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Products Click here to read Viking's philosophy about brewing beer. Viking brews many different styles of beer. In fact, it brews over 22 different styles beer. Most are bottled in 12 oz. bottles and sold in 4-packs. Five of these beers: Blonde, Vienna Woods, CopperHead, Whole Stein and Big Swede are available throughout the year; the rest of them are seasonal beers. Viking releases one or two seasonal beers each month so there is always something new to look forward to. These are unpasteurized and should be kept cool. The Viking 22 oz. bombers return!!!
The beers that are listed below and are marked (Now) are the beers that are currently available at the brewery.
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(Now) Look for Black or Red Cap
Vienna Woods is a Vienna Lager with a subtle, a but complex flavor of roasted, sweet malts and a calm bitterness with dulled orange and deep woodish tangs with a crisp, lightly creamy finish. |
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CopperHead is a Märtzen, ruby lager brewed with caramel malts producing sweet, buttery, nutty & fruity flavors. It also has a slight burnt orange with a dark coppery influence. |  |
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(Now) Look for Black or Red Cap
"Breakfast Beer!" Whole Stein a coffee, oatmeal, milk porter. Sweet dark roasted malts, dark chocolate tanginess and lovely notes of oatmeal and molasses then finishes with a nice rich easy coffee flavor. |
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Big Swede is a Swedish Imperial Stout brewed to the maltier side. Nose of vanilla, coffee, currants and wood. Nutty & creamy, a hint of molasses, dark fruits, carob, & a whiff of whiskey. |
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New (Now) Look for Black or Red Cap
LES Beer is a Retro Pilsner brewed in honor of the classic American Lagers of a simpler time. What is LES Beer? LES Beer is not a light beer. LES is more. Why LES? Because let's face it, you really should drink LES Beer. LES! Live - Enjoy - Simply |
| January 2009 Black Cap
Invader is a Doppel Bock with a caramel apple laden nose and aromas of allspice, heather and wildflowers. The taste starts with a bold caramel malt and apple character with a woody and floral finish. |  |
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January 2009 Black Cap
Mørketid (The Norwegian name for midwinter polar darkness) is a German Schwartz beer (black beer) Sweet chocolaty nose with slightly spiced notes up front leading to maple and molasses flavors and a hint of nuts with a quick dry finish. |
| February 2009 Red Cap
J.S. Bock a Helles Bock. Nice light amber color with small off white head. It's lightly malty with a mild roasty side some hints of fruit and caramel and a mild hop finish. |
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March (Now) 2009 Red Cap
Weathertop Wheat is a dark wheat beer that pours a deep amber with a nice sized tan head. Aroma and flavor are of toffee, (light) honey and dark fruits. Finish is mildly sweet with light bitter hops. |
| April (Now) 2009 Red Cap
Honey Pale Ale is an English-style brewed with local Basswood honey from the Talking Oak Farm in Prairie Farm, WI. It is a clear golden color. Flavor of soft honey English toffee with a floral & grassy bitterness rolled outward, leaving grasses and honey at the finish. |
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May 2009 Red Cap
Lime Twist is a light and refreshing American style wheat beer made with a twist of lime. It is very refreshing - a perfect summer beer. |
| June (Now) 2009 Red Cap
Queen Victoria's Secret is a British India Pale Ale. Light amber color with a hoppy aroma and taste along with some mid-palate floral fruitiness and finishing citrus. Lively, medium to light palate. |
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July
Dim Whit is a Belgian-style Whit Beer spiced with coriander and ginger. Golden Color with a huge airy meringue white head. The flavor is coriander, toasty pale malts, nice ginger, and yeastywheat. Clean, refreshing, & light. |
| August
Abby Normal is a Trippel Abby-style Ale. Flavor is sweet toasted buttery malts, honey and some candi sugars. Also spicy with notes with green apples and molasses and a floral hop garnish. |
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November
JuleØL is a Scandinavian Christmas Beer - a light lager delicately spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg & sweet orange rind. Slightly sweet light citrus fruit followed by a mild dry spiced finish. |
| December
Wow! An Awesome Beer! Hot Chocolate is a Chocolate Stout brewed with lots of Fair Trade organic cocoa & cayenne pepper. A real soft beer with light roasty flavors with good dark chocolate, & coffee notes and a nice, spicy, peppery finish. |
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22 oz bottles (Now) Ages well for years
Mjød is a Honey Brackett; the 1st brewed in the US. It is like a Mead - a honey wine with malt. Flavor is a sweet honey. Light caramel malts. Grassy hoppiness. Apple, orange, semi-tart tangy finish. Mjød is special to us at Viking because it was the first beer that we brewed. Play Meadshock (lower left side of their web page) Try to keep the Vikings' tankards full of mead before they become angry and start smashing the tables. Good Luck! |
| 22 oz bottles (Now) Ages well for years
HoneyMoon is our 2nd Brackett. Light with delicate flowery flavors. It is much like a light, honey champagne. The tradition of the honeymoon began with the wedding couple drinking honey wine for one month (moon). |  |
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22 oz bottles (Soon) Ages well for years
Berserk is an English Barleywine. Intensely malty, and fruity with notes of plumb, apricot, raisin, apple & a hint of vanilla. Finishes with a lingering earthy bitterness. Berserk was named after the Berserkers who were the fiercest of all of the Vikings, which is also where the term "Going Berserk" comes from. |
| Contract Beers |
| Jorstad's Old Fashioned Root Beer | Available only at Jorstad's Store in Ridgeland, WI. | |
| Old Style Root Beer | Available only at the Old Farmers' Merchantile in Dallas, WI. | |
| JD's Old Fashioned Root Beer | Available in 1/4 bbls at Viking Brewing Co, in Dallas, WI. Please order two weeks prior to date needed. | |
| 4 Privately Labeled Beers | Monarch Tavern in Fountain City, Wisconsin.
Fountain Brew Prairie Moon Red (CopperHead) Eagle Valley Harvest Gold (Blonde) Irish Valley Spring Bock (J.S. Bock) |