ON TAP IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

On Tap — San Juan Capistrano

• Bert Day

  Blond Ale

  One's craft tends to age quite fine, even if our bodies don't follow...therein lies the rub. For when you get to a certain level of maturity, your birthday wishes are granted by a job well done. Hey, it's your birthday, and you'll brew if you want to! Keeping things simple is another gift of wisdom that only dawns on weathered heads. For example, a crisp and clean celebration of restrained malt along a velveteen touch of citrusy hop. Quite satistying, yet distinguished- as one should look celebrating in a well worn birthday suit.

  5.2% abv

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  Barrel Aged English Barleywine

  It's OK, we've all been there. Reset here with this English Barleywine inspired sipper. A capital Beer designed for a long, oaky rest. Mahogany hued and rich with special characters of fig, toffee, cherry and red licorice. Rested 16 months in Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels.

  13.3% abv

• Frisbee

  Mexican Style Lager

  Picture this- A sunny beach, light breeze, waves rhythmically crashing on glistening sand. The familiar pop and hiss of a fresh opened beer, a sip brings you to your paradise. Swimsuits, palm trees and a cold brew. Now turn off the TV and grab ahold of real refreshment. Inspired by a style honed in the old country, reimagined south of the border and the perfect sip for your own endless summer. This is a beer without a multi million dollar ad campaign, without bikinis and target markets. Just a simple, crisp and easy drinking beer brewed w pilsner malt, maize and hints of a certain citrus fruit provided by Motueka hops. Save a lime, drink a frisbee.

  4.6% abv

• Grandpappy

  Imperial Stout

  Greet a glass full of dark chocolate, graham cracker, dried cherry, and espresso in this rich and complex brew. A fireside storyteller of a beer, Grandpappy's tale unfolds with each sniff and sip. Elder sweetness tempered by a wisecracking bitterness. Throw another log on and sit back and sip.

  9.3% abv

• Hefty Fee

  IPA

  What price freedom? Some may say it is a hefty fee. Which must be why some borrow to keep it around. A punch of Mosaic hops arrive to collect what the nose owes. On the hot side, an overdue hop bill adds up to bright notes of berry and limeade from thriftless amounts of Nelson and Motueka hops. All leveraged by honey gold notes from the finest Canadian malts. A delicious, low abv hoppy beer that tastes expensive yet offers a refreshing break from the debt of a life born free.

  4.8% abv

• PilsZen

  German Pilsener

  Like spiritual pursuit, pilsner takes presence and patience. The cold conditioning of a lagered beer acts just as the rest between thoughts - dropping away all impurities until what is within is cleansed and clarity achieved. When in proper balance, the polarity of malt sweetness and hop bitterness dissolves the illusion of duality in the dance of delicious oneness. A beer of sage subtlety to be contemplated and savored for all of the serenity in its aged wisdom. A divine devotion to the one who makes the grass green.

  4.8% abv

• Press One

  IPA

  Hello, hello... you have reached the Docent Hopline. Do you like hops? - press one. Do you like hoppy notes of citrus peel, berries, and pine - press one. If you enjoy supremely drinkable beer made with 2 row and pilsner malts layered with Simcoe press one. Do you like Citra and Mosaic - press one. Do you want a clean, crisp and tropical pint - press one. Do not press two - press one.

  6.5% abv

• Retreat

  IPA

  Sunny tropical notes of orange and guava from Nelson and El Dorado hops. Loung upon a breezy malt base. Treat, retreat, Repeat!

  6.8% abv

• Super Tonic

  Coffee Oatmeal Stout

  Musically speaking, the second note of the diatonic scale, or one step above Tonic. In our terms, a more potent elixer than the original. Infused with more flavors of milk chocolate, more roast, more mouthfeel, and most important - more coffee. Whoever said there can be too much of a good thing never had a chance to try this here beer. A wiser man once said - everything in moderation, especially moderation. Cheers to that, and you!

  8.2% abv

• The Rube

  Red Rye Ale

  A yokel, a country bumpkin. Rustic w/ his own refined dignity. Bold yet balanced, audacious but approachable. Malt and hops in harmonious heft. Sweet caramel and spicy rye balanced by an assertive, candied grapefruit bitterness in this easy drinking red ale. Inspired by the classic cocktail, the Rube is your mid-day Manhattan.

  8% abv

• Tiny Umbrellas

  Easy IPA

  An approachable, all-day, beach blanket brew. Inspired by the titular garnish on a tiki drink, a tropical cocktail of hops shine with sunny notes of guava, papaya, and mango. Lounging on just enough bitterness to call it IPA, this fruity brew is crafted to drink in a hammock on the sand.

  5.6% abv

• Wiseacre

  German Style Hefeweizen

  German style wheat beer brewed with a touch of English malts. Silky and refreshing notes of vanilla, clove and banana in this cloudy quencher.

  5% abv

• • Nitro

  Labyrinth

  Imperial Brown Ale

  A rich complex maze of textural flavors. Velvety notes of chocolate pie crust, oatmeal, raisin cookie and caramel.

  7.5% abv

• All the Fixins

  Double IPA

  Celebrating more years of Docent with a hefty package of the classic IPA fixins. A bold blend of the largest names in hop innovation.

  9% abv

• Pint of Soul

  New Zealand IPA

  Soulful notes of tropical fruit, orange peel, and pine from a melodic blend of Nectaron, Nelson, and NZ Cascade in this pint-worthy pleaser.

  6% abv

• Burner

  IPA

  Heady puffs of lemon peel, pine, and diesel from a special blend of Centennial, Columbus, and Simcoe hops in this stanky sipper.

  7.5% abv