Dale Bros. Brewery

Year 'Round Beers

Pomona Queen is Dale Bros. Brewery's flagship beer. It is an American-Style Amber Lager brewed in the style of a California Common Beer, the only beer style to originate from our state. Our unique take on this style strikes a fine balance between malt, hops, and the dryer character of a lager to create an uncommonly drinkable beer that complements a wide variety of food.

California Black Beer is our version of a classic American Style Dark Lager. While its color may remind many of Stouts and other full-bodied dark ales, California Black Beer is a traditional dark lager, with lighter body and a slightly chocolaty finish that frequently appeals to many people who enjoy lighter beers. Like the bear, it is called black. But if you look closely, it's really brown.

Seasonal Beers

As the Austro-Hungarian Empire crumbled around the turn of the 20th century, brewers began an exodus to the New World. In places like Mexico and Texas they tried to brew the Vienna and Oktoberfest styles they knew, but found that the alkaline water required a darker, more acidic blend of barley. A new style of beer was born. Our dark amber version of this beer is very malty in the fine tradition of Oktoberfest, with hints of dried fruit and a crisp, hoppy finish. Put on your lederhosen and sombrero. Celebrate the season!

The Dale Bros. winter seasonal, Winter Haze, is a celebratory twist on American-Style Amber Lager. We call it a Doubly Common Beer because the ingredients are those of a California Common Beer but we add more of them! The result is a full-bodied, more complex beer that nonetheless bears the same trademark balance as the other Dale Bros. beers.

Shameless McDale? OK, while we are mostly of English and Welsh stock, at least one of the Dale brothers is married to a woman with clear Irish ancestry -- so there! In the spirit of early Spring, we have made this a "green" beer. Not green as in the Emerald Isle or FD&C Green No. 3 food coloring, but green as in using 100% Certified Organic Barley. The 2010 batches will have a pronounced malty chocolate finish but will still be light on hop bitterness. Slàinte!

The Dude of York is a very California take on a classic Yorkshire beer, brewed with English ingredients and fermented with our signature lager yeast. It has clean grain flavors, a floral nose from East Kent Golding and Fuggles hops, and a crisp finish. The result is a tasty medium bodied beer that will go well with your favorite foods -- from Yorkshire pudding to pineapple pizza.

Pacific Daylight is one of the Dale Bros. seasonal beers, available in the summer months. It is a traditional American-Style Premium Lager with a uniquely California character. While it is light in color, it has a full, yet crisp flavor that won't weigh you down on a hot summer afternoon.

What-the-heck Beers

After seven years, a person can get can get tired of being true to the same woman. Especially if that woman is a beer. Seven Year Itch is our long weekend away from the Pomona Queen, a beer that we celebrate as our mistress... but she is a master, too. We have stayed true (in our way) to the Queen's malts, but the hops in this beer are a refreshing departure. This beer is a one-off celebration... once its gone, its gone... unless we change our minds.

Click here to read the review of Winter Haze in All About Beer Magazine!

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