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Collaborative project between Head Brewer Mike Hiller and long-time friend and metal/punk music industry icon, drummer Dave Witte. This Belgian Strong Golden Ale is a nod to a beer formulated by some fellow Mad Brewers that changed Witte’s life and cemented his life-long devotion to craft beer. This bottle conditioned ale, which underwent oak barrel aging, utilizes white candy sugar to add a pleasant sweetness, and Nugget, Magnum, and Horizon hops for balance. Enjoy fresh as well as procure more to store in a cool area away from direct light to age into divine bliss.

Are you prepared to go Full Radler? Try this beer cocktail made with a combination of Zitrone (Lemon), Apfelsine (Orange), and Pomelmuse (Grapefruit) for a fruity blast of flavor.

A refreshing mix of Lemon Ginger Radler and Authentic Raspberry German Syrup.

Delightfully Immoral Grisette with raspberry.

Blackberry Wild with blueberry.

You are so beautiful, hence your funky Brett body and tart Lactobacillus soul should be hidden deep in the jungle. Veiled in oak barrels for four months of meticulous aging, this wild beer is nuanced by primary fermentation with our Bière de Garde yeast, which flaunts its mysterious talents by exposing a myriad of fruity aromas and esters. Hence it is fitting that this untamed concoction should be Guarded By Monkeys.

Virginia Wild Ale, fermented with Brettanomyces and Pediococcus, aged for eight months in oak barrels, with kumquats and mangoes. It’s the pot of gold right here man, this is it man, this is glory, you know what I’m sayin’?

This is first in a series of three thirst quenching concoctions brewed in honor of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships taking place in our own Richmond, Virginia. The Radler style was invented in the Roaring 20’s by Bavarian Franz Xaver Kugler. The story goes that Kugler had arranged for the construction of a twelve mile bike trail through the forest from Munich straight to his establishment, in an attempt to improve business by catering to a post WWI emerging movement of recreational cycling amongst the working class. A good problem/bad problem arose when 13,000 cyclists descended upon his beer garden on a fine Saturday in June of 1922. While Kugler counted heads, he quickly surmised that he did not have enough beer to quench the thirst of all his patrons. Being a sharp businessman, the quick-thinking entrepreneur remembered he had several thousand cases of lemon soda in his cellar, a beverage that had proven a tough sell to the beer-loving Bavarian public. To save the day, while at the same time liquidate some virtually useless inventory, Kugler mixed his lager beer with the lemon soda. To further entice the cyclists to try his new creation, he dubbed the drink the Radler, which is Bavarian dialect for the German word Radfahrer, or cyclist in English. He whimsically told his customers he had developed the mixture to keep them upright on their bikes during their journey back to the city. Needless to say, it became a lasting tradition that carries on to this day in Germany. Prost and ride on!

The Totally Tubular Apfelsine Radler is the perfect marriage of a light lager and flavorful orange soda.  The Radler style was invented in the Roaring 20’s to be light enough to enjoy all day and still be upright to cycle home at the end of the day.  Radler is Bavarian dialect for the German word Radfahrer, or cyclist in English.  Prost and ride on!

The Totally Tubular Pampelmuse Radler is the perfect marriage of a light lager and flavorful grapefruit soda.  The Radler style was invented in the Roaring 20’s to be light enough to enjoy all day and still be upright to cycle home at the end of the day.  Radler is Bavarian dialect for the German word Radfahrer, or cyclist in English.  Prost and ride on!

Sparked by the pursuit of fresh, resinous, tropical, and dank, hoppy India Pale Ales, the Legalize It IPA series was cultivated to relax your body and open your mind. Scarce hop varietals will be specially sourced continually from choice growers around the globe. Our first strain, Tosh.OG, highlights a tetrad of aromatic hop varietals, conscientiously administered to heighten your senses. Come…sit…and inhale the pungent fruit spices radiating from the experimental Jarrylo hop, as the alluring aromas of ripe melon, pear, and stone(d) fruit emanate from hops of Pacific Gem and El Dorado. Wait…is that…yes, the unequivocal, resinous bouquet and flavor of bright, tropical fruits, gushing from the Citra hop. As you bring the slickness of the vessel to your lips, allow the concoction to dance on your tongue and speak to your soul. Let the feeling of that first euphoric sip entrance your body the more you draw it in, because that’s the best thing you can do. So legalize it, don’t criticize it. Now you’re feeling irie mon.

Strange voices told us to toss more than 100 pounds of sweet, shiny banana runts into our newest sour beer concoction. Things even we cannot understand ensued. Inevitably, hot summer streets and pavements start burning, so give this refreshingly tart elixir a whirl. Now you’re trying to smile but your pucker is so haughty and dire. Cause it’s gonna be a cruel, Cruel Summer.

A grape infused version of our Albino Monkey Belgian White Ale.

Strap in for a brisk experience—for it is a profoundly refreshing journey on which you have embarked. Propelled by pale malt and honey, Wallonian Dawn extends a cordial invitation to elegant amusement with a touch of the tart cultivated by the addition of Brettanomyces. Allow yourself to marvel in an exhibition of subtlety and entertain your will to unhinge the status quo. And should you find yourself carried away in the spectacle, Wallonian Dawn will remind you to keep things light and refreshing.

Phantasmic East Coast IPA with Cherry.

Local coffee roaster, Black Hand Coffee Company, put an indelible stain on our recipe book. In this collaborative affair, we used a special blend of Black Hand’s in-house roasted coffee beans. Freshly crushed light roast coffee beans and roasted Georgia pecans were blended inside of oak barrels with a malty Belgian dubbel style of beer. Take a sip of this concoction and you, too, will be back on the beat.

Why do supervillains love Freeze Rays? Easy…to trap their arch-nemesis in a solid block of ice and monologue away for hours, while their foe slowly dies of hypothermia and/or boredom. Sure, freezing things with a laser may sound weirdly impractical, but that is before you knew it could be used on Strangeways’ newest concoction, Freeze Ray Eisbock. After benumbing a thick and malty doppelbock for days, we mined the resulting colossal chunks of ice from the vat to extract the pesky water obstructing the full potential of this deliciously decadent libation. Its thick and creamy mouthfeel is interlaced with a prevalent chocolaty richness that seductively satiates. Nevermind where we hide the 10.24% abv, as the Freeze Ray disintegrates any booziness with a mere controlled pull of the trigger.

Venezuelan rum barrels were delivered to Strangeways on the day of Gabriel García Márquez’s death, April 17, 2014.  Known affectionately as Gabo, and of whom the Colombian president called “the greatest Colombian who ever lived”, we brewed a unique tribute beer to honor the life of this tremendous literary artist who wrote the Nobel Prize winning novel One Hundred Years of Solitude(Soledad means Solitude).  Under no established style guidelines, Soledad was crafted entirely with South American cuisine in mind, and everything from the fruits to the yeast were specially chosen based on traditional recipes from the continent.  Colombian bananas, toasted coconut, Piloncillo raw cane sugar, passion fruit, mamey sapote, and fresh mangoes were all used in the process, and the elixir went through nearly half a year of aging on Venezualan rum barrels.  The rich taste is fruity and tropical with touches of hoppy citrus and spice, complemented with mysterious shadows of coconut and chocolate and, of course, rum!

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The name Stingo, derived from a fashionable slang word in the 1700’s for a strong or old English ale, likely comes from the sharp or “stinging” flavor arising from this barrel-aged style of beer.  Gigantic amounts of malt were split between two separate mashes, and then blended back into the kettle to provide an extremely solid backbone into which dark candi syrup and coconut sugar were intertwined.  Virginia Stingo then spent nine months maturing in oak barrels that originally housed red wine from Virginia’s Horton Vineyards.  The result is a big, boozy, yet balanced ale, meant to be sipped and savored like a fine red wine.  Get Stung!

This trio of Wyld Sisters are unique blends of various beer batches, each of which underwent a variety of maturation periods in oak barrels.  These wooden vessels provide the perfect habitat for Brettanomyces, whose servitude artistically brings the funk.  Different berry varietals were incorporated during the lengthy process to add unique fruit flavors.  Cousins to last year’s Wyrd Sisters, Wyld Sisters illustrates our first blending experiment.  Hark the wedding bells ring to signify the start of a beautiful relationship between this wild aging/blending project and your wanting lips.  Part of the 3rd Annual Screens ’n’ Suds Small Batch Series to raise money for charity.  Illustrations by local artist Matt Klimas.

This trio of Wyld Sisters are unique blends of various beer batches, each of which underwent a variety of maturation periods in oak barrels.  These wooden vessels provide the perfect habitat for Brettanomyces, whose servitude artistically brings the funk.  Different berry varietals were incorporated during the lengthy process to add unique fruit flavors.  Cousins to last year’s Wyrd Sisters, Wyld Sisters illustrates our first blending experiment.  Hark the wedding bells ring to signify the start of a beautiful relationship between this wild aging/blending project and your wanting lips.  Part of the 3rd Annual Screens ’n’ Suds Small Batch Series to raise money for charity.  Illustrations by local artist Matt Klimas.

This trio of Wyld Sisters are unique blends of various beer batches, each of which underwent a variety of maturation periods in oak barrels.  These wooden vessels provide the perfect habitat for Brettanomyces, whose servitude artistically brings the funk.  Different berry varietals were incorporated during the lengthy process to add unique fruit flavors.  Cousins to last year’s Wyrd Sisters, Wyld Sisters illustrates our first blending experiment.  Hark the wedding bells ring to signify the start of a beautiful relationship between this wild aging/blending project and your wanting lips.  Part of the 3rd Annual Screens ’n’ Suds Small Batch Series to raise money for charity.  Illustrations by local artist Matt Klimas.

We hope you can learn to love this big, bold, funky Brett beer, which spent well over a year in oak barrels.  Assemble the ways, for if it’s not love, then it’s this blueberry bomb that will bring us together.  If it seems a little strange, well…that’s because it is.  Oscillate Wildly was conceived to rebuke the beer those macros constantly brew, which says nothing to us about our lives.  Message received, loud and clear.

The first offering in the Woodsman Series, Ümlaut Böktoberfest is a dark, luscious Bavarian-style lager beer that spent six weeks lagering in oak barrels at 35 degrees fahrenheit. It is a twisted version of the classic German Märzen/Oktoberfest beer popular throughout the autumn season. The Strangeways treatment is a strong lager that boasts a malty, earthy sweetness and includes a subtle touch of smoked malts. German Opal and Smaragd hops round out the balance and lend just the right touch of herbal and floral notes to the flavor and aroma.

The oak barrels utilized initially housed Rebel Yell bourbon, and then more recently held a Trump Winery product called Cru, which is a unique fortified white port-style wine with an 18% abv. These two previous barrel inhabitants set the stage for this beer to dazzle and shine during its debut performance. As well as add a dynamic complexity balanced with subtle nuances to make you want to celebrate Oktoberfest every day with a Maß of Ümlaut Böktoberfest. O’zapft is! Prost!

A limited release Belgian-Style Tripel fermented with a Traditional Trappist yeast and aged inside oak barrels which previously housed Rebel Yell Bourbon and subsequently Trump Winery’s Cru. One of a three part collection brewed to toast Screens ’n’ Suds 5th Anniversary to celebrate the love of beer, art and music to raise money for the MS Society. Presented in specialty gift packs of three 750ml bottles (one of each Sister), this is our inaugural debut into bottled product.

Hey ho, let’s go… Blitzkrieg Bock is a revved up black lager brewed with a slew of angst-ridden malts.  Opal, Smaragd and Perle hops are piling in the back seat, as healthy additions of cinnamon and cocoa nibs pulsate to the back beat.  Blitzkrieg Bock went through a tight wind in some old oak barrels, while simultaneously being intensified with a duo of light roasted local RVA coffees.  The brewers are all revved up and ready to go over this Punk Anti-Stout.

Gather ye Martians while ye may,
Saucers are still a-flying;
And this same Alien that brews today,
Tomorrow will be imbibing.

It does not require the Fathers of Science Fiction to alert you that after partaking of a bottle-conditioned Martian Spring, your life will surely change. The prominent hop character of Columbus, Simcoe, Citra, Galena, and Centennial hops crash lands with the light, fruity esters of a Bière de Garde yeast. The invasion begins as you embark on your own thrilling wonder story.

**Available on draft and in 750ml bottles**

On candy stripe legs the tripods come, softly through the shadows of the evening sun.  Ominous creatures have arrived from deep space, exceedingly parched.  They scour and scourge our strange world, until they encounter the liquid that will provide them the sustenance they crave.  Starting with a uniquely complex Belgian IPA that is subsequently barrel-aged on oak, these assassins from another world disintegrate the distinct blend of citrusy hops to permeate and calm their souls.  Yielding the strangest twist upon their alien lips, they undergo an out of their world experience.  Due to the immense power of this golden elixir, peace in the universe will thankfully now endure.

First of three beers released in celebration of our First Anniversary, the name Delightfully Immoral comes from Mark Twain’s book The Innocents Abroad, which immortalized the famed femme fatales known as grisettes.  Subduingly seductive, these dames hailing from as early as the 17th century were famous for serving French miners a farmhouse style of beer called a grisette, a variation of the more lactic saison.  Cavorting in their customary grey dresses, not only did these matrons quench the thirst of the hard working man with local beer, but they were known to supplement their income as ladies of the night.  Unusual treatments in our grisette include the additions of lavender and heather, a Bière de Garde yeast, and hop varietals including Citra, Simcoe and Galena, along with aging the beer in local Virginia oak wine barrels from Horton vineyards.  Earthy, floral scents coalesce with citrusy hops and peppery yeast notes to yield a dry, spritzy finish.  “Oh, so charmingly, so delightfully immoral!”.

An unrefined Virginia gentlemen is lured deep into the woodlands by the thrill of the hunt.  Patience is his creed absent creature comforts that often come few and far between.  His mind hearkens what Virginia native Thomas Jefferson once said:  “With great risk comes great reward”.  With this he seeks out full flavors enhanced by local Virginia bourbon, while at the same time harboring the desire to avoid excessive booziness and burn, which could detract from the smooth character and malty sweetness of the luscious, deep red elixir he so fervidly craves.  A rapid flavor assault wets his appetite and courses through his veins as zings of bourbon resonate.  His quarry in hand, the Virginia Vulgarian reveres the potion’s art of being quite approachable in its manageable 6.66% ABV.

In search of healing waters and gold, 16th century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon traveled to what is now Florida.  Many have followed in his footsteps, as human kind perpetually seeks out magical potions to restore their youth.  While consuming fresh, local beers such as Eternal Youth Bière d’Abricot will not turn time eternal, it may help one more effectively reflect on the good times experienced throughout life.  And within these encapsulated memories, one can live in a certain utopia of Eternal Youth.  This French farmhouse style incorporates a bière de grade yeast as well as apricots, which are purported to promote health and long life.  Then this elixir of life is garded in oak barrels to execute complexity in this sessionable, late-summer delectation.  Bathe in this fountain of juvenescence, and discover your Eternal Youth.

This is the story of a brewer who walks into the National Gallery of Art while in Washington D.C. for SAVOR to gain inspirational ideas for new beers to brew.  As he admires the bountiful works of art, he settles into a calming bliss that leads effortlessly into a trance-like state of utter tranquility.  His mind expands as he strolls and peruses the masterpieces before him.  In time, he is lured to a painting that quietly yet assuredly speaks to him and, posthaste, he becomes infatuated with its display of simplicity coexisting with great detail.  What better artist to settle on but one whose vision evoked the same response from great masters such as Matisse and Picasso, who remarked that Paul Cézanne “is the father of us all”.  Still life artwork was prevalent in this French Post-Impressionist painter’s repertoire.  The result of this inspiration is a Saison that blends a classic Saison DuPont yeast with yellow peaches added during fermentation.  The elixir is then aged in oak barrels to enhance its complexity.  “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art”.  – Cézanne

You’re scared of Room 237, ain’t you? This Bière d’Hiver is a rustic French country ale notoriously contemplated in the Winter of 1970, although this beer took just a little less than five miserable months to contrive. It does not take ESP to perceive the intriguing aromas and flavors of cinnamon, brown sugar and Belgian Candi syrup. Undergoing extreme isolation in oak barrels de Trump, do not Overlook this seductively potent winter warmer. As they say, all work and no play…

Mixolydian Rag Rye Bock is our first foray into bottom fermented lager brewing.  Inspired by the soaring guitar solos of Jerry Garcia, Mixolydian Rag is light and refreshing, yet complex and engaging with a combination of earthy sweetness, balanced by herbal hop notes.  Rye malt provides a toasty spiciness while just a touch of smoke meanders through the flavor and aroma.  German Magnum, Opal, Smaragd and Perle hops lend just the right amount of bitterness and herbal complexity.  The lager yeast is a culture from the legendary Andechs Abbey in Bavaria.

Peep this yo!  WORD! tells you what’s up with its off da hook tartness.  The lactobacillus is straight buggin’ in this sour saison living the Thug Life.  Hardcore raps of grapefruit and pineapple keep it gangsta, while Simcoe, Galena and Glacier hops chill out to keep it real.  Be ready to pucka up sucka and become tongue-tied by the WORD!, for this sour is the shizzle that will dizzle your taste buds.  Peace.

Gourd of Thunder is a dark and gnarly Imperial Pumpkin Porter brewed with freshly picked local pumpkins that were ripened on the vine while continuously listening to heavy metal.  The malty pumpkin backbone fuses robustly with a milky sugar creaminess.  Bourbon vanilla beans lay down a rock-steady foundation that drives the cinnamon, ginger and clove spices through your skull.  This brew does not merely mimic the flavor of a mortal pumpkin pie.  Gourd of Thunder will cataclysmically blow your mind with its face-melting, high-voltage attitude.  Headbangers Unite!

Kiss Off! is a sour cherry saison who would care to be loved, so could it be you? Continuing Strangeways Brewing’s foray into sour beers, Kiss Off! is a distinctively mouth puckering libation that utilizes lactobacillus. This sour beer is then aged on sweet cherries for nearly a month to impart a distinctive cherry aroma with a robust cherry flavor. Finally local Virginia wildflower honey is added in secondary fermentation for an additional week of blissful aging. The final product has a sourness that is slightly cloaked by the cherry flavors and is followed by a lingering honey sweetness that cuts pleasantly through the usual dryness of a saison. Kiss Off! will most definitely go down on your permanent record.

If a beer was to be named after a comic book sound effect, Strangeways newest sour beer would have to be called “WHAP!”. So we are pleased to introduce the amazing, the fantastic, the incredible, the mighty, WHAP! Sorachi Sour. Turn the pages as Hopheads and Sour Lovers alike embark on this epic tastebud assault. Then watch them simultaneously rejoice as Sorachi Ace and whole leaf Citra hops form a dynamic duo that combines forces with this lactobacillus soured saison. This highly experimental concoction melds the citrusy hops with the citrusy notes formed by the souring process, and will assuredly WHAP! you in the face, lips, and tongue. “With great power there must also come–great responsibility!” Are you ready for the challenge?

The Houblonic Belgian IPA’s namesake was derived by crossing the French word for “Hop” with an ever so slight nod to arguably the best Gangsta rap album ever.  This potent potable comes armed to the teeth with five distinct hop varieties, including aggressive whole leaf dry hopping.  Start your guesses with multiple “C” hops, but note the addition of the new experimental hop variety Azacca.  Finally the complexity of this IPA is enhanced with our unique, house cultivated yeast strain.  So sit back, relax, and strap on your seatbelt.

This triple entendre of a malty bock beer is swarming with gobs of Virginia wildflower honey that gives B-Sides an earthy, nectarous aroma with a touch of hoppy spiciness. Besides the hard work on this beer by our local Virginia honey bees, inspiration was additionally attained from artists whose true masterpieces materialized on the flip side of an LP. Too many to mention, but to our adored friend William, It Was Really Nothing since you conjectured How Soon Is Now? May the reincarnation of vinyl foreclosure suppress the death of the B-Sides in this digital age.

Second of three beers released in celebration of our First Anniversary, Placebo Pils underwent cutting-edge experimentation with a variety of hopping techniques to disseminate a total of seven different hop varietals amid this amped up pilsner (Cascade, Centennial, Citra, Galena, Palisade, Opal, and Saphir).  For irritating symptom relief, mash hopping was prescribed to add a citrusy, piney, and spicy character; hop bursting with late addition hops was dispensed throughout the elixir to enhance its IBU’s; and dry hopping during the cold lagering process was administered to accentuate the aromatic hop bouquet.  The trio of these unusual techniques were precisely orchestrated to alleviate and sustain the cure you so desire.  Ergo the placebo effect becomes a pervasive phenomenon.

heir-loom  noun  \’er-,lüm\
: a valuable object that is owned by a family for many years and passed from one generation to another
: an old type of plant that is still available because individual people have continued to grow it for many years

This collaboration with chefs Jason Alley of Pasture and Travis Milton of Comfort personifies the definition of the word heirloom, and was inspired by love of family, Southern hospitality and Southern cuisine.  100% heirloom products were meticulously procured including 8th generation, Milton family candy roaster squash, fresh whole-cone Huguenot hops, heritage malted barley and rye from Riverbend Malt House, and yeast from the world’s oldest brewery.  A portion of the proceeds of this beer will benefit FeedMore.org.

No matter what genre(s) of music you prefer, invariably there is that one tune that speaks directly to you and inspires the phrase “That’s My Jam!”.  You know, the song that has been stuck on repeat in your head, but in a good way.  Whether it hails from jazz, soul, funk, reggae, or beyond, the rhythm and the beat intoxicate the core of your spiritual being.  This was the inspiration for That’s My Jam! Berry Sour, which intermingles rich, fruity berry flavors with a dry tartness derived from Lactobacillus.  The relatively low ABV embraces these two core components, granting them the prominence they deserve in the liquid.  Now we’re Jamming!