Local Beer in Wake Forest, NC

The White Street Brewers Guild Homebrew Club won the 2026 Triangle Cup and got to pick a brewery to brew with. They picked us! We chose to bring back a historic beer style, the Dunkles Bock. Potentially dating back to the 14th century and resurrected in Germany in the 17th century, this lager was brewed entirely with darker Munich malts and no pale malts as they didn’t exist until the early 20th century. The Bock is double decoction mashed, the standard before steam heating technology simplified the brewing process. The result is a deep and rich, brown lager with toasty, chocolatey, and subtle dark fruit notes.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard the starship Boney M for our first passenger flight to Venus. Brewed with a variety of the smoothest roasted malts we can find, lactose and cool fermented with Scottish yeast resulting in a creamy and soft sweet stout. All systems are go, the sky is aglow.

Brewed in collaboration with United Therapeutics for Children’s Flight of Hope, an organization that makes essential, life-changing, and life-saving care attainable for families across the country. We made a Belgian Ale that’s sort of a cross between a Blonde and a Wit. Unmalted wheat is used for a creamy body, fermented with yeast from a famous Witbier brewery, and it then gets a secondary fermentation with Peach and Blood Orange purees. The result is a subtly complex beer with a classic Belgian ale character up front with peach notes and orange tartness into the finish.

When I was eighteen, nineteen, when I really started to drink beer, I definitely wanted to become a brewer. It was almost impossible because it was— The dream was so big that I didn’t see any chance because I was living in a little town, was studying. And when I finally broke away from school and became a brewer, I thought, “Well, now, I may have a little bit of a chance.” Because all I really wanted to do is beer and not only drink beer but compose beer. I wanted to do a menu with the sounds of the ‘80s, the sounds of the ‘90s, of the ‘00s, and then have a sound of the future. And I didn’t have any idea what to do but I knew I needed some malt. So, we put some local Epiphany malt in the mash tun, lagered it, and dry hopped it with US Saaz. I knew that it could be a sound of the future but I didn’t realize how much the impact would be. My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio.

Nightman, sneaky and mean, spider inside my dreams, I think I love you. Brewed with a blend of dehusked roasted malts and a roasted malt syrup. This is to limit the roast bite while achieving our desired color and flavor. Hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and CTZ. It might seem wrong, but it’s just right.

There’s a legend around here. A killer buried, but not dead. A curse on Crystal Lake, a death curse. They say it died as an IPA, but it keeps coming back. It’s an old school recipe, made with crystal malt, it died a decade ago but keeps comin’ back with even better ingredients, hop quality and brewing process than ever before. Dry hopped with lots of Simcoe T90 and Cryo, El Dorado Cryo, and CTZ.

When you’re looking for classic hop character with a clean and crisp modern IPA delivery, this is Citra and Simcoe. Our first batch of this earned 95 points with Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, a national publication who rated this amongst the best West Coast IPAs they tasted across the nation.

When you’re looking for good swells for surfing in San Diego, look no further than 15th Street. We modeled this IPA after those in the area. Clean and dry with solid bitterness. We got some fresh Strata, Idaho 7, and Citra for this one.

Lager brewers nationwide are on a shared quest to make Festbier more available in the US. This is not the darker amber “Märzen-style” but the golden elixir they drink in Munich during Oktoberfest. Brewed with a special blend of German pilsner malts with small additions of Munich and Vienna malts for a golden touch and malty autumn vibes. Hopped generously with Perle for balanced bitterness, drinkability and subtle floral and mint notes. Fermented cold and slow, lagered in horizontal tanks for 8+ weeks and packaged directly off the tanks unfiltered. Prost!

Hazy IPA hopped with Neomexicanus Krush and Sabro for peachy coconut vibes.  This one’s dedicated to everyone who has ever tried to stare at something hard enough to make it move.  Remember, you must only try to realize the truth.  There is no spoon.  Then you will see it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.

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!

Dunkels are a staple on any Bavarian beer menu. Malty but with great drinkability, it’s designed to be consumed by the liter. Getting the majority of its color from higher kilned Munich-style malt, this single decocted brew was patiently lagered and weighs in at an approachable 4.7% ABV

Bavarian-style Doppelbock brewed with equal portions of Pilsner, Munich, and Beechwood Smoked malts with a touch of crystal and roasted malts. Lagered to perfection over 8+ weeks. Expect wonderfully nostalgic smoke notes followed by unexpected satisfaction and mental calm. 

Some say it’s always better to be overdressed, but who cares as long as you’re enjoying a beer in a pool. Dress your best, we won’t judge either way. Our pilsners are special beers that require extra steps and know-how on the brewhouse with extended maturation in the cellar. German malt is step mashed then hopped with Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Saphir. Naturally carbonated and lagered in horizontal tanks. Perfect for the most formal and informal parties.

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.

Classic German style wheat beer. 50% of this beer is made from wheat grown at Perry Family Farm in Rolesville four miles from the brewery and malted at Epiphany Craft Malt in Durham. Brewed the hard way, this went through five mash steps including two decoctions to get every bit of character these malts have to offer. Naturally carbonated and unfiltered.

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.