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

 

State of Gold
California Lager
4.3% ABV · 16 IBU
Eureka! Here’s a clean, crisp lager with both fizz and flavor, immensely drinkable and featuring California-grown malt from Admiral Maltings

 

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
Golden Ale
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!

 

Neighboring
Pale Ale
4.5% ABV • 25 IBU
Our newest Pale Ale, brewed to showcase Proximity ReGen malt
($2 from every pint of “Neighboring” will benefit WNC Hurricane Relief!)

 

Oh Black Lager
German-style Schwarzbier
5% ABV • 25 IBU
Oh Black Lager, Keep on Rollin’… The sound of the black lager happily burbling in the brew house brought this song to mind. Similar in style to a German Schwarzbier, this lager is dark brown in color with a roasted malt aroma and a lingering finish.  Its flavor is malty and mellow with a slight roasty edge reminiscent of bitter chocolate.

 

Castle Beach
Extra Pale Ale
6% ABV • 38 IBU
Castle Beach, crowning the Seabright neighborhood, is our “home beach,” ever-changing as decades go by. It inspired this extra hoppy, extra fun, extra refreshing brew dry-hopped with Comet, Citra, and Strata. Notes of tangerine, strawberry, peach rings, and a hint of dank play on a base of light, bready malt. See you at the beach!

 

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.

 

Linalool Garden
Hazy IPA
6.5% ABV • 35 IBU
Linalool is one of the aromatic compounds that gives plants, including hops, their scents. It partners with the other terpenes in hops to boost the fruity, floral aromas and flavors of this juicy, hazy IPA. Take your senses on a stroll through Linalool Garden as sweet orange flowers, lime, blueberry, passionfruit, and peach perfume each sip.

 

Local Lion
West Coast IPA
6.7% ABV · 51 IBU
Our local lion is cool and assured, confidently offering bursts of pine and citrus in each bright and irresistible sip.

 

Lackahazical
Not-A-Hazy IPA
6.9% ABV • 45 IBU
This modern west coast ipa was not created lackadaisically! Our brewers used their usual care and enthusiasm to craft a beautifully clear ipa bursting with grapefruit, orange, tropical fruit, and resinous pine hop aromas and flavors. Revel in the lack of haze – it’s Lackahazical!

 

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.

 

Woodland Critters® No.9
American Sour Wheat Beer
5.8% ABV • 10 IBU
After nine months in neutral David Bruce wine barrels and an additional 13 months of conditioning in stainless steel, this beer features bright acidity with notes of Meyer lemon accented by a light brininess. Mixed fermentation contributed a moderate barnyard funk. The beer finishes dry, with each crisp, refreshing sip inviting another. This beer supports the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, which works to preserve local lands and critters.
*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

 

Three Fawns
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel
10.9% ABV • 23 IBU
Three Fawns is a Belgian-style tripel aged in American bourbon barrels. A boozy warmth redolent of vanilla, black pepper, and honey, along with soft berry notes, leads into a dry peppery finish influenced by oak.

 

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
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%

Cement Ship Hazy IPA  6.7%

Jugo Nuevo Hazy IPA  5.6%

Hi Citra! Hazy IPA  7%

Weight of a Cloud Hazy IPA  6.8%

Opal Cliffs Hazy IPA  6.6%

Linalool Hazy IPA  6.5%

Free Day IPA 2024 Hazy IPA  5.7%

DeLa Hazy IPA  6.3%

ParticIPAte West Coast IPA  6.7%

Company of Trees West Coast IPA w/ Spruce Tips  6.2%

Hooper Beach West Coast IPA  7.4%

Hola Lola West Coast IPA  6.7%

Lackahazical West Coast IPA  6.9%

Icebox Poem Cold IPA  7%

Martian Sky Red IPA  6.9%

Times Two Double IPA  8.3%

Stacks of Stars Hazy Double IPA  8%

Foggy Forest Double IPA  8%

 

19.2oz Cans

1st Conversation Saison  5.8%

Accordion Man® Oktoberfest Lager  6.1%

Giant Dipper Golden Ale  4.6%

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

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

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
Gruvi Non-Alcoholic Hazy IPA  $7.50

 

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