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Draught Beers

Fullsteam Brewery, "Rocket Science" India Pale Ale - Durham, NC While Fullsteam plans to spread the word of Southern brewing across the United States, they also want to keep some of it just for North Carolina, like their Rocket Science IPA. The Rocket Science is a well balanced IPA that starts with a medium maltiness and finishes with the slight bitterness and cool crispness of Centennial and Amarillo hops. It's well-balanced profile makes it pair remarkably well with our cuisine, especially the G2B Duck and Pork Hot Dog. 6.8% alc	-5
H.P. Bulmer, "Strongbow" Hard Cider - Hereford, England After much begging and pleading, Chef Carrie put her foot down and demanded it... so now we have it! From across the "Pond" comes the hard cider inspired by warriors of old, Strongbow! A delicate blend of bittersweet cider and culinary apples, Strongbow opens up with a bold cider flavor and ends with the fresh crispness of apples just off the tree. Enjoy a pint straight from the tap, or ask for it over ice for an especially cool, refreshing taste. 5.0% alc.	-5
Fullsteam Brewery, "Carver" Sweet Potato Lager - Durham, NC We here at G2B are big fans of Fullsteam, and that includes their sweet potato lager 'Carver'. 'Carver' is brewed with 250 pounds of local sweet potatoes in each batch, in which they make up one-third of the fermentable sugars. Light bready malt notes and slightly spicy hops balance well with the subtle taste of sweet potato. Another easy drinking session beer, this crisp beverage is a welcome addition to our spring draft list. 4.8% alc	-5
Southern Tier Brewing Co., "Eurotrash Pilz" Czech-style Pilsner - Lakewood, New York Thanks to their many tasty beers Southern Tier has become a mainstay on our draft list. Their spring offering, the Eurotrash Pilz, is a light, crisp Czech pilsner that pours a pale, crystal clear yellow and has subtles notes of citrus, bread, and grass on the nose. The taste is clean and refreshing; light biscuity malt at the fore and a subtle spicy hop finish with just a touch of bitterness. Eurotrash Pilz is an easy drinking, highly sessionable beer that reminds us spring is almost here. 5.2% alc	-5
Highland Brewing Co., "Razor Wit" Belgian-style Witbeir - Asheville, NC Named after the 4000 ft tall Razor Mountain in western North Carolina, Razor Wit is Highland's refreshing summer offering. Purchased on a whim based on the high quality of Highland's other beers, this Belgian style witbeir offers the refreshing characteristics traditional to this style while emboldening its spice notes - most notably coriander, clove, and perhaps even a hint of nutmeg. A citrus crispness finishes this beer and makes it perfect for pairing with many of our dishes. 4.5% alc	-5
Big Boss Brewing Company, "D'Icer" Dunkelweizen - Raleigh, NC A dark copper Dunkelweizen, D'Icer is surprisingly light on the mouth while delivering a full flavor. Clove and banana define the nose, and are joined by caramel and fresh bread in the taste. Crafted with a blend of wheat, Munich, & Vienna malts and Bavarian yeast, then finished with just the right amount of Noble hops, D'Icer is at the same time both filling and refreshing. 5.5% alc	-5
Mother Earth Brewing Co., "Endless River" Kolsch - Kinston, North Carolina The first brewery to become LEED Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston offers yet another tasty beer. A modern interpretation on this classic German style, Endless River Kolsch is a pale lager with light, yeasty malt notes followed by a mild hop finish. Perfect for both the craft beer veteran seeking a lighter option and the newly initiated seeking their first beer beyond 'American domestics'. Enjoy a pint today. 4.9% alc	-5.5
Guinness Ltd., Guinness Stout - Dublin, Ireland You know what it is...The One and Only...or as Guinness likes to say, "Swirling clouds tumble as the storm begins to calm, settle, breathe in the moment, then break through the smooth, light head to the bittersweet reward". Couldn't have put it better ourselves! 4.2% alc.	-6
Boddington's Brewery, "Pub Ale" English Pub-Style Bitter Ale - Manchester, United Kingdom Boddington's is a classic and a beer that needs little introduction. Honey like, nutty, and clean malt notes are the star of this beer, with a mild, yet pleasant hop bitterness rounding out the flavor profile. Nitrogen carbonation makes for an undeniable creamy texture and mouthfeel. Good with the whole menu, or even without anything at all. A beer for conversation, not contemplation. 4.6% alc.	-6
Lonerider Brewery, "The Preacher" Belgian-Style Saison - Raleigh, NC Winter is past and with the dawn of spring come's Lonrider's new seasonal offering, The Preacher. A Belgian-style Saison created with an American twist, this beer evokes notes of bread dough and spice, with a subtle white fruit sweetness and a crisp, dry citrus hop finish. Light yet substantial, The Preacher is an excellent pair for many of G2B's seafood dishes. 7.7% alc.	-6
Aviator Brewing Co., "Devils Tramping Ground" Belgian-Style Tripel Ale - Fuquay Varina, NC This brew is a hearty Belgian Tripel Ale. Aviator's version of this style is a slightly hazy, golden colored ale that has fruity, spicy flavors and finishes with just a tiny touch of sweetness from the use of Belgian "Candi" sugar as a fermentable. Aviator adds just the right amount of hops to put that classic Belgian sweetness back in balance. Extremely easy drinking despite its hefty alcohol percentage. 9.2% alc.	-6
Mikkeller, "K:rlek" American Pale Ale - Brewed at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium For the hophead who wants a beer to pair with food, Mikkeller gives us "K:rlek", a well-hopped American Pale Ale. Pouring a hazy golden-orange thanks to its blend of malts, wheat, and flaked oats, K:rlek's appearance is accompanied by a pleasant nose defined by citrus, apricot, and lemongrass. The taste begins with a light malt characteristic, followed swiftly by a blend of citrus, pine, herbs, and floral hop notes. Light bodied and dry, this modern riff on a classic style is an superbly sessionable summer beer. 5.5% alc (12 oz pour)	-6
Foothills Brewing, "Seeing Double" Double India Pale Ale - Winston-Salem, NC The 'Seeing Double" IPA was the first high-gravity beer that Foothills made, and is still one of their most popular year-round offerings. The bitterness of "Seeing Double" IPA's hop bill is well balanced with just enough sweet malt character to craft a highly drinkable Double style. Expect a full, rich body and plenty of fresh, citrusy, punchy hop notes. A staff favorite. Be careful to not have more than three though....or you'll be seeing double!! 9.5% alc.	-6.5

Bottled and Canned Beers

Highland Brewing Co., St. Teresa’s Pale Ale - Asheville, North Carolina A golden pale ale with a malty core, highlighted by a hoppy finish; good for all occasions. 5.2% alc.	-4.5
Full Sail Brewing Co., Session Black Lager - Hood River, Oregon Hints of roasty chocolate character, Session Black is short, dark, and totally drinkable. 4.5% alc.	-4.5
Full Sail Brewing Co., Session Premium Lager - Hood River, Oregon A classic, all-malt pre-Prohibition style lager. Crisp, clean, and easy to drink, as the name states. 5.1% alc.	-4.5
Highland Brewing Co., Oatmeal Porter - Asheville, North Carolina This robust beer is black in color, very malty with hints of chocolate-roasted flavor and a well balanced hop character. 5.9% alc.	-4.5
Sociedad Anónima Damm, "Estrella Damm" Lager - Barcelona, Spain THE Spanish lager to which all others will be compared. Light, crisp, and refreshing, this classic lager has all the bits you want and nothing you don't. A nice malt sweetness is balanced with just the right touch of subtle European hop bitterness. A session beer for sure! If you like this beer, be sure to try it's more complex and heady big brother, "Inedit", on the Reserve Beer List! 4.6% alc.	-4.5
21st Amendment Brewery, "Brew Free Or Die!" India Pale Ale - San Francisco, California "Brew Free Or Die!" IPA is brewed with some serious West Coast attitude. This aromatic, golden IPA starts with a sucker punch of six different hops on the nose, quickly balanced by a solid, sweet malt note. The palate is similarly well balanced with citrusy, floral notes, and strong, lifting malt backbone. 21st Amendment's top selling beer at their brewpub, this IPA starts big and finishes clean, leaving you wanting more. We want more right now! 7% alc.	-4.5
Mother Earth Brewing Co., "Dark Cloud" Dunkel - Kinston, North Carolina A dark lager, in the style of Munich's finest, round and rich but not heavy. 5.1% alc.	-5
Anderson Valley Brewing Co., "Boont" Amber Ale - Boonville, California A mid-bodied pale ale with rich amber color and hints of caramel; extremely smooth and drinkable. 5.8% alc.	-5
North Coast Brewing Co., "Red Seal" Red Ale - Fort Bragg, California Full-bodied, copper red, this amber ale is generously hopped for a long, spicy finish. 5.5% alc.	-5
Stone Brewing Co., Pale Ale - San Diego, California Made in the style of English pale ale, deep amber and full-flavored; a well-balanced union of malts and hops. 5.4% alc.	-5
Southern Tier Brewing Co., 2X IPA - Lakewood, New York Brewed with 4 types of hops & 3 types of malts, this beer is a hop lovers dream. 8.2% alc.	-5
Rogue Ales, "Dead Guy" Ale - Newport, Oregon A German maibock style with deep malty roundness and rich, warm flavors. 6.6% alc.	-5
Victory Brewing Co., "Headwaters" Pale Ale - Downington, Pennsylvania A crisp, aromatic pale ale with a supportive malt base and balanced hop finish. 5.1% alc.	-5
Magners Ltd., Irish Pear Cider - Clonmel, Ireland Unlike many other pear ciders on the market today, Magners is made with 100% all natural pears, pressed for juice and filtered, making for a crisp, clean, fruit forward, and easy drinking cider. 4.5% alc.	-5
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, "60 Minute" India Pale Ale - Milton, Delaware One of the most recognized names in IPA, the 60 Minute IPA is made using one continuous 60 minute hop addition as opposed to timed, specific additions. An aggresively hopped American-style IPA, with notes of citrus, spice, and grass. 6% alc.	-5
Avery Brewing Co., "Ellie's" Brown Ale - Boulder, Colorado This beautiful, deep russet brew has the sweet and somewhat nutty character of Adam Avery's late (1992-2002) Chocolate Lab, for which it is named. Crystal and chocolate malts give this beer a brown sugar maltiness with hints of vanilla and nuts, while subtle hopping gives it an overall drinkability that's second to none, just like Ellie!	-5
Victory Brewing Co., "Prima Pils" American-Style Pilsner - Downington, Pennsylvania Heaps of hops give this pale lager a bracing, herbal bite over layers of soft and smooth malt flavor. This refreshing combination of tastes makes "Prima" a classy quencher in the tradition of the great pilsners of Europe. Super fresh, crisp, and easy drinking. The best North American example of the style. 5.3% alc.	-5
Magners Ltd., Irish Apple Cider - Clonmel, Ireland Magners likes making cider. That's why they've been doing it the same way since they started in 1935. Magners hand selects from 17 different heirloom apple varieties, waiting for each to fully mature and drop from the tree before pressing and filtering the cider in the traditional way. They take their time to ferment it, and even more time to allow the cider to mature, almost 2 years, in fact. Dry, crisp, and refreshing, try some the traditional way, over ice, tonight!! 5.5% alc.	-5
Great Lakes Brewing Company, "Edmund Fitzgerald" Porter - Cleveland, Ohio Please, everyone, help us welcome the most recent brewery addition to our list here at G2B: Great Lakes Brewing Co.!! The Great Lakes beers have, for some time now, been the toast of the Rust Belt, and some of the most popular beers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois. Now they are finally here in North Carolina! "Edmund Fitzgerald" is a complex, roasty, toasty porter that displays notes of bittersweet chocolate, heavily roasted coffee, and dark, raisinated fruits. A bold hop presence on the finish serves as a very nice counterpoint to all the naturally rich malt sweetness, and dark, roasted flavors. Pleasingly robust, but still easy drinking, this multi-award winning beer (just check Great Lakes' website - it's really kinda silly how many awards this beer has won), is likely not the last Great Lakes beer to join our list here at G2B! Be only the lookout for a few more of their fantastic beers!! 5.9% alc.	-5
Lost Coast Brewery, "Tangerine" Wheat Ale brewed with Citrus - Eureka, California Talk about a serious summer-time sipper! Only released in the summer, this beer is a classic Belgian-style Witbier, brewed with tangerine juice and zest added. This beer shines with fresh citrus, subtle wheat, and light pilsner malt notes. Not cloyingly sweet, or artificial smelling, like some citrus beers can be, this gem smells and tastes of natural, tart tangerines. Appropriately placed hop bitterness helps to further enhance the natural taste and crispness of this beer. A light body, and effervescent carbonation make this bottle perfect for our patio. 5% alc.	-5
Sociedad Anónima Damm, "Estrella Damm Daura" Gluten-Free Lager - Barcelona, Spain We realize some of our diners enjoy beer, but their bodies may have a problem with the gluten. So, we now offer Estralla Damm Daura, the multi-award winning Gluten Free Spanish lager. Light and crisp, Daura pours a clear, pale gold with a foamy white head. Light bodied with a subtle hop finish, this is a casual beer that serves equally well as a standalone beverage or as a companion to many of our dishes. With less than 3 ppm (parts per million) of gluten, Daura is a welcome addition to the growing Gluten Free beer scene. 5.4% alc.	-5
Atwater Brewery, "VJ Black" Imperial Stout - Detroit, Michigan Brewed with fire-roasted coffee beans, bourbon vanilla extract, six malts, barley, and Magnum hops, Atwater's VJ Black is the badass big brother to their Vanilla Java Porter. A creamy feel with light carbonation lead into bold notes of coffee that are accompanied by dark chocolate and a streak of vanilla sweetness, while a mild hop bitterness on the finish puts everything in balance and makes for a potent yet highly drinkable dark beer. 11.0% alc.	-5
Oskar Blues, "Dale's" Pale Ale - Brevard, NC America’s first hand-canned craft beer, now brewed right here in North Carolina! With light flavors of pale malts and assertive hops blending well start to finish, Dale’s Pale Ale is an instant classic. First canned in 2002, Dale’s Pale Ale is a hearty, critically acclaimed trailblazer that has changed the way craft beer fiends perceive canned beer. 6.5% alc.	-5
Oskar Blues, "Old Chub" Scotch Strong Ale - Brevard, NC Brewed with malted barley, specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt, Old Chub exhibits flavors of dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate, toffee, and a hint of smoke. Well-balanced and easy drinking for a high gravity beer, Old Chub may have been created in Colorado, but it now has a new home in North Carolina. 8.0% alc.	-5
Unibroue, "Ephemere" - Quebec, Canada A an extremely high quality white ale brewed with apple must added. Aromas of Granny Smith apple, nutmeg and ginger jump out of the glass. 5.5% alc.	-6
Bell's Brewery, "Two Hearted" India Pale Ale - Comstock, Michigan Defined by its intense hop aroma and malt balance with characteristics of grapefruit and pine resin aromas. A significant malt body balances this hop presence; together with the signature fruity aromas of Bell's house yeast, this leads to a remarkably drinkable American-style India Pale Ale. 7.1% alc.	-6
Young and Co. Brewery, Young’s Double Chocolate Stout - England Caramel sweetness and cocoa powder dominate this round, rich and balanced stout. A wonderful dessert pairing. Also excellent for layering with Kasteel Rouge. 5.2% alc.	-6
Atwater Brewery, "Conniption Fit" Double India Pale Ale - Detroit, Michigan As Atwater Brewery's slogan says, "Beer is good!". And this one is no exception. This brew is a tongue-bruisingly hoppy, yet fresh and well-balanced Double IPA, with loads of citrus, pine, and herbal notes. A somewhat modest alcohol content (for a double style) makes for great, smooth drinkability. 8% alc.	-6
Mercury Brewing Company, “Ipswich Ale” English-Style Pale Ale – Ipswich, Massachusetts Brewed for more than 20 years in a small New England coastal town, Ipswich Ale is a medium-bodied, unfiltered English style pale ale with a smooth toasted malt flavor complimented by a nutty-caramel mid body and lightly hopped, earthy finish. Slight notes of pepper and citrus linger in the after taste. Named one of the World's Ten Best Beers by Wine Spectator Magazine, this is a pint to can be enjoyed equally well by itself or with food. 5.4% alc.	-6
Brewery Ommegang, "Rare Vos" Belgian Amber Ale - Cooperstown, New York Beautiful coppery-amber color and the rich creamy head with aroma of spicy orange blossoms. Mellow flavor of caramel malt glides easily into a dry, hop finish. 6.5% alc.	-7
Stone Brewing Co., Oak-Aged "Arrogant Bastard" Ale - San Diego, California An American strong ale, pungent and aggressively hopped, round and rich. 7.2% alc.	-8
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, "90 Minute" India Pale Ale - Milton, Delaware Made in the same style as the 60 minute, but with more malt and a longer hop addition. Notes of brandied fruitcake, raisins, and citrus are balanced with an assertive hop bitterness. 9% alc.	-8
Green Flash Brewing Company, "Palate Wrecker Hamilton's Ale" Imperial India Pale Ale - San Diego, California A beer reserved for the serious hop head, Green Flash's Palate Wrecker is a fine example of a West Coast IPA. But beware - at 149 IBUs, this beer will do exactly what it says - wreck your palate. It starts with a surprisingly full malt note for an IPA, but that quickly disappears behind the barrage of bitter notes. By adding hops in during the earlier stages of brewing in addition to the normal hopping process, Green Flash infuses bold notes of pine, resin, herbs, and citrus pith while lending nice complexity to the beer as a whole. 9.5% alc.	-9
Orkney Brewery, "Skull Splitter" Wee Scotch Heavy Ale - Quoyloo, Orkney, Scotland A bold Scotch Heavy named after the 7th Viking Earl of Orkney, Orkney's Skull Splitter pours a rich tawny-red colour and offers aromas of dates and figs, with a mix of spices. The flavor is rich and sweet with notes of dark fruit and caramel, rounded out with cinnamon, ginger, and citrus on the finish. Unleash the warrior inside and enjoy this beer tonight! 8.5% alc.	-9
Chimay, Blue "Grand Reserve" - Belgium A strong ale with notes of yeast and floral aromas that are driven by malty complexity. 9% alc.	-10
Delirium Tremens, Golden Ale - Belgium A strong golden ale with notes of apples, cloves and bananas, finishing with a pleasent, but assertive hop bite. 8.5% alc.	-10
Maredsous, Brune - Belgium Caramel-like, malty sweetness married with a mature sour note for great balance. 10% alc.	-10
Orval, Trappist Ale - Belgium Orange, amber in color, with spicy hops and floral notes with great complexity. 6.9% alc.	-10
Brasserie de Rochefort, Trappistes Rochefort 10 - Belgium This beer tests boundaries of where beer can go with complex raisin flavors and superb wine-like, woody finish. 11.3% alc.	-12