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Appleton Brewing

Adler Bräu

(Closed)

1004 South Old Oneida
Appleton WI 54915
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Notes

Visited: March 21, 1999

Opened: 1989

Annual Production: 1,400 bbl

Appleton Brewing is under new management as of October 2004. On January 1, 2005, the new owners, Steve and Tom Lonsway, changed the brewpub's name to Stone Cellar Brewpub & Restaurant.

Updated: May 8, 2011

Beer List

Adler Bräu 1848 Lager

American-Style Pilsener
- Date: June 14, 1998 (#2880)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Golden, moderate carbonation and head. Very malty aroma. Medium body, malty, bitterish, very sweet. Drying sticky finish.

Adler Bräu Bucky Brau Barleywine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: March 17, 2002 (#4289)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer School, Appleton WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright red, thick head. Sweet aroma, with cayenne pepper. Big creamy body, richly malty and smooth, not a lot of alcohol character.
Date: March 21, 1999 (#3222)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red, low carbonation and head. Sweet caramel candy aroma. Thick, huge caramel flavor start to finish. Very very sweet.

Adler Bräu Cherry Creek Cherry Flavored Lager

Garden (Fruit) Beer

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3211)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Pale golden, moderate carbonation, thick head. Mildly perfumey aroma. Light body, malty, herbal. No cherry flavor...?
Date: July 24, 1998 (#2991)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Golden, high carbonation, thick head. Musty Cluster smell, hint of cherry. Light, big Cluster flavor, sharp, faint cherry flavor, and lots of diacetyl.

Adler Bräu Classic Porter

Robust Porter

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3219)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red, moderate carbonation, thick head. Very clean aroma. Medium body, almost creamy, pretty clean all the way through.
Date: July 12, 1998 (#2957)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, moderate carbonation, low head. Roasty, hoppy aroma. Thick, sweet, chocolatey, bitterish. Very cloying.

Date: March 6, 2004 (#5238)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright brown. No head. Huge caramel malt aroma, with some spicy hops. Medium-big body. Really malty with lots of caramel. Mild hop bitterness and some DMS at the end.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3221)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red, low carbonation and head. Faintly malty aroma. Big body, fairly malty, caramel, hint of alcohol, drying finish.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3215)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red-brown, moderate carbonation, thick head. Spicy aroma, like ginger or allspice. Medium body, gingerbread flavor and finish.

Date: February 20, 1999 (#3198)

Package: draught

Place: Manitowoc Beer Lover's Brew Fest, Manitowoc WI

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-brown, moderate head. Smells like tar. Medium body, huge hoppy flavor and finish.

Date: March 6, 2004 (#5236)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright pale golden. Moderate head. Sweet aroma, with DMS. Very light body. Mild maltiness. Quite a bit of DMS. Tastes like a typical American Light Lager, which is OK, I guess.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3212)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Very pale, high carbonation, moderate head. Faintly malty aroma. Very light, fizzy, sweetish.

Date: June 28, 1998 (#2935)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Overall Impression (1½)
Golden, moderate head. Strong diacetyl odor. Sour, diacetyl flavor. Threw it out.

Date: September 26, 1996 (#1586)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Dark golden, good head. Slightly rancid odor. Good balance, bitter. Nasty aroma doesn't show up in flavor.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3214)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, low carbonation and head. Diacetyl odor, spicy hop aroma. Medium body, diacetyl, spicy hop flavor.

Date: June 28, 1998 (#2931)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber opaque, moderate head. Sweet, slightly spicy aroma. Odd out-of-balance bitterness, metallic at the end.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3217)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, moderate carbonation and head. Smells pretty clean. Light body, vegetal flavor.

Date: July 12, 1998 (#2959)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 10 points

Overall Impression (1½)
Red-brown, low carbonation and head. Smells soapy. Medium body, sweet, bland.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3216)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Light amber, high carbonation, nice head. Malty aroma, faintly phenolic. Medium body, real nice smooth malt character.

Date: June 14, 1998 (#2875)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, high carbonation, moderate head. Very sweet aroma. Medium body, diacetyl, fairly bitter. Very malty finish.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3220)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Black, thick head. Mildly roasty aroma. Fairly big body, big roasty flavor, very drying finish.

Date: October 3, 1998 (#3080)

Package: draught

Place: Quivey's Grove Beer Festival, Madison WI

Score: 9½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, moderate head. Strong diacetyl odor. Strong diacetyl flavor.

Date: July 12, 1998 (#2958)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, thick brown head doesn't last long. Roasty-sweet aroma. Medium body, sweet, roasty and black.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3223)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellowish, thick head. Aroma of ginger, nutmeg, etc. Light body, spicy, thin.

Date: September 26, 1996 (#1587)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, big head, clear. Pumpkin aroma, some nutmeg. Definite pumpkin flavor, more than I've ever tasted in this sort of beer. Not bad, really.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3218)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark amber, thick head, very high carbonation. Brown malty aroma. Medium body, sweet, malty, fair bit of caramel.

Date: June 28, 1998 (#2936)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression (2)
Amber hazy, good head. Diacetyl odor. Medium body, sweet, malty, lots of diacetyl, especially in finish.

Date: March 21, 1999 (#3213)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow, clear, moderate head, lemon slice. Smells very clean. Light, some bananas, some smoke.

Date: March 6, 2004 (#5237)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head. Sweet, toasty, malty aroma. Light-medium body. Big toasty-malty flavor with a hint of hop bitterness. Good clean malty beer.