Enos Pils • German-style Pilsner • 5.2% • 16oz $7 / 8oz $5.5 / 4oz $3.5
Enos Mills was a naturalist, writer, and homesteader largely known for his contributions to the founding of Rocky Mountain National Park. This German-style Pilsner, the foundation of many breweries, is dry & crisp, showcasing a raw, grainy malt presence with just a hint of honey. Assertive noble hops display subtle black pepper over green tea, making this lager perfect for a sunny summer day. • Featured ingredients: Pilsner malt, Hallertau Mittelfrueh & Saphir hops • Recommended adventure: soaking your legs in the North Fork of the Big Thompson River after running Crosier Mountain
Altruism • German-style Amber Lager • 5.7% • 16oz $7 / 8oz $5.5 / 4oz $3.5
2024 GABF Medal
Drink craft beer, spread a little love. Altruism, our German-style amber, is part of our Rock Cut Gives Back program: $1 of every pint purchase is donated to our selected non-profit for the quarter. For Q4 of 2025, we’ve chosen Salud Family Health, providing affordable health care services in the Estes Valley. Enjoy this lagered amber with toasted malts, floral German hops, and a crisp finish. • Featured ingredients: Pilsner & Munich malts and Hersbrucker & Hallertau Mittelfruh hops • Recommended adventure: riding the Aerial Tram, hiking Meadow Mountain, hugging trees
Dark Mountain Dunkel • German-style Brown Lager • 5.3% • 16oz $7 / 8oz $5.5 / 4oz $3.5
In the Northern portion of Rocky Mountain National Park, lies Dark Mountain, a forested peak, rarely hiked, looking out over Cow Creek. When ordering lagers, most rarely look for dark beers, but the toasted and roasted malts dominate with rich bready and chocolate notes. The lager fermentation showcases the malt with a clean base offering just a hint of sweetness. • Featured ingredients: Munich & Carafa malts • Recommended adventure: Hiking to Bridal Veil Falls, breakfast at Meadow Mountain Cafe, heel-clicking across the Colorado Trail
Clove Hitch • Spiced Brown Ale • 6.3% • 12oz $7 / 8oz $6 / 4oz $3.5
When fall comes, so do changing leaves, brisk air, and the start of the festive season. Rock Cut celebrates this shift by releasing several holiday inspired favorites including this spiced brown ale. The opening aromas of toffee, sassafras, raisins, and black cherry are balanced by the added spices of clove, cinnamon, and all-spice. This is the perfect beer for cold afternoons or cozy nights • Featured ingredients: Rye & Chocolate malts and Holiday spices • Recommended adventure: starting to see the fog of your breath in the mornings, reading by a fireplace
Galactic Portal • Hazy IPA • 6.6% • 12oz $7 / 8oz $6 / 4oz $3.5
As turbulent water rushes from Grand Lake to the East Portal on its way to sustain Estes and the Front Range, we draw inspiration for this powerful, hazy IPA. With a healthy dose of Australian Galaxy hops, known for notes of citrus, passion fruit, and pineapple, this beer has a bounty of fruit flavor and a silky mouthfeel. • Featured ingredients: Oats & Wheat and Galaxy, Motueka, El Dorado, Citra, & Mosaic hops • Recommended adventure: kayaking Lake Estes, hiking Sky Pond and Lake of Glass, stargazing in Hermit Park
Stonecrop Wheat • American Wheat • 4.7% • 16oz $7 / 8oz $5.5 / 4oz $3.5
Originally brewed as the base beer for our sour program, we recently tried a batch before putting it into sour barrels and thought it was delicious on its own! This light, delicately flavored and medium bodied beer has flavors and aromas of orange, lemon, melon, and pear, florals, and is balanced by baguette and honey. This is a tasty and easy drinking beer we imagine will become a fast favorite. • Featured ingredients: Torrified and White wheat. • Recommended adventure: Appreciating foliage found above treeline, Bouldering in Wild Basin
Peppermint Porter • Peppermint Vanilla Porter • 5.0% • 12oz $7 / 8oz $6 / 4oz $3.5
Our Subnivean Porter is a delicious dark ale brewed with whole vanilla beans, offering notes of coffee and chocolate with a light vanilla sweetness. For the holidays, we’ve enhanced these flavors with peppermint, which complements the chocolate and adds a familiar seasonal twist. • Featured ingredients: Maris Otter & Chocolate malts and Whole Vanilla Beans and Peppermint leaf • Recommend adventure: cross-country skiing to the Loch, building a snow cave
Interference IPA • American IPA • 6.5% • 16oz $7 / 8oz $5.5 / 4oz $3.5
Climbing the Interference Boulder in Rocky Mountain National Park requires strength and power. This Colorado IPA showcases the power of hops with an intense blend forging citrus aromas with a pine forward finish. • Featured ingredients: Cascade, El Dorado, Mosaic, Chinook, & Simcoe hops • Recommended adventure: hiking Black Lake, climbing the Twin Owls, skiing upper Hidden Valley
Goblin Forest • Black IPA • 6.5% • 12oz $7 / 8oz $6 / 4oz $3.5
Take the dark, gnarly path into the Goblin Forest, our black IPA and one of our favorite spots on the Longs Peak trail. A fusion of an IPA and a stout, this beer is roasty with notes of dark coffee and pine. • Featured ingredients: Biscuit & Debittered Chocolate malts and Simcoe, Chinook, & Northern Brewer hops • Recommended adventure: hiking Chasm Lake, sunset viewing in Moraine Park, building a snow cave
Winter Lodge ‘25 • Barrel-aged Winter Ale • 12oz $12 / 8oz $9 / 4oz $5
After stumbling on this blend somewhat by mistake in 2023, we liked it so much that it had to return. A blend of a spiced brown ale, a massive stout, a triple bock, and our barleywine combine to offer caramel, toffee, figs, almonds, and chocolate. The oak barrels and whisky aging meld with the winter spices for a slow warming, perfect for recuperating from a cold day of playing in the park. • Recommend adventure: Snowshoeing to Lawn Lake, telling stories of your best other cold weather adventure
Chocolate Vanilla Mayhem ‘25 • Barrel-aged Imperial Stout • 8oz $12 / 4oz $6
Our GABF award winning Wooden Mayhem was rested on cocoa nibs and vanilla beans in the barrel, and then meticulously blended with Chaos Canyon Stout and Steel Otter (our English Barleywine). Rich chocolate and marshmallow aromas meld flavors of coffee, leather, dried cherries, whiskey, and oak. Take your time on this decadent sipper while spending time with family and friends or enjoying alone by a crackling fire!
Alpenglow Sour • Fruited & Spiced Amber Sour 12oz $14 / 8oz $10 / 4oz $6
Fruited with a purpose: Strong clove aromatics blend with rich stone fruit, creating flavors reminiscent of mulled wine. The tart aspect of this beer is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the fruit, and a subtle complexity is added by the addition of spices. Inspired by traditional holiday flavors, we crafted this amber sour to be delicious any time of year. • Featured ingredients: Plum, cherry, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg • Recommended adventure: Early mornings in the mountains, either near or far
Bottle List
16.9 oz bottles served on site or to-go
Winter Lodge • 2025 • Barrel-aged Stout w/ Vanilla Beans & Cacao Nibs • $22
Notes: Sweet, Toffee, Butterscotch, Poached Pear, Oak, & Whisky
Wooden Owl • 2025 • Tokaji Wine & Rye Whisky Barrel-aged Barleywine • $24
Notes: Sweet, Butterscotch, Caramel Candy, Cherries, Dates, Dry Oak, & Whisky
Wooden Mayhem • 2022 • Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout • GABF Winner • $26
Notes: Sweet, Chocolate, Caramel, Toffee, Dried Cherries, Figs, Oak, & Whisky
Wooden Mayhem • 2024 • Single Malt Barrel-aged Imperial Stout • $24
Notes: Semi-Sweet, Milk Chocolate, Caramel, Raisin, Oak, & Whisky
Wooden Mayhem • 2025 • Single Malt Barrel-aged Imperial Stout • $24
Notes: Semi-Sweet, Chocolate, Molasses, Licorice, Cherry, Plum, Vanilla, Oak, & Whisky
Cocoa Vanilla Mayhem • 2025 • Barrel-aged Stout w/ Vanilla Beans & Cacao Nibs • $26
Notes: Sweet, Chocolate Covered Caramel, Vanilla, Marshmallow, & Whisky
Wooden Mayhem Grand Cru • 10th Anniversary • Barrel-aged Imperial Stout • $26
Notes: Semi-sweet, Baker’s Chocolate, Molasses, Dried Cherries, Walnuts, Cinnamon, Oak, & Whisky