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HammerHeart Brewing
(Closed)
7785 Lake Drive
Lino Lakes MN 55014
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Notes

Visited: June 19, 2021

Opened: 2013

Closed: 2021

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Ralph Wells

Updated: June 22, 2021

Beer List

  • Brekkefossen
    6.30% abv.
    • Date: June 19, 2021 (#10563)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Red-brown, almost opaque. Massive creamy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Gingerbread. Molasses. Spicy.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light-medium body, pretty fizzy. Dark-toasty malt, big gingerbread character. Woody, earthy. Bread crust. Lingering toasty gingerbread finish.
      Overall Impression (2½)
      Seriously unusual and interesting beer! "Norwegian Farmhouse Amber"
  • Longboat
    12.50% abv.
    • Date: June 19, 2021 (#10564)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Very dark red-brown. No head.
      Aroma (4)
      Huge dark malt. Spicy, earthy.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Thick. Malty. Dark. Spicy. Smooth.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Fizzy Thomas Hardy's. "Imperial Scotch Ale". You've heard of 60-, 70-, 80-Shilling beers? This is more like a 300-Shilling beer.
  • Vårtid
    Bohemian-Style Pilsener
    5.10% abv.
    • Date: June 19, 2021 (#10565)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 19½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright golden. Moderate head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Bready. Grainy. Graham crackers.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Light-medium body, fizzy. Clean malt all the way through. Mild grassy, floral noble hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Excellent beer.
  • Weltenwanderer
    Bamberg-Style Rauchbier
    5.00% abv.
    • Date: May 8, 2021 (#10513)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 19 points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden-amber, moderate head.
      Aroma (4)
      Very nice wood smoke. Very nice bready malt.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light body, fizzy. Bready, malty, and smoky. Grassy. Mildly floral. Low bitterness. Very tasty smoky finish.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Real good beer.