Gritty's American Lager is brewed with a complex grain bill of pilsner malt, Munich malt caramalts & malted wheat. We hopped this beer with Warrior, Ella & Willlamette whole hop cones, giving the beer a distinctly hoppy character that does not overwhelm its sturdy malt backbone. This beer has endured a proper lagering in our conditioning tanks for over 30 days.

Best Bitter was the first beer we brewed at our Portland brewpub. This true English classic has been the anchor of our draft selection ever since. Best Bitter is copper-colored, smooth and a little crisp with malty flavors of toasted grain and some residual sweetness that tastes a little caramel then fades to a slight hop bitterness. Make sure you don't drink this brew too cold; it will mask all of the true Bitter style flavors. We use Yakima Golding hop flowers when we brew this beer.

Black Fly Stout is an opaque black-colored brew with a cream-colored head. First there is a rush of mild roasted malt and subdued black currant fruitiness, then the roasted malt kicks things up a notch by unleashing an even burnt charcoal bitterness. Malt sweetness holds this brew together in the beginning, then the dryness sets in to make the mouth beg for more. Lingering suggestions of espresso and vague chocolate flavor make up the end. We use six different grains to brew this dark masterpiece and we balance the full palate with Oregon Willamette and Yakima Clusters hops. The Alström Brothers at Beer Advocate Magazine gave Gritty's Black Fly Stout a perfect 100 score and had this to say about our Stout: "One of the top stouts brewed in the US, very well balanced and is even more heavenly on nitro-tap. Certainly a stout lover's stout..."

"Original Pub Style captures what made people fell in love with craft brewing in the first place: a fresh, classic pale ale with plenty of hop character," says Brewmaster Ed Stebbins. Original Pub Style is a light copper-colored medium-bodied beer with a nice dry bite at the finish. A subtle combination of Cascade and Willamette hops give this ale a fine floral aroma and a slightly fruity undertone. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-crafted ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your pint glass.

You can't put summer in a bottle, but we may have come close. When the weather gets warm we roll out our summer seasonal, Vacationland Summer Ale. Vacationland is an Extra Special Golden Ale with a deep brassy golden color, a full body, and a snappy hop finish. We use generous portions of pale malt with just a touch of wheat malt to give VSA that unique flavor that's richer than most summer brews. A surprisingly robust malt character leads off with hints of caramel, toffee and touch of toasted grain. Then a lemon citrus snap cuts through at mid-palate. Vacationland finishes with a delicate leafy hops flavor from the Cascade leaf hops we use. It's the perfect brew for all things summer.

Just in time for summer, this beer has been a favorite at the Portland pub for many years. For malt we used Munton's 2-row pale malt and we added caramalt & malted wheat flour. We added Centennial & Saaz hops to the kettle & finally this beer is fermented with American ale yeast for a clean finish. We then allow the beer to condition on over 30 pounds if blueberry puree giving it a lovely purple color you can admire with every pour.

"Original Pub Style captures what made people fell in love with craft brewing in the first place: a fresh, classic pale ale with plenty of hop character," says Brewmaster Ed Stebbins. Original Pub Style is a light copper-colored medium-bodied beer with a nice dry bite at the finish. A subtle combination of Cascade and Willamette hops give this ale a fine floral aroma and a slightly fruity undertone. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-crafted ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your pint glass.

Our Summer Session is just that: perfect for summertime! Our Summer Session is the base for our Blueberry Ale, just without the blueberries, so if fruit isn't really your jazz, then the Summer Session will be perfect. It's blue with local Blue Ox Malthouse Pale Malt, Centennial and Saaz Hops, and finally, fermented with american yeast.

This modern American cider is made from a golden blend of dessert and bittersweet cider apples that we grow on our farm in Maine. Each bin of apples is carefully picked, pressed, fermented, blended, and packaged on the farm to yield a fruitful, balanced, and refreshing cider. We made it for you at Ricker Hill. GLUTEN FREE!