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Welcome to Helles
Welcome to Helles is a clean, gold-colored German lager with a smooth malty flavor and dry, soft finish. Subtle hop flavor adds a bit of complexity to the style while maintaining its appeal as a refreshing, everyday drink.
Style: German Lager
Style Origin: Germany
IBU: 18
ABV: 4.5%
Awards: 2023 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Bronze Medal
Edelweiss
Style: Hefeweizen
Style Origin: Germany
IBU: 11
ABV: 4.9%
Edelweiss is a pale, refreshing German wheat beer with high carbonation, dry finish, a fluffy mouthfeel, and distinctive banana and clove flavor. It is a very approachable and easy drinking style that will appeal to a wide range of craft beer drinkers.
Awards: 2021 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Silver Medal
Maxwell IPA
Style: International IPA
Style Origin: Hybrid Style
IBU: 81
ABV: 6.6%
Maxwell Euro IPA, named after the Maxwell Motorcars dealership that opened in our taproom space in 1912, is Primeval’s unique take on popular modern craft IPAs. We combine a base of German Pilsner malt with our unique blend of hops, then ferment with an English yeast strain to add a subtle complexity. The result is an uncommonly smooth IPA style beer with pleasant malt sweetness and bold tropical fruit flavor.
Rauch My World
Style: Rauchbier (smoked lager)
Style Origin: Germany
IBU: 24
ABV: 5.3%
Smoke ’em if you got ’em! Rauch My World is a rich, malty German amber lager with beechwood smoke character. Our version pays tribute to the traditional versions still brewed in Bamberg, Germany with an assertive smoke character that will please the most discerning smoked beer fan.
Awards: 2021 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Gold Medal, 2023 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Bronze Medal
Sacred Seduction
Style: English Porter
Style Origin: England
IBU: 25
ABV: 5.7%
Dark brown English version of the Porter style featuring toasted caramel and chocolate malt flavors with subtle fruitiness from a traditional English yeast strain.
Awards: 2024 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Gold Medal, 2022 Gold Medal U.S. Open Beer Championship
Lazy Days
Style: Euro Cream Ale
Style Origin: Hybrid Style
IBU: 18
ABV: 5.4%
Lazy Days is a pale colored ale that is light and refreshing with a low cracker like malt profile and flowery/herbal hop notes. We add a subtle twist to this American style by using German hops and a traditional English yeast strain.
Peony Days
Style: Fruited Cream Ale
Style Origin: Hybrid Style
IBU: 18
ABV: 5.4%
Originally brewed to honor the Noblesville Peony Festival, Peony Days is our Lazy Days Cream Ale blended with Orange, Passion Fruit, and Guava!
SEASONAL AND SPECIALTY BEERS
M.C. Quad
Style: Belgian Quadruple
Style Origin: Belgium
IBU: 28
ABV: 9.5%
Deceptively smooth for a high alcohol beer, M.C. Quad showcases the rich flavors of specialty Belgian Candi Syrups. Hints of fruit, caramel, and chocolate in the flavor are balanced by the spicy finish of a traditional Belgian yeast strain. Enjoy Primeval’s version of one of the most celebrated beer styles in the world!
Awards: 2023 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Silver Medal
Cherry Entendre
Style: Belgian Dubbel with Cherries
Style Origin: Belgium
IBU: 22
ABV: 6.6%
Copper colored Belgian ale that derives much of its rich flavor from a blend of specialty Belgian Candi Syrups. We blended this beer with sour cherries to compliment the wonderful malt profile!
Anton’s Dream
Style: Vienna Lager
Style Origin: Austria
IBU: 21
ABV: 5.3%
A clean, soft amber lager that has a smooth, toasted bread maltiness and a moderate hop character similar to our Helles. The beer finishes crisp, enticing you for another drink! The beer was first produced in Austria in 1841 by Anton Dreher.
Smokey Bones
Style: Smoked Helles
Style Origin: Germany
IBU: 17
ABV: 5.0%
Smokey Bones is our collaboration with Moontown Brewing in Whitestown! A German Helles Lager brewed with local malt and fermented with yeast from our Rauchbier to add a hint of smoke to this wonderful beer!
Titus
Style: Weizenbock
Style Origin: Germany
IBU: 19
ABV: 7.5%
Titus is the big brother to our Edelweiss wheat beer. A pale version of the strong, malty Weizenbock style, Titus delivers the characteristics of a German wheat beer with increased flavor and body!
Awards: 2023 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Gold Medal, 2021 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Bronze Medal
My Pretty Irish Girl
Style: Irish Stout
Style Origin: Ireland
IBU: 31
ABV: 4.5%
A light bodied, very drinkable Irish Dry Stout with roasty bitterness and a hint of chocolate/coffee character. A deceptively drinkable dark beer with a clean finish. Slainte!
Awards: 2023 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Gold Medal, 2022 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Silver Medal, 2021 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Silver Medal