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

Kölsch

A FIVE WEEK BREW, DESIGNED TO BE CONSUMED YOUNG, THIS KÖLSCH IS A PRISTINE (THOUGH UNFILTERED) EXAMPLE OF THE STYLE AND PERFECT SPARKLING PRIMER FOR A NEW YEAR. BREWED ENTIRELY WITH KÖLN (COLOGNE) MALTS, SHE IS FULLY REINHEITSGEBOT. FERMENTED WARM AND THEN COLD-CONDITIONED LIKE A LAGER, THIS BEER IS SLIGHTLY CLOUDED (AGAIN, UNFILTERED), DRY, AND BURSTING WITH NATURAL CO2 TO CLEANSE THE PALATE OF THE UNSAVORY NOTES OF YESTERYEAR.
Ale 5.2% ABV

Hefeweizen

WALDMANN’S WINTER HEF IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS! THE YEAST STRAIN IN THIS BREW IS SPECIALLY SOURCED TO COMPLEMENT THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF OUR CAREFULLY SELECTED BREWING INGREDIENTS. THE RESULT IS A CLASSIC BAVARIAN WHEAT ALE, TRUE TO STYLE: STRAW GOLD, LIKE JASON’S FLEECE. CLOUDED IN GRANDEUR, LIKE HIGH OLYMPUS. SOFT WHITE FOAM, THE LIKE OF WHICH MIGHT HAVE BORNE APHRODITE HERSELF. AND THICK SAVORS OF WARM BANANA WITH A NOSE OF CLOVE – THE NECTAR OF THE GODS.
Ale 5.3% ABV

Altbier

OUR THIRD 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 DRYING 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 HEAD BREWER.
Ale 5.2% ABV

Dunkel

ASK FOR A DUNKEL ANYWHERE IN GERMANY AND YOU’RE LIKELY TO BE HANDED WHATEVER DARK BEER HAPPENS TO BE ON TAP. IN DÜSSELDORF THIS MIGHT BE AN ALTBIER. IN HAMBURG YOU MIGHT BE SERVED A PITCH BLACK SCHWARZBIER. IN MUNICH AND ITS SURROUNDING CLIMES HOWEVER, DUNKEL IS A TRADITIONAL STYLE ALL ITS OWN. AT WALDMANN, AS IN BAVARIA, THIS DEEP HAZEL BREW DERIVES FROM DARK TOASTED GRAINS AND ITS CLEAN, MALTY FINISH IS THE UNMISTAKABLE RESULT OF DECOCTION MASHING.
Lager 5.0% ABV

:: Upcoming Waldmann Beers ::

 

-Doppelbock-

-Geräuchertes Helles-

Prefer a little temperance? We’ve got you!

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

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

Athletic Brewing Co.®

Dr. Fischer GmbH. Steinbock Sparkling Riesling

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.