Drinks

Next in our SMASH (Single Malt and Single Hop) IPA series, MI Heritage is brewed with all Michigan hops that were growing wild on a local hop farm. Arguably the hoppiest in our series so far with a lingering hop finish.

Dating back to 1000 AD Germany, the Gose style was popular for centuries, brewed with water from the local Gose River using open fermentation to collect wild yeast. The style nearly went extinct due to the German Purity Law and bomb raids during WW2 on local gosenschenkes, or Gose taverns. Locals from the neighboring town of Leipzig reopened one of the gosenchenkes in 1986, reviving the style with modern modifications, coining the term “Goseanna” as a way to cheers the resurrected beer style. Fermented with lactose for a funky yet refreshingly acidic taste with a balance of lime, salt, and coriander.

The zwickelbier style gets its name from the side port on a fermenter used by brewers to pour samples of beer (aka Zwickelhahn). Originating in Austria’s oldest brewery, Brauerei Hofstetten, which dates back to 1229, zwickelbier was a post WW2 style brewed with hops protected by Austrian farmers from the Nazis who were seeking to wipe out non-German crops. Smooth, light bodied lager with balanced bitterness.

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.

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.

Credited with bringing lager yeast to America from Bavaria, home brewer John Wagner is also known for doling out his ground breaking yeast to what would become some of the biggest domestic breweries still around today. One brewer in particular that benefitted was Phillip Best whose brewery eventually won a famous blue ribbon.  Crisp and pale with slightly sweet malt character. Herbal notes with a dry finish.

This porter features pre-prohibition kilned malt from Sugar Creek Malt Co. Malt forward with a lingering bready flavor. What’re you waiting for? Pitter Patter, let’s get at ‘er!

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.

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!

Originally brewed at Guinness’ St. James’s Gate brewery in Dublin, the Foreign Extra Stout was made for Irish expats working in the Caribbean, made with extra hops and a higher alcohol content to help preserve the beer on its long journey overseas. James’s Gate is a medium bodied stout with pronounced roasted malt notes and a lingering finish.

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!

Inspired by the Māori name for New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki Mt. Cook, this lager is brewed with New Zealand hops emitting tropical flavors and aromas. Crisp, clean, mild hop bitterness. On draft and in cans!

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!

A Scottish table beer, this ale has an evolving past. First categorized as a pale, this roasted, malty beer is anything but. With a low hop bitterness and a slew of different malts, this ale will transition your tastebuds into cozy weather. 

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. World Beer Cup 2025 Silver Medalist for Historical Beer   On draft and in cans!

Give yer hops a tug. Paying homage to a Canadian hockey great, this Schwarzbier does the town of Letterkenny proud with a hat trick of dark roasted maltiness, low IBUs, and easy drinkability. Let’s get you a puppers. 

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!

An ode to Archival’s true MVP and a real ‘Jack of All Trades’, this pale ale has a mild hop bitterness crafted with Newport and Golding hops. Low maltiness with a traditional mix of pale English base malts.