Ranger Creek Beer Flight SElection
San Antonio Lager
San Antonio Lager is an easy drinking German-style lager, brewed in honor of our city. Nostalgic enough for San Antonio’s amazing history but contemporary like our city today. It's refreshing while also flavorful enough for craft beer drinkers. Just like our city, it’s got a little something for everyone.
Aroma: Sweet, malty aroma with low floral hop notes and clean lager character.
Flavor: Starts with slight, sweet grain flavor with a soft palette, finishing dry. Over all mouthfeel is well-rounded.
Appearance: Light gold, almost clear in color. White head.
Pairings: Chicken flautas, fontina cheese, and dark chocolate brownies.
GERMAN-STYLE LAGER || 5.2% ABV || 12.5 BRIX || 15 IBU || 3 SRM
Love Struck Hefe
Love Struck Hefe is brewed in the traditional German style with a healthy dose of Texas attitude. Consistent with German tradition, it is mashed to bring out a deep, golden color along with a touch of malty sweetness. We also alter the San Antonio water to match the water profile of Munich, which accentuates the German Hefe flavors. Love Struck’s name is inspired by the Stevie Ray Vaughan song, which gives the beer an electric, summer time energy.
Aroma: Balanced banana and clove.
Flavor: Starts with slight, sweet grain flavor with a soft palette, finishing dry. Over all mouthfeel experience is well rounded.
Appearance: Cloudy pale straw with a thick, white head.
Pairings: Fish tacos, summer patios, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
GERMAN HEFEWEIZEN || 5.5% ABV || 12.5 BRIX || 15 IBU || 6 SRM
Skytrooper IPA
Named after the C-53 Skytrooper, a variant of the C-47 Skytrain aircraft flown during WWII, this India Pale Ale (IPA) honors the aviation community in San Antonio both past and present. Known affectionately to troops as the Gooney Bird, the C-47 served as the core for soldier and equipment transport in that era. The Skytrooper IPA is brewed with Amarillo and Centennial hops giving both the aroma and taste a tropical and citrus character. The taste is clean with a balanced profile from the Marris Otter and German pale malt. A true celebration of hop aroma, flavor, and bitterness!
Aroma: Hop forward; tropical, citrus and floral
Flavor: Balanced malt and hops with a slight bitterness
Appearance: Beautiful golden hue; bright and clear.
Pairings: Street tacos, blue cheese, caramel apple tart or carrot cake
INDIA PALE ALE || 6.5% ABV || 14.75 BRIX || 65 IBU || 10 SRM
Dark Side of the Hop
This Black IPA , like the iconic album it references, is a rich, complex journey that weaves in and out of diverse elements yet maintains a cohesive theme. Dark Side of the Hop gets On the Run with a creamy, chocolaty first breathe thanks to midnight wheat. Given some Time, Dark Side finishes dry with a crisp hop profile. It offers great value for your Money, is proof that IPAs can be Any Colour You Like and is an Eclipse over lighter IPAs, just in time for fall. Enjoy under the glow of a black light while playing your favorite retrospective psychedelic rock album. Cheers!
Aroma: roasted malt, dark chocolate, and earthy hops.
Flavor: Dark bitter chocolate, toasted malt, subtle smokiness with a bitter earthy finish.
Appearance: Black as night with a tan head of foam.
Pairings: Bacon blue cheese burger, caramel flan, The Wizard of Oz
Black IPA || 7.1% ABV || 17 BRIX || 70 IBU || 43 SRM
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Sunday Morning Coming Down is brewed in the traditional British style with the addition of cold brewed coffee from San Antonio's Shotgun Roasters. This year's blend of cold brew gives the beer a bold coffee aroma with flavors of caramel, fig, and plum. Lactose sugar adds body and mouthfeel to the beer like a splash of cream to a cup of coffee.
Aroma: Strong aromas of earthy coffee and peaches are backed by mild fig, plum, and caramel.
Flavor: Sweet caramel, coffee, stone fruit.
Appearance: Deep brown with a thick, white head.
Pairings: Plain glazed doughnuts, BBQ pork ribs with coffee dry rub, Johnny Cash
Coffee Ale || 7.1% ABV || 18 BRIX || 30 IBU || 12 SRM
Laguna Madre
Refreshing like a welcome breeze along the Texas Gulf coast, Laguna Madre drinks a pleasant balance of citrus and spice from the addition of orange peel and coriander. Enjoy while fishing for your big catch or on the beach with friends. Our Witbier is brewed in the traditional way, the same as it has been in Belgium for hundreds of years.
Aroma: Spicy wheat aromatics with a moderate zesty, citusy-orange fruitiness
Flavor: Refreshingly crisp with a dry, fruity finish
Appearance: Pale straw with a slight haze
Pairings: Blackened redfish, manchego cheese, and tres leches cake
BELGIAN-STYLE WITBIER || 5.4% ABV || 12 BRIX || 16 IBU || 3 SRM
TX BOURBON BARREL WEE HEAVY
This Wee Heavy comes in at 11.9% ABV and was aged in a combination of first-fill Wild Turkey and Ranger Creek .36 bourbon barrels. The beer features a complex malt character with sweet caramel notes and a warming alcohol finish. The characteristics of the bourbon barrel complement the flavors of the Wee Heavy, adding undertones of vanilla and earthy tobacco. Enjoy in a snifter and allow to warm to 55 degrees to enjoy this beer at its full potential.
Aroma: Rich caramel, vanilla, earthy tobacco, bourbon, oak.
Flavor: Malty, sweet, strong & warming alcohol finish.
Appearance: Dark brown with deep ruby highlights
Pairings: Creamy blue cheese, veal crown roast with balsamic fig sauce, dark cherry cheesecake.
STRONG SCOTCH ALE AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS || 11.9% ABV || 24 BRIX || 25 IBU || 28 SRM
TX BOURBON BARREL IMPERIAL BROWN ALE
This Imperial Brown ale boasts loads of sweet caramel and toffee notes balanced with roasted malts and a rich creaminess. After maturing in first-fill bourbon barrels, the base beer has taken on some undertones of vanilla, earthy tobacco, and an alcohol warmth. The characteristics of the bourbon barrel complement the flavors of the imperial brown ale to create layers of depth for a complex monster of a beer. Enjoy in a snifter and allow to warm up to 55 degrees to enjoy this beer at its full potential.
Aroma: Sweet Caramel, Roasted Malt
Flavor: Nutty & Creamy, Strong & Warming
Appearance: Dark brown with a tan head
Pairings: Dry-Aged Ribeye, Aged Gouda, Toffee Caramel Cheesecake
IMPERIAL BROWN ALE AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS || 9.3% ABV || 21 BRIX || 25 IBU || 30 SRM
