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El Toro Brewpub

17605 Monterey Road
Morgan Hill CA 95037
Telephone: +1 408-782-2739
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am.
Brewer: Geno Acevedo
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Notes

Visited: October 5, 2008

Opened: 2006

Contributor: John Johansen

Nice place, but the big-screen televised football game was WAY TOO LOUD while we were there. A selection from their extensive array of beers will set you back anywhere from $4.50 to $8.

Updated: January 2, 2011

Beer List

's Team Beer

California Common Beer
- Date: October 5, 2008 (#7421)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Amber-brown. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild grassy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium body, smooth. Sweet caramel malt. Big earthy resiny hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Biscuity, earthy, resiny finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Deuce Imperial IPA

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7427)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, fizzy. Sweet malt. Earthy, fruity hops. Bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer that could use some age.

Herman's Hefe

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7419)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Clean, sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light, fizzy, sweet. Mildly grainy. Clean.

Overall Impression (2)

India Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7426)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Huge fruity-floral hop flavor, with a huge bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7420)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy. Sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Big earthy biscuity caramel maltiness. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Brewed with wild creek anise.

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7424)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (1½)
Very earthy, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, very fizzy. Very earthy, biscuity malt character.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7428)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Very very mildly tart and phenolic.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet malt and medicinal phenolic.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7425)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty. Very mild grassy, fruity hop flavor.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7430)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Roasted malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, really smooth. Really chocolatey, nicely roasty.

Overall Impression (2)
Silky black beer.

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7431)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth, and roasty. Toffee, licorice, and lots of malt.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7422)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-amber, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly fruity and floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Darkish caramel malt and fruity hops. Mild bitterness. Finishes caramelly-sweet and biscuity.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7429)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick head.

Aroma (1)
Black butter.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, fizzy. Black and earthy. Tart and a little buttery.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 5, 2008 (#7423)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Huge smoky, toffee, dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Massively malty, with a huge toffee character. Grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Mildly warming.

Overall Impression (3)