Sharpshooters boasts the largest bottled craft beer selection in the region, with a dozen rotating tap handles of unique seasonal drafts. Ask your server about our featured craft beers on tap and the beers of the month!
Doppelbock
Bocks--you know, those beers with goats on the label--are relatively strong German lagers. Doppelbocks--as the name might suggest--are typically even stronger and contain enough malty goodness that they’ve been considered a meal in a glass for centuries. Generally they have a very full-bodied flavor and are darker than their little Bock brothers and sisters and a higher level of alcohol too. They range in color from dark amber to nearly black, and dark versions often have slight chocolate or roasted characters. Troegenator | ABV%8.8 | Doppelbock Troegs Brewery | Hershey, PA Scottish Ale (Very Limited) The Scottish style of ales break down into Light, Heavy and Export. In the 19th century Scotland, a nomenclature, based on the now obsolete shilling currency, was devised in order to distinguish each. 60/- (light), 70/- (heavy), 80/- (export), 90/- to 160/- for Scotch Ales. Scottish Ales traditionally go through a long boil in the kettle for a caramelization of the wort. This produces a deep copper to brown in colored brew and a higher level of unfermentable sugars which create a rich mouth feel and malty flavors and aromas. Overall hop character is low, light floral or herbal, allowing its signature malt profile to be the highlight. Smoky characters are also common. Hibernator | ABV%6 Long Trail Brewery | Bridgewater Corners, VT Cider Made from fermented apple juice, cider comes in a number of varieties. English cider is dry, with fruity, tannic qualities and low carbonation. This can be found cask-conditioned in England. Normandy is another major cider-producing region, with a sweeter, more effervescent, very complex style. Ciders produced elsewhere are often sweet, simple beverages for mass consumption, though there are some good English-style ciders in North America and Norman-style ciders in Quebec. Angry Orchard Apple Cider | ABV% 3.05 Boston Beer Co. | Cincinnati, OH Lager Lager is a type of Beer that is fermented and conditioned at low temperatures. Pale Lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world. Bock, Pilsner, Dortmunder export and Marzen are all styles of lager. There are also Dark lagers, such as Dunkel and Schwarzbier. Vienna Lager Elliot Ness | ABV% 6.2 Great Lakes Brewing | Cleveland, OH Ringside All American | ABV% 4.8 Ringside Brewing | Buffalo, NY Sunshine Pils | ABV% 4.5 Troegs Brewing | Hershey, PA Golden Cold | ABV% 5 Susquehanna Brewing | Pittston, PA Pils-Noir Black Pilsner | ABV% 4.9 Susquehanna Brewing | Pittston, PA Fruit/Vegetable Beer A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit or veggies, though most use an extract, syrup or processed flavor to give the effect of a particular fruit or vegetable. Usually ales, but with not much ale character to them and commonly unbalanced. Malt flavor is typically hidden with a low hop bitterness to allow the fruit or vegetable to dominate. Ginger Beer | ABV 4.3 Appalachian Brewing | Harrisburg, PA Summer Berry | ABV% 5.1 Penn Brewery | Pittsburgh, PA Strawberry Wheat | ABV% 4.8 Lancaster Brewing | Lancaster, PA IPA (India Pale Ale) Traditionally brewed in England for shipment to the English Colonies in India, IPA's have an elevated ABV and hop character that allowed them to sustain the long voyage to India. IPA's range from pale golden to deep ruby in color. The aroma is moderate to very strong. IBU - International Bittering Units. This is a measure of the actual bitterness of a beer as contributed by the alpha acid from hops. 60 Minute IPA | ABV% 6 | IBU 60 Dogfish Head Brewing | Milton, DE Hop Hog | ABV% 7.9 | IBU 55 Lancaster Brewing | Lancaster. PA Daddy Fat Sacks | ABV% 7.5 | IBU 56 Roy Pitz | Chambersburg, PA Northern Lights | ABV% 7 | IBU 76 Starr Hill | Charlottesville, VA Brewers IPA | ABV% 5.4 | IBU 30 Brewers Alley | Frederick, MD Perpetual | ABV% 7.5 | IBU 75 Troegs Brewing | Hershey, PA Hop Five IPA | ABV% 6 | IBU 55 Susquehanna Brewing | Pittston, PA Mosiac IPA | ABV% 4.8 | IBU 45 Bluepoint Brewing | Patchogue, NY 61 Minute American IPA | ABV% 6.5 | IBU 68 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton, DE Chainbreaker White IPA | ABV% 5.6 | IBU 55 DeChutes Brewing | Bend, OR Pale Ale Pale Ales are light in color, ranging from golden to a light copper color. The style of this beer is defined by the American hops used. American hops typically have high bitterness and aroma. Dead Guy Ale | ABV% 5.5 Rogue Brewing Portland, OR American Pale Ale | ABV% 5 Stouts Brewing | Coatesville, PA Pale Ale | ABV% 5 Troegs Brewery | Hershey, PA Bare ass Blonde | ABV% 5 Duclaw Brewing | Baltimore, MD Hazed & Infused | ABV% 5 Boulder Brewing | Boulder, Co Urban 312 | ABV% 5.4 Goose Island Brewing | Chicago, IL Headwaters | ABV% 5.1 Victory Brewing | Downingtown, PA Red Chair | ABV% 6.2 DeChutes Brewing | Bend, OR 7 Gates Pale Ale ABV% 5.6 Springhouse Brewing | Conestoga, PA |
American Amber
American style ale generally using colored malts in addition to pale malts which creates a beer colored anywhere from medium copper to light brown. Recent examples are tending to be on the hoppy side with a fair amount of bitterness as opposed to the traditional red ales of Ireland. Generally the ABV ranges from 4.5% Hopback Amber | ABV% 5.5 Troegs | Hershey, PA Censored Copper Ale | ABV% 6.75 Lagunitas | Lagunitas, CA Brawler Pugilist Style Dark | ABV% 4.2 Yards Brewing | Philadelphia, PA Poor Richard Tavern Spruce | ABV% 5 Yards Brewing | Philadelphia, PA Extra Special or Strong Bitters are generally considered to be English bitter ales at 4.8% or above in ABV. The color should be light amber to copper. The aroma should have notable hop aromas, with mils malt or fruity sweetness. Taste should have equally notable hop bitterness. Also, malty sweetness should be obvious. The feel should be medium bodied, with mild carbonation. ABV has to be above 4.8%. Bitter is an English term for pale, not relating to its flavor. Wheat Beers A general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent. Circus Boy Hefe | ABV% 4.5 Magic Hat Brewing | South Burlington, VT Hoegaarden Wit | ABV% 4.9 Brouwerij van Hoegaarden | Hoegaarden, Belgium Wildflower Wheat | ABV% 4.25 Otter Creek Brewing | Middlebury, VT Porters Porter is a dark-colored style of Beer. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name was first used in the 18th century from its popularity with the street and river porters of London. It is generally brewed with dark malts. The name "stout" for a dark beer is believed to have come about because a strong porter may be called "Extra Porter" or "Double Porter" or "Stout Porter". The term "Stout Porter" would later be shortened to just "stout". For example, Guinness Extra Stout was originally called "Extra Superior Porter" and was only given the name ExtraStout in 1840. Edmond Fitzgerald | ABV% 5.8 Great Lakes Brewing | Cleveland, OH Mocha American Porter | ABV% 5.3 Rogue Brewing | Newport, OR Black Butte | ABV% 5.2 DeChutes Brewing | Bend, OR Brown Ale Brown Ale is a style of beer with a dark amber or brown color. The term was first used by London brewers in the late 17th century to describe their products, such as mild ale, though the term had a rather different meaning than it does today. 18th-century brown ales were lightly hopped and brewed from 100% brown malt. Christmas Ale | ABV% 7.3 | Brown Ale Goose Island | Chicago, IL Raison D’Etre | ABV% 8 | Belgium Dark Ale Dogfish Head Brewing | Milton, DE Old Jail Ale | ABV% 4.3 | American Brown Ale Roy Pitz Brewing | Chambersburg, PA Stouts Stouts are a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and often caramel malt with hops. Java Head Stout | ABV% 5.9 Troegs | Hershey, PA Milk Stout | ABV% 5.1 Lancaster Brewing | Lancaster, PA Kölsch First only brewed in Köln, Germany, now many American brewpubs and a hand full of breweries have created their own version of this obscure style. Light to medium in body with a very pale color, hop bitterness is medium to slightly assertive. A somewhat vinous (grape-y from malts) and dry flavor make up the rest. Karnival | ABV% 4.8 Stoudts Brewing | Adamstown, PA Best Blonde | ABV% 4 Roy Pitz Brewing | Chambersburg, PA Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsner. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. Golden Monkey – 750ml | ABV% 9.5 Victory Brewing | Downingtown, PA Green Peppercorn - 25.4 oz. | ABV% 9.2 Brewers Art Brewing | Baltimore, MD Unusual Tweason’ale is a beer we brewed on the cusp of summer. It is a gluten-free sorghum based beer brewed with fresh strawberries from our friends at Fifer Orchards near Dover, Delaware. For the sorghum, we sourced dark, sweet, syrup with notes of molasses and pit-fruit. We also used A dark buckwheat honey with a beautiful hay-like, earthy-malty thing that we felt added the final touch to this Tweason’ale recipe. Dogfish Head Tweason Ale | 6% ABV | Gluten FREE |
Some beers are of limited quantity to ensure freshness and seasonality. We apologize in advance for falsely tantalizing your taste buds. Please ask your server or beer steward about appropriate substitutes. Menu subject to change.