Colonial Ale House · Norwood, MA
Bottle List
Thirty-one bottles from Belgium, Germany, Britain and beyond, grouped by country, then by style. Several of these are worth the conversation.
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Lambic and wild ales first, then Trappist, then strong ales.
Low-strength lambic brewed for Tilquin by Boon. Tart and light.
Blended and refermented Brussels lambic. Bone dry, electric.
Lambic steeped on sour cherries. Dry and sharp, never sweet.
Trappist dubbel brewed since 1862. Copper, apricot, silky.
Bottle-conditioned with Brettanomyces. Dry, hoppy, singular.
The monks’ own table beer. Light, dry, rarely exported.
The beer that defined the style. Golden, spicy, deceptive.
Towering white head, bone-dry finish. Dangerous at 8.5%.
Dupont’s holiday saison. Peppery, lemony, rich. Made to share.
Germany
Cologne, Bavaria and the world’s oldest brewery.
Cologne’s benchmark. Delicate, crisp, faintly fruity.
Bavarian wheat with a pronounced banana note. Soft and full.
Brewed for the brewery’s centenary. Honeyed, full, balanced.
From the world’s oldest brewery. Banana, clove, cloudy.
The dark wheat. Caramel and clove layered over the banana.
Pale wheat bock. Big and warming, and far too easy to drink.
Britain & Ireland
Yorkshire, the Lake District and Dublin.
Yorkshire brown ale. Walnut and hazelnut from the malt alone.
Almost opaque, unusually silky, bittersweet at the finish.
Lake District bitter. Gentle, golden and quietly hoppy.
Ireland’s lager, brewed at St. James’s Gate.
Seventeen apple varieties, long matured. Served over ice.
United States
One cellar bottle, one classic, and the familiar ones.
Wheat saison aged in oak foudre on Chambourcin grape skins.
Dark, roasty and warming. A benchmark of the style.
The beer that started American craft. Malty and balanced.
From America’s oldest brewery. Easy amber lager.
A light lager with rather more character than most.
Crisp, clean and very cold.
Cold and simple. No apologies.
Spain & Mexico
Including our only gluten-removed option.
Barcelona lager brewed from barley, with the gluten removed.
Light and easy. Served with a lime.
Crisp pilsner-style lager.
Vienna-style dark lager. Toasty and smooth.
Cellar bottles are limited, and vintages change. Ask what we have open.
Bottle sizes and ABV are shown for every beer. Prices are on the list at the bar. Updated 14 September 2026.