Sapwood Cellars Brewery

Barleywine with Vegan Cinnamon Rolls 10% ABV Our friends at Cinnaholic froze their "day old" unsold cinnamon rolls for a couple weeks! We loaded up the mash for this barleywine with several hundred of them. We bolstered their flavor with more vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and caramel in the finished barleywine! We also found out day old cinnamon rolls are still pretty delicious!

Belgian Single 5.0% ABV While Belgian Dubbels, Tripels, and Quads get most of the excitement, the humble Belgian Single (Patersbier) is often ignored. It's pale, light, bright, and a little bit hoppy. We brewed ours with with Belgian Pilsner malt and Grungeist hops, for a clean base and slight tropical fruitiness to compliment the banana and bubblegum from the Belgian ale fermentation.

Oatmeal Porter 6.1% ABV We created a porter with all of the with toasty, bready, and cocoa notes of the English originals... but suped-up to a modern American flavor intensity and body. To do that we used English malts including Maris Otter, Amber, Brown, and Chocolate along with a hearty addition of oats. It's the sort of beer we reach for when the weather turns cold!

Belgian-style Tripel with Motueka 8.2% ABV Why are Belgian Tripels the same strength as American Double IPAs? Is it a metric thing? This is a hoppy tripel, but not a Triple IPA! Underneath all of the Motueka dry-hopping is a dry, fruity, Belgian ale. The aromatics harmonize - tropical lime from the hops, orchard fruit from the Belgian strains, and crackery from the Pilsner malt.

Imperial Stout with Walnuts and Vanilla Beans 11.1% ABV This stout is all about walnuts! We toasted more than 200 lbs of them to add to this toasty-roasty-nutty Imperial Stout. It's less roasty than most of our other stouts to allow the nuts to star. Rounded out with vanilla beans to give it a brownie-batter flavor.

Hazy IPA with Citra®, Strata®, and New Zealand Cascade 7.2% ABV A handful of hop varieties pack such appealing aromatics that brewing with them is like cheating. We named our ever-changing series of IPAs “Cheater Hops” in their honor. We are honest brewers, that’s why we can admit when we cheat! This one combines two of our favorite citrus-forward American varieties (Citra and Strata) with an ex-pat American variety grown in New Zealand (Cascade). The Cascade adds a little of that "expected" NZ tropical-lime hoppiness, but more importantly helps to bring out the brightness in the American hops!

Barleywine with Vegan Cinnamon Rolls 10% ABV Our friends at Cinnaholic froze their "day old" unsold cinnamon rolls for a couple weeks! We loaded up the mash for this barleywine with several hundred of them. We bolstered their flavor with more vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and caramel in the finished barleywine! We also found out day old cinnamon rolls are still pretty delicious!

Belgian-style Quad 10% ABV Belgian quads are malty, boozy, and fruity. For this recipe we combined three traditional malts, dark candi syrup, and a blend of Belgian strains... plus a secret ingredient from England. The result smells like banana pancakes with maple syrup. Intensely malty (bready, caramelized raisin, and a hint of roast), without enough sweetness to support.

IPA with Orange Juice, Vanilla Beans, and Orange Dole Whip® 7.2% ABV This is the creamiest, dreamiest, orange-iest "Milkshake" IPA we've ever created! It starts as Orange Juicius (IPA with real orange juice and vanilla beans), but then we push the dessert-vibes even further by adding Orange Dole Whip soft serve! Hard to believe that (like all of our beers) this one contains no lactose!

Belgian Single 5.0% ABV While Belgian Dubbels, Tripels, and Quads get most of the excitement, the humble Belgian Single (Patersbier) is often ignored. It's pale, light, bright, and a little bit hoppy. We brewed ours with with Belgian Pilsner malt and Grungeist hops, for a clean base and slight tropical fruitiness to compliment the banana and bubblegum from the Belgian ale fermentation.

Oatmeal Porter 6.1% ABV We created a porter with all of the with toasty, bready, and cocoa notes of the English originals... but suped-up to a modern American flavor intensity and body. To do that we used English malts including Maris Otter, Amber, Brown, and Chocolate along with a hearty addition of oats. It's the sort of beer we reach for when the weather turns cold!

American Wheat Ale with Coriander, Orange Peel, and Chamomile 5.0% ABV For this American Wheat we borrowed from many major wit/weisse/white brewing traditions: wheat malt from Germany, spicing inspired by Belgium (but grown in India), Yeast from England, with just a touch of citrusy American Cascade hops! Just like America, beer is at it's best when it draws from around the world! A portion of sales supports Maryland Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC).

British Summer Ale 5.0% ABV Our take on a British Summer Ale! We used our usual house English strain, but rather than load up on intense tropical hops we added just a touch of earthy-floral-herbal Goldings from America and orange-marmalade-tinged East Kent Goldings from England. For grain, we used a blend of two classic English pale ale malts, Golden Promise and Maris Otter to create a slightly biscuity fullness.

Belgian Tripel 8.2% ABV We brewed our Tripel using Belgian Pilsner malt and hopped with German Saphir. We combined two monastic strains for restrained fruit (banana and orange) and spice (pepper and clove). One reason that Belgium has a tradition of stronger beers is that until 1984 bars and restaurants couldn't serve distilled spirits. Despite the strength, this beer is easy to drink thanks to a crisp finish and restrained bitterness.

DIPA with Lime Zest, Vanilla Beans, and Coconut 8% ABV Our sorbet series combines hoppy beers with fruit and vanilla, the parfait series adds flaked untoasted coconut! Richer, coconut-creamier, but still bright and drinkable. This installment showcases lime zest which creates a tropical vibe with the underlying Citra®, and Sabro® hops. As usual a milkshake without dairy!

Stout with Dried Chile Peppers, Cinnamon, Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans and Almonds 6.8% ABV We love the spicy-nutty-sweetness of Molé'd Almendrado... but it's a big beer! This one has the same flavors, without all of the strength! Like the original batch, we infused this oatmeal stout with ancho and guajillo peppers for their dried fruit flavor, plus a little Habanero for heat! The warming-spice of cinnamon enhances the chiles. The finish is creamy drinking-chocolate from cacao nibs and Madagascar vanilla beans with house-toasted almonds adding creaminess and nuttiness.

DIPA with Mango and Terpenes 8.0% ABV We're sponsoring the second-annual Sapwood Showdown Disc Golf tournament, May 31-June 1, 2025 at Patapsco Valley State Park! We decided to rely on our brewer (and resident disc golfer) Joe for a suggestion of what style would go over well with discgolfistas, he went with the "synergistic" combination of mangoes and terpenes on a mango-forward DIPA base. Fruity, dank, and crushable!

Belgian-style Tripel with Motueka 8.2% ABV Why are Belgian Tripels the same strength as American Double IPAs? Is it a metric thing? This is a hoppy tripel, but not a Triple IPA! Underneath all of the Motueka dry-hopping is a dry, fruity, Belgian ale. The aromatics harmonize - tropical lime from the hops, orchard fruit from the Belgian strains, and crackery from the Pilsner malt.

Coffee Altbier 5.8% ABV Altbier is often grouped with Kolsch - both are German styles that sit somewhere between ales and lagers in approach. However, alt is darker, maltier, and hoppier! We based this altbier off our friend Alex Howe's homebrew recipe - featuring German malts and hops. Then we infused it with home-roasted coffee!

Rye IPA with Blue Spruce Tips 7.4% ABV We spent a beautiful April morning trimming the Christmas trees at Fair Chance Farm (Upperco, MD). The new spring growth of each branch has a pale blue color and vibrant citrusy aroma that only last for a couple weeks. We infused 12 pounds into this Rye IPA along with a blend of some of our favorite hops from New Zealand and the Pacific North West!

Dark Mild with Orange Zest, Coffee, and Vanilla Added 4.8% ABV We love bright fruity natural process coffees, so we enhanced this coffee bean-infused dark mild with fresh orange zest! A small dose of vanilla bean adds creaminess and perceived sweetness without the need for lactose. An easy drinking coffee beer for the warm weather months!

Triple IPA DDH with Azacca® and Citra® Cryo® 9.2% ABV We scaled up one of our favorite DIPA duos to be stronger, hoppier, and creamier! Not only is this batch of Pillowfort the stronger version we've brewed, but also the hoppiest with the equivalent of nearly 7 lbs/bbl of Citra and Azacca in a two-stage dry hop! Absolutely dripping with orange, melon, and grapefruit aromatics!

West Coast Pilsner 5.7% ABV We love Rings of Light and we love West Coast Pilsner... but what happens when we combine them? We double dry hopped a clean, crisp, crackery Pilsner with Citra and Citra Cryo®! The nose is a pure expression of the orange and melon notes of our favorite American hop, without the competition (or synergy) of our house English strain. The flavor is lighter, drier, and crisper - perfect for chilling out on a hot summer day!

Imperial Stout with Walnuts and Vanilla Beans 11.1% ABV This stout is all about walnuts! We toasted more than 200 lbs of them to add to this toasty-roasty-nutty Imperial Stout. It's less roasty than most of our other stouts to allow the nuts to star. Rounded out with vanilla beans to give it a brownie-batter flavor.

Sour Ale with Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest 5.3% ABV We used more than 1,000 fresh lemons in this 200 gallon batch! We made our own oleo saccharum by macerating the zest with sugar, pulling out the aromatic lemon oils. Then we blended this with a sour beer and fresh lemon juice to make a beer that tastes more like lemonade than most lemonades taste like lemonade!

Rye DIPA DDH with Nelson, Nelson Cryo, Mosaic Cryo, and Riwaka 8.4% ABV We started off the "Dragon" series of hoppy rye ales more than six years ago. We’ve tweaked the recipe and strength with each turn of the wheel. In this age, it's a DIPA loaded with concentrated Mosaic Cryo from Oregon and Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka from New Zealand. The result is like fresh squeezed hop juice, tropical, fruity white wine, herbal dankness. The hop bitterness and malt sweetness balance with flaked rye providing a lusciously smooth body.

Pear Sour Ale Aged in Gin Barrel 6.5% ABV Will Meyers (Brewmaster Emeritus of Cambridge Brewing Co) reached out since he was headed to DC for his birthday... unluckily for his Smithsonian-plans the government shutdown! Instead we got the eductation from his 30 years of sour beer experience. He selected the two McClintock Reserva gin barrels for this blend. Will suggested adding pear, so we sourced fresh pear cider from Scenic View Orchard (Sabillasville, MD) to play off the herbal notes

Barrel-Aged Pale Sour with Montmorency Cherries 5.9% ABV We took the beautifully tart and unique three-year-blend for Growth Rings 2025 and racked it onto 300 lbs of Montmorency sour cherries from Baugher's Orchard (Westminster, MD). These cherries provide a wonderful cherry pie aroma with notes of marzipan to compliment the vanilla-notes from the oak. Despite the high fruiting rate (6 oz of cherries per bottle) these sour cherries only provides a pale pink hue.

Dark Sour Ale Aged in Wine Barrels with Cascara and Coffee 5.8% ABV In 2008 Mike and his friend Alex Howe began a tradition of homebrewing Dark Funky Saisons each fall. The recipe and results evolving and revolving over a decade. Elliptical Orbit 2023 leans into Alex's other favorite beverage, coffee! It was refermented with cascara (the fruit of the coffee tree) and then infused with a small amount of Geisha coffee that Alex roasted just for us! This is the fifth entry in a renewed tradition!

Dark Sour Ale Aged in Wine Barrels with Roasted Quince and Ceylon Cinnamon 6.1% ABV In 2008 Mike and his friend Alex Howe began a tradition of homebrewing Dark Funky Saisons each fall. The recipe and results evolving and revolving over a decade. Elliptical Orbit 2025 is our spin on their homebrew batch from 2012. We roasted 60 pounds of quince (a floral cousin to the apple) then infused the beer with Ceylon cinnamon. This "true" cinnamon provides a light citrusy-floral aroma compared to the intensity of cassia cinnamon.

Gin-Barrel-Aged Grisette with Meyer Lemon and Elderflower Flavor 5.8% ABV This beer was inspired by Gin & Blossoms, a one-off keg Scott created for our 7th Anniversary Party! It started as Grisette brewed with local Maryland Spelt, then we aged it in a Maryland McClintock Distilling Reserva Gin barrel. Then we blended it with an old sour ale along with fresh Meyer Lemon zest and a bright-tropical elderflower. It's spring in a glass!

Amaro-Inspired Sour Ale with Cherries, Wine Grapes, and Botanicals (Wild Cherry Bark, Orris, Sarsaparilla, Heather, Dandelion, Gentian, and Allspice) 5.2% ABV Our homebrew buddy Dan Gudenius is now our home-amaro-buddy. He makes a variety of classic and unique bitter-sweet Italian liquors with barks, roots, herbs, and spices. After tasting them, we infused the same blend into a pale fruited base to add a playful dept of vanilla, flowers, Luxardo cherries, baking spice, and more.

Belgian-style Tripel aged in Laird's Apple Brandy Barrels 11.5 ABV Inspired by Belgium, Normandy, and Spring. We started with Heir to Ruins (our Tripel), then aged it in apple brandy casks. After a year with Brettanomyces, it emerged more vibrant than expected with notes of pineapple, vanilla, and crisp red apples. Still with a touch of sweetness even after all of this time. It shares much in common with our barrel-aged sour beer... other than the sourness.

Dry Cider Aged in a Cabernet Franc Barrel 6.9% ABV We aged our Arkansas Black Cider in a single freshly-dumped barrel from our friends at Boordy Vineyards (Hydes, MD). The added time created a tart, snappy, vibrant cider with just a touch of plum from the previous resident of the oak barrel. The oak barrel also contributes structure and a touch of baking spice.

Pale Sour Ale Aged in Wine Barrels with Raspberries and Merlot Grapes 6.6% ABV To create this beer we added particularly raspberry-forward Livermore Valley Merlot grape must to a young red sour and actual raspberries to an older golden sour for additional oakiness. The combination is vibrant in terms of flavor, aroma, even color. We'd suggest drinking it soon if you want to really enjoy the raspberry, or cellaring if you'd prefer the wine grapes to be more prominent.

Double-Barrel-Aged Vin de Cereale with Barbera Wine Grapes 11.2% ABV We added 500 pounds of Crow Vineyards Barbera red wine grapes to 100 gallons of strong, sour red ale. The fruit imbued a deep vinous aroma, complimenting the jammy character created during the beer's year in red wine barrels. Then we returned it to wine barrels for another ten months. The acidity is snappy, providing balance to the malt without disrupting drinkability. The grapes intensify the red color of the base beer into a vivid red. The result is a libation suitable for a monarch to sip from a crystal goblet after a hard day of ruling.

ABV 10% Aging strong sour ale in barrels is sorcery. Time blurs the divisions between malt, oak, and wild cultures. It forges these elements into a beer that is of these things, but is not them. In this case, we selected Madeira barrels to age a massive sour red for more than a year. The result, aromas of plum and raisin, caramel flavor, with moderate acidity to balance. Dry, and surprisingly smooth for its heft. It is delicious now, but it will only improve with time.

Blend of Single and Double-Barrel Aged Barleywine and Imperial Stouts in Amburana Barrels, Maple Syrup-Finish Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey Barrels, and Willett Bourbon Barrels with Vigilante Coffee 12.3% ABV

Hazelnut Imperial Stout Aged in Boordy Vineyards Port-Finish Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey Barrels 12.7% ABV

Belgian Quadrupel Aged in Caribbean Rum Barrels 11.7% ABV

Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels and then Finished in WL Weller Bourbon Barrels with Double-Rate Coconut and Vanilla Beans 14.2% ABV

Imperial Stout Aged in Rye Whiskey, Wheated Whiskey, and Bourbon Barrels, Barleywine Aged in Bourbon Barrels and Rye Barrels, and Belgian Quad with Cacao Nibs, Caramel, Pretzels, Peanuts, Potato Chips, and Unreal Chocolate Gems 11.5% ABV

Spanish Rice - Refried Black Beans

Deep Fried Corn Fitters - Chipotle Crema - Cotija - Chili Powder

*VEGAN *GLUTEN FREE Sautéed Brussel Sprouts - Chimichurri - Pickled Red Onion

Donut Holes coated with Cinnamon and Sugar served with Mexican Chocolate Dipping Sauce Contains Dairy and Gluten

Charred Peppers - Salsa Macha - Pepitas

House Hop Seasoned Seared Plantains

Beer Cheese - Beans - Escabeche - Cilantro - Pico - Chipotle Crema - Guac

Beer Cheese - Beans - Escabeche - Cilantro - Pico - Chipotle Crema - Guac

*GLUTEN FREE

Chips and 3 Dips

with side of Beer Cheese

(3) Elote Fritters - Plantains - Shishitos - Chips - Choice of Salsa - House Beer Cheese

Four Torilla-Cheese Side of Pico-Lettuce-Sour Cream-Chips-Choice of Salsa

add housemade soyrizo +$2 peppers - onions - beans - chimichurri

Seared Steak - Peppers - Onions - Chimichurri - Queso Fresco

grilled chicken - bacon bits - mixed cheese - ranch

Ham - carnitas - swiss cheese - mustard Aioli - pickles

CHICKEN $21 * Steak $26 * Shrimp $24 surf n turf $30 * veggies*vg $20 Peppers - onions - rice - beans - tortillas

**available after 2pm** Half Chicken covered in house mole sauce - Queso fresco - rice - Beans

Mexican pork stew with ramen noodles - cabbage - radish - cilantro - lime

Mixed Greens - Beans - Roasted Corn - Pepitas - Avocado - Cherry Tomato - Jalepeno Lime Vinaigrette Dressing

Marinated Rockfish - rice - avocado crema - seasonal veggies - salsa macha

(2) Toastadas - refried black beans - choice of protein -queso fresco - pico de gallo - Mexi-oli - of cilantro - Guac - Choise of Salsa

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