Port Brewing Hop 15

The latest wunder-draft on at the Duck is Port Brewing's Hop 15.  This is an Imperial/Double IPA with an ABV of 9.4%.  This hoppiest of hoppys boasts 15 barrels of hops, each one different, added each hour during the brewing process.  The expense and scarcity of certain hops have left them brewing this beer in small batches with limited release.  We only have a 6'er, so come down soon to try before it's gone.

Current Draft Line-up 5/28

Alpine Hefeweizen	May 24 10:16AM	RB
Alpine Marzen	May 19 02:41PM	RB
Anchor Bock	May 19 02:42PM
Delirium Noel	May 11 01:45PM	RB
Deschutes The Abyss Imperial Stout	May 18 10:47AM
Double Mountain India Rye Ale	May 24 10:15AM
Elysian Splitshot Milk Stout	May 19 02:51PM
Fremont Summer Solstice	May 28 11:52AM
Gulden Draak Belgian Quad	May 19 02:53PM
Kulmbacher Schwarzbier	May 19 02:41PM
Lucifer (2009 - ...)	(permanent tap)	RB
Maritime Decompression Strong Ale	May 24 10:17AM
New Belgium Tart Lychee Sour	May 24 10:18AM
Pabst Blue Ribbon	(permanent tap)	RB
Pike Post Alley Porter	May 24 10:14AM
Port Hop 15	May 28 11:45AM
Radeberger Pilsner	Apr 29 01:05PM	RB
Samichlaus Dopplebock	May 18 10:48AM
Snoqualmie Falls Spring Fever Belgian Grand Cru	May 28 11:55AM	RB
Stillwater Of Love and Regret Saison	May 11 01:42PM
Stone Citrueille Celeste de Citracado	May 24 10:17AM
Tieton Apricot Cider	May 18 10:53AM
Timmermans Strawberry Lambic	May 28 11:54AM
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout	May 11 01:46PM	RB

Jackie's Picks

Stone/The Bruery/Elysian-Citrueille

Although this collaboration between some of the best brewers on the West coast produced a beer that is categorized as a pumpkin/fruit beer, this is no pumpkin pie beer.  You won’t find any nutmeg, cloves or cinnamon.  What you will find in the La Citrueille is an amber ale brewed with pumpkins, yams, rye, toasted fenugreek, birch bark, and lemon verbena. The taste starts with citrus and herbal notes, but then a very smooth roasted malt character comes into play. The yam and pumpkin make their appearance on the finish, with some spiciness and trace maple notes from the toasted fenugreek, combining with hints of birch.

5% ABV / 47 IBU

New Belgium Lips of Faith-Tart Lychee

From the website:

According to Lauren, the imaginator of this pucker-pleasing ale, Lychee Fruit is so insanely sweet and flavorful you almost can’t stand it alone. Sour to the rescue! The combination of our barrel-aged sour beer, Lychee Fruit puree, and cinnamon sticks pours a frothy head of tart perfection.

Just the facts Ma'am...

ABV - 8.5%!!! IBU - 20 Hops - Target Malts - Pale, Malted Wheat, Caramel-80, Carapils, Oats OG - 20 TG - 3 Deschutes-Abyss Stout A deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate. Abyss is an appropriate name, since the beer is viscous and so dark it allows no light to penatrate it’s dark body.  33% of the beer is aged in french oak barrels and oak bourbon barrels.  This beer is extremely rich and complex in taste, with hints of licorice playing over smooth oaken tones. 11% ABV

Current Draft List

Thanks Taplister!  Our current draft line up is always  available there.  Hang in there with us as we try to  keep our draft line-up balanced while working in all of our featured beers for Seattle Beer Week.  Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our events! They were successful, delicious and super fun! Alpine Hefeweizen
Alpine Marzen		RB
Anacortes Helles Lager
Anchor Bock
Delirium Noel		RB
Deschutes The Abyss Imperial Stout
Double Mountain India Rye Ale
Elysian Splitshot Milk Stout
Gulden Draak Belgian Quad
Kulmbacher Schwarzbier
Lucifer (2009 - ...)		RB
Maritime Decompression Strong Ale
New Belgium Tart Lychee Sour
Pabst Blue Ribbon		RB
Pike Post Alley Porter
Radeberger Pilsner		RB
Samichlaus Dopplebock
Stillwater Of Love and Regret Saison
Stone Citrueille Celeste de Citracado
Tieton Apricot Cider
Timmerman's Strawberry Lambic
Uinta Hop Notch Ipa
Unibrou Raftman
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout		RB

Drinkin' and Thinkin' Tonight!

• Trivia tonight with our very special host... Matt Mueller! It's a roller coaster ride of "Ooooh, I'm smart!" to "Doh, I'm not so smart..." and everything in between! Lubricate well with alcohol!

Current Draft Line-up for Today - Fire and Ice!

Alpine Hefeweizen	Apr 23 10:16AM	RB
Alpine Marzen	May 19 02:41PM	RB
Anacortes Helles Lager	May 19 02:41PM
Anchor Bock	May 19 02:42PM
Bavik Petrus Aged Pale	May 19 02:44PM
Boneyard Hop Venom Double IPA	May 18 10:43AM	RB
Delirium Noel	May 11 01:45PM	RB
Deschutes Inversion IPA	May 18 10:43AM	RB
Deschutes The Abyss Imperial Stout	May 18 10:47AM
Dogfish Head My Antonia	May 19 02:42PM	RB
Elysian Splitshot Milk Stout	May 19 02:51PM
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Porter	May 18 10:49AM
Green Flash Palate Wrecker	Apr 29 01:03PM	RB
Gulden Draak Belgian Quad	May 19 02:53PM
Kulmbacher Schwarzbier	May 19 02:41PM
Lucifer (2009 - ...)	(permanent tap)	RB
Pabst Blue Ribbon	(permanent tap)	RB
Radeberger Pilsner	Apr 29 01:05PM	RB
Samichlaus Dopplebock	May 18 10:48AM
Stillwater Of Love and Regret Saison	May 11 01:42PM
Stone Citrueille	May 18 10:45AM
Tieton Apricot Cider	May 18 10:53AM
Timmerman's Strawberry Lambic	Apr 27 09:27AM
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout	May 11 01:46PM

Current Draft Line-up for today!

Alpine Hefeweizen	Apr 23 10:16AM	RB
Boneyard Hop Venom Double IPA	May 18 10:43AM	RB
Delirium Noel	May 11 01:45PM	RB
Deschutes Inversion IPA	May 18 10:43AM	RB
Deschutes The Abyss Imperial Stout	May 18 10:47AM
Double Mountain Goliathon Belgian-Style Dark Ale	May 18 10:47AM
Elysian Slipshot Milk Stout	May 11 01:44PM
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Porter	May 18 10:49AM
Firestone Walker Pale 31	May 11 01:50PM
Green Flash Palate Wrecker	Apr 29 01:03PM	RB
Gulden Draak Quad	May 18 10:42AM
Kostitzer Oktoberfest	May 11 01:45PM
Lucifer (2009 - ...)	(permanent tap)	RB
New Belgium La Folie Sour	May 11 01:41PM
Pabst Blue Ribbon	(permanent tap)	RB
Radeberger Pilsner	Apr 29 01:05PM	RB
Samichlaus Dopplebock	May 18 10:48AM
Sierra Nevada Ovila Quad	May 18 10:42AM	RB
Stillwater Of Love and Regret Saison	May 11 01:42PM
Stone Citrueille	May 18 10:45AM
Tieton Apricot Cider	May 18 10:53AM
Timmerman's Strawberry Lambic	Apr 27 09:27AM
Unibrou Raftman	May 11 01:43PM
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout	May 11 01:46PM	RB

Sausagefest Details!!!

Strong Ales

Featured Draft:

Ovila - 2011 Trappist Belgian Style Quad (10%)

Samichlaus - Dopplebock (14%)

Gulden Draak - Belgian Quad (11.3%)

Double Mountain - Belgian Style Dark Ale (11%)

Boneyard - Hop Venom Imperial IPA (10%)

Evil Twin - Biscotti Break Imperial Porter (11.2%)

Deschutes – The Abyss Imperial Stout (11%)

Pint

$8

Schooner

$4

Flights:

4oz samples of

Boneyard - Hop Venom Imperial IPA (10%)

Double Mountain - Goliathon (11%)

Evil Twin - Biscotti Break Imperial Porter (11.2%)

Samichlaus - Doppelbock (14%)

$9

Sausages

Flights:

Four Specialty Sausages with Sauce

Mild Italian and Marinara

Lamb and Pork with Pine Nuts and Raspberry Chipotle

Chorizo and Mango Salsa

Demayo (Chicken w/Jack Cheese and Bell Peppers) and Sweet and Spicy Mustard

$8

Bratwurst:

Simmered in 2011 Hales Quad

Grilled to Perfection

With or Without Sauerkraut

$4

4 Seasons Substitute Draft

I was hoping... hoping that the alcohol content on the Pumking was going to carry it through the last 8 months, but alas...  it didn't hold up as well as I wanted...  Sad.  
But, I had another beer ready to sub-in, waiting to be tagged into the draft line-up.  
Dah dah tah dah...  Introducing for a one time only appearance....

Stone/The Bruery/Elysian-Citrueille

Although this collaboration between some of the best brewers on the West coast produced a beer that is categorized as a pumpkin/fruit beer, this is no pumpkin pie beer.  You won’t find any nutmeg, cloves or cinnamon.  What you will find in the La Citrueille is an amber ale brewed with pumpkins, yams, rye, toasted fenugreek, birch bark, and lemon verbena. The taste starts with citrus and herbal notes, but then a very smooth roasted malt character comes into play. The yam and pumpkin make their appearance on the finish, with some spiciness and trace maple notes from the toasted fenugreek, combining with hints of birch.

5% ABV / 47 IBU

This beer has a lot going on and has held up well over the last few months.  You'll probably never see this beer again.  Come down and try a pint.

The 4 Seasons Beer Descriptions

Our 4 seasons event starts today and runs through the weekend.

The 4 Seasons

Spring:

Snoqualmie Falls-Spring Fever Grand Cru

Orange hues, rich malt flavors, spicy coriander overtones and fruity, tropical aromas make this one beautiful beer for fans of Belgian styles.
Spring Fever is crafted from the finest Two-Row, Munich,
Carastan and Belgian Aromatic malts, Columbus and Czech
Saaz hops, spiced with coriander and fermented with
authentic Belgian ale yeast.

7.0% ABV / 32 IBU

Stillwater-Of Love and Regret Saison

Stillwater Brewer Brian Strumke teamed up with Belgium Brewmaster Jef Goetelen to craft an authentic Belgian version of a liquid interpretation of the Spring season. The base is German barley & wheat, with a touch of Belgian aromatic; accented with grassy hops and an array of spring botanicals (heather, chamomile, lavender, & dandelion). Like a fresh meadow in spring.

7.2% ABV

Summer:

Anderson Valley-Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice Seasonal Ale is not just your average summer seasonal. This unique copper colored ale is smooth, malty, and lightly sweet, with a delicate hint of spice for that oh-so-drinkable, extra velvety flavor.  Summer Solstice Seasonal Ale is never sterile filtered nor heat pasteurized.

5% ABV / 4 IBU

Unibrou-Raftman

This Belgian-style peat-smoked whiskey malt ale was first produced by Unibrou in 1995 and only just last year become available to the United States in very limited quantities.  The nose is full of a complex blend of smoke, apples, caramel, and whisky malt and the flavor is heavy (or heavenly) on the smoked malt whisky with a low acidity masked by a caramelized apple flavor with a finishing taste of fine belgian yeast.

5.5% ABV / 15.5 IBU

Autumn:

Southern Tier-Pumpking

STYLE: Imperial Pumpkin Ale
BREWED SINCE: 2007
 FERMENTATION: Ale yeast, two types of malt, two types of hops and pumpkin
COLOR: Deep copper
NOSE: Pumpkin, pie spices, buttery crust, vanilla, roasted pecans
FLAVOR: Malty sweetness, vanilla, clove, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and piecrust

ABV: 8.6%
Kostritzer-Oktoberfest

This traditional German Oktoberfest/Marzen style beer is a wonderful representative of the category.  The taste is crisp with a creamy back, moderate body with a stable malty mouth feel.  Fresh hoppiness with a modest but ample bitterness. Hop twang lasts with an herbal leafy flavor underneath the graininess.

5.6% ABV

Winter:

Delirium: Noel

This beer pours a beautiful chestnut amber color with a fine, white, creamy foam that laces the glass. The aroma is a complex entity of caramel malt, fruit, spices and the sweetness of the alcohol. There is a strong presence of alcohol in the taste, which is very spicy, slightly bitter. The aftertaste is sweet, spicy and with a booziness that lingers.

10% ABV

Deschutes: Abyss Stout

A deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate. Abyss is an appropriate name, since the beer is viscous and so dark it allows no light to penatrate it’s dark body.  33% of the beer is aged in french oak barrels and oak bourbon barrels.  This beer is extremely rich and complex in taste, with hints of licorice playing over smooth oaken tones.

11% ABV

John McCoy... Movin' On Up!

Our beloved bartender, John McCoy, has decided that he needs to get a REAL job (whatever, sheesh!) and is moving on to bigger and better things.  Quitter!


Actually, we at the Duck Island and adjoining Beth's Cafe, are so proud of John, who is leaving us to be the new field coordinator (Snohomish county) for Jay Inslee's reelection campaign.  As sad as we are to see him leave, we are excited to see him pursuing his life's dream and know that he is on the way to doing great things and making a big difference in this world.  We love you, John!  Congratulations!


Come visit John during the next week and a half.  His schedule is M, W, and Thurs starting at 8pm.  His last day is Sausagefest on Thurs 17th.  Offer him your congratulations... (between you and me, a few extra bucks wouldn't hurt, either...) 

Updated Draft Line-Up For Beer Week!

Seattle Beer Week Events

May 10^th – 20^th

The 4 Seasons-

Friday – Sunday, May 11^th 12^th 13^th

This event at the Duck will be a lubricated stroll down beer memory lane as we revisit some of the wonderful beers we’ve had this past year.  We will feature at least two beers to represent the seasons past.  Spring: Stillwater Of Love and Regret Saison and Snoqualmie Spring Fever Grand Cru. Summer: Anderson Valley Summer Solstice and Unibrou Raftman (Peat-Smoked Whiskey Malt Belgian-Style Pale).  Autumn:  Kostritzer Oktoberfest and Southern Tier Pumking.  Winter: Deschutes Abyss Imperial Stout and Delirium Noel Belgian Dark Ale.  Cheers!

Sausagefest/Strong Ale Night-

Thursday May 17^th

Fire-grilled specialty sausage flights?  Nom, nom, nom…

High octane, super-complex, hard-to find Strong Ales?  Yum, yum, yum…

Duck Island welcomes you to a night of meat and mayhem. Sausage flights will include four different kinds of meat, each accompanied with a sauce.  Enjoy samplers of our featured strong beers: Samichlaus Doppelbock (14%), Double Mountain Goliathon Belgian-Style Dark Ale (11%), Boneyard Hop Venom IPA (10%), Gulden Draak Belgian Quad (11.3%), Evil Twin Biscotti Break Imperial Stout (11.5%), Ovial Belgian Trappist-Style Quad (10.2%).  Come prepared with cab fare! 

4pm-9pm

Fire and Ice -

Saturday May 19th

It’s a lazy Saturday and nothing says casual like a steaming bowl of fresh homemade chili and a cold beer.  Come and try some of the more interesting examples of the lager style of brewing: Dogfish Head My Antonia Imperial Pilsner, Anchor Bock, Alpine Marzen, Kulmbacher Schwarzbier or Samichlaus Dopplebock (14%).  Or sit back with some old favorites, Radeberger German Pilsner or Belgium’s Bavik Lager in a can.  Three different kinds of chili, cornbread and all the fixin’s means that dinner is done for you and at a price that will make you smile.  

4pm-9pm

Think and Drink Trivia Tonight!

• Tonight 8PM!!! Trivia with the Mix-Master of Truthful Things... MATT MUELLER!!! GO! PLAY!! WIN STUFF!!!