CARTEL
car·tel
/kärˈtel/
A group of independent manufacturers and suppliers with the intention of promoting a mutual or common interest.
Cartel Brewing & Blending is a nano brewery and beer café located in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our focus is quality small batch beers that express a blend of timeless traditional styles with recipes that reflect our ideology of an art that is constantly progressing.
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ENGLISH CREAM ALE
4% ABV. — 12 IBU
Brewed with English malt, hops and yeast, this Cream Ale is a stylistic blend of English Mild Ale and Cream Ale. Smooth, crisp and slightly sweet at the same time, balanced by a mild hop bitterness.
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CZECH PILSNER
4.8% ABV. – 28 IBU
A clean canvas of all Bohemian Pilsen Malt, balanced by a medley of German Hallertau hops, delivers that clean crisp and snappy aroma and flavor profile deserving of this style.
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VIENNA LAGER
5.8% ABV. — 24 IBU
A traditional Vienna Lager brewed almost entirely with Vienna Malt and a touch of darker Munich, delivering a medium amber color with flavors and aromas of toasted bread, floral notes and a hint of caramelized honey
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WEE HEAVY
8.5% ABV. — 37 IBU
A UK style strong ale brewed in collaboration with Mike Blose of Speedwell Homebrew. This beer is dark amber in color, giving aromas and flavors of biscuits and dark honey, dried figs and white raisins, providing some sweetness to balance the stronger ABV.
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AMERICAN IPA
6% ABV. — 70 IBU
A clean crisp American IPA, mashed with Czech Pilsen and medium caramel malts and hopped exclusively with Centennial. Earthy spice, piney, off dry, light to medium body.
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NEW ENGLAND IPA
6.8% ABV. — 67 IBU
Malted barley and wheat create a pillowy canvas to showcase some of our favorite hops. Notes of ripe peach, mango, cantaloupe and honeydew.
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BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
13.8% ABV.
Chapter 2 of our award winning barrel aged imperial stout. Rested for 24 months in Stoll & Wolfe Bourbon Barrels then blended to deliver a significant amount of rich and dark charred oak character, accented by sweet bourbon, with additional notes of dark chocolate, caramel, blackstrap molasses and a hint of toffee.
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WEST COAST DOUBLE IPA
8.5% ABV. — 90 IBU
The original iteration of the beer that has become our most popular flagship West Coast IPA 'The Pines'. For fans of our 'Respect Your Elders' project that pays tribute to the most iconic west coast IPA of all time. This beer slaps harder than ever with aromas and flavors well fitting for the style.
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MILK STOUT
5.8% ABV. — 30 IBU
A classic Milk Stout brewed simplistically with pale malt and a healthy portion of caramel and chocolate malts. Contains lactose sugar.
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WEST COAST IPA
6% ABV. — 70 IBU
A West Coast IPA, featuring a meticulous blend of 6 classic hops, complimenting a simple grist of Pilsen and light caramel malt, delivering flavors and aromas of citrus, lemon peel and earthy pine.
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BERLINER WEISSE
4.3% ABV. — 14 IBU
Berliner Weisse style sour ale with lemon lime punch added
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NEW ENGLAND IPA
6.7% ABV. — 45 IBU
A simple yet intentional malt combination, designed to provide just the right backdrop to showcase a few of our favorite American Hops
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ROBUST PORTER
6.5% ABV. — 27 IBU
A smooth and roasty representation of this classic style that flirts with the line by its dry to medium body. A balance of dark roasted and caramel malts with an approachably restrained bitterness imparted by the use of a single hop varietal. Aromas and flavors of chocolate, caramel and dark roasted coffee
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WITBIER
5.2% ABV | 10 IBU
A Traditional Belgian Wit that is complex and refreshing. We freshly zest oranges on the brew-day and add them into the whirlpool with a touch of cracked coriander. Please store upside down and enjoy right-side up! This allows the yeast to fall back into suspension where much of the flavor is.
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BELGIAN DUBBEL
8.8% ABV - 20 IBU
Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Our Town Brewery, this Trappist inspired libation merges the styles of Abbey Dubbel and Golden Strong Ale for a resulting sipper that’s soft and inviting for all seasons.
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CIDER
8.5% ABV | N/A IBU
A strong American farm cider using a blend of Esopus Spitzenburg and Stayman Winesap apples. Dry and fruit forward.
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BARLEYWINE
12% ABV | 60 IBU
Merging the styles of both an English and American Barleywine, this beer features and very specific and intentional malt selection. Through a much longer boiling process, we are able to bring out a greater depth of flavors and sweetness, resulting in flavors and aromas of rich caramel, brown sugar, candied raisins and stone fruit.
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BARREL AGED NEAPOLITAN STOUT
13.2% ABV
Brewed in collaboration with YAH Brew. A 15 month bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, blended with fresh strawberries, vanila bean and cacao.
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ENGLISH MILD
4.2% ABV | 14 IBU
A traditional malt forward English pub ale, known for its light and roasty tea-like qualities. A refreshing warm weather session beer with earthy flavors and aromas of black tea and lemon
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PALE ALE
5.2% ABV | 52 IBU
A more traditional styled American Pale Ale, clean yet a soft and smooth drinker. Tropical and grassy notes imparted by Mosaic and Simcoe hops
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