Our Beers
"Katt"mandu's Widow's Brew
A red ale brewed with red pepper, cinnamon, orange peel and cocoa nibs. This interesting spiced red ale is perfect for the cold months. Malty notes with a slight hint of citrus and a smooth warming heat on the back end.
14 Leatherheads
A classic amber lager brewed with noble hops and lagered over 2 months for a clean crisp flavor and smooth finish
2 Lewit
A Belgian Wit, light and refreshing with hints of orange and coriander, and a classic witbier finish.
200 Carrot Gold
Carrot Cake Brown ale brewed with caramel and Special B malts, then spiced with a touch of cinnamon. Fermented with 200 lbs of carrots and organic Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans. Notes of cinnamon and raisin finish off this unique brown ale. Served on nitro for a deliciously smooth experience.
Advocate Amber
Advocate Amber is a smooth dry hopped amber ale with a malty backbone and moderate candied citrus hop notes.
Alabastard
A mellow hazelnut "White" Stout lighter in color than your normal variety, with a touch of sweetness. *CONTAINS NUTS
Alt-Heimer
A Dusseldorf Altbier that is copper colored, perfectly malty, yet balanced with a hop bitterness. This ale is fermented and then lagered for a very smooth, clean flavor.
American Wheat
Light crisp wheat ale brewed with honey malt and dry hopped with Mandarina for a refreshing clementine note and clean finish.
Anger the Ale
A excitingly flavorful pale ale with bright citrus notes and a dank resinous hop finish that showcases the Simcoe hop. A collaboration with Anger the Ant.
As the Story Gose
A traditional Gose brewed with coriander and sea salt. Sour fermented for smooth clean sour finish. Light, citrusy and refreshing.
Away from the Norm
A dry hopped amber ale with malty notes, crisp hop flavor and clean dry finish. A well balanced brew with a twist away from the norm
Azote
A Milk stout that's dark, smooth and drinkable thanks to the lactose and always served on Nitro.
Azote Oak'd
Our fan-favorite Milk Stout "Azote" aged for 2 months on rum barrel oak staves for mellow rum notes on the nose and finish. Very limited release batch.
BRC
BRC, our flagship beer, is a crushable India Pale Ale bursting with juicy hops courtesy of a huge late addition of Mosaic® and Citra® hops combined with a healthy dry hopping of the same. This beer has a smooth/sweeter malty backbone and a nice hop punch.
BRC 40
A throwback to the origins of our name, this is a lighter version of our flagship west coast IPA, BRC. Lighter color, lower abv and dry hopped with Cryo Citra and Mosaic for more hop flavor while lowering the bitterness. Bright hop notes with a clean dry finish.
BachToberBest
A Marzen style Lager with a malty caramel backbone and moderate hop bitterness.
Backlit
A vibrant, hazy IPA with a bright straw color that's bursting with citrus and tropical fruit flavors. Loaded with notes of Pineapple, Passion Fruit, and Grapefruit from a double dry hopping of Citra and Australian Vic Secret Hops.
Baja
This Mexican style light lager is delicately brewed with barley and flaked corn then cold aged for 8 weeks at near freezing temperatures. Lightly hopped making it an easy drinking, balanced and refreshing cerveza!
Bake Shop Series - German Chocolate Cake
Brewed in collaboration with Pennie's Bake Shop, this delicious dessert stout features their German Chocolate Cake, rich chocolate glaze, and lactose sugar. Then aged on cocoa nibs and 25 lbs toasted coconut. Roasty rich notes of chocolate with a smooth coconut finish.
Bake Shop Series - Salted Caramel Cupcake
Brewed in collaboration with Pennie's Bake Shop, this delicious dessert stout features their salted caramel cupcakes, caramel, lactose sugar, & Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. Roasty notes of chocolate and caramel with a hint of salt on the finish.
Beyond Saison
A Mosaic® hopped farmhouse ale with a malt character built up with Pale, Wheat, and Rye Malts and a small addition of oats. The dry spice tones of the saison yeast meet the floral and fruit forward hops in a saison that is beyond.
Braver Wee
A Scotch Ale that is full-bodied and malty. Low hop bitterness and sweet caramel notes round out this traditional take on a Scottish Ale, also known as a "Wee-Heavy". Medium dark brown in color.
Burly Joe
Burly Joe is a full flavored Breakfast Stout brewed with oatmeal and fermented with Dark Roast cold brewed Coffee from our close friends at Pennie's Bake Shop. Notes of oatmeal, coffee, & chocolate round out this smooth drinking robust stout.
Cherry Cherry
A Sour-Tart Cherry Gose, traditionally brewed with sea salt and coriander and fermented with German Ale Yeast then soured with Brettanomyces for an added sour funk finish.
Closer to the Truth
A tropical, fruit forward Hazy IPA with notes of sweet orange, peach and passionfruit from a healthy double dry hopping of Amarillo and Galaxy hops. Backed with a smooth grain bill of Vienna malt, Flaked oats and malted oats.
CocAzote
Our crowd favorite milk stout "Azote" conditioned on rich toasted coconut shavings. Smooth coffee and chocolate notes with decadent coconut aromas and finish.
Common-Wealth
This California Common style ale fermented with the traditional "steam" beer process. Balanced hop bitterness and malty backbone make this a very approachable brew. Brewed in collaboration with one of our favorite Mug Club couples, the Simmons.
Devil in these Hills
Chocolate Pastry Stout with heavy addition of 100% cacao chocolate. Brewed with chocolate malt, flaked oats, and roasted barley with a hint of lactose sugar. Smooth chocolate and roasted notes finish off this stout.
Dink, Dank, Dunk
A Session Pale Ale with dank hoppy goodness. Loaded with earthy, spicy, dank hops Low in alcohol...not in flavor.
Ease His Pain
2nd release of our Beers of Dreams Series. A Soft Double Hazy IPA with double dry hopping of Idaho 7 and Strata hops. Grapefruit and dank fruit notes on the nose and palate with full body.
Feet in the Sand
Lime Gose brewed with sea salt, coriander and limes. Refreshing, tart with a clean dry finish.
Fixed the Newel Post
Our Seasonal Christmas/Winter brew. This Horchata Porter is brewed with Lactose Sugar and then aged on Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans & Cinnamon Sticks. A strong ale with a smooth & velvety taste.
For Your Approval
Juicy haze bomb saturated in tropical and passion fruit hop notes. Pillowy soft malt bill brewed with 2 row barley, Vienna malt and flaked and malted oat additions. Heavily hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Mosaic varieties.
Forest for the Trees
IPA brewed with wild harvested spruce and fir tips. Dry hopped with Simcoe and Chinook hops. Dank pine and resin notes throughout with a malty backbone and crisp dry finish.
Future Brew
A crushable pale ale that has been traditionally brewed and then fermented with gluten reduction methods.
Gang Buys a Boat
A perfect tropical hazy IPA to sip with some boat music. Double dry hopped with BRU-1 and Rakau hops for tropical fruits and pineapple notes. Soft front end and smooth finish....because of the implication!
General Purpose Pilsner
Light and refreshing, this take on a light American lager/pilsner was brewed with Pilsner malt, flaked corn and mild hops. Crisp clean finish and mild hop bitterness.
Go the Distance
The third (and possibly boldest) installment of our "Beers of Dreams" series. This double hazy IPA is loaded with a double dry hopping of Idaho 7 and Enigma hops. Bold tropical and dank aromas overpower your senses and the soft, full body hangs on the pallet.
Graduate Pale Ale (GPA)
GPA was brewed in collaboration with the BC3 Pioneer Pantry. Brewed with flaked and malted oats and generously double dry hopped with Cryo Mosaic hops. Big full mouthfeel with smooth tropical hops flavors of peach, passionfruit, mango with hints of bubblegum.
Hastings Brown Ale
Brewed exclusively for the Hastings Taproom, this brown ale features nutty and roasted notes with a caramel malty backbone and smooth finish.
Hit the East Side
A New England IPA with vibrant stone fruit, citrus and lime notes. This beer is hazy, juicy, and delicious with large amounts of late addition hops and a double dry hopping with Citra, El Dorado, and Motueka Hops
Hits You Different
Farmhouse Saison brewed with apricots and organic ginger tea made locally by “The Witchn Kitchen”. This recipe, designed by Kiesha Kurtz, hits you different with traditional French style saison, brite apricot notes and dry ginger spiced finish.
Holabird Proving Ground #001
Experimental Hazy IPA. Bittering, whirlpool and double dry hopped with Rakau hops. Extremely soft feel with smooth notes of apricot, plum and mango. First part of our new test series.
Holabird Proving Ground #002
Experimental single hop hazy IPA with healthy double dry hopping of Nelson Sauvign hops. Tropical, Dank and white grape dominate the palate with smooth soft finish.
Holabird Proving Ground #003
Experimental single hop hazy IPA with healthy double dry hopping of BRU-1 hops. Pineapple dominates the palate with tropical notes and smooth soft finish.
Holabird Proving Ground #004
Single hop experimental Hazy IPA brewed with heavy oat additions and a double dry hopping with Zappa hops leading to strong aromas of Passionfruit, mango, and citrus. Full bodied and mild bitterness make for a crushable IPA.
Holabird Proving Ground #005
Single hop experimental Hazy IPA brewed with heavy oat additions and a double dry hopping with Eclipse hops. Strong citrus and mandarin notes. Full bodied, hop forward, mild bitterness.
Holabird Proving Ground #006
Another in our Experimental single hop hazy IPA series. This crushable IPA is double dry hopped with experimental hop ID-158 known as "The Ocho". Soft on the palate with notes of citrus, stone fruit and hint of honey.
Holabird Proving Ground #007
Experimental single hop hazy IPA. Kettle and whirlpool hopped with traditional Citra pellets then double dry hopped with Cryo Citra hops. Bursting with tropical and citrus notes, extra soft feel from rolled and rich malted oat additions.
Honey Bunches of Smoke
Our Fresh Fest collaboration beer with Uncle Jammy's features red wheat, heavy additions of oats, beechwood smoked barley, and over 60 lbs. of wildflower honey. Honey and smoke aromas dominate this easy drinking ale. Finishes with a smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness and a touch of sweetness.
If You Build It
Part of our "Beers of Dreams" series, this double hazy IPA features a huge amount of the New Zealand hop Riwaka and a pillow soft mouthfeel. Tropical and citrus notes and aromas.
Illusion of Light
A vanilla bean coffee blonde stout. Aged on Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans and conditioned with cold brew coffee from Pennies Bake Shop. Smooth notes of vanilla latte with a balanced stout finish.
Immaculate
A soft, hazy, juice bomb dripping with citrus and passionfruit on the front featuring Galaxy hops. Smooth bready malt bill heavy on rolled oats makes this New England a well-balanced perfectly drinkable IPA.
Juice Head Baby
A hazy, juicy, delicious Double Dry Hopped New England style IPA. with orange and citrus notes from Amarillo, Citra, and Mandarina Bavaria Hops
Just Dew Wit
A very refreshing take on a traditional Belgian style White Ale. Brewed with Barley, Wheat, Coriander and Orange Zest. This recipe was the winner from our “Butler Area Society of Homebrewers” Homebrew competition. The beer was designed by B.A.S.H. member Andrea Weider and then brewed here at Recon with the B.A.S.H. members.
Keep Cold, Drink Fresh
This Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA features the brand new and very unique Sabro hop. The result is a heavily tropical fruit, citrus experience with hints of coconut on the initial senses and an amazingly soft mouthfeel. The aftertaste lingers and transforms with dank earthy flavors. As with all great unfiltered craft beers…..Keep Cold, Drink Fresh!
Key Lime Pie Gose
Refreshingly delicious key lime pie gose. Brewed with lactose, sea salt, and graham cracker then fermented on tart key lime purée. Tart fruit foward flavors with a subtle salty pie crust finish.
Kick It One Time
A hopped up Cascadian Dark Ale aged on Madagascar Vanilla Beans. Smooth and hoppy!
L.O.D.D
A New England style IPA that highlights Lotus hops in whirlpool and double dry hopping additions. Smooth tropical and citrus aromas and low bitterness make this a crushable IPAA New England style IPA that highlights Lotus hops in whirlpool and double dry hopping additions. Smooth tropical and citrus aromas and low bitterness make this a crushable IPA. Brewed in honor of Butler County First Responder's "Line of Duty Death" Memorial.
Last Farm Standing
Honey Wheat Pale Ale. Brewed with Butler County grains, Mercer County hops, and honey from Gilfillan Farm (Allegheny County). Smooth, balanced, moderate hop with a touch of honey sweetness.
Lime Gose
Traditional Gose brewed with lime, coriander and sea salt. Bright lime notes, thirst quenching tart finish. Crushable any time of year.
Lime in the Sand
Belgian White Ale, light and refreshing with lime overtones and traditional dry wheat finish.
London Underground
This Extra Special Bitter (ESB) is a well-balanced take on the traditional English style “bitters”. Smooth maltiness and caramel notes are balanced by low-moderate hop bitterness making this a crushable ale for any occasion.
Meeder Irish Red
A traditional Irish Red Ale brewed in collaboration with and in celebration of our future Meeder Crossroads location. Dark caramel and roasted notes balanced with a mild hop bitterness!
Melon Brined
A salty sour watermelon and cantaloupe Gose. Very refreshing and drinkable. Melons local from Schramm’s Market.
More Than Words
Delicate hazy IPA with strong tropical and stone fruits coming through from a heavy double dosing of Enigma and Citra hops. Dry Dank finish round out this killer IPA.
Mother Earth
A funky Farmhouse Saison dry hopped with Lemon Drop Hops for a light citrus finish.
NIC-Brew
This Berry Milkshake IPA has over 300lbs of Blackberries, Blueberries, and Raspberries on top of a full bodied malty sweet backbone and a healthy Amarillo & Mandarina dry hopping. *Contains Lactose*
Nice Pear
Hazy IPA brewed with Barley, Oats and Flaked Wheat for pillowy softness. Double Dry Hopped with Huell Melon and El Dorado creating sweet fruit and strawberry notes. Conditioned on Prickly Pear puree to round out the fruity experience. Brewed in collaboration with Classic Rock Fabrication and "Real Men Wear Pink".
Nice and Crispy
Crisp and clean with traditional cracker/biscuit malt flavors, balanced bitterness and refreshingly dry finish. This ale was fermented at lower temperatures and cold conditioned for an extra smooth taste.
Nicodemus
Dry Irish style stout. Smooth roasted notes, moderate hop bitterness and dry finish
O' Dark Thirty
This Cascadian Dark Ale has a stout-like roasty smoothness at first sip then step up into a citrus forward hop tang and ends with prominent bitterness that dries out your pallet and keeps you coming back for another.
OK2Talk
This stout was brewed in collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Butler County, PA. A medium to lighter bodied stout with roasted notes, chocolate hints and a touch of sweetness.
Oak'd Scotch
A complex ale that straddles 2 styles has the caramel notes of a scotch ale and the raisin, fig and cherry notes of a strong ale. Conditioned for months on medium toast French oak for a smooth aged finish.
Overdue 1894
This American pale ale is soft, hazy and juicy. Soft on the palate from a heavy addition of oats with a pleasant biscuit malt base. Double dry hopped with Galaxy hops for Citrus and passionfruit aromas.
Pathfinder
A collaboration between Recon Brewing & Levity Brewing, this golden colored smooth sipper will have you feeling refreshed and ready for the sunshine!
PepperJack's
An American pale ale conditioned on habanero peppers. Moderate bitterness, malty backbone, citrus hop notes and a slow warming heat round out this pale ale.
PepperJack's Jam - Peach
An American pale ale conditioned on habanero peppers and 80 lbs of Peach. Moderate bitterness, malty backbone, citrus hop notes, hints of peach, and a slow warming heat round out this pale ale.
Pie Fest
A Pecan & Pumpkin Brown Ale brewed with fresh pumpkin, milled toasted pecans and a dash of cinnamon for full bodied blend of fall flavors. *CONTAINS NUTS
Pulse Czech
A crisp, clean Bohemian style Pilsner made with 100% Butler County grown and floor malted Pilsner malt from CNC Malt in Fenelton, PA. Moderately hopped with Czech Saaz then cold fermented and lagered for a well balanced dry, yet smooth finish.
R.E.D. IPA (Remember Everyone Deployed)
A full flavored Red IPA with bready malt base and an intense hop finish showcasing Centennial Hops.
RYEding Dirty
This "unbalanced" IPA weighs in with a whopping 40% Rye grain bill. The spicy bite from the rye malt is paired with a dank, resinous pounding of Simcoe and Chinook hops to punish your taste buds. The bitterness will dry your tongue and keep you coming back for more.
Raspberry Goes Ahh
This Raspberry Gose is sour mashed then fermented on 160 lbs of Red Raspberries for a vibrant fruit forward sour that is tart and refreshing.
Raven Tail
This medium bodied black lager starts with roasted coffee notes and ends with that signature smooth Recon lager finish that takes months of cold aging to accomplish. A winter time lager that was built for speed and comfort.
Re-Arranged
Crushable “gluten-reduced” Pale Ale with grapefruit and orange notes and smooth hop finish.
Recon Cider
A traditional dry cider with crisp apple flavor and clean dry finish and mild carbonation. A great gluten free option.
Rusty Brown Ale
Mild brown ale with notes of toffee, caramel and a hint of chocolate. Balanced hop bitterness make this a smooth drinking ale.
Sip Sip Sahooty
Sip Sip Sahooty is an Imperial New England style IPA that we brew only for our anniversary each year. It’s bold, juicy, hazy and, for 8% alc/vol, it’s still crushable. Soft on your palate from heavy oat additions and a citrus/tropical juice bomb from double dry hopping of Citra, Centennial, and Cascade hops.
Smoke Ring and Mirrors
Cherry wood smoked ale with cranberries and dry hopped with Amarillo and Mandarina Bavaria hops for light citrus notes. Fresh Fest collaboration brew with Uncle Jammy’s Sauces.
Stingo Ate Your Baby
A Stingo is an almost extinct style of English Old/Strong ale. This Stingo has been aged for 8 months on Brett yeast for dark complex and sour flavors of cherry, raisin, vanilla, and fig. Brewed to be sipped and enjoyed like a fine wine or cognac.
Summer Creamin
This Cream Ale is a summertime "Lawnmower" beer that's light, refreshing, and fermented with Ale and Lager yeast for a smooth finish and crushable flavor.
That Girl is Boysen
A Boysenberry Berliner Weisse that is sour, tart, and refreshing. Kettle soured and brewed with 165lbs of Boysenberries.
Til Tuesday
Wheat beer fermented with German Hefeweizen yeast. 150 lbs of Strawberries added during fermentation for a pleasant pink hue and mild strawberry flavor that compliments this fruity drinkable ale.
To Live and Rye
A balanced rye ale with complex malty background, signature rye spice and a moderate hop bitterness.
Too Rye Ay
A Rye Ale with spicy rye flavors, caramel maltiness, and a pleasing reddish/brown color.
Trail Rated Sour Series - Apple
Light and refreshing apple sour ale. Fermented with 400 lbs of apples, this ale has cider-like fresh fruit notes and a clean tart finish.
Trail Rated Sour Series - Apricot
A sour ale with a pound of Apricot per gallon. Fruity nose with a crisp tart dry finish.
Trail Rated Sour Series - Black Currant
A sour ale with two pounds of black currants per gallon. It has an amazingly fresh and ripe fruit forward taste and aroma, sour bite then finishes dry and refreshing.
Trail Rated Sour Series - Blackberry
Tart refreshing fruited sour, saturated with Blackberries. Strong berry aromas with a clean sour finish.
Trail Rated Sour Series - Cara Cara Orange
A fruited sour ale fermented with 400 lbs of cara Cara oranges and tangerines. Light refreshing beer with lush tropical and citrus flavors with a clean tart finish.