cask ale

In Fine Spirits offers pints of "fresh beer," hand-pumped from our Angram beer engine. Our hand pump is a half-pint, airtight piston chamber; pulling down on the handle raises the piston which drags up a half pint of beer from the cask.

A "firkin" is a nine-gallon cask (quarter barrel) that contains unfiltered and unpasteurized beer. Unlike "draft" or keg beer, no CO2 is added – so all carbonation occurs naturally from the yeast present in the beer. In addition, cask ale is typically served at cellar temperature, rather than ice cold.

We work with local brewers to offer unique, sometimes limited ales, and our selection changes weekly. Stop in for a pint!

craft beer bottles

Our summer selection of microbrews includes releases by Arcadia, Brasserie D’Achouffe, Brouwerij Bosteels, Dogfish Head, Left Hand, Metropolitan Brewing, New Holland, North Coast Brewing, Southern Tier, Two Brothers, and Unibroue.

In addition, over the course of each year, most craft breweries produce a variety of limited-release seasonal beers. Because they come and go regularly, we keep a rotating selection listed on our chalkboard at the bar.