Cruz’s living room, where waves, open space, and views from the cliffs draw us together. Our new West Coast IPA, with notes of pine, grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, and fruit loops, invites a communal “Cheers!” to all the delight we find here.

 

Company of Trees
West Coast IPA w/ Spruce Tips
6.2% ABV • 65 IBU
Trees are great company. Colorado spruce tips join fruity and foresty hops on an Admiral Pils malt base for this crisp, clear IPA. A pleasing, moderate bitterness is accented by hints of stone fruit, citrus zest, resinous pine, and a vital whiff of wilderness.

 

Follow The Creek
West Coast IPA
6.8% ABV • 40 IBU
“Follow the Creek” is always good advice, whether you’re seeking adventure upstream or finding your way home. This IPA will refresh you wherever you end up. Aromas of pine and citrus lead to lemon drops on the palate, enhanced by the sweet, grassy character of California grown and malted pilsner malt.

 

Uncle Dave’s IPA®
IPA with a Hint of Rye
6.5% ABV • 68 IBU
Is there anyone better to sit around a campfire with, telling stories, IPAs in hand? We think not. Cheers, Uncle Dave! Our Rye IPA has fruity/herbal hop aromas with a substantial supporting maltiness. The rye contributes a hint of peppery spice to this full bodied, complex IPA.

 

Stout Golden Kitten
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Golden Stout w/ Cat + Cloud Coffee & Vanilla
7.5% ABV · 25 IBU
Cat and Cloud coffee supplies the roasty notes in this twist on the traditional stout. Graham cracker-like maltiness and warm notes of vanilla coming from both vanilla and and the bourbon barrels are enhanced by the coffee’s rich, chocolatey character. Served on nitro, the creamy mouthfeel leads into smooth, dark flavors surprising in so golden a beer.
*3-oz/10-oz only

 

Barrel-Aged Good Faith
Strong Ale
12% ABV • 55 IBU
Our old shepherd Faith would’ve made a great brewery dog, but she didn’t live quite long enough. (Dogs never do.) Here’s to her and to all the good dogs. Our award-winning Strong Ale balances sweet toffee and dried fruit with oaky bourbon and vanilla notes from bourbon barrels.
*3-oz/10-oz only

 

Jack’s Grisette
Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Ale
5% ABV • 18 IBU
Jack’s Grisette draws inspiration from historical grisettes, a sister style to saison which originated in the Belgian/French border region of Hainaut. It was brewed with both malted and unmalted wheat as well as Admiral Maltings pilsner malt before spending 13 months in wine barrels with Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus. The result is a light and refreshing farmhouse ale with soft acidity, subtle funk, and notes of lemon, pepper, and hay.
*3-oz/10-oz only

 

Sparkling Hop Water
Just Hops & Water!
Zero Proof  

 

12oz Cans

Uncle Dave’s IPA®  6.5%

Redwood Mountain Blonde®  5.5%

State of Gold California Lager  4.3%

 

16oz Cans

Stefano Italian-style Pilsner  4.9%

Ten Million Flowers Kolsch w/ Orange Peel & Honey  5.9%

Raspberry Smile Tart Raspberry Ale w/ Hibiscus 4.7%

Dublin Sunburn Irish Red Ale  5%

Jugo Nuevo Hazy IPA  5.6%

Hi Citra! Hazy IPA  7%

Opal Cliffs Hazy IPA  6.6%

Linalool Hazy IPA  6.5%

DeLa Hazy IPA  6.3%

Hugging The Coast Hazy IPA  6.8%

Hooper Beach West Coast IPA  7.4%

Hola Lola West Coast IPA  6.7%

Hole 27 Hazy IPA  6.8%

Martian Sky Red IPA  6.9%

Foggy Forest Double IPA  8%

 

19.2oz Cans

1st Conversation Saison  5.8%

Sky To Sea Amber Ale  5.5%

Castle Beach Extra Pale Ale  6%

Lighthouse Point West Coast IPA  6.3%

Uncle Dave’s IPA®  6.5%

Shimmer Pils®  5.3%

Oh Black Lager® German-style Schwarzbier  5%

 

Specialty & Brewer’s Reserve

Contemplate Hops – Barrel-Aged Belgian Blonde w/ Jarrylo & Waimea hops (500ml bottle  7.7%)  $15

Barrel-Aged Good Faith – Strong Ale (500ml bottle  12%)  $19

Woodland Critters No.9 – American Sour Wheat Beer (500ml bottle  5.8%) $19

Jack’s Grisette – Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Ale  (750ml bottle  5%)  $22.50

 

Hard Cider, Hard Kombucha & Wine

Soquel Dry Apple Cider (500ml bottle  7.7%)  $12.00

Santa Cruz Cider Co. Hopped Apple Cider (12oz can  6.9%)  $7.50

Santa Cruz Cider Co. Ginger/Lemon Apple Cider (12oz can  6.9%)  $7.50

Local Roots Hard Kombucha – Purple Haze (12oz can  6%)  $7.50

Local Roots Hard Kombucha – Strawberry Mojito (12oz can  6%)  $7.50

Local Roots Hard Kombucha – Island Vibes (12oz can  6%)  $7.50

Local Roots Hard Kombucha – Orange Creamsicle (12oz can  6%)  $7.50

WEST + WILDER Sauvignon Blanc (250ml Can  13%)  $9.95

WEST + WILDER Sparkling Rose (250ml Can  13%)  $9.95

J. Dusi Wines Red Blend (250ml Can  13%)  $9.95

 

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Izze Soda  $3.50
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Juice  $4.00
Verve Nitro Flash Brew Coffee (7.5oz)  $5.50
Pellegrino (500ml)  $4.00
Fremont Brewing NA IPA (12oz)  $7.50
RationALE Brewing NA Mexican Cerveza (12oz)  $7.50
Figueroa NA Hoppy Poppy IPA (12oz)$7.50

 

Kegs To-Go
(email kegs@discretionbrewing.com or ask your beer bestower about keg availability)