Beer Me! — Utepils Brewing — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

The "Brewery Update" form was broken for a while, but it's fixed now, so send me those updates!

This is not the official web site of

Utepils Brewing

225 Thomas Avenue North
Suite 700
Minneapolis MN 55405
Telephone: +1 612-721-5131
Hours: Monday-Thursday 3pm-10pm, Friday noon-10pm, Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-8pm.
Brewer: Eric Harper
[Contact] [Update]

Notes

Visited: December 30, 2023

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Mario Kornmesser

Food trucks.

Updated: January 1, 2024

News

2015-11-24: Utepils Brewing (formerly Bryn Mawr) has their Head Brewer (The Growler)
2015-07-30: Bryn Mawr Brewing’s aiming to revamp historic Minneapolis neighborhood with production brewery (Craft Brewing Business)

Beer List

Alt 1848

German-Style Altbier

5.40% abv.
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2018 Great American Beer Festival
- Date: January 19, 2020 (#10169)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Brilliant brown-red color. Tight dense head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Toasty, biscuity, very mildly grainy. Mild floral hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, fizzy, yet kinda creamy. Rich toasty malt with a little grainy note. Grassy, floral hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Real nice balance all the way through.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good beer.

Anniversary Pilsner

German-Style Pilsener

5.00% abv.

Date: April 30, 2023 (#11359)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy, some sulfur, floral.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Lots of Pilsner malt, grainy, bready, and dry. Floral hop flavor, nicely bitter. Great balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer!

Decision Fatigue

American-Style Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: December 30, 2023 (#11544)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy hops. Very mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, really creamy. Nice malt base with big grassy, floral hops. Medium bitterness all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad.

Der-Die-Das

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

5.20% abv.

Date: May 6, 2021 (#10499)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red-brown. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, mildly roasty, mildly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Big toasty, mildly chocolatey malt. A little grainy. Rich darkish sweetish finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: February 13, 2021 (#10426)

Place: Hy-Vee Maplewood, Maplewood MN

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Fruity, bananas. Floral. Bread crust toastiness. A little burnt caramel.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: April 7, 2021 (#10482)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big banana aroma. Bready. Mild clove.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, creamy and fizzy. Big silky wheat malt character, nicely bready. Medium banana flavor. Clean wheaty, fruity, bready finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer.

Date: February 16, 2021 (#10429)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Intensely bready. Mild floral hops. Hint of sulfur.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Creamy maltiness. Freshly-baked bread. Mild floral-grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Mild sulfury note in the moderately dry finish.

Overall Impression (3)
I could drink this all day.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10833)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly citrusy, mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Lots of fruity hops, low-medium bitterness. Real nice balance.

Overall Impression (2)
It's a Pale Ale, not an IPA, but it's damn tasty anyway.

Date: August 16, 2020 (#10339)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Very hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Lemony. Citrusy like coriander. Bready, mildly yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Sweetly malty. Citrus notes, not bitter at all. Clean malty finish, a little fruity.

Overall Impression (2)
Good hot weather beer.

Date: (Date unknown) (#10425)

Place: Hy-Vee Maplewood, Maplewood MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy, grassy, nutty. Mildly roasty. Nicely bready.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Bready malt, toasty and mildly roasty. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Lingering toasty malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Liquid bread.

Date: May 6, 2021 (#10500)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Incredible brilliant red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Graham crackers and Munich malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, chewy, and malty. Bread crust. Toffee. Fruity sweetness, like candy orange slices. Alcohol is very well hidden. Toasty, malty, clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: February 25, 2023 (#11335)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper-amber. Thick fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Very mild dark toast crust.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Bready, grassy, toasty. Floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Malty, toasty, and grassy all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: September 6, 2020 (#10352)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy, floral, herbal. Some sulfur. Smells just like a Pilsner.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, nicely fizzy. Clean, grainy, sulfury malt. Floral hop flavor, medium bitterness. Lingering floral hoppy finish, with some sulfur.

Overall Impression (3)
Fantastic beer.

Date: December 30, 2023 (#11539)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly grainy, bready, clean.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Mild grainy malt and big floral hop flavor. More bitter than I expected, but still reasonably balanced. Lingering floral hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: September 28, 2019 (#10108)

Package: draught

Place: Pig Ate My Pizza, Robbinsdale MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh clean malt, mildly grainy. Mild floral hop note.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet malt, mildly grainy, toasty. Floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean, malty, and well-balanced all the way through.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: September 6, 2020 (#10353)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Nice dense head.

Aroma (4)
Floral, bready. Mildly perfumey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Bready malt, floral hops. Not all that bitter. Real nice soft malt character all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Maybe not as hoppy as a traditional Kölsch, but damn tasty.

Date: May 6, 2021 (#10498)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Nice mild smokiness. Bready, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Munich malt and mild smoke. A little grainy, grassy, and sulfury in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Lighter than a Märzen, but pretty tasty.

Date: May 31, 2023 (#11411)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, grainy. Some DMS, fair bit of sulfur.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth and malty. Grassy, mildly grainy. Some sulfur, mild DMS. Very mild floral hop flavor, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good smooth beer.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10834)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Creamy brown head.

Aroma (3)
Malt, coffee and cream.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Malty and fairly roasty. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Sort of a light Baltic Porter.