IF A 1857 GERMAN IMMIGRANT BREWER WOKE UP TODAY, WHAT BEERS WOULD THEY MAKE ON OUR MODERN SYSTEM WITH CURRENTLY ACCESSIBLE RAW MATERIALS?

We start with classic German styles, use only the finest traditional floor malted grains and noble hop varieties, finished with outstanding traditional lager and ale yeast strains. The result — a modern sourced form of classic styles, informed and guided by tradition and place. And all of our beers are unfiltered, use no additives, and are naturally carbonated.

Draft Beers

Slaby’s ’86

A RECIPE BASED ON A CLOSE STUDY OF THE GRAIN BILLS OF A LEGEND OF OLD ST. PAUL; PROLIFIC 1800’s BREWER, JOE SLABY (SLAY-BEE). THIS IS A TRULY UNIQUE LAGER, ROOTED, DOWN TO ITS 6-ROW BARLEY, RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDWEST. SHOCKINGLY CLEAR, LIGHTLY STRAW-COLORED AND WITH THE EFFERVESCENCE OF CHAMPAGNE, THIS AMERICAN RICE LAGER IS THE LONG DAYS, WARM NIGHTS, FRESH-CUT GRASS EPITOME OF EASY DRINKING.
Lager 3.8% ABV

The Waldmann Pilsener

THE BEER THAT FIRST PUT WALDMANN’S 2017 RENAISSANCE ON THE MAP: GERMAN-STYLE PILSENER –BOLD, FLORAL, DAZZLING STRAW IN COLOR, AND NATURALLY SPUNDED. THE FRUIT OF MANY TECHNICAL ITERATIONS, THIS CLEAR GOLDEN MASTERPIECE BENEFITS FROM SEVEN HOP ADDITIONS AND DECOCTION MASHING FOR A NUANCED FLAVOR, CAPABLE OF SATIATING LAGER AND PALE ALE DRINKERS ALIKE. A TRIUMPH.
Lager 5.5% ABV

Hefeweizen

YOU’RE HEFEWELCOME. WALDMANN’S FIRST HEF OF 2025 COMES OUT SWINGING. A CLASSIC BAVARIAN WHEAT ALE TRUE TO STYLE. OUR BREWER REMINDS US ONCE AGAIN WHY HE’S THE MEISTER! STRAW-GOLD, LIKE JASON’S FLEECE, CLOUDED IN GRANDEUR, LIKE HIGH OLYMPUS, THICK WHITE FOAM, THE LIKE OF WHICH MIGHT HAVE BORNE APHRODITE HERSELF, AND THICK SAVORS OF WARM BANANA AND A NOSE OF CLOVE — THE NECTAR OF THE GODS.
Ale 5.7% ABV

Maibock

WALDMANN’S BELOVED LATE-SPRING “HELLES-BOCK” RETURNS! TRUE TO ITS NAME, THIS MAY BEER JOINS THE LINE-UP JUST IN TIME. RICH AMBER IN COLOR AND WITH A NOSE OF SWEETBREAD, TOFFEE, AND CANDIED NUTS, OUR MAIBOCK WASHES OVER THE TONGUE WITH WARMING MALTS AND A GENTLE PUNCH OF LIQUORED FRUITS BEFORE FINISHING CLEAN AND DRY. EARTH’S VICTORIOUS RETURN– IN A GLASS.
Lager 7.0% ABV

Rauchbier

A FIRST-TIMER FOR WALDMANN, THIS DEEP BROWN SMOKED (RAUCH) LAGER CURLS AROUND THE TONGUE WITH HINTS OF WARM SMOKE, AS FROM SIGNAL FIRES, TWISTING IN THE COLD WINDS THAT WELCOME SOLAR SPRING. A CONTINUOUS FRANCONIAN FAVORITE FOR GENERATIONS, OUR DEBUT RAUCHBIER TAKES ITS COLOR FROM DARK MUNICH MALTS AND ITS GENTLE SAVORS FROM WEYERMANN SMOKED MALTS. A TOUCH OF PERLE HOP SUPPORTS A CLEAN FINISH.
Lager 5.9% ABV

Dunkel

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR STYLES AT THE ONSET OF REINHEITSGEBOT, DUNKEL IS THE FIRST CODIFIED AND FULLY REGULATED GERMAN BEER. AT WALDMANN, OUR STUNNING DARK LAGER IS NO LESS PURE; RELYING ON PRISTINE WATER, GERMAN DARK MALTS, TRADITIONAL LAGER YEAST, AND A TOUCH OF HOPS FOR A DRY FINISH. DARK CHOCOLATE IN COLOR WITH AN OFF-WHITE HEAD, THIS DUNKEL DRINKS WITH WARM TOASTED MALTS WHILE STAYING LIGHT ON THE TONGUE.
Ale 5.3% ABV

:: Upcoming Waldmann Beers ::

 

-Berliner Weisse-

-Kölsch-

Prefer a little temperance? We’ve got you!

NON-ALCOHOLIC BREWS

we are pleased to offer a rotating array of 0.5% – 0.0% versions of classic brews!

Athletic Brewing Co.®

Styles vary based on availability. All NA beverages < 0.5% ABV

Crowlers

An assortment of our 750ml aluminum beer crowlers are always available for sale in our taproom.