FLAGSHIP LINEUP
IPA
A true to style IPA, this is a hoppy beer with a smooth finish and is a good representation of our approach to the classic beers. There is a reason why it was our first beer off the line. ABV 6.5% IBU 57 SRM 5.5
Year-Round Production
PILSNER
A crisp and refreshing Czech style pilsner, our take on this style is fuller bodied with slightly higher IBUs than you get in a traditional American Pilsner.
ABV 5.2% IBU 35 SRM 6.6
Year-Round Production
Bronze Winner Governor's Excelsior Cup
Double IPA
Yep, you might get a hint of papaya in our Double India Pale Ale, but it's not too sweet and the bitterness is nicely balanced. ABV 8.1% IBU 88 SRM 7
Year-Round Production
Bronze Winner Governor's Excelsior Cup
Special releases
What's New!
To answer the question “what’s new” Young Lion releases an average of four fun, small-batch, and special release beers every month. YLBC continues to develop fun and innovative brews while helping to build a community around craft beverage production in New York State.
Lakeside Hazy new england ipa
Inspired by Ontario, Erie, and the Finger Lakes, this New England IPA is hazy and hop forward. We double dry hop in the fermenter with Idaho 7, Waimea, and Lemon Drop. These hops create an intense tropical aroma with notes of herbs and oranges.
ABV 7.1% • SRM 3
Special Summer Release
In Rochester and Buffalo area store starting 7/14/21
Raspberry Gose
Raspberry Gose is BACK!!! This contemporary gose uses wheat, acidulated and pale malts. We add coriander and salt in the brewhouse to add earthy and saline notes. This sour worted beer is tart and sweet. We add raspberry and tart cherry to the secondary, to give a wonderful fruit character to this warm weather offering.
ABV 4.5% • IBU 10 • SRM 7
Seasonal Spring Release
In Rochester and Buffalo area store starting 6/2/21
Honey Bear IPA
The Honey Bear IPA was inspired by the black bears who like hanging out in Canandaigua. We use oats, milk sugar, and wildflower honey along with a double dry hop of Citra to round out this brew. The result is a citrus-forward IPA with notes of honey and floral character.
ABV 7% • IBU 25 • SRM 3
Seasonal Spring Release
4/9/21
Imperial Dragon fruit IPA
Our Imperial Dragon fruit IPA is a hazy and strong IPA. We use an amped up version of our New England base of wheat and oat malt to create a soft IPA. We use Huell melon hops in the brewhouse and then double dry hop with Lotus and a blend of two experimental New Zealand hops. After all that, we then condition this beer on Dragon fruit puree.
ABV 9.2% • IBU 20 • SRM 6
Late Winter Release
2/9/21
Citrose Gose
Brewed with Blood Orange and Lychee fruit purée our Citrose Gose is an American take on the traditional German sour wheat beer, with zesty citrus flavor and herbal coriander notes. This thirst quencher tantalizes taste buds with its tart sour edge, balanced with a quiet salinity – a brew crafted for repeat indulgence.
SRM 3 • IBU 10 • ABV 4.5%
Late Winter Release
2/2/21