Hop Grail
Night Shift
- Dark Lager / Dunkel
- 5% ABV
- Label approved Jul 30
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Night Shift (Rip Van Winkle)'s Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 30 July 2026; not spotted yet.
Right around the middle of the 176 Dark Lager labels we've read.
From the label“A DECEPTIVELY EASY-DRINKING DARK LAGER WITH NOTES OF ROASTED MALT, SUBTLE COFFEE AND COCOA, FINISHING CRISP AND REFRESHING. THEY SAY OLD RIP WANDERED THESE MOUNTAINS AND AWOKE YEARS LATER... THIRSTY.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 44–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Mug or stein: thick, sturdy glass that keeps a lager cold
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Sausages and pretzels, Steak
About 155–180 calories and 15–20 g carbs
About 100 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Dark Lager / Dunkel. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 9th of 9 labels we have from Rip Van Winkle Brewing Co. It is one of 27 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
A white silhouette of a pig's head in profile dominates the center of the label, enclosed in a circular band of text reading 'RIP VAN WINKLE BREWING CO. CATSKILL NY.' Below the main emblem, a smaller version of the pig appears at lower left with accompanying narrative text in italic serif. The label employs a dark navy ground with a bright magenta border and uses white type throughout for contrast. The finish appears matte with no visible foil or gloss treatment.
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: LagerBrewery: Night Shift (Rip Van Winkle)