Local Beer in Wake Forest, NC

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see…but it all works out. It doesn’t matter much to me. Sour ale brewed with strawberry, lime, and pineapple.

In these unprecedented times, we have to find a new normal. We can’t just keep trying the same great recipes and expect greater results. After trying NC grown Black Seashore Rye grown in a couple other beers we decided its uniquely creamy frothy character would be perfect in a lower gravity Hazy. So here you have it, an unprecedented recipe for your enjoyment. Hopped with Krush and NZ Manilita.

We love the tale of this man, Simple Jack. We do not have any luxury here, and Simple Jack is the only movie we possess. Simple Jack belong to us now! Brewed with Maris Otter and a blend of 10 roasted malts. For the warmer months we kept the color on the low end with medium-low body and subtle roast. Everybody knows you never go full roast in the summer.

It’s always a special day when we get to push our custom brewhouse’s capabilities and this was one of those days. We gelatinized and boiled purple corn and then step mashed it with pilsner and vienna malt to convert it into sugar. It was then finished with a decoction to pull as much flavor as possible. Fermented cold and naturally carbonated and clarified during a long maturation in horizontal tanks. The result is an incredibly smooth lager with subtle corn flavors and a pink/orange hue.

Brewed for the C10 Tailgate Party at Phillips Farms in support of The Invictus Project. We made a hybrid west coast meets east coast Pale Ale, forming a nice frothy body with Chit and Dextrin malts and a quick hot step mash. Then we hopped it with experimental NZ Manilita and Citra and fermented it at ale temperatures with lager yeast resulting in a slightly opaque beer with a juicy, orange flavor and a dank and snappy finish.

Annihilate your thirst! It’s better than water because its got electrolytes. We made a lightly wheated sour ale and fermented it on lime and pineapple. Then we added Strawberry, Orange, Clementine, and fruit punch Electrolyte powder making it the perfect juicy pre or post workout beer! It’s also good for your crops, it’s got what plants crave!

Pilsner but with a small twist. Brewed to be light, crisp, dry and snappy. German malt and Saphir hops start off the recipe but then at the end of the boil we added New Zealand Pacifica hops which lends a soft citrusy freshness and noble hop character that keeps the whole thing still feeling classic.

Even thrill seekers like Bodhi need a beer break once in a while. This one uses Citra hops for a bright, lemony, grapefruit, citrus vibe with a supportive dank and resinous undertone from Mosaic. You could jump out of a perfectly good airplane, but it would be a lot easier enjoying a well executed West Coast IPA like this one. Utah, get me two!

Named after the river that is home to Düsseldorf, Germany, where the Altbier was born. Brewed with large portions of Munich malt, a touch of crystal malt, noble German hops, and fermented cool with neutral ale yeast. This malty libation is a smooth, balanced, no frills amber beer! 5.5% ABV

A rice lager worthy of legend. Tales of the battles between Habu and Mongoose while enjoying this timeless libation are just where the lore begins. Traditionally brewed using our mash mixer to gelatinize short grain sushi rice. Over half the alcohol in this beer comes from rice and the rest is from pilsner malt. It’s hopped with floral Lorien hops and lagered for several weeks until naturally clarified.

Check out our blog about this deliciously light and delicate beer!

Saison Du Héritage was brewed out of love for authentic belgian saisons. We did our best to pay our respects to the tradition and methods of brewing this style of beer. Our saison utilizes local barley and wheat from Epiphany Craft Malt in Durham and Spelt for rustic malt complexity which is brewed with a long traditional step mash. This beer consists of a blend of two saison strains from Belgium and is full of luscious fruity esters. À votre santé, mon amies!

We are welcoming summer with sunshine in a glass. This ambrosia salad inspired sour ale was brewed with a glorious amount of pineapple, orange, apricot and marshmallow, giving your palate the delicious notes of ambrosia salad. Served in our tulip glass for maximum aroma. Cheers to summer sun!

Modern, West Coast IPAs are one of our favorite styles. We went tried and true with the “holy trinity” hops of Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe. Fermented bone dry with balanced bitterness to produce clean, clear hop juice. If you had any doubts before, we are sure they’re gone. Blackbird is your home away from home and where I belong.

So, what are you doing back at Blackbird? Well, I sat back and thought about the things we used to do, the beer I drank with you, the cheers, and many brews. I’m so in love, Girl You Know Wit’s True. We are channeling Milli Vanilli, but this beer is a classic, crushable Belgian Witbier with wheat, coriander, and orange peel. Order a pint and know my love is for you.

The classic light and crisp German ale, drinks like a lager but with unique stone fruit, salt cracker and chalky aromas you only find in Kolsch. A special selection of malts and hops we don’t share with our other beers, a special yeast strain, tricky alkaline, and three week cold conditioning to settle into its personality makes this a one of a kind beer style we can’t get enough of.