CURRENTLY ON TAP

As a small batch brewery, our taps rotate regularly. We do our best to keep this menu up to date, but occasionally we have beers rotate off/on before we’re able to update here.

1. Fruit Farm

   SOUR (+Passion Fruit +Orange +Guava) – 6% ABV
   Why settle for one fruit when you can have three! Orange, Guava, and Passion Fruit combine to form the perfect medley for this sour. This beer is a tribute to the many small farmers around the valley who appreciate variety. Not to mention it is a great source of refreshment after a long day under the sun!
   8oz - $3.75
   16oz - $6.50

2. Blonde Bear

   Honey Blonde Ale  – 5.6% ABV
   Using our popular “Blonde Bear” recipe as the base, we added honey to sweeten it and make it even more refreshing. If you enjoy our blonde bear, then you are sure to enjoy this version of it! Honey and bears just go hand in hand!
   8oz - $3.65
   16oz - $6.15

3. Hiking Hrafna

   Icelandic Witbier – 6.2% ABV
   Hrafna-Floki was the Viking who ran up a mountain, saw a fjord full of glaciers, and gave Iceland its name. In the same spirit of adventure, this Icelandic Witbier, brewed with coriander and orange peel, is perfect fuel for your inner Viking. To AT through-hikers and weekend SNP trail warriors pretending to have Viking heritage, cheers to your inner Viking!
   8oz - $3.25
   16oz - $5.50

4. Spruce Blazer

   Golden Ale + Spruce Tips – 6.7% ABV
   This classic, frontier-style, golden ale with spruce tips is smooth, sweet, and uniquely delicious! Way back in 1716, Spotswood’s Knights of the Golden Horseshoe blazed a trail through the brush and spruce trees over Swift Run Gap, becoming the first non-natives to step foot in the Shenandoah Valley. They set up camp right here along the banks of the Shenandoah River, calling the place “Camp Spotswood,” which would be named “Elkton” many years later - after people began settling here in this new frontier. What better way to commemorate the details of this history than to brew a FRONTIER style, SPRUCE tip, GOLDEN ale?!
   8oz - $3.50
   16oz - $5.75

5. Gos’s Grave

   Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Gose (+Strawberry +Lime +Jalepeño) - 13.6% ABV
   This special release is beyond unique! From buttery smooth, to tart, to spicy, this drink is sure to explosively hit all your taste buds in ways you might not have experienced before. A rare find, much like the native Virginia Elk that used to call this place home. The last of which was shot and killed by Colonel Gos Tuley not far North of here in 1855. Drink to the memory of those poor majestic creatures that went extinct as a result of unregulated hunting. Just like you should moderate your drinking with this heavy hitter, you should also hunt in moderation. This is a deliciously sour beer for a tragically sour memory!
   5oz - $4.15
   8oz - $7.00

6. Mercky Water

   DIPA (Double IPA) – 8.0% ABV
   Our flagship DIPA, which has been rebrewed repeatedly since we tapped it in for the first time when we opened in February, 2020. Just the right balance of hops and restrained bitterness offers a tribute to the Shenandoah River’s murky history (especially the restrained bitterness part). We are all about using clean, natural spring water and only putting the best ingredients in that water for our beers. Not everyone has the same standards. Which brings us to the “Mercky” beers. Did we spell “mercky” properly? Oh well… Careful what you put in the water!
   8oz - $3.75
   16 oz - $6.50

7. Shenadore

   West Coast IPA (Cashmere & Citra Hops) - 6.3% ABV
   What local doesn’t miss the Shenandoah Valley when they travel away? The old song, “Oh Shenandoah,” was a popular song with frontier settlers and explorers who traveled westward. It was about longing to return to the beautiful and peaceful Shenandoah Valley. The further away from the valley they would travel, the more chaotic and uncertain life became. The song was originally called “Shenadore,” until someone who clearly were'n’t from this here Shenadore Valley done come along and made it all proper like. Mild sweetness as a reminder of home, and a solid hops bitterness that comes with leaving, make for a well rounded IPA. Brewed with Cascade, Centennial, and Citra hops.
   8oz - $3.65
   16oz - $6.15

8. Odell’s Tiger

   Blood Orange Blonde Ale - 5.2% ABV
   We don’t need to get into his complex local notoriety, but Odell had tigers. This exotic beer will be short lived, much like Odell’s tigers. It is a refreshing tribute to the beautiful beasts that lived in captivity here in Elkton some years ago. Toast to those tigers, whose fate is unknown! This delicious, crushable, flagship recipe is a crowd pleaser! It is refreshing and bursting with orange flavor! Catch Odell’s Tiger by the tail, we guarantee you it will be an exciting experience!
   8oz - $3.65
   16oz - $6.15

9. Elder Spotswood

   Bowman Brothers Bourbon Barrel Aged English Old Ale - 12.9% ABV
   We took an Isaac Bowman barrel (port finished bourbon) and aged our popular “Old Spotswood” English old ale in it for seven months. You will taste smooth notes of that bourbon goodness throughout the molasses-rich old ale that we’ve all come to love, with slight hints of port sweetness.
   5oz - $4.15
   8oz - $7.00

10. Red Brush

    Red Ale - 5% ABV
    This beer is the only beer we’ve been able to brew with 100% Virginia grown malt! Combine that with our local Bear Lithia Springs water, with a low ABV, and you have a pretty hard to beat session beer! Crisp and malt-forward, with hints of smoky roasted malt, and a beautiful dark red/amber color. Red Brush starts at Bear Lithia Springs, and winds its way all the way to our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Cruising down that road gives you a proper taste of Virginia’s beauty. Drink up Red Brush, and taste Virginia!
    8oz - $3.50
    16oz - $5.75

11. Elk Reserve V

    Bowman Brothers Bourbon Barrel Aged 5 Year Anniversary Stout - 14% ABV
    N/A
    5oz - $4.50
    8oz - $7.50

12. Elk Reserve IV

    Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon (+Rye) Barrel Aged 4 Year Anniversary Stout - 14.9% ABV
    N/A
    5oz - $4.50
    8oz - $7.50

13. Elk Reserve III

    Ragged Branch Honey Bourbon Barrel Aged 3 Year Anniversary Stout - 14.3% ABV
    N/A
    5oz - $4.50
    8oz - $7.50

14. ShenanDark

    Irish NITRO Stout – 4.7% ABV

    This stout spawned from our popular flagship oatmeal porter, “ShenandOats,” which is our oldest recipe - developed by brother August nearly two decades ago. For this beer, we traded the oats for extra roasted malt to give it a darker, deeper, roastier flavor profile. Then we hooked it up to our nitro tap to round it off with that smooth nitro texture, which is perfectly befitting of this beer. Here’s to Shenandoah Valley home-brews! You never know where they will end up - whether down the drain or becoming a menu item at a future craft brewery, keep on brewing!
    8oz - $3.25
    16oz - $5.50

15. Elk Reserve I

    Veritas Red Wine Barrel turned Ragged Branch Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Anniversary Stout - 12% ABV
    N/A
    5oz - $4.50
    8oz - $7.50

16. Elk Reserve II

    Ragged Branch Double Oaked Bourbon Barrel Aged 2 Year Anniversary Stout - 12% ABV
    N/A
    5oz - $4.50
    8oz - $7.50

NOW OFFERING HARD CIDER & Wine + Mead (GF)!

A1. Hard Apple Cider - “Betwixt”
Dry Cider - 7.0% ABV - $6.75 / 12oz

A2. Hard Apple Cider - “Off the Press”
Sweet Cider - 5.5% ABV - $6.25 / 12oz

Sangue Di Alce
Sangiovese (Italian Red) - 14.3% ABV
Delicious grape-forward new wine crafted in our brew cellar with imported Italian grapes!
6oz - $6.50

NEW!! (Tapped in 11/1/2024)
“Wahdooleesee” - MEAD (honey wine) - 15% ABV

“Wahdooleesee” is Cherokee for “honey,” which is obviously a fitting name for this tasty beverage. Harvesting honey was very common among the tribes that used to roam this area until the European honey bees took over (which native locals referred to as “white man’s flies”). Here’s to the folks that called this beautiful place home long before we showed up! Drink some Wah-doo-lee-see in remembrance!
6oz - $6.50

FLIGHTS - four 5 oz pours of your choice (wine not included in flights)
$10/regular flight
$12/high ABV flight

*(up-charge on flights that include barrel aged beers)