Master Brewer, Craig Cauwels is excited to brew imaginative and very tasty Beers. Craig has earned 24 ribbons at the California State Fair and 15 medals at the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup in recent years. Craig skillfully brews using our State-of-the-Art 15 BBL system.

We offer five "House Brews" and one or two rotating "Specials". Schooner's has a flavorful lineup of hand-crafted Beers, temptingly tasty to wet any Beer palate.

 Our House Brews

AMERICAN ALEGold

2011-North American Beer Awards, Gold Medal, Cream Ale !
2009-North American Beer Awards, Gold Medal, Cream Ale !
2008-North American Beer Awards, Bronze Medal, Cream Ale !
2007-North American Beer Awards, Gold Medal, Cream Ale !
2001, 2007-California State Fair Winner, 1stPlace, Blue Ribbon Winner !!

Schooner's boasts a fine selection of GUEST BREWS, as well as a broad array of BOTTLED BEERS.

An American original, Cream Ale was first brewed to compete with the popularity of light lagers around the turn of the century. Traditionally, cream ales have used adjuncts such as corn as part of the grist. Ours is no different, we use flaked corn to add a touch of sweetness and rolled oats to accentuate the creamy mouth feel. Herbrucker hops are used mostly for bittering, but also provide a light contribution to the aroma.
11 International Bittering Units (IBUs), 5.0% Alcohol/Volume

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PALE ALE

2008 California State Fair, 1stPlace, Blue Ribbon Winner !!
2004 California State Fair, 2ndPlace, Red Ribbon Winner !

Our Pale Ale is brewed with amarillo, ahtanum and cascade hops. All three hops are used as the bittering, flavor, aroma and dry hop in this brew. It's citrusy, grapefruit character comes through in flying colors and is perfectly balanced by the caramel character of the specialty grains.
35 IBUs, 5.5% Alcohol

IRISH/OATMEAL STOUT

BA 2009 Great America Beer Festival, Silver Medal Winner! Oatmeal Stout
2008 Great America Beer Festival, Bronze Medal Winner! Oatmeal Stout
2008 World Beer Cup, Bronze Medal Winner! Irish Stout
2008 North American Beer Awards, Silver Medal! Irish Stout
2007 Great America Beer Festival, Silver Medal Winner! Oatmeal Stout
2006 Great America Beer Festival, Gold Medal Winner! Oatmeal Stout
2006 Great America Beer Festival, Bronze Medal Winner! Irish Stout

Deep in color, flavor and complexity, our Irish and Oatmeal Stouts achieve their character through a complex malt bill. Generous use of roasted malts provide the base, while subtle use of chocolate, crystal and Belgian specialty grains add to the complexity. Traditional English hops round out the recipes to create beers that are reminiscent of rich coffee.
Irish/Oatmeal 28/39 IBUs, 4.3/4.8% Alcohol

INDIA PALE ALE (I.P.A.)

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2006, 2008 California State Fair, 1stPlace, Blue Ribbon Winner!
2004 Great America Beer Festival, Bronze Medal Winner! American-Style IPA

Inspired by the great West Coast IPAs, we have created a well balanced beer to satisfy all. Born of Amarillo and Centennial hops, this baby is well over 1 pound of hops per barrel while it's still in the kettle and we dry hop with yet another pound per barrel once fermentation is complete. To balance the substantial hopping we provide plenty of malt backbone. The result is a complex interaction of bitterness, fruity fermentation esters and citrusy hop character.
65 IBUs, 7.0% Alcohol

IRISH RED ALE

Bear

2007, 2008 California State Fair, 2ndPlace, Red Ribbon Winner!
2004, 2005, 2006 California State Fair, 1stPlace, Blue Ribbon Winner!

Our Irish influenced Red Ale's flavor is derived from the use of six different malts. Caramel and toast notes greet the nose while toffee and roast join the mix of flavors on the palate. English Kent Goldings are used to provide the bittering with just a hint added for flavor. All interplay to create a smooth drinking pint that is beautiful to behold.
26 IBUs, 5.0% Alcohol

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