Prima Vista

Italian Pilsner

4.9% ABV - 35 IBU

 

The "Italian Pilsner" is a recent innovation in modern brewing history, setting itself apart from its northern counterparts in Germany by the use of a unique dry-hopping process.  The goal is not to simply over-hop a traditional German Pils, but rather to craft a subtle space for the traditional European hop varieties to shine along with the rest of the ingredients.  For our Italian Pils, we selected 3 different German noble varieties that we use at different times during the brewing process.  "Northern Brewer" hops, which are predominantly spicy with an undercurrent of woods and wild fruit.  "Tettnanger" hops, bringing a mix of floral, fruity, and herbal notes.  And finally, "Saphir" hops, with sweet, fruity overtones, and a hint of dried lemongrass.  A simple malt base of light Pilsner malt is accentuated with an addition of "American Honey" malt, bringing a touch of warm, bready, bakery flavors to the beer.  The result is a nicely hop-forward, immensely drinkable brew that pairs well with a variety of dishes; from seafood to spicy fried chicken wings.  The beer pours crisp and clear, (though it is unfiltered) thanks to our extended cold conditioning process.

 

Stellar Magnitude

NE IPA

7.4% ABV - 18 IBU

 

A New England Style IPA, known for its hazy glow, and fruity, hop-forward aromas and flavors.  A creamy base of malts ranging from high protein New England grown barley, Red Wheat, and toasted Oat Malt make the perfect place to showcase the hop profiles.  Citra hops, one of the most sought after hops in the world, are the predominant focus of this brew, and make up over half of the total hop charge.  Citra hops are packed with strong citrus and tropical aromas, and are used on both the hot side in the kettle and whirlpool, and the cold side during fermentation.  Mosaic hops are another variety that has intense flavors of tropical pine and stone fruits, carrying aromas akin to a hoppy mango.  Finally, we finish with Columbus hops, which have a deep, punchy hop flavor, along with light-herbal and lemon-citrus backnotes.  All three hops find their way into our dry hopping schedule, which includes several additions at several different times to maximize their flavors.  Fermented with a unique mix of yeast strains to maximize the fruit-forward notes in this brew.

 

Dionysus

White Wine Sour Ale

*Gold Medal Winner at the New York State

Craft Beer Competition - Experimental Beer Category*

9.2% ABV - 5 IBU

 

A pale gold colored, strong sour ale, dosed with white wine grape juice.  "Kettle souring" is a method used by brewers where unfermented beer wort stays in the brew kettle over the course of several days at an elevated temperature while select strains of beneficial bacteria cultures create lactic acid and sour the beer.  The culture we used results in a simple, bright, and refreshingly fruity acidity, the perfect base for the final addition.  Unfermented white wine grape juice is introduced in the late-fermentation stage of the brew, while yeast is still active and looking for additional sugar to eat.  This helps increase the final ABV and body of the beer while retaining a high level of flavor from the grapes.  The final pour off the taps and into your wine glass is cold, crisp, pleasantly sour, slightly dry, but maintains a sweet grape flavor finish.

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King's Crown

Golden Ale

5.0% ABV - 15 IBU

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A refreshing, crisp, and easy drinking light ale.  American Blonde Ales were born as an alternative to American style lagers, as a way of introducing your typical "mass market" lager drinker into craft beers.  Fans of our other lighter Seven Points beers like the Prima Vista Italian Pilsner will find a welcome home in this brew.  Medium-bodied, moderately sweet, and with a light hop bitterness, this brew pours light-straw colored from the taps, and finishes dry with a slightly fruity note.  Helping the fruit notes along is the sole hop contributor to this brew; Cascade, known for it's citrus, grapefruit, and floral characteristics.  The Blonde Ale takes it's place on our tap list as a sure-to-be summer patio favorite, and as both a perfect alternative for anyone who might find our other offerings too hoppy, and as a "gateway" beer for anyone unaccustomed to drinking craft!

Baritone

American-style Porter

5.5% ABV - 33 IBU

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Born out of English roots but with a robust American style upgrade, Baritone maintains the drinkability of a more common English Brown Porter, but with the black malt richness and hop character of its American cousin. Several varieties of malt make their way into the mash, ranging from flavorful base malts like Vienna, Munich, and Brown malt, to Honey, Biscuit, and dark Chocolate malts, all of which bring their own unique flavors to the mix. Hopped with a substantial addition of NY grown Cascade to balance the sweetness of the brew and accentuate the bitterness of the dark malts. While clarity can be hard to determine in a beer such as this, when held to the light, a clear, dark brown and garnet color can be seen. A clean fermenting American ale yeast was used to let the malts shine without any fruity esters present. A tan colored head is released upon pouring the brew from the taps, with moderate lacing making its way down the glass.  Prost!

Voyager

WC/NE Hybrid IPA

6.4% ABV - 31 IBU

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Voyager IPA was born out of a love for those "old school" IPA's that dominated the craft beer scene in the early 2000's, but with several updated brewing techniques and ingredients to bring it into a more modern fashion.  Brewers and beer enthusiasts alike can remember a time when their best option for a heavily-hopped liquid was the ubiquitous "West Coast IPA" that was seemingly on every draft list at every bar and brewery you could find.  Clean drinking, often dry, with striking clarity, and hopped to the point where it seemed like brewers were simply chasing a high IBU count just for clout, these bitter brews usually had a pale copper to medium amber appearance, with several citrus and grapefruit forward hop varieties leading the way.  Neutral flavored yeasts were often used to produce a clean flavor profile for the hops to shine.  Times changed, and the "New England" style took over, with a focus on more tropical varietals of hops, expressive yeast strains, and a passion for creating a haze that would make a Hefeweizen jealous.

 

With the Voyager, we aimed to capture some of the best aspects of those old school IPA's, and to use lessons we've learned from making some of our hazy IPA's, like our flagship "Stellar Magnitude" IPA.  Base malts were kept simple, with a mix of Pale, Pilsner, and touch of Vienna malt to mimic a pale gold color without going overboard into some of the deeper shades of amber that WCIPA's were known for.  Hot side "Mosaic" hops in the kettle and whirlpool are used in higher quantity than in any of our other brews here, but were kept moderately restrained in order to hit our desired bitterness.  At 31 IBU's, this brew is bitter enough to make you reminisce of a more traditional WCIPA, but the bitterness never overstays its welcome.  Deciding to forego a single yeast strain, we opted to mix both a neutral, clean fermenting yeast with another more citrusy and juicy variety.  This made the underlying brew before our dry hop addition evocative of a simple, fruity pale ale, that would have been a fine beer on its own merits.  Our dry hop ended up going international; a combo of two New Zealand varieties that we felt straddled the line between the more typical WCIPA or NEIPA hops.  "Wakatu" hops bring an understated floral aroma, with some citrus atop pungent fresh lime aromas, while a second addition of "Rakau" hops bring a more fruity aroma and flavor profile, often described as having notes of apricot, plum, mango, pear, lime, and pine.  Combined with the Mosaic from the kettle and whirlpool, the resultant beer has a pine and fruit punch to its aroma, before delving into the sweeter, fruitier flavors on the palate before finishing slightly dry.  Pale gold to light copper in appearance, with good clarity but not without a slight chill haze, it pours into the glass with a dense white head on top that etches its way down the glass.

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Traveler

WC/NE Hybrid IPA

6.3% ABV - 31 IBU

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A new IPA brewed in our "Select Series" of small batch creations!  This 'traveler of both time & space' is an off-shoot of its big brother, our "Voyager" IPA, using the same grist of Pilsner, Pale, and Vienna malts to make a flavorful base brew for the hops and yeast to shine. "Cashmere" hops are a favorite of the brewer here, and showcase flavors of lemon, lime, and melon, exhibiting a smooth bitterness and are mildly aromatic with a subtle herbal bouquet.  "Verdant" yeast was chosen for its ability to produce a variety of hop-forward and malty beers. Prominent notes of apricot and undertones of tropical fruit and citrus merge seamlessly with hop aromas.  Pours into the pint as a lovely gold bordering on copper haze, with a slight bitter finish that pairs well with the overall juicy flavor profile.

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