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

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

Radfahrer Radler

LEGEND HAS IT, THE CLASSIC GERMAN RADLER WAS BORN OF NECESSITY WHEN A GROUP OF BICYCLISTS (RADFAHRER), THOUSANDS STRONG, DESCENDED ON A SMALL BAVARIAN PUB, ALMOST DRINKING IT DRY. THE BARMAN, THINKING QUICKLY, BEGAN MIXING BEER WITH LEMON SODA, CREATING A POPULAR THIRST-QUENCHER THAT SURVIVES TO THIS DAY. PILSENER, SPRITE, AND LEMONADE. SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS.
Mixed Lager 4.5% ABV

Slaby’s ’90

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. OUR SECOND HISTORICAL LAGER OF THE YEAR, THE SLABY’S 1890 TAKES EARLY ST. PAUL BREWING FROM THE RICE MARSHES TO THE CORN FIELDS. FORGET THE AGUA DE VIDA CLARITY OF OUR MIDDLE-AMERICA RICE LAGER AND PREPARE YOURSELF FOR AN AMBROSIA WORTHY OF THE LEGEND. GLEAMING GOLD, A BRILLIANT BODY OF WARM FLAKED CORN AND 6-ROW BARLEY, A BURST OF CLUSTER HOP ON THE NOSE WITH A DRY, CLEAN FINISH. A REVELATION.
Lager 5.0% ABV

Kölsch

IN THE NAME OF CLEAR WATERS, WARM SUN, AND THE GOLDEN KÖLSCH. AMEN. LONG-AWAITED BY THE FAITHFUL HERE AT WALDMANN, THIS UNASSUMING SUMMER BREW IS A PRAYER FOR HIGH SUMMER; HOT HUMID DAYS AND WARM, CAMPFIRE NIGHTS. A PARAGON OF THE STYLE, THIS BRILLIANT, STRAW-COLORED ALE SHIMMERS WITH FINE BUBBLES AND SURPRISES WITH A HIGHER ABV THANKS TO ITS GREATER ATTENUATION THAN MANY GERMAN BEERS. BURSTING WITH CLEAN GRAINS AND A CHARACTERISTICALLY HOPPY DRY FINISH, THIS ALE ARRIVES IN THE TAPROOM, TRULY VICTORIOUS.
Ale 5.6% ABV

Berliner Weisse

LIKELY A VARIATION ON A 16TH CENTURY HAMBURG ALE, BERLINER WEISSE IS A REFRESHING BREW, FAMED FOR ITS SOUR TASTE. PART OF WALDMANN’S PONDEROUS BREWBOOK SINCE THE BEGINNING, THE LACTOBACILLUS KETTLE-SOURED ALE TWINGES WITH AN EARTHY TARTNESS AND DAZZLES WITH BRIGHT WHEAT. A LIGHT, BALANCED ALE BREWED FOR SUNNY DAYS. (MITT SCHUSS? TRY IT WITH A SPLASH OF FLAVORED SYRUP!)
Ale 3.6% ABV

Hefeweizen

THIS FRESH HEF COMES OUT SWINGING! A CLASSIC BAVARIAN WHEAT ALE, TRUE TO STYLE, OUR BREWER REMINDS US WHY HE IS THE MEISTER! STRAW GOLD, LIKE JASON’S FLEECE, CLOUDED IN GRANDEUR, LIKE HIGH OLYMPUS, THICK WHITE FOAM, THE LIKE OF WHICH MIGHT HAVE BORN APHRODITE HERSELF, AND CRISP SAVORS OF WARM BANANA AND A NOSE OF CLOVE-
-THE NECTAR OF THE GODS.
Ale 5.2% ABV

Düsseldorf Altbier

OUR SECOND BATCH OF THE YEAR, THIS CLASSIC STYLE HAILS FROM DÜSSELDORF’S ALSTADT. FERMENTED COOL AND LONG-LAGERED, OUR ALT IS A SYMPHONY OF ROUNDED MALTS BALANCING BITTER HOPS, SWELLING TO PERFORM ORCHESTRAL WONDERS ON THE TONGUE. LIKE A NEW CONDUCTOR COAXING DRY NOTES INTO SMOOTH MELODIES, THIS CENTURIES-OLD ALE MEETS ONCE AGAIN WITH INCOMPARABLE TALENT IN WALDMANN’S MASTER BREWER.
Ale 5.5% ABV

:: Upcoming Waldmann Beers ::

 

-Czech Dark Lager-

-Dunkel-

-Oktoberfest Märzen-

-Festbier-

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.