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Beer

Currently on Tap

Barrel Aged Black Is Beautiful – 10.4% Imperial Stout

Green River - american ipa 6% abv

NPFO Pilsner – german style pilsner 5.4% abv

NPFO – Nazi Punks Fuck Off. In an era of misinformation, malfeasance, malevolence, and milquetoast politics we are reminded that the deleterious flames of fascism do still flicker even in the light of day; sowing fear and contempt in order to feed its unworthy self. And who but us shall smother those flames with resilient persistence, leaving ashes cold, forgotten, and windblown; giving life anew to righteous compassion and joyful prosperity. 100% German hops and malt, this bright German Pils is pale in color and has a bursting billowing white head. Perfectly balanced with a German malt back bone that gives way to a very clean, dry finish. Never leaning too sweet or too hoppy, this Pils dances in the middle, making it a truly drinkable, refreshing bier. Brewed in true German traditional methods to be as authentic as possible. Features: German Hallertauer and Tettnang, 4 step mash, 10 week lager. 12 weeks grain to glass *Available in 4 Pack Cans

Thunderpussy - international pussy ale 6.9% abv

We are beyond excited to release our newest collaboration with the Rock Band Thunderpussy! "Drinking this beer may cause side effects such as consciousness expansion, higher frequency vibration, extreme levels of STOKE, and the ability to proudly scream 'Thunderpussy!' in crowded spaces. The combination of Amarillo, Cashmere, Galaxy, HS-Sitiva, and Mosaic hops may taste expensive, but hey, you have expensive taste. Pinkie's up, Pussez! Say it loud, say it proud: THUNDERPUSSY” *Available in 4 Pack Cans

Past Beers

12 Week Pilsner – 5.5% german pils

This beer (bier?) has tradition written all over it. First, we start with 100% German malt and hops imported from Bavaria, Bamberg, and Baden-Wurttemberg. We then employ an extensive four-step mash program to develop and maintain those bright, layered, flavours and textures. Next it spends 3 weeks in the fermenter before aging a full 9 weeks in specially made lagering tanks for further flavour development and natural clarification. Go ahead and schwack-it-back, we took our time on this one so you don’t have to. ABV: 5.5% IBU: irrelevant Schwackability: 23

1889 Smoked Lager - 5.8% abv

A tale of three cities. 1889 was a big year for Washington State. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; the age of wisdom and the age of foolishness; an epoch of belief, an epoch of incredulity; a season of light, a season of darkness; it was a spring of hope, and a winter of despair… The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 brought both hardship and prosperity to the mossbacks of the PNW, in a region of timber it’s perhaps not surprising that two other large cities (Spokane and Ellensburg) were also devastated by fire that year, each rebuilding with greater purpose and conviction than ever before. Join us in celebrating perseverance, teamwork, and the wisdom of self-reflection. All german malts, all german hops, 15 weeks from grain to glass *Available in 4 Pack Cans

And the Devil Walks –overcast ipa 6.66% abv

Badge Collector – overcast iipa 9.9% abv

Badges?? We don’t need no stinking badges… But if you’re the collector sort, this one is sure to unlock the Beer Connoisseur Level 6 or maybe the Snorlax, or something? We don’t know but get ready for a sneaky-sneaky ABV (seriously, this beer is creeping on 10% but drinks more like 6%), big fruit nose, round body, and dry finish that softly solicits a second sip. So collect them all! Unlock the Six Pack, the Toast King, and the Your Wish Came Through badges and let’s ride this thing until the wheels fall off! Then sit back and revel in your glory Badge Collector, you’ve earned it. Citra, Cashmere, Huell Melon

Barrel Aged Black Is Beautiful – 10.4% Imperial Stout

Black is Beautiful - imperial stout 10% abv

Black River - 7% oatmeal stout

For centuries the Black River was the only water passage from Lake Washington to Puget Sound. It flowed from the southern tip of Washington’s second largest lake, then west and north to join the Duwamish River on its way to Elliott Bay. It provided home and habitat for the Duwamish people for at least 1400 years until 1916 when the Lake Washington Ship Canal was built to support the area’s burgeoning lumber industry. The unfortunate result of which lowered Lake Washington by almost 9 feet, effectively drying up the Black River forever. Cascade, Centennial, Magnum

Glamour Boy – blackberry extra pale 8% abv

When we heard that our friends from Stillwater Artisanal would be in town for Seattle Beer Week we felt we had no choice but to break the proverbial liquid bread and we hope you’ll join us! Made with big beautiful blackberries from Sequim, WA; honestly harvested hops from the US, Germany and New Zealand; bonded, bonafide barley from the US, UK, and Germany; and well worthy water from the Tolt and Cedar Rivers, this curiously charming collaboration brings bold berry flavor to the front but never forgets that it’s a beer first and a juice box second. Eldorado, mosaic, mandarina Bavaria, motueka

I Against I – ipa 6% abv

IBUs Are A Farce - 7.1% american ipa

The problem with IBUs is that no one can agree on how they should be measured and even if that were not true the numbers derived from said fictional agreement have little or nothing to do with the actual perception of the beer. [The food industry knows this, chili pepper heat is measured in Scoville Units but it would be ridiculous to order a bowl of chili based on those numbers] Bitterness in beer, like heat in chili, is subjective and entirely dependent upon everything else that goes into the making of the beer; mash pH, water chemistry, malt bill, ABV, carbonation level, etc. We have no idea what the IBUs in this beer are but we can tell you that it has a round bitterness up front, followed by a wheaty-citrus middle and finishes dry like my mom’s humor. Centennial, Cascade, Simcoe

Janitors of Tomorrow – 7.1% ipa

It’s been said that brewers are glorified janitors (and we agree so long as saying so does not diminish the vital profession that is actual janitorial work) A friend and mentor once observed that the primary role of a brewer is to make a mess and clean it up. Then do it again. And again. And again. This among the first of many lessons a homebrewer learns as they plunge headlong into their first batch. It serves as a litmus test, separating the one-time dabbler from the lifelong fanatic. The fanatic is the hero in this story, trudging forth through the muck, eyes forward, mash paddle in one hand, scrupulous notes in the other. Here’s to you, future janitor. Keep moving, we’re pulling for you. PS if you see Wink Mills, Beer Janitor let him know we miss him. Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, Eldorado

Jubilee - overcast ipa 7% abv

“You shall count off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; and there shall be to you the days of seven Sabbaths of years, even forty-nine years. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the day of Atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land. You shall make the fiftieth year holy, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee to you; and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family. That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee to you. In it you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself, nor gather from the undressed vines. For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field. In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.“ In short; work is dumb, possessions are false, people are everything. Happy Jubilee Days, everyone! Loaded with simcoe, motueka, sterling, meridian, mandarina bavaria, huell melon.

Judo Air IPA– overcast ipa 6.8% abv

One of my favorite skating tricks as a kid. Grab the nose and kick the front foot off the toe side. It was named Judo for the kick part of the trick, however I believe Judo forbids the use of kicks – but I am going to ignore that. Our newest offering in our Overcast series – not super hazy, just some overcast. This IPA is tropical fruit forward with enough malt backbone to balance it out. Orange citrus and Melon in the nose with a very clean easy finish. Fans of the No Comply IPA will be very happy! Features: Chinook, Meridian, Motueka, Mandarina Bavaria

k Byeee – overcast ipa 7.0% abv

King of Hubcaps – 8.1% double ipa

Knobs and Switches IPA – overcast ipa 6% abv

Our newest Overcast series IPA. A delicious crazy drinkable IPA with a very complex hop profile. The Idaho 7 and Mosaic hops work hand in hand to really develop a piney, earthy backbone with a floral citrus, tropical fruit influence. To round it all off and tie it together the, Huell Melon, softens the edges and highlights the melon, tropical berry flavors. All of those hops combined give a balanced, fruity - yet earthy profile all presented on a perfect malt bill. Tasty, complex and drinkable. Features: Mosaic, Idaho 7, Huell Melon

Later Hosen Festbier– Oktoberfest Style Lager – 6% abv

Our festbier is as authentic as it gets without going to Germany. Brewed with 100% imported German malt and aged for over 12 weeks in our lagering tanks. Clean and bright with a mild malt backbone. Similar to color to the authentic Oktobefest biers of Munich. Deep golden with hints of ruby hue and a thick pillowing white head. German varietal hops support and balance the malt sweetness. 6% so you can have a few liters without getting into too much trouble. Get your Lederhosen and Dirndl out of the closet and get ready to sing Ein Prosit. Eins, Zwei, G’suffa! Features: Perle, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Herbsrucker, Tettnang

Make Oat Party Pale - Pale 4.6% abv

NPFO Pilsner – german style pilsner 5.4% abv

Never Comply - overcast ipa 6.4% abv

Riffing on a theme from an earlier (No Comply) IPA, Never Comply brings enough upfront bitterness to remind you that you're drinking an IPA while allowing plenty of room for the bright citrus, punchy tropical fruit, and grounding earthy middle to shine before giving way to a dry, piney finish that practically pleads for another taste. All of this is brought together by a magnificent blend of Simcoe, Huell Melon, Idaho 7, and Chinook hops paired with a smattering of oats, rye, and barley. Sick moves!

No Comply– 6.9% overcast ipa

Hazy, cloudy, juicy, unfiltered, unfined, yeast in suspension, new school East Coast, a West Coast version of an East Coast interpretation of a Pacific North West distaste for sterile tasting IPAs, chicken and egg, just a fad, that’s my fad, you’re not my dad… But aren’t we glad for the chance we’ve had to argue about such trivial things as beer styles? Like the skate trick by the same name, No Comply reeks of sorcery, is super fun to witness and is sure to please old crusty codgers as well as young pups on the come up. Believe me cousin, this cold one slaps hella. Hopped up with chinook, meridian, citra, and motueka, then double dry hopped for that extra skeeze. Be on the lookout for SK8R-H8RS, mango, pineapple, papaya, and fresh lime.

One - barrel aged barleywine 11% abv

Penny Marshall - noble hop pale 5.6% abv

Go ahead, sing it… One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Give us any chance - we'll take it. Read us any rule - we'll break it, we're gonna make our dreams come true, and we’ll do it our way. Nothin's gonna turn us back now. Straight ahead and on the track now, we're gonna make our dreams come true... Doin' it our way. There is nothing we won't try, never heard the word impossible, this time there's no stopping us. And we'll do it our way - yes our way. Make all our dreams come true, for me and you! American Pale Ale with a hop bill inspired by Shotz Brewery of Laverne and Shirley fame in honor of the late great Penny Marshall, she did it her way.

Pep Talk – 6.9% overcast ipa

Go ahead sport! You can do it! Look alive! You got this! Don’t take no for an answer! The time is now! The world is your oyster! Grab the bull by its horns! Go for it! It’s go time! Stick your neck out! Life is not a game! (yes it is, actually) No one can do it like you can! It’s ok to be uncomfortable! One team one dream! If it were easy, everyone would do it! What are you waiting for?! Get up, get on your feet! Get pissed! Get out there and take it! This is your time! You’ll be so busy kicking ass you won’t have time to take names! Do your damndest! You’ll have time to sleep when you’re dead! We’re proud of you! Keep it up! You’re doing awesome! Eldorado, Citra, Idaho7, Huell Melon

Rebel Girl – overcast ipa 7.3% abv

Rye’min and Stealin – 6.2% rye ipa

Sheena Is… - overcast ipa - 6.7% abv

Street Plant IPA – american ipa – 6.4% abv

Taylor Made – oyster stout 4.2% abv

Dearest neighbors, we love oysters, you love oysters, and you proved it by showing up enmasse on a Saturday monring, helping us eat over 900 of them! Grown by our friends at Taylor Shellfish. After you brought you sehlls into the brewhouse and judicisously tossed them into an awaiting brew kettle that was already teeming with many dozens more whole bivalves. Throughout the boil the live oysters opened up to release their treasured brine while the shells offered up essential minerality. The result is a silky smooth, dry irish stout with a touch of salinity. Thank you, good neighbors, this is your beer!

Tunnel Vision - 6.7% robust porter

This is definitely not a commentary on Seattle’s decision to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct in favor of an undersized and claustrophobic subterranean passageway with zero downtown exits and total disregard for what is (was) arguably the best free view in the city, nor is it a thinly veiled complaint about our inability to open new routes before choking off existing ones, but if it was it would certainly be timely. Wherever it is you need to go these next few weeks, we wish you the best! As for us, we’re staying here. Centennial, Chinook, Hallertauer

Uncontrollable Urge – overcast ipa - 6% abv

Velvet Noose - overcast ipa 5.1% abv

Wet Hop Hootenanny! Amarillo Edition - wet hop ipa 6.8% abv

Witches Nut Brown Ale – toasted walnut brown ale 5.5% abv

We drew inspiration for this beer from the Witches of Benevento of the 7thcentury CE. In addition to the cruel burning of these so-called witches; their meeting spot, a large walnut tree, was ripped from the earth only to mysteriously reappear, purportedly of its own volition. Or possibly replanted, witches be crazy. Anyway, we gathered 45 kg of deliciously plump Chandler Walnuts from California, hand toasted them in our friend’s pizza oven (thanks Pine Box!), ground them into a paste and then added them to the mash of this delightfully dry and roasty, medium bodied nut brown ale. Here comes Spring! *in case we haven’t been explicitly clear, this beer contains nuts*

Young One - 11% barleywine

All in the numbers… On 11/01 of this year Future Primitive milled its 1st beer, batch number 001, to be brewed into fermenter #1. It was and is an American-Style Barleywine weighing in at 11%. The name of this inaugural beverage? One. We then made a small beer from the same mash called Little One (see above) but we’ve already talked about that. One is aging right now and is set to be released next year on our 1 year anniversary but it is tasting pretty good now so we thought we’d give you a sneak peek on our 1st day of business. As it will not be fully mature for another 11 months we are dubbing this version Young One.

Zwick'l Lager - franconian-style unfiltered lager 5.3% abv

Zwick'l bier (also, kellerbier) is brewed like any German lager but without the flavor and aroma-stripping effects that can result from aggressive filtering methods. Gravity alone clarifies this beer, so expect to see some haze. Crisp, clean maltiness is a real thing and it is achieved by pairing a traditionally lengthy 5 step mash with a 9 week aging (lagering) process. Add to this a generous amount of Hersbrucker and Mittelfruh hops from Hallertau, Germany and you have yourself delightfully round, 4-season amber lager. Enjoy!