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What’s Pouring
  • Czechered Past Pilsner
  • Kent Lake Kolsch
  • Chazz Cat Rye
  • Shining Star Pale Ale
  • Anne Marie’s Amber
  • Epiphany Ale
  • JC Flyer I.P.A.
  • Casey Jones Imperial I.P.A.
  • Edwin’s Winter Scotch Ale
  • The Dark Path Dark Lager
  • Fairfax Coffee Porter
  • Sless’s Stimulating Stout
  • Two Rivers Apple Cider
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What's Brewing
  • New and Brewing!

    Rye The Funk Not? We are very excited about this new beer to be tapped on Monday February 8th.  Rye The Funk Not is the Chazz Cat Rye that has been aging in a special Napa Zinfandel American Oak Barrel for about 1 year.  We inncoculated this beer with a small quantity of brettanomyces  and [...]

Homemade Sodas
  • The Sweet Stuff

    In addition to carrying your run-of-the-mill soft drinks, Iron Springs also provides something unexpected: we hand craft our own sodas! Right now we’re pouring:

    Root Beer
    Ginger Ale
    Orange Cream

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All of our beers are hand crafted on location in 10 barrel batches.  We start with the freshest water from the seven Marin reservoirs, as well as the Russian River, and add the finest ingredients available on the global market.  While remaining true to traditions, each of our beers also brings its own unique characteristics to the palate.  From the brew-house to the taps, to your glass, without filtration, our beers are “alive” and made with great care and craftsmanship.

Iron Springs strives to provide the finest crafted ales possible using only the best ingredients from around the world, including our own proprietary house yeast.  You will always find at least 12 beer pouring at all times.  This includes 10 CO2 taps, 2 nitrogen taps, as well as our Cask beers.  Everything from Pilsner & Kolsch all the way up to Imperial IPA’s & Barley Wines and everything in between.

This is a brewery 18 years in the making dating back to when Mike started washing kegs for McMenamin’s in Portland Oregon in 1991.  This is were the original Epiphany was first brewed-many thousands of batches of beers ago.

WBC-gold-thmbMike spent 7 years brewing for McMenamin’s brewing at every single one of their breweries including running their production facility, Edgefield.  From there Mike packed up his Subaru and moved out to Boulder Colorado were he started his medal winning streak at both the GABF as well as the World Beer Cup.

After brewing many a snowy winter in Colorado, Mike found the love of his life and moved to Fairfax California where they opened up Iron Springs.  In the 5 years we have been open we have brewed almost 500 batches of beer and we have now introduced our line of beers in 22 ounce bottles.

Our present Head Brewer is Christian Kazakoff, and we’ve never been prouder of the products coming out of our brewery. Read more about Christian here.

Beers on Tap Presently

January 13th, 2010

Czechered Past Pilsner:

One of 4 lagers created at Iron Springs, this traditional Czech Pilsner is crisp, smooth, light, and refreshing.  Brewed entirely with imported malts and Saaz hops.
Hops: Saaz Abv: 5.5%  O.G. 1.054
Grain Bill: German Pilsner, Wheat, Munich
Food Pairings: Salads, Pastas, Seafood Tacos, Spicy Sausages

Kent Lake Kolsch:

Our rendition of this classic from Cologne is brewed with all German
ingredients.  This light and crisp ale holds many characteristics of a lager; tangy and tart notes are
attributed to the slight addition of acidulated malt.
Hops: Tettnang, Hallertau Abv: 4.5%  O.G.: 1.050
Grain Bill: German Pilsner, German Wheat, Vienna, Munich, Acidulated
Food Pairings: Fish Tacos, Tuna Tartar, Herb Chicken, Caesar Salads

Chazz Cat Rye:

A light, golden amber ale with a slight hop bite;  well balanced with fruity, earthy notes and spicy overtones.    “We all got high on the Chazz Cat Rye”
Hops: Liberty, Fuggles, Cascade Abv: 5.5%   O.G.: 1.054
Grain Bill: Belgian CaraPils, British Two-Row, Munich
Food Pairings:Fish or Prawn Tacos, Herb Chicken, Quesadilla, Nachos

Shining Star Pale Ale:

This American Pale is well balanced, light and crisp.   Lingering citrus and grassy hop notes entertain the palate, while it is still mellow enough to be enjoyed any time.
Hops: Horizon, Cascade, Simcoe Abv: 5.5% O.G.: 1.054
Grain Bill: Marris Otter, Wheat, Vienna
Food Pairings: Burgers, Chicken Quesadilla, Herb Chicken, Apple Crisp

Anne Marie’s Amber:

Caramel, toffee, and slight chocolate notes accent this complex
American style amber that is full of crystal malts and minimal in hop flavor or bitterness.  This ale is
generously sweet, yet bold, like the woman for whom it was named.
Hops: Crystal, Liberty Abv: 5.25%          O.G..:  1.060 Grain Bill: Marris Otter, Vienna, Victory, Vienna, Crystal Malt
Food Pairings: Burgers, Seafood, Cajun or other spicy foods, Roast Pork

Epiphany Ale:

A Pacific Northwest hoppy amber ale with floral and citrus aromas.  Ready for an Epiphany?!  There is a great story to how this beer got its name.  If you are curious please ask Mike.
Hops: Cascade (hop-backed with 12 lbs of whole leaf Cascades) Abv: 5.9%  O.G.: 1.057  Grain Bill: Marris Otter, Dark Crystal Malts
Food Pairings: Meatloaf, Prawn Salad, Sausage Plate, Nachos
*WINNER, BRONZE MEDAL, 2006 WORLD BEER CUP, AMERICAN RED ALE*

JC Flyer I.P.A. (India pale ale):

We wanted to experiment with some different hops and we thought the IPA would be a great vehicle for this.  Quickly becoming a new favorite, this IPA has great floral notes, while being smoother than the Iron Springs IPA.  Big & Bold, yet smooth & mellow.
Hops: Chinook, Palisades,Cluster, Nuggets & a generous amount of Simcoe whole leaf hop in the finish Grain Bill: All Pale malts such as  Marris Otter, wheat, victory, & carapils
Food Pairings: Hot wings, Chicken Skewers, Sausage Plate  Abv: 6.0% O.G.: 1.064

Casey Jones Imperial I.P.A.:

This double IPA has twice the hops and grains as its counterpart.   Significant floral, citrus, and peppery notes on the nose, yet even with the enormous hop profile, the huge grain bill results in a very well balanced brew.
Hops: Amarillo, Summit, Simcoe, Cascade Abv: 8.0% O.G..: 1.079
Grain Bill: All pale malts, Marris Otter, Wheat, Victory, CaraPils
Food Pairings: Nachos, BBQ Pork, Garlic Fries, Spicy or Smoked Foods

Edwin’s Winter Scotch Ale:

This Scottish-Style “Wee Heavy” is brewed annually just in time for the holidays. The Scotch is dark amber in color and has a light smoky caramel taste that dominates the overall flavor. The long finish carries an intense toasted caramel followed by a clean malt balance.
Hops: Crystal all the way Abv: 8.6% O.G.: 1.076
Grain Bill: Rahr 2-Row, Bonlander Munich, Dark Crystal, Extra-Special Aromatic, Weyerman Smoked
Food Pairings: Poc Chuc, Steak Dishes, Desserts

The Dark Path Dark Lager:

The Dark Path is a German style Sharwzbier, or “black beer.”  It has an opaque, black color and a full, chocolatey or coffee flavor. Although they share some similar flavours, they are quite a bit milder tasting and less bitter than British Stouts or Porters.
Hops: Halletaur, Crystal Abv: : 5.5% O.G: 1.049
Grain Bill: Durst pilsner malt, Dark Munich, Chocolate Wheat, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt
Food Pairings: Nachos, Poc Chuc, Prawn Tacos, Meatloaf

Fairfax Coffee Porter:

Infused with real “Marin Roasters” coffee, this English style porter has hints of chocolate and roasted nuts.  Very dark in color, but not quite as heavy as the stout, the porter is dispensed with nitrogen gas, replicating natural carbonation.
Hops: Horizon, Crystal Abv: 6% O.G.: 1.065
Grain Bill: British chocolate, British Brown, Two-row Pale, Crystal Malts
Food Pairings: Burgers, Steak, Chocolate Desserts, Reuben

Sless’s Stimulating Stout:

Dark, hardy, thick, rich, roasted and chocolaty, this ale is amazingly smooth due to the generous addition of whole oats.  Named for a friend of Iron Springs and easily the
finest pedal steel player around: Barry Sless, this one is layered with flavors.
Hops: Tetnanger, Hallertau Abv: 7.6%  O.G.: 1.074
Grain Bill: British Brown, Black Barley, Honey Malt, Dark Wheat
Food Pairings:  Pork Sandwich, Chocolate Cake
*WINNER, GOLD MEDAL, 2008 WORLD BEER CUP, OATMEAL STOUT*

All of our beers are hand crafted on location in 10 barrel batches.  We start with the freshest water from the seven Marin reservoirs, as well as the Russian River, and add the finest ingredients available on the global market.  While remaining true to traditions, each of our beers also brings its own unique characteristics to the palate.  From the brew-house to the taps, to your glass, without filtration, our beers are “alive” and made with great care and craftsmanship.

Head brewer: Christian Kazakoff.

Also On Tap

Two Rivers Apple Cider: A light cider with a nice balance of tartness and sweetness.  $5.75 pint

New and Brewing!

February 3rd, 2010

Rye The Funk Not? We are very excited about this new beer to be tapped on Monday February 8th.  Rye The Funk Not is the Chazz Cat Rye that has been aging in a special Napa Zinfandel American Oak Barrel for about 1 year.  We inncoculated this beer with a small quantity of brettanomyces  and infused it with over 20 pounds of Fuyu Persimmons to give this beer a very deep & rich, yet light flavor.  A very fluffy beer J   Not only will we be pouring it at the pub, but we will be releasing very limited bottle conditioned 750 ml cork topped bottles for $9.99 per bottle. Exact release date of these bottles will be announced on the Iron Springs Facebook site, and our web site (ironspringspub.com) only.

Menace of Marin Barley Wine A very big & bold barley wine that was produced towards the end of 2009 and has been aging ever since.  Official release date to be announced on our Facebook site.

February is “Barrel Aged Beer Month” Iron Springs Pub & Brewery is pleased to announce its third “Barrel Aged” Beer Month. Each week in February we will be releasing a different “barrel aged” beer. Since we have limited space, we often mimic the barrel aged process by taking different types of oak chips saturating them in various types of aged port, bourbon, or brandy.  We then use these oak chips to age the different varieties of beers.

Week 1 (February 1-7):  Edwin’s Winter Scotch Ale aged with bourbon-soaked oak to give this Scotch a nice warm round body.

Week 2 (February 8-14):  Rye The Funk Not.  This is a true barrel aged beer, aged in an American Oak Zinfandel Barrel.  We inoculated the Chazz Cat Rye with a small amount of Brettanomyces and infused it with over 30 pounds of Fuyu Persimmons.  A one of a kind not to be missed!

Week 3 (February 15-21):  Barstow/Lundy Barley Wine aged with 20 year old port soaked oak chips.  This beer has been aging since 2007 and gets better and more complex each and every month. Week 4 (February 22-28): Sless’ Stimulating Stout aged with brandy soaked oak chips.   The Sless Stout was voted the world’s best Oatmeal Stout in the 2008 World Beer Cup and makes an excellent “barrel aged” beer. Also during Barrel Aged Beer Month we will tap 2 very special Barrel Aged Cask Beers

On Thursday, February 11th: We will tapping a Cask Conditioned, Oak Aged, TCHO Chocolate infused Sless’ Stimulating Stout

On Thursday, February 25th: We will be tapping a Cask of the Rye The Funk Not. Other beer news: February is SF Beer Week (http://sfbeerweek.org), and you will find Iron Springs partaking in a few different events through out the Bay Area during the week.  Here are some of the places you will see our beer pouring:

  • Saturday 2/6 Double IPA Festival @ The Bistro in Hayward Casey Jones Imperial IPA will be representing Iron             Springs
  • Monday 2/8 Sour Fest @ Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse Rye The Funk Not will be on tap there
  • Tuesday 2/9 Barrel Fest @ Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse ‘08 Bourbon Barrel Edwin’s Winterscotch on tap
  • Saturday 2/13 Toronado Barleywine Festival

Debuting The Menace of Marin Barleywine.

  • Sunday 2/14 Celebrator Beer News Anniversary Party @ Trumer Brauerei

We are very pleased to be invited to pour at the very prestigious Celebrator 22nd anniversary bash  www.celebrator.com

  • Bill Brand Brew

A Special batch of beer made in honor of Bill Brand by Iron Springs and several Bay Area Breweries. Tapped here at Iron Springs, Drakes Brewery, and another location TBA.  Date of tapping to be announced on ourFacebook page.

Brewed & Cultured in Marin is back!! Last year’s event was so successful we are doing it again this year.  During the week of February 8th, we will be offering a beer & cheese pairing.  Here is the tentative line up:

  • Point Reyes Farmstead Bleu paired with Edwin’s Winterscotch Ale
  • Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk paired with the Casey Jones Imperial IPA
  • Cowgirl Creamery Devils Gulch (A triple cream with the rind lightly dusted in sweet and spicy dried red pepper flakes grown and oven-dried by Janet Brown at All Star Organics farm) paired with the Dark Path Lager & *hopefully* Marin French Cheese Rouge Et Noir Yellow Buck Camembert paired with the Kent Lake Kolsch

The brewers have done an AMAZING job with this entire beer line up of events for February on top of all the great beer they brew – kudos guys!

Where to find our beers near you:

December 6th, 2009
Pick up ISP Beers in 22 oz. bottles at the following fine establishments:
Ad Hoc 6476 Washington Street Yountviille, CA 94599
Alameda Wine Company 2315 Central Ave. Alameda, CA
BevMo 3445 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94118
City Beer Store 1168 Folson St. Suite 101 San Francisco, CA 94103-6028
Cowgirl Creamery at Tomales Bay Foods 80 Fourth St. Point Reyes Station, CA
Don’ s Market 1589 Sir Francis Drake BLVD Fairfax, CA
Good Earth Natural Foods 1966 Sir Fracis Drake Blvd. Fairfax, CA 94930
Good Life 448 Cortland Ave San Francisco, CA
Healthy Spirits 2299 15th St. San Francisco, CA
K&L Wine Merchants 638 4th St. San Francisco, CA
Ledgers 1399 University Ave. Berkeley, CA
Ludwig’s 431 San Anselmo Ave. San Anselmo, CA 94960
Mill Valley Market 12 Corte Madera Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941
Napoli Pizza & Pasta 869 4th St. San Rafael, CA
Petaluma Market 210 Western Ave. Petaluma, CA 94952
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative 1745 Folsom St San Francisco, Ca
Royal Liquor 1400 Polk St. San Francisco, CA
United Liquor 1110 Magnolia Ave Larkspur, CA 94939
United Market Customer
United Market Customer:United Market San Anselmo 100 Red Hill Ave San Anselmo, CA 94960-2425
United Market Customer:United Market San Rafael 515 3rd St San Rafael, CA 94901-3345
Village Market 4555 California St San Francisco, CA 94118
Whole Foods
Whole Foods:Whole Foods Mill Valley 414 Miller Ave Mill Valley, CA
Whole Foods:Whole Foods Oakland 230 Bay Place Oakland, CA 94612
Whole Foods:Whole Foods Petaluma 621 E. Washington St. Petaluma, CA 94952
Whole Foods:Whole Foods Potero Hill 450 Rhode Island San Francisco, CA
Whole Foods:Whole Foods San Rafael 340 3rd St. San Rafael, CA
Whole Foods:Whole Foods SOMA 399 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94107
Whole Foods:Whole Foods Walnut Creek 1333 Newell Ave Wallnut Creek, CA 94596
Enjoy ISP Beers on tap at these fine locations:
19 Broadway 19 Broadway Fairfax, CA 94930 94930
540 Club Jamie Brown 540 Clement St. 94118
Alembic 1725 Haight Street San Francisco, Ca 94117 94117
Bacar 448 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107
Barclay’s 5940 College Ave. Oakland,Ca 94618 94618
Ben & Nicks 5612 College Ave. Oakland,ca 94618 94618
Cato’s Attn:Whitney 3891 Piedmont Ave. 94611
Chez Panisse Restaurant and Cafe 1517 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley CA 94709-1516 94709
Chow Church 215 Church Street San Francisco, CA 94114
Chow Danville 445 Railroad Ave. Danville, CA 94526 94526
Fireside 1453 Webster St. Alameda, CA 94501 94501
Insalatas 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. San Anselmo, CA 94960 94960
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Ave Berkeley,Ca 94704 94704
Lanesplitter 2033 San Pablo Ave Berkeley, CA 94702 94702
Lanesplitter:Lanesplitter Berkeley 2033 San Pablo Ave Berkeley, CA 94702 94702
Lanesplitter:Lanesplitter Oakland
Monk’s Kettle 3141 16th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 94103
Pacific Coast 906 Washington St Oakland, CA 94607 94607
Parkside Cafe 43 Arenal Ave. PO Box 948 94970
Petes Brass Rail Danville,Ca 94526 94526
Simple Pleasures Cafe 3434 Balboa San Francisco, CA 94121
Sleeping Lady Cafe 23 Broadway FAirfax, CA 94930 94930
Tavern at Lark Creek 234 Magnolia Ave Larkpsur, CA 94939 94939
Tee Off Bar 3129 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94121
The Hopyard 3015-H Hopyard Road Pleasanton, CA 94588
Trappist 460 8th St. Oakland, CA 94607 94607
Triple Rock Brewery 1920 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704
Yankee Pier 286 Magnolia Ave. Larkspur, CA 94939
Cafe Reyes 11101 State Route 1 N. Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Farmhouse Rest. & Deli P.O. Box 247 Olema, CA 94950 94950
Toronado Pub 547 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117 94117

Note: if your local beer store doesn’t carry Iron Springs bottled beer, maybe you should ask them to stock it?

Here’s a video of us bottling at the pub:

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