Drinks

Double named for the pioneering history of Chico, CA in the gold rush and the pioneering spirit of Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada, who first popularized the American Pale Ale back in the 80s. Brewed with classic Cascade hops and pale malt. Mildly hoppy with a sweet malt profile and lingering hop finish.

Our Pro-Am brew for this year’s Beer City Brewers Fest brewed with local home brewer Mark Hofmann. French-Belgian in origin, Grisettes (gris meaning grey in French) was originally brewed for stone miners in Belgium’s Hainaut province. Farmhouse funky with Belgian bubblegum yeast esters. Sweet with a dry finish.

Coolshipped ale brewed in collaboration with our friends at Barrel & Beam with fresh juniper berries from Marquette and rye malt. Sour with notes of oak, vanilla, and juniper.   

The next in our SMASH (Single Malt & Single Hop) IPA series brewed with all Michigan Copper Hops from Hop Alliance. Mildly bitter with notes of citrus and tropical fruits. Balanced and refreshing.

The debut brew of our Assistant Brewer, Garret, Blueberry Cream Ale was brewed with 6-row malt and flaked corn alongside liberty hops. Mild blueberry flavor, crisp, and slightly sweet.

Named after the 70/30 grist, or grain bill, being 70% wheat and 30% barley, and the filtration process making the beer crystal clear. Krystal Grist is a crisp ale with notes of banana, clove, and orange.

Lagering in Mexico started back in 1865 when a brewery later named Toluca y Mexico was founded, serving a pale ale known as Sencilla. Santiago Graf took over the brewery in 1875, producing the brewery’s first lager when construction of rail lines between Texas and Mexico made it possible to import the first ice machine. Toluca Sencilla is a crisp lager with a light, slightly sweet body, notes of maize, and a hint of lime.

In celebration of Día de los Muertos, Dead in the Lauter is a Dark Mexican Lager with biscuity caramel notes, medium body, and a dry yet soft mouthfeel. On draft and in cans!

Brewed as a shoutout to our favorite quirky doctor, this relatively modern style ale is brewed with orange peel, coriander, and grains of paradise. Munich and pale malts create a clean malt profile, with strong Belgian esters, low bitterness, and bright citrus notes.

As the story goes, the recipe for Scottish Heather Ale was held by the Pict people. When they were all but wiped out, save for a father and son, the father vowed to take the recipe to the grave almost effectively erasing the style from history. However, remnants of an ancient vessel containing the ale were found and analyzed allowing the style to live on. Take It To The Grave is best slightly warm, giving notes of heather flower, caramel, and full malt character. On draft and in cans!

The Duke of Bavaria was ultimately the reason for the Reinheitsgebot, otherwise known as the German Purity Law, effectively putting out of production brews such as the Kottbusser. Brewed with the traditional wheat, oats, honey, and molasses, The Duke Says Nein is a gold medal award-winning clean ale with Kölsch yeast. Light and refreshing. On draft and in cans!

Created by an Einbeck brewer recruited by a royal Munich brewery back around 1592, the Helles Bock, or Maibock, was crafted in an effort to emulate bock beers from Einbeck, Germany. Quite different than the traditional bock beers, however, Helles Bocks use lager yeast and were historically brewed in the winter, left to ferment til springtime. Royal Envy features a clean maltiness with low hoppiness and slight, smooth bitterness.

Named after West Coast IPA’s creator Fritz Maytag, Fritz’s Folly is brewed and dry hopped with traditional Cascade hops for bittering and aroma with a medium-bodied malt profile. On draft and in cans!

Named after the royal horse race in celebration of the wedding between the crown prince of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Germany, Therese’s Green is our version of the popular festbier served at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany! Malty, mildly carbonated, with notes of caramel. Prost!   On draft and in cans!

Finnish farmhouse ale made with fresh juniper berries. Zero hop additions alongside a clean grain bill of rye and barley malts, using double decoction brewing method. Light, easy drinking.

On draft and in cans!

Hats off to this London Brown named after the iconic bowler hats of England. Bowler Brown is made with chocolate rye and caramel malts creating a slightly smokey and roasted malt-forward beer with lingering caramel notes. Sip a glass of this ale straight out of English history.

Kränz (meaning wreath) references the picturesque tray of Kölsch-filled stange glasses served at brewhouses in Cologne, Germany. This light ale, nicely balanced with malts and hops, is a favorite here at Archival. Served in a traditional stange glass. On draft and in cans!

Born out of the growing Brazilian craft beer industry and the collab between craft and home brewers, this style is soured with lacto and fermented with pink guava. Lightly hopped and slightly tart with a clean malt bill. In-house can pours & cans to-go!