Turgua On The Creek

Our Petit Blue Heron is a blueberry kettle sour Kviek ale. It has a lovely blueberry aroma that lures you in and that first sip brings the tart (but not too tart, in our opinion), the blueberry flavor shines in the middle and is joined by some lovely berry notes from the Kviek yeast in the finish.

Our strawberry saison has a bit of pepper from our saison yeast, followed by some sweet-tartness from local strawberries.

Pale Ale Brewed with local Carolina Rye, Pilsner and Pale malts and grains from NC Carolina’s Riverbend Malt House and Carolina Malt House. Dry hopped with Centennial this beer is smooth, refreshingly fruity and very floral. A customer favorite lighter drinking ale.

The Freestone Parula is brewed with local malts from Riverbend and Carolina Malt Houses. Secondary fermentation on local fresh peaches from McConnell Farm! Fruity notes on the nose, dry with stone and tropical fruit undertones, and assertive saison-style esters.

Our Lemon Verbena Farmhouse Ale is brewed with local malts from Riverbend and Carolina Malthouses and hopbacked with fresh Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora) grown on our farm and fermented with our farmhouse mixed yeast strain. Lemon Verbena is also known as “The Princess’s Herb” (originally discovered in Argentina and named in Spanish as “Hierba de la Princesa”).It imparts a subtle citrus flavor to the but is void of sourness. The aroma is unique, yes lemony, but floral with a brilliance that is almost enchanting. Watch out, this beer will put a spell on you.

This watermelon wheat ale is brewed with local malts from Riverbend and Carolina Malt, and secondary fermentation on local, fresh organic watermelons from a local farm in Fairview, NC.
Fruity aroma, tart/crisp wheat beer with hints of watermelon (not overpowering and no dominant esters). Super refreshing and crushable, spirit brightening!

Blue Zinger is a hard seltzer brewed dry, then on to a short secondary fermentation with local organic blueberries and local ginger. This seltzer has beautiful purple hues and loads of fresh blueberry ginger notes with a delicious crisp tastebud zing finish from the ginger.

American Brown Ale brewed with local Heritage and Pale malts from Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House, US organic caramel malt and oat flakes. Secondary fermentation with cracked cocoa beans from French Broad Chocolate. This is a clean American brown ale with delicate bitter notes of chocolate.

West Coast IPA brewed with local 2-Row and Pilsner and oat malts from Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House and Carolina Malt House, organic US malts and oat flakes. Hopped with Cascade, Centennial, Mosaic and dry hopped with El Dorado. Smooth mouth feel, full bodied, balanced citrus and floral aromas. This one is one of our favorites!!

Amazonian Tyrant is a lovely coffee stout brewed with a selection of malts from River Bend Malt House and other US caramel and roasted malts. Secondary cold brewed with whole beans in the fermenter with a select blend of coffee beans from Due South Coffee Roasters in Greenville, SC

The Rusty Crow is brewed with malts from Carolina Malt House and Riverbend Malt House, delicately hopped with English Kent, NZ Motueka and Pacific Jade.

This ESB drinks oh so smooth with perfect malt tones reminiscent of caramel. As those fade the delicate hops take over and give the finish just a touch of bitterness. What a lovely beverage it is!

Pale ale brewed with local malts from Riverbend Malt House and hopped with the classic American piny/citrus three C’s plus a fourth C, Cashmere hops. This Quail will fill that empty ale space that you have been craving. Quenchable, simple, yet fully flavored ale is here to balance your joy.

Toucanet, Hazy Session IPA, a  juicy release to join our IPA family. Brewed with local malted barley and malted oats, dry hopped with loads of Citra, Mosaic and Galaxy. Hazy, powerful citrus, passion fruit and mango aroma. Crushable, juicy, tropical, spicy, hop tang with a low ABV. This one hits the sweet spot for when you’re jonesing for a straight hop fix without the higher alcohol side jab to the temple.

Our hefeweizen is brewed with local pilsner and wheat malts from Carolina Malt House and lightly hopped with noble German hops. Fermented on American Hefeweizen yeast from White Labs. Beautiful bready notes with subdued banana and clove aromas. Taste is crisp with faint hints of the classic banana and clove.

Super refreshing and delicious! It’s the perfect summer drink!

Ara Tropical is a juicy double IPA brewed with 2-Row and Rye malts from Riverbend Malt House, US Rye flakes and loads of selected juicy hops. Tropical fruit aromas and creamy mouth feel. This is a sneaky double IPA because it drinks easy like a single!

Chorlo, Mexican Lager, brewed with local malted barley and corn from Carolina and Riverbend malthouses, hopped with noble and Motueka hops. Gentle malt aroma, bready and crisp, illuminatingly light with a lemony finishing touch. So delicious and crushable, this is the perfect beer to combine with a lawn chair or a mower!