“Pass Go, Collect Pours” — A Five-Glass Journey Across the Board
On July 30, 1935, Monopoly was officially registered as a trademark, forever changing the fate of rainy weekends, sibling rivalries, and property tycoons in training. Today, we honor that legacy with a beer flight built not from deeds and dollars, but from hops, barrels, malts, and mild regrets. This is Monopoly, but the stakes are boozier and the currency pours foam. Whether you’re chugging your way out of Jail, sipping under the crown on Boardwalk, or making mid-board moves on Kentucky Avenue, this flight is a roll of the dice for your taste buds. Grab your token (tulip glass, obviously) and start circling the board — your liquid legacy awaits.
Peaks & Pints Monopoly Beer Flight
READING RAILROAD
Faction Brewing – Bergs of a Feather
5.8% ABV | Hoppy Schwarzbier | Alameda, CA
The train has left the station — and it’s hopped up. This collab between Faction Brewing and RIIP Beer pours dark as a coal car but laces it with electric hops: Nelson, HBC 586 Cryo, and Mosaic derail tradition with citrus and resin. Toasted malt, chocolate ash, and midnight smoke all click like wheels on track. It’s industrial muscle with modern flash. First stop on the board. All aboard.
COMMUNITY CHEST
Single Hill Brewing – Quiet Legend Pale Ale
5.6% ABV | American Pale Ale | Yakima, WA
Pull the card. Draw the pour. Single Hill Brewing‘s Chinook-powered pale is a hop-driven surprise that plays nice while striking sharp — grapefruit pith, pine resin, a dash of melon. Clean. Intentional. No hazy bluffing, no excessive drama — just crisp strategy in a can. It’s the pour that picks you up after a tax hit and sets you gently back on your path to beer-based prosperity.
KENTUCKY AVENUE
Triplehorn Brewing – Folkvang Irish Red Ale
6.0% ABV | Irish Red Ale | Woodinville, WA
Middle of the board, middle of the storm. Triplehorn Brewing‘s award-winning Folkvang pours deep ruby with toasty caramel malt and a faint whiff of peat — subtle, sturdy, and unmistakably grounded. It’s the beer you buy early, build upon slowly, and never trade away. Earthy, warming, reliable as rent. This is red property as malted mantra.
BOARDWALK
Monkless Belgian Ales – Capitulation
10.2% ABV | Belgian-Style Tripel | Bend, OR
All empires fall, but some pour better than others. Capitulation is Monkless’ monastic mic drop — a strong golden Tripel that starts sweet and noble, then slowly unravels into clove spice, orange zest, honeyed malt, and dangerous depth. It pours golden and innocent, like it’s here to offer peace, but make no mistake: this is a conqueror in robes, fermented for seduction. The finish is dry, regal, and laced with a warning. Sip like you’re royalty — and sign your treaty carefully. This is Boardwalk in glass form: elegant, expensive, and one move from glorious ruin.
GO TO JAIL!
New Holland Brewing – Dragon’s Milk
11% ABV | Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout | Michigan
Caught sipping in excess? You should be. New Holland‘s Dragon’s Milk is bourbon-soaked and brooding — aged in charred oak, rich with cocoa, vanilla, and toasted coconut. It doesn’t just warm the soul; it sentences it. This is the last sip before the lights go out. No parole. No apologies. Just darkness, decadence, and time to think about what you’ve done.
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