Flocculator
Style: Lightly Smoked Doppelbock
Color: Mahogany/Dark Amber
ABV: 7.4%
Aroma: Caramel, toasted malt
Flavor: Faint smoke flavor, toasted malt, crisp noble hops, clean finish
Flocculator is our first ever smoked lager brewed at Diamondback. We hand-smoked our own base malt, and worked in a medley of other toasted malts. Deep mahogany in color and bolstered by a pronounced malt flavor. The smoke presence is light and takes a back seat to the caramel and toasted malt notes. Crisp noble hops balance the sweetness, and create a clean finish.
COLDSTREAM
Style: COLD IPA
Color: TRANSLUCENT GOLD
ABV: 4.5%
Aroma: MINERALITY, CITRUS, PASSIONFRUIT
Flavor: SMOOTH AND CLEAN, TROPICAL, HOP SATURATION
Coldstream is our first “cold ipa” brewed at DBC (think hoppy lager). Made with an array of lightly kilned malts, we then worked in additions of citra/mosaic to the kettle. For the dry-hop we dosed in a light sprinkling of New Zealand Nectaron to drive home the bolder tropical profile. Crisp, smooth, and packed with dank hop character. brewed in collaboration with our friends at bridges baltimore, a portion of all proceeds of coldstream will directly support their mission! https://bridgesbaltimore.org/
MOON BOOTS
Style: bourbon barrel aged stout brewed with vanilla
Color: deep black
ABV: 9.8%
Aroma: rich vanilla, dark chocolate, roast
Flavor: smooth vanilla, roasted malt, dark chocolate, bourbon
this bourbon barrel aged stout was aged for over a year before being conditioned on a hefty portion of vanilla beans. huge notes of vanilla, chocolate, and rich bourbon character. one of our most flavor packed imperial stouts yet!
Knockback nectar
Style: Double ipa
Color: hazy orange/yellow
ABV: 8.2%
Aroma: tropical fruit, dank hops
Flavor: passionfruit, tropical, gobstoppers
this brew developed as a way for us to explore pushing the boundaries of our hop additions. we doubled our usual additions of hot-side hops and worked in a massive dry hop of citra, mosaic, and nectaron. a soft pillowy body leads the way for huge notes of passionfruit, citrus, and gobstopper.
green machine with nectaron
Style: AMERICAN IPA
Color: HAZY ORANGE
ABV: 6.2%
Aroma: CITRUS, TROPICAL
Flavor: citrus/orange, zest, PASSIONFRUIT, TROPICAL, GOBSTOPPER
A SPECIAL VARIANT OF OUR HOUSE IPA SHOWCASING THE NEW ZEALAND HOP, NECTARON. IMMENSELY TROPICAL WITH NOTES OF PASSIONFRUIT, GUAVA, CITRUS, AND GOBSTOPPER CANDY. MEDIUM IN BITTERNESS WITH A SOFT BODY.
blueberry sour dave
Style: Sour ale
Color: bright mauve/red
ABV: 6.0%
Aroma: ripe berries
Flavor: tart blueberry
Blueberry sour dave is our annual collaboration with our friends at Star Bright Farm in White Hall, MD. Each year they grow us hundreds of pounds of organic blueberries that we puree and add to our base american sour ale. slightly tart with a touch of sweetness. bright notes of fresh blueberry.
BOHEMIAN FOREST
Style: CZECH DARK LAGER
Color: RICH BLACK WITH RUBY HUES
ABV: 6.1%
Aroma: MATLY, TOASTED BREAD
Flavor: RICH AND CREAMY, PUMPERNICKEL BREAD, BAKER’S CHOCOLATE
BREWED WITH A BLEND OF EUROPEAN SPECIALTY MALTS AND HOPPED WITH CZECH SAAZ. THIS BEER IS THE PERFECT FUSION OF CREAMY CARBONATION, SLIGHT ROAST, AND A TRACE OF CLASSIC NOBLE HOPS.
VOSS BOSS
Style: citrus wheat ale
Color: light yellow
ABV: 5.4%
Aroma: orange, grain, zesty
Flavor: citrus/orange, zest, fruit pith, light bready/malt, smooth finish
voss boss was inspired by the recipe of our 2023 homebrewer’s compeition winner, andrew shebest. we collaborated on this beer together and scaled the recipe up to our 8.5bbl system. brewed with a base of pilsner and wheat, we then added a light dose of mandarina bavaria in the kettle along with orange peel. fermented at 90+ degrees with a nordic yeast strain for an added layer of flavor.
Transatlantic
Style: oak fermented mild ale
Color: light mahogany
ABV: 3.7%
Aroma: toasted bread, caramel
Flavor: smooth and light, malty, cereal, raisin
this english style mild ale is brewed with a medley of specialty malts that lend notes of caramel, toasted bread, cereal, and raisin. each batch is fermented in oak barrels for an added depth of character that amplifies the maltier profile.
WHAT’S REMEMBERED
Style: BIERE DE COUPAGE
Color: BRIGHT GOLD
ABV: 7.9%
Aroma: FUNK, LEMON BALM,
Flavor: TART, FUNKY, BRIGHT, LEMON PEEL
A MULTI-YEAR AGING AND BLENDING PROCESS THAT COMBINED SEVERAL DIFFERENT BARRELS FROM OUR CELLAR. SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR WE SIT DOWN AS A TEAM AND TASTE THROUGH ALL OF OUR CURRENT BARRELS TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS. THE RESULT THIS TIME IS A FUNKY, SUBTLY TART BEER THAT IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE AVAILABLE ON OUR DRAFT LIST.
ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN
Style: IPA WITH KOLSCH YEAST
Color: BRIGHT HAZY YELLOW
ABV: 6.3%
Aroma: STONE FRUIT, TROPICAL
Flavor: MANGO, WHITE PEACH, PAPAYA
HOPPED WITH A BLEND OF SULTANA AND VIC SECRET, THIS BREW PACKS A TON OF RIPE STONE FRUIT FLAVOR WITH A TINGE OF TROPICAL PINEAPPLE AND PASSIONFRUIT. FERMENTED WITH KOLSCH YEAST WHICH LENDS A CLEAN MINERALITY AND REALLY LETS THE HOP CHARACTER SHINE.
RETALE HOPTIMIZATION
Style: cold iPA
Color: golden yellow
ABV: 6.3%
Aroma: candy-like fruit
Flavor: watermelon hard candy, fruit stripe
brewed in collaboration with our neighbors, flywheel digital. for this batch we utilized the experimental hop, anchovy, which gives off unique notes of watermelon jolly rancher and fruit stripe gum. lighter in body and bitterness this brew was fermented cool with our house kolsch yeast.
PEACH COBBLER SOUR
Style: american sour ale
Color: LIGHT ORANGE
ABV: 6.7%
Aroma: SWEET PEACHES, VANILLA
Flavor: CINNAMON, PEACHES, GRAHAM CRACKER, VANILLA
INDULGE IN OUR RICH DESSERT STYLE SOUR ALE. BREWED WITH PEACHES, VANILLA, GRAHAM CRACKERS, AND CINNAMON. TART WITH A SLIGHTLY SWEET FINISH.
Atmospheric Changes
Style: KOLSCH
Color: GOLDEN YELLOW
ABV: 4.9%
Aroma: FLORAL, BREADY, LEMON
Flavor: DELICATE FLORAL, CRISP & CLEAN, MINERALITY
OUR TRADITIONAL STYLE KOLSCH ENJOYED A TWO MONTH LONG LAGERING SESSION BEFORE FINALLY BEING PACKAGED. BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH AN UNDERLYING MINERALITY. FAINT HINTS OF FLORAL HOPS AND LEMON BALM.
GM VIC SECRET
Style: IPA
Color: HAZY ORANGE
ABV: 6.2%
Aroma: citrus zest, grapefruit, pine
Flavor: PILLOWY BODY, DANK, CITRUS, MEDIUM BITTERNESS
A SLIGHT VARIANT ON OUR HOUSE IPA GREEN MACHINE! THIS BATCH IS DRY HOPPED WITH AUSTRALIAN VIC SECRET HOPS FOR A CHANGE OF PACE TO OUR TRADITIONAL RECIPE. A BEAUTIFUL HAZY ORANGE IN COLOR WITH NOTES OF CITRUS AND SLIGHT DANKNESS.
OMAR
Style: oat pal ale
Color: hazy orange
ABV: 6.1%
Aroma: toasted bread, biscuit, citrus
Flavor: tangerine, sweet malt, oats
our original hoppy beer! omar is brewed with malted and toasted oats for a rich creamy body. sweet malt flavor complements the citrus forward hops that provide notes of tangerine/mango. medium body and bitterness.
GREENER
Style: IMPERIAL IPA
Color: HAZY ORANGE
ABV: 9.4%
Aroma: DANK, RESIN, CITRUS, MANGO
Flavor: TROPICAL, HOP SATURATION, GRAPEFRUIT
GREENER MACHINE IS OUR ONCE-A-YEAR BREW PRODUCED IN HONOR OF OUR ANNIVERSAY PARTY, GREENERFEST. AN ELEVATED VERSION OF OUR HOUSE IPA, GREEN MACHINE, WE UP THE MALT AND HOP ADDITIONS TO CREATE AN IMPERIAL VERSION OF OUR STAPLE OFFERING. HUGE NOTES OF CITRUS AND DANK PINE/RESIN ACCOMPANY A MEDIUM BODY THAT FINISHES JUST SLIGHTLY SWEETER.
TONTOS EN LA NOCHE
Style: double decocted barrel aged baltic porter
Color: black
ABV: 9%
Aroma: chocolate, dark roast
Flavor: baker’s chocolate, whiskey, roasted malt
Brewed in collaboration with our friends from los dos patrillos cerveceria in Colorado. we double decocted this batch for added malt emphasis, and rested in bourbon barrels for over 2 years. rich malt flavor throughout with notes of dark chocolate, dark roast coffee, whiskey, and toasted bread.
3:30 Amber ale
Style: american amber ale
Color: rich amber/mahogany
ABV: 5.8%
Aroma: toffee, raisin bran
Flavor: pine, caramel, raisin
the beer that started it all for diamondback! our 3:30 amber ale was first brewed back in 2015 and resurrected for our founder’s day celebration! brewed with a multitude of specialty roasted malts for notes of caramel, raisin bran cereal, and toffee. hopped with american varietals for an added layer of pine and resin.
Dirt Fisherman
Style: DRY HOPPED LAGER
Color: light golden
ABV: 3.7%
Aroma: dank, earthy, floral
Flavor: bright, spritzy, floral
brewed with a base of pilsner malt, munich, and a touch of carapils. we dose a sprinkling or australian enigma hops in secondary, and lager for a quick spell until bright and spritzy. highlighted by a dank/earthy/floral profile that showcases the light dry-hop and malt bill.
American lager
Style: american corn lager
Color: BRIGHT golden
ABV: 5.0%
Aroma: biscuit, floral hops
Flavor: biscuit, lemon balm, floral
our classic american lager is brewed with flaked corn and base pilsner malt. hopped with american crystal hops and fermented with our house lager strain. crisp, clean, with faint notes of biscuity malt and lemon/floral hops.
Ostend sundays
Style: blonde ale with pineapple
Color: bright yellow
ABV: 4.4%
Aroma: tropical, pineapple
Flavor: pineapple, floral, biscuity malt
our sip of summer! this blonde ale is conditioned on hefty amounts of fresh pineapple. bright and fruit forward with a lighter medium body and a dry finish.
FORTE
Style: German pilsner
Color: bright golden
ABV: 4.9%
Aroma: floral, biscuity malt
Flavor: floral, subtle spice, noble hop character, biscuity malt
forte is a german style pilsner brewed exclusively with german pilsner malt and hopped with an expressive german varietal. fermented with our favorite lager yeast and cold conditioned for several months.
CANADIAN CAMPFIRE
Style: rauchbier
Color: deep amber/mahogany
ABV: 5.9%
Aroma: toffee, light smoke, malt
Flavor: caramel, maple, smoke
brewed in collaboration with our 2023 brewbecue homebrew and bbq competition winner mike earle! we utilized maple smoked malt from sugar creek malt as the base of this brew. a rich malty profile complements the light smoke character!
TIGHT LINES
Style: DOUBLE IPA
Color: YELLOW-ORANGE
ABV: 9.2%
Aroma: FRESH HOPS, DANK, TROPICAL FRUIT
Flavor: DANK, RESIN, PASSIONFRUIT
A ROBUST DOUBLE IPA BREWED WITH HEFTy ADDITIONS OF WHEAT AND OATS. HOPPED WITH SIMCOE/CHINOOK AND FERMENTED WITH OUR HOUSE ALE YEAST. a CHANGE-UP FROM OUR TYPICAL HOP PROFILES--THIS BREW LEANS HEAVILY INTO DANK/RESIN TERRITORY WITH FLASHES OF TROPICAL PASSIONFRUIT. A SMOOTH SIPPER FOR 9.2% WITH A FLUFFY MEDIUM BODY.
DQ’D BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY
Style: milkshake ipa (brewed with lactose)
Color: hazy violet
ABV: 7.7%
Aroma: berries, vanilla
Flavor: berries, vanilla, sweet
Back in 2017 we brewed our first batch of DQ’d which developed into a rotating series of “Milkshake IPAs”. Brewed with hefty additions of oats and wheat for a richer body. We then add in lactose to provide sweetness, and dose in fruit and vanillA. Slightly sweet with berry flavor throughout. We hand process nearly a pound of whole vanilla beans for each batch, and finish with a hefty dry hop of Citra & Mosaic.
COLD TAXI
Style: Hoppy Kellerbier
Color: bright cold
ABV: 5.5%
Aroma: lemon, floral, biscuity Malt
Flavor: Bright, zesty, lemony citrus
our hop-forward take on the classic german unfiltered lager. cold taxi conditions for a slightly shorter amount of time (one month) than our other lagers, which boldens the yeast and hop character. a bright, hoppy, easy drinker!
TWO AKERS
Style: Tiny ipa
Color: bright golden
ABV: 4.5%
Aroma: earthy/floral, melon
Flavor: crisp cucumber, cantaloupe, floral
our tiny ipa (aka session ipa) dry hopped with 100% whole cone chinook hops grown locally in Harford county! super unique notes of cucumber, melon, cantaloupe.
FALL CIDER SOUR
Style: Fruited Sour
Color: orange
ABV: 4.8%
Aroma: apples, cinnamon, orange
Flavor: apple cider, cinnamon, hints of spices
Our Fall cider sour is the latest in our fruited sour series. Inspired by the classic fall beverage of mulled cider, this sour beer contains cider from Weber Farms along with hints of cranberry, orange, cinnamon, allspice and clove. a delicious hybrid of sweet and tart.
GARNET
Style: polo tmave pivo
Color: amber
ABV: 5.0%
Aroma: Toffee, raisin bran
Flavor: caramel, light roast coffee, raisin
a classic “half dark” lager. Amber in color this brew falls between our czech pilsner and our czech dark lager. light roast malt character with notes of raisin bran and toffee.
GM Galaxy
Style: american ipa
Color: hazy orange
ABV: 6.2%
Aroma: citrus zest, PEACH, FLORAL
Flavor: pillowy body, citrus, PEACH, EARTHY/FLORAL
a special variant of our house ipa showcasing the australian hop varietal, galaxy. light notes of peachy candy fade to hints of tangy citrus and floral/pine