Beers at 20 Tank were the main reason to stop in.  Many regulars had their favorite, and many bartenders would have a pint pouring when they saw them walking in the front door so they would have a beer by the time they sat down.

Beers tended to be pretty malty, but also very hoppy.  They kind of catered to the industrial area they brewed in by serving really big beers.  Many old 20 Tank regulars don't like settling for "lighter" beers they might find at other breweries (including me).

This was the lightest beer at 20 Tank.  It used to be a light pale ale, then Scott Turned it into a lager.  It could best be categorized as a helles or continental lager style.  

This is the old Standard sign.  This was the "standard" beer for most regulars.  The name is very appropriate.  It was a great pale ale with a lot of malt body and a lot of hop character.

Moody's High Top was an awesome IPA.  It was 7.5%, so it was a very big IPA.  20 Tank had two IPA's on - Moody's and War Bonnet.  People were so divided over the different IPA's.  Some loved Moody's and wouldn't drink War Bonnet.  Others were the opposite.  Very few crossed the line and drank both.  I was a War Bonnet guy myself.

King Tut golden ale was not brewed for the last couple years of the pub.  It was a light, easy to drink kind of pale - without the big hop character of Standard.  The best part about this beer was the sign.  You had to look close to see all the hidden hieroglyphics that Mark painted in.

Holstein Heifer-weizen.  Holstein is a kind of cow in case you always wondered.  This was an American style wheat.  It would come out in June, and there would be a procession in which Dow would dress in a cow suit and everyone would follow with plastic bucket-drums, and the sign would be placed above the bar, and the first pints would be enjoyed.

Bowser's wasn't brewed for a long time towards the end of the pub, but when Bert took over brewing duties, it was the first beer of his own design he brewed.  It was also the best brown ale I've ever had.  Beer lovers quickly learned to love having Bert as the new head brewer once they tried this beer.  A large amount of biscuit malt made this brown very unique.

This is the old Old Scout sign.  Old Scout Stout was a foreign style or sweet stout.  It was a pretty big stout, but not at all like an imperial stout.  It had great roasted flavor and a lot of body to it.

Nyack Barleywine was a major cult type of beer.  Each year it was different, and each year it was great.  The 1998 Nyack won the Toronado Festival as well as a gold and best of show at the 1998 California State Fair.  I still have a bottle of it that was aged in whiskey oak for 6 months.

Pollywanna Porter was one of my favorite porters around.  It was a very robust and flavorful porter.  It had the most taste of any porter I've ever had.

Red Top was everybody's favorite beer at one time or another.  I drank Red Top for several months before I even tried another beer.  There was no need.  It was so good.  Red Top became inconsistent after a while and many people switched to something else, but Bert resurrected Red Top and again made it many people's favorite.

Other beers:

Here are some other beers that I didn't find sign pictures for:

ESP ESB, Grimmace Irish Stout, War Bonnet IPA, O.E. 20 Strong Lager, Old Globe Dark Lager, Ruby Red, Last Call Belgian Dubbel, Old St. 'Nick.

There were also many other beers that made their way up to the board behind the bar during 20 Tank's life.  If you remember some good ones, send me an email and I'll put them out here.