Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
I’ve had this bottle of AleSmith Speedway Stout sitting around since about 2007. Brewed with coffee, this imperial stout is always good but a good aging in the cellar has made it fantastic. Tons of coffee, milk chocolate, bits of caramel and a touch of roasted... Read More
Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
This brewery makes fine examples of a variety of styles of beer. Great Lakes Oktoberfest is a great märzen. Oktoberfests are one of my favorite seasonal styles and I drink a lot of them. A 12-pack of this stuff goes fast around my place. Read More
Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Goose Island Big John imperial stout adds cocoa nibs to bring even bigger chocolate flavors. I wasn’t overly impressed with this brew and for $2 more a bomber, I’d take Bourbon County Stout instead any day. Big John is 11.5% but like all the Goose Island... Read More
Jun 4, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Biked down to Town Hall Brewery with the MNBeer Beer + Bike crawl for a tour and some drinks. Really nice Double Hefeweizen on tap. Read More
Jun 3, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Every year, this beer may just be the most anticipated widely distributed DIPA release around. Hopheads love Bell’s HopSlam. At 10% and with a little honey added to attentional sweetness that imparts a nice dryness too, this beer hides that alcohol until... Read More
Jun 3, 2011 | Beer Reviews
This bottle of AleSmith Old Numbskull barleywine sat from late 2007 until August 2010 allowing that 11% ABV to mellow out a bit. The age did bring on some oxidation but it was pretty light and didn’t subtract from the drinkability of this craft brew. Can anyone... Read More
Jun 3, 2011 | Beer Reviews
AleSmith Wee Heavy is a very nice brew that aged in my cellar from 2007 until around August of 2010. This nicely balanced big Scotch ale had a good amount of time to age so the 10% ABV had mellowed quite a bit allowing it to go down very smoothly with a light smokey... Read More
May 30, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Brookly Brewery came to the Minnesota market just back in April of this year. The Brooklyn Summer Ale is a nice English pale ale has a nice malty body with a very balanced hop profile. Nice and easy drinking for the summer months. Available April through July so it... Read More
May 30, 2011 | Beer Reviews
I could sit and drink Masala Mama IPA all day long. Without a doubt my goto beer at Town Hall and I could drink it all day long. Had these two pints of Masala Mama during Free Beer Hour and followed them up with another one later on the patio. Read More
May 30, 2011 | Beer Reviews
A nice pint of Hoppius Cascasium at Town Hall Brewery during Free Beer Hour on Memorial Day weekend. Very nice single hopped pale ale showcasing the Cascade hops. Read More
