The Proof Is In The Pint

Alibi Ale Works brews perfectly balanced beers for the adventurous people in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, and Northern Nevada. We specialize in beers you can accidentally drink three of, and still wake up and crush it tomorrow. We obsess over beer quality and continually refine every batch. Come sample our 16+ beers on draft at each of our Alibi pubs in Truckee and Incline Village and see what we mean. Oh, and did you know all our beers are damn near gluten free? Yep. Cheers!

Friends raising Alibi Ale Works beers in the taproom

Core Beers

These are our daily drinkers—the year-round beers you’ll find at our pubs and at great beer-drinking establishments across the region.

Kölsch can

Kölsch

GERMAN BLONDE ALE 4.8% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Crisp · Bright · Beer
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Carapils
Hops: Magnum · Hallertau Blanc
Yeast: K-97

Pale Ale can

Pale Ale

WEST COAST PALE ALE 5.0% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Citrusy · Tropical · Refreshing
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Wheat · Carapils · Caramunich
Hops: Citra · Cascade
Yeast: Imperial Flagship

Alibi IPA can

Alibi IPA

WEST COAST IPA 6.2% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Passionfruit · Pine · Citrus
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Wheat · Carapils · Munich II · Dextrose
Hops: Strata · Mosaic · El Dorado · Chinook
Yeast: Imperial Flagship

Chance of Clouds can

Chance of Clouds

HAZY IPA 6.2% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Cloudy · Tropical · Smooth
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Wheat · Carapils
Hops: Azacca · Mosaic · Strata
Yeast: Imperial Juice

Porter can

Porter

ENGLISH-STYLE PORTER 6.0% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Toasty · Chocolaty · Nutty
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pale · Dark Munich · Crystal 77 · Chocolate · Brown
Hops: Magnum
Yeast: S-04

Alibi Lager can

Alibi Lager

HELLES-STYLE LAGER 4.5% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Clean · Balanced · Beer
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Carafoam · Acidulated
Hops: Magnum · Tettnang
Yeast: 34-70

Contradiction can

Contradiction

GOLDEN MOCHA “STOUT” 6.0% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Coffee · Cocoa · Vanilla
Availability: Draft + 16 oz cans · Year-round
Ingredients
Malt: Pale · Flaked Oats · Carapils
Hops: Magnum
Yeast: S-04 Adjuncts: Coffeebar Zephyr Roast coffee · Cocoa nibs · Vanilla beans · Lactose

Mr. Tartacular’s Fruited Sour Collection

Welcome one and all to the “Greatest Mouth Watering Extravaganza on Earth” – Mr. Tartacular’s Theatre d’Salivation! It’s a frolicking theater of culinary delight. It’s vaudeville for your taste buds. Savor these seductive sours and join our emcee and prestigious prankster, Mr. Tartacular, for a tongue-teasing, palate-puckering adventure!Hand-drawn original can art by the über-talented Daryll Peirce.

Awkward Family Dinner

Awkward Family Dinner

FRUITED SOUR 5.0% ABV
Fantastical Fruits: Cranberry · Tangerine · Cherry
Availability: Fall

Big Berry Tickler

Big Berry Tickler

FRUITED SOUR 5.0% ABV
Fantastical Fruits: Raspberry · Blackberry · Boysenberry
Availability: Winter

Forbidden Fruit Threesome

Forbidden Fruit Threesome

FRUITED SOUR 5.0% ABV
Fantastical Fruits: Passionfruit · Peach · Plum
Availability: Spring

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

FRUITED SOUR 5.0% ABV
Fantastical Fruits: Mango · Pineapple · Guava
Availability: Summer

Rotating And Seasonal Beers

We’re always brewing something new and bringing back seasonal favorites. Most of these beers are draft-only at Alibi pubs, but a lucky few escape into the wild at select bars and restaurants around the region. Here are our currently available rotating and seasonal beers.

Alibi pint filled with slightly cloudy deep-yellow Terry’s Tropical Temptation fruited wheat beer

Terry’s Tropical Temptation

FRUITED WHEAT BEER 5% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Guava · Mango · Pineapple This tropical wheat beer is for our beloved local, Terry Barbery. Terry is a connoisseur of fruit-forward beers. When our beers aren’t fruit-forward enough for Terry, he brings in his own homemade fruit purees and blends up his own fruit beer concoction. Terry’s Tropical Temptation combines an easy drinking wheat beer with 1 pound per gallon of guava, mango and pineapple puree. All that wonderful fruit is allowed to ferment to a medium-dry finish, leaving the beer crisp, deeply juicy and endlessly drinkable.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Pils · Wheat
Hops: Magnum
Yeast: K-97

Alibi Ale Works dimple mug filled with a clear deep-orange Oktoberfest lager

Oktoberfest

OKTOBERFEST LAGER 5.3% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Toasted malt · Honey · Das Ist Gut! We brewed this Oktoberfest Lager (technically a Märzen) with 100% German ingredients, with malts sourced from Bamberg and hops sourced from Hallertau. This beer is truly made in the spirit of the German beer purity law, the Reinheitsgebot. Layers of toasted bread and malt and a touch of honey are nicely balanced with a kiss of floral hop character and a smooth, crisp finish thanks to extended cold conditioning. Prost!
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Bamberg Pils · Bamberg Munich · Carapils · Caramunich III
Hops: Magnum · Hallertau Tradition
Yeast: AEB Munich Heritage

Alibi pint of Local’s Summer IPA, a clear golden West Coast IPA

Local’s Summer IPA

WEST COAST IPA 6.7% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Tangerine · Grapefruit zest · Piña colada A crisp West Coast IPA brewed for Tahoe’s best-kept season. Talus, Comet, and Hallertau Blanc drive notes of ripe tangerine and grapefruit zest, finishing with subtle white grape and a splash of piña colada. A super-light malt backbone lets the hops shine.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Scheuma Pils · Carapils
Hops: Columbus · Talus · Comet · Hallertau Blanc
Yeast: S-04

Alibi pint of Chance of Crowds, a moderately hazy pale-yellow IPA

Chance of Crowds

HAZY IPA 6.2% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Mango · Ripe orange · Coconut Chance of Crowds started as a joke about how packed Tahoe/Truckee gets in the summer, but it has since become a recurring rotating hazy IPA that our locals really look forward to. Like it’s year-round cousin, Chance of Clouds, it stays focused on big hop character, a soft mouthfeel, and good balance. The featured hops are Citra, Azacca, and Sabro Cryo, giving it ripe orange, mango, and light coconut notes. It’s hop-saturated and expressive, but still very drinkable.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Wheat
Hops: Citra · Azacca · Sabro Cryo
Yeast: Imperial Juice

Alibi pint of Get Rad!, a light-yellow blood orange radler

Get Rad!

BLOOD ORANGE RADLER 3.2% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Bright · Citrusy · Crushable The radler was born in Germany as the ultimate refreshment beer—a thirst-quenching mix of crisp lager and lemonade made for long bike rides, warm days, and good times outdoors. Get Rad! is our Alibi spin on the tradition: a bright, über-crushable lager elevated with juicy blood orange. At just 3.2% ABV, it’s light, citrusy, and ridiculously refreshing. Low ABV. High Radness.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Scheuma Pils · Vienna · Chit Barley
Hops: Magnum
Yeast: AEB Munich Heritage

Alibi pint glass filled with subtly cloudy pale-yellow beer for Chance of Klaus

Chance of Klaus

HEFEWEIZEN 5% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Ripe banana · Baking spice · Pillowy Hefeweizen is Germany’s OG patio pounder. This classic German wheat beer is driven by expressive yeast, giving notes of ripe banana and clove over a soft, bready wheat base. It’s naturally hazy, and finishes crisp and refreshing with very low hop bitterness. The result is an easy-drinking, highly expressive beer that balances fruity esters, subtle spice, and a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Malted Wheat
Hops: Magnum
Yeast: German Wheat

Alibi Ale Works dimple mug filled with a clear pale-gold Czech pilsner-style lager

Bohemian Trail

CZECH PALE LAGER 5.0% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Fresh bread · Wildflowers · Lemon zest Inspired by the iconic pale lagers of the Czech Republic, this beer showcases the beauty of simplicity and restraint. We brewed it with heirloom Barke Pilsner malt and traditional Czech Saaz hops to create layers of fresh bread, wildflower, and delicate herbal character, finishing crisp yet soft on the palate. This beer was brewed to be served on our LUKR side-pull faucet, where a pillowy cap of foam transforms every pint into the proper Czech lager experience.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Weyermann Floor-Malted Barke Pils
Hops: Czech Saaz
Yeast: AEB Munich Heritage

Alibi pint of Nocturno, a clear mahogany Mexican dark lager

Nocturno

MEXICAN DARK LAGER 5.4% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Hazelnut · Cocoa nib · Clean finish This is our first-ever Mexican Amber Lager—our salute to the legendary Negra Modelo. It’s the kind of beer that always hits the spot and never gets old [If you don’t like Negra Modelo… we might have to reconsider our friendship]. Nocturno is a touch more robust than classic Negra, with deeper malt character, but every bit as clean and crushable. Salud! – Kevin
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Sheuma Pils · Vienna · Flaked Corn · Caramunich II · Melanoidin · Carared · Carafa II
Hops: Tettnang
Yeast: 34-70

Alibi Munique glass filled with clear amber beer for Dark Saison

Dark Saison

BELGIAN DARK ALE 8.0% ABV

Beer details

Flavor profile: Raisin · Poached pear · Belgian spice Saison translates to ‘season’ in Flemish. This style was originally brewed on farms in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium. Our Dark Saison is truly an Alibi original, taking inspiration from both traditional saisons and Belgian Abbey-style beers. It began as one of Kevin’s tried and true homebrew recipes and was one the four beers on tap the day Alibi opened. Its flavor nuances are endless and improve as the beer warms. Dark Saison has won more medals in competition than any other Alibi beer.
Availability: Draft-only · Rotating
Ingredients
Malt: Pilsner · Vienna · Flaked Rye · Special B · Carafa II
Hops: Magnum · Saaz
Yeast: Saison Yeast

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Beer Questions, Answered

A few things people often ask before their first—or third—Alibi.

Where can I find Alibi Ale Works beer?

Find it on draft at Alibi pubs in Truckee and Incline Village, as well as at select bars and restaurants throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, and Northern Nevada. Use the Beer Finder to search current retailer availability.

Are Alibi beers gluten-reduced?

Yes. Alibi uses enzymes during brewing to reduce gluten in its beers. Read more about the process.

Which Alibi beers are available year-round?

Our Core Beers are the year-round lineup: Kölsch, Pale Ale, Alibi IPA, Chance of Clouds, Porter, Alibi Lager, and Contradiction.

What rotating beers are currently available?

The Rotating & Seasonal list above is the best place to start. These small-batch beers change regularly; most are draft-only at Alibi pubs, and a select few reach bars and restaurants around the region.