BIÈRE DE GARDE

An homage to higher-gravity French farmhouse ales, Bière de Garde roughly translates to “beer for keeping.” Our version reflects the historical realities of this style of farming, when brewers made do with what was on hand. With three types of barley, wheat, rye, and oats, its aroma smacks of apple, pear, almond, and vanilla, with just a hint of lemon rind. 2021 Bronze medal winner at U.S. Beer Open.
6.3% ABV

DON'T BE MEAN TO PEOPLE: A GOLDEN RULE SAISON 

In 2016, North Carolina signed House Bill 2 (HB2) into law requiring transgender people to use restrooms that corresponded to their sex at birth. We believe that this bill violates Golden Rule #000001. 
We decided to do something about it. Teaming up with 40+ NC brewers, we created Don't Be Mean to People: A Golden Rule Saison. Each beer sold fundraises for Equality NC and Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer (QORDS), an organization that leads camping trips for queer and transgender youth. 
Don't Be Mean to People not only tastes delicious with notes of tangerine, white pepper, and banana, but is a friendly reminder that being friendly together yields some pretty amazing things. 
6.8% ABV

EXPORT STOUT

Most beer drinkers are familiar with the Dry Irish Stout, popularized by a certain brewery in Dublin.  The Export Stout is a somewhat bigger version of this beer made to survive oceanic travel, yet still retain the dry, roasted flavors of the original without out being too sweet or cloying.  
6.2% ABV

GOSÉ

The Gosé is a traditional German Ale that can trace it's origins back to the 16th century, in the town of Goslar. Legend has it the town's water supply had a brackish taste, as it was near the ocean. The sea salt, along with a healthy lactic fermentation, give it a unique tart and salty flavor combination. 2021 Bronze medal winner at Great American Beer Festival. 2022 Silver medal winner at U.S. Beer Open.
5.4% ABV

INDIA PALE ALE 

For our IPA, we used the traditional West Coast India Pale Ale as our template, then forgot where we put the template, then created something completely different. It’s a simple, easily enjoyable IPA with a crisp bouquet of lemon citrus, grapefruit rind, and melon. Tangerine and passion fruit dominate the hop flavor, but without the usual overwhelming bitterness.6.3% ABV

PILSNER

Pilsner was originally created in the town of Pilsen, now in the Czech Republic. The trifecta of soft local water, revolutionary malting techniques, and local Saaz hops created the most recognizable beer style today. Bready flavors mixed with an herbal undertow make this beer an instant classic.
5.5% ABV

RÉSERVE ALE

The result of our finest brewing efforts, the Ponysaurus Réserve is a Belgian Dark Strong Ale featuring rich brown malts and Belgian candy syrup made in-house. Flavorful Belgian yeast yields a complex yet elegant set of fruit and floral notes, while the candy syrup ferments almost completely, resulting in a scarily drinkable beer clocking in at just under 10% ABV.
9.3% ABV

RYE PALE ALE 

Originally brewed exclusively for Dashi in downtown Durham, the Rye Pale Ale has a light body, firm bitterness, and spicy/piney aroma designed to complement and contrast a bold, umami-filled meal, with earthy, citrus, and melon notes. Due to it's quick popularity Rye Pale Ale can now be found at the Ponysaurus taproom and elsewhere in the Triangle.  
5.4% ABV

SCOTTISH ALE

Reflecting the Scottish tradition of brewing beer with a small amount of hops so as to avoid unnecessary interaction with British traders (the bastards), our Scottish Ale is a rich, smooth, malt-focused beer that pours incredibly dark. Nutty Marris Otter malt provides deep hits of caramel, coffee, and chocolate in both the aroma and flavor. Like a drinkable kilt for your gullet.
7.2% ABV