CRAFT MEXICAN CERVEZA
MEXICO CALLINGLager Especial |
Some calls are totally worth answering, so kick back and enjoy a Mexican lager brewed with heaps of Vienna malt, subtle hops, and absolutely zero adjuncts. The result is an endlessly refreshing sunny lager with balanced sweetness and light bitterness. Add this to your favorites list.
| 4.7 % ABV |
HOPS: Mittlefruh MALTS: Barke Vienna, Carafoam |
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EL TRAINCHICAGO IPA |
Brewed to connect and inspire. We elevated the classic American IPA with a Chicago backbone. Assertive malt character blends with pointed bitterness and floral, piney, and citrus-forward aroma from Chinook, Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe hops. All aboard the crosstown line!
| 6.2 % ABV |
Hops: Chinook, Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe MALTS: 2-row, White Wheat, Flaked Oats, Vienna, Carawheat |
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PALM SHADETropical Hazy IPA |
Inspired by coastal culture, Palm Shade combines the tropical fruit hop aroma of a modern IPA with the deeply quenching drinkability of a pale ale. Our malt build offers a soft canvas for fruit-forward hops with subtle bitterness and vibrant notes of mandarin orange, mango, and pineapple.
| 6.0 % ABV |
HOPS: Mandarina, Ekuanot, Citra MALTS: Pilsner, Golden Naked Oats, Flaked Oats, Carafoam |
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LA FLORIDITASparkling Rosé Ale |
For summer, pink is in season. This effervescent wheat ale has a hazy body with rich, fruit color. Liberally doused with tart hibiscus and passionfruit, this sparkling rosé ale drinks easily and offers supreme refreshment.
| 5.0 % ABV |
MALTS: Extra Pale Pils, Unmalted Wheat, Flaked Oats, Acidulated ADJUNCTS: Hibiscus, Passionfruit puree |
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VAMOSVIENNA LAGER ESPECIAL |
A classic Vienna lager, brought to Mexico by Austrian immigrants in the mid-1800s, is an essential part of Mexico’s cerveza culture. With its signature amber color and subtle hints of toasted malt and honey, Vamos is brewed to prove that amber beer delivers both full flavor and refreshment. The long-awaited lager companion to Mexico Calling.
| 5.2 % ABV |
HOPS: Hursbruker MALTS: Vienna, 2-row |
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THREE KINGSChristmas Punch Ale |
Inspired by Ponche, Mexico’s holiday fruit punch, this festive delight is cheerfully brewed with a touch of lactose and finished with tamarind, hibiscus, guava, currants, orange, and cinnamon.
| 8.5 % ABV |
MALTS: 2-Row Vienna, Malted Oats ADJUNCTS: Lactose, tamarind, orange, cinnamon, currants and hibiscus |
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SMOKE ALLEYHOPPY SMOKED WHEAT ALE |
Inspired by Oaxaca’s famous smoke-filled taco corridor. Light-bodied, softly tart, smokey, herbal and peppery. Brewed with 100% white oak smoked wheat from Sugar Creek Malt. Dry hopped with Saphir and Zuper Saazer.
| 4.5 % ABV |
HOPS: Saphir, Zuper Saazer |
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DAS BUENODOPPELBOCK |
A welcoming addition for the darker beer lover and an invitation to fall. Traditionally brewed during Lent to sustain fasting German Monks. At Cruz, we brew it to welcome to cooler months ahead. Full bodied and rich. Deep with toffee, caramel, dried fruit, and a touch of chocolate.
| 7.5 % ABV |
MALTS: 2 Row, White Wheat, Munich, Crystal 50, Crystal 120, Carafa II |
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LOUIE LUISDIPA |
The second cerveza in the Cruz Calavera DIPA Series. Dry-hopped with Cascade, Mosaic Cryo, Ekuanot Cryo. Our senses are satisfied with flavors of honeydew, blueberry, candied watermelon rind, orange jam, and white sage. This pale gold DIPA finishes with a tight bitterness – to take you on a wild ride.
| 8.5 % ABV |
HOPS: Cascade, Mosaic Cryo, Ekuanot Cryo |
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MARISOLKey Lime White Ale |
This is Marisol. A white ale made for icy coolers and good times. A classic Belgian Wit with a Mexican twist, brewed with touch of key lime, a hint of spice, and a dose of sun.
| 5.0 % ABV |
MALTS: Pilsner, Unmalted Wheat, Flaked Oats ADJUNCTS: Dried Key Lime, Green Corriander |
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COCO FRIOTROPICAL LAGER |
Tropical lager with a dose of coconut and fresh pineapple juice. It’s an incredibly quenching, crispy, and effervescent drinking experience. This is cerveza refreshed.
| 5.5 % ABV |
ADJUNCTS: coconut flakes and pineapple juice |
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PACHAMAMATropical Lager |
A crisp, hazy lager combining sweet guava and fragrant basil for a refreshing and unexpected twist on a tropical lager. Simply liquid sunshine.
| 5.5 % ABV |
ADJUNCTS: Guava and basil |
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555HORCHATA GOLDEN ALE |
Named in honor of Cruz Blanca turning 5 on 5/5. Brewed with malted rice from Sugar Creek Malt, lactose, cinnamon and vanilla. A delicious, silky, smooth and surprisingly refreshing cerveza.
| 6.0 % ABV |
Adjuncts: lactose, cinnamon, and vanilla |
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PALOMAGRAPEFRUIT SAISON |
Brewed with local wheat and barley from Sugar Creek Malt, fermented to dryness with a mixed culture yeast, finished with luscious Ruby Red Grapefruit. This lively cerveza boasts a little funk, a little refreshment, and big flavor.
| 6.3 % ABV |
Malts : malted wheat, and Pilsner malt Adjuncts: Ruby Red Grapefruit |
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FADE AWAYRed Corn Lager |
Our interpretation of a Midwest indigenous premium lager brewed with malted Bloody Butcher red corn from Sugar Creek Malt, Indiana. An immaculate balance of malt sweetness, delicate hop bitterness, and supreme enjoyment.
| 5.1 % ABV |
HOPS: Saazer MALTS: Malted Red Corn, Pilsner, Wheat |
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ROOTEDHOPPY SAISON |
Modeled after a classic saison, this hoppy edition blossoms with Vic Secret and Ekuanot hops. Flavors of Meyer lemon, green peppercorn and dessert sage connect with the natural minerality and bone dry finish.
| 6.2 % ABV |
Hops: Vic Secret and Ekuanot |
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FREETOWNHazy DIPA |
Inspired by the neighborhood of Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen, Demark. Powerful, hazy, dank and fruity tropical expression.
| 8.3 % ABV |
HOPS: Citra, El Dorado, and Hallertau Blanc |
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MAD MAXIMOWEST COAST DIPA |
The first cerveza in our Calavera DIPA Series. Dry-hopped with Mosaic, Sabro, and Talus hops. Our mortal senses are satisfied with pungent northern pine and cedar aromas and the flavors of sweet cantaloupe and orange marmalade. Finishes with a stiff bitterness – to take you on a joyful ride.
| 8.5 % ABV |
Hops: Mosaic, Sabro, Talus |
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COCO FRIO con CAFÉCOCONUT PINEAPPLE LAGER WITH COFFEE |
Coco Frio Con Café is a winter escape – the ultimate vacation in a can. An incredibly tasty tropical lager with pineapple, coconut, and an extra dose of sunshine from Metric’s Honduras Evin Moreno coffee.
| 6.5 % ABV |
ADJUNCTS: Shredded coconut, pineapple juice, Metric Coffee |
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MAS FIESTAHAZY IPA |
This lively IPA features generous amounts of Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, and Chinook hops. Notes of cantaloupe and tangerine rind.
| 6.8 % ABV |
HOPS: Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, and Chinook MALTS: American 2-Row, Light Munich, Vienna |
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COMBO PLATE 1CASA IPA |
Chinook, Simcoe, Citra Cryo hops offer a little bit of everything in each sip — a fiesta of hoppy grapefruit, dank resin, and eucalyptus flavors with a surprisingly refreshing light body.
| 5.7 % ABV |
HOPS: Chinnok, Simcoe, Citra Cryo MALTS: Pilsner, Flaked Oats, Golden Naked |
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COMBO PLATE 2CASA IPA |
The second offering in our rotating hop Combo Plate series. Dry and light-bodied refreshment. A strong push of Vic Secret, Sabro, and Citra Cryo create big coconut, passionfruit, pine, and peach fruit flavors.
| 6.0 % ABV |
HOPS: Sabro, Vic Secret, Citra Cryo MALTS: Pilsner, Flaked Oats, Malted Oats |
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BARBA NEGRACHOCOLATE COCONUT MILK PORTER |
This much-loved brewpub draft is now in cans. Shredded coconut and silky Mexican chocolate blend wonderfully in this effortlessly drinkable milk porter. Not all treasure is silver and gold.
| 6.5 % ABV |
ADJUNCTS: Shredded Coconut, Mexican Chocolate |
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PASTRY WARVienna Lager |
Classic amber lager originating in Vienna, but brought to Mexico by Austrian immigrants in the mid-1800’s after the first French intervention. The Mexican equivalent of “Festbier” or “Oktoberfest” lagers.
| 5.5 % ABV |
HOPS: Mittlefruh, Hursbruker MALTS: Vienna, Pilsner |
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La GUARDIA RUBIABlonde Bière de Garde |
Inspired the original Cruz Blanca founded by Alsatian immigrant Emil Dercher in Mexico City (1869). A French style country ale brewed with Illinois honey. Mid palate sweetness with a very dry finish.
| 6.4 % ABV |
HOPS: Saazer MALTS: Pilsner, Abbey, Honey |
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REY CUVÉEBlended Barrel-Aged
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Rey Cuvée is the super heavyweight champion of the Luchador lineup. A blend of 2018, 2019 and 2020 vintages of Rey Gordo are double barreled for 10 months to make a burly, husky, brawling barrel-aged stout that is bigger than the sum of its parts. Rich with leather, licorice, tobacco, and dark fruit. This is a stout for the most avid of barrel aged stout connoisseurs.
| 13.0% ABV |
| BARREL: Woodford Reserve barrels – 10 months |
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REY GORDOBarrel-Aged
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All Hail the King! Rey Gordo is the icon of consistency. He is timeless. He is classic. This distinguished, larger-than-life barrel-aged stout is aged 10 months and has a smoky, leathery, dense, and mysteriously dark persona, that is loved by barrel-aged beer drinkers.
| 13.5% ABV |
| BARREL: Heaven Hill bourbon barrels – 10 months |
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SEÑOR BANDITOBarrel-Aged
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Señor Bandito runs the spicy, rye whiskey crime family. This Luchador gets its fiery heat from aging in rye whisky barrels, while a blend of Mexican cinnamon, black, Morello, and Luxardo cherries, and an undisclosed amount of secret spices seals the deal.
| 13.0% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Black, Morello, and Luxardo cherries, Mexican cassia bark, and Ceylon cinnamon
BARREL: Woody Creek rye whiskey barrels – 10 months |
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COCO FANTASMABarrel-Aged
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After training in Barbados rum + Woody Creek rye whisky barrels, Coco Fantasma was blended into a silky smooth, barrel-forward canvas. From there she earned her nickname “Coco” with the standout addition of Mexican cocoa nibs, softly toasted coconut, and slowly roasted almonds – her superstrength is that these ingredients amplify her complex barrel beauty. Coco Fantasma is a hauntingly harmonious combination of wrath and indulgence.
| 12.5% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Chocolate, coconut, and almond
BARREL: Barbados rum and Woody Creek rye whiskey barrels – 10 months |
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CARMELITA SUAVEBarrel-Aged
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A new player enters the ring this year. Fans find Carmelita Suave’s sleek image appealing. From the looks of her, you’d never know she’s an imperial stout that came up through the underground barrel rings of Barbados Rum. Don’t let her charming single-origin Veracruz coffee and silky dulce de leche fool you – she packs some heat and strikes quick.
| 12.5% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Metric coffee and dulce de leche
BARREL: Barbados rum barrels – 10 months |
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MARAVILLABarrel-Aged
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Our million-dollar fighter! Maravilla is draped in extravagance, luxury, and abundance. An imperial blonde aged in a blend of Barbados Rum + Rye Whiskey barrels with the star-studded addition of Mexican, Papa New Guinea, Tahitian, and Madagascar vanilla. This corner of the ring has spared no expense for its 2021 Luchador debut.
| 12.5% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Mexican, Papa New Guinea, Tahitian, and Madagascar vanilla
BARREL: Barbados rum and Woody Creek rye whiskey barrels – 10 months |
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ESCORPIóNBarrel-Aged
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Escorpión is a well-traveled Luchador. Showcasing prickly pear from the northern dessert of Mexico and Dragon Fruit from the southern tropical region. Crimson in color, aged in Cabernet red wine, and Barbados rum barrels. A fighter with plenty of sting but blooming with sweet fruit flavors.
| 11.5% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Dragon fruit and prickly pear
BARREL: Cabernet red wine and Barbados rum barrels – 10 months |
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BARBAROSABarrel-Aged
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Emerging from the fog is Barbarosa, a black and red raspberry ale that’s been forged by the darkness of Heaven Hill bourbon and Cabernet red wine barrels. A fighter who makes elusive appearances due to the scarcity of its ingredients. Get your hands on this one before it vanishes.
| 11.0% ABV |
| ADJUNCTS: Black and red raspberries
BARREL: Heaven Hill bourbon and Cabernet red wine barrels – 10 months |
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Keep all lines open and flowing
As expressed by our crossroads logo, Keep all lines open and flowing is a mantra for making and serving good beer — a reflection of our commitment to sharing and exploring possibilities.
Cruz Blanca makes beers that open people up to new flavors, new ideas, and new experiences. From endlessly refreshing Mexican lagers and sunny IPAs that transport us to warmer places, to the less-travelled roads of barrel-aged and wild fermentation ales, there’s always a journey in the beer that keeps us curious about what’s next.
We’re all at the same long table, and there’s always room for one more. Let’s keep all lines open and flowing.
Keep all lines open and flowing is an expression inspired by our crossroads logo; it’s a mantra for making and serving good beer, as well as a reflection of our commitment to sharing and exploring possibilities.
Cruz Blanca makes beers that open people up to new flavors, new ideas, and new experiences. From endlessly refreshing Mexican lagers and sunny IPAs that transport us to warmer places, to the less-travelled roads of barrel-aged and wild fermentation ales, there’s always a journey in the beer that keeps us curious about what’s next.
We’re all at the same long table, and there’s always room for one more. Let’s keep all lines open and flowing.
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