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Garphish Brewing

165 Main Street
Bethel MN 55005
Telephone: +1 763-452-0270
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Friday noon-10:00pm, Saturday noon-11:00pm.
Brewer: Brandon Lamson
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Notes

Visited: March 15, 2024

Opened: 2018

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Siegfried Binge

Dogs welcome on the deck.

Updated: March 20, 2024

Beer List

Allergic to Jerks

American-Style Pale Ale

4.50% abv.
- Date: June 3, 2022 (#11057)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Amber, clear. Creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Grassy. Grainy.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light-medium body, smooth. Grassy, earthy. Grainy malt. Earthy, grainy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Alt for One

German-Style Altbier

5.50% abv.

Date: March 24, 2023 (#11339)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2)
Brown, opaque. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Darkly toasty. Sweet, Munich malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet, dark, toasty. Bready. Mild floral hop flavor, more bitterness. Some raisin. Sweet darkish finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer. Not an Altbier, but good beer.

Bethel Blonde

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.50% abv.

Date: June 3, 2022 (#11055)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Pale, hazy. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Fruity, kinda lemony. Bready. Citrusy finish with not a lot of bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good refreshing lighter beer.

Bethel Light Lager

American-Style Light Lager

4.20% abv.

Date: July 15, 2022 (#11091)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, hazy. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
DMS, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, kinda fizzy. Sweet malt, mildly grainy, with some DMS. Very very mild fruity-floral hop flavor, very very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not bad…tastes good on a hot day.

Date: February 12, 2021 (#10424)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black with deep red highlights. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich chocolate, rich malt. Very mildly roasty and grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth and creamy. Lots of chocolate, nicely malty. Low-medium roast. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Plenty of chocolate in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: March 24, 2023 (#11342)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Red-brown opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Kinda smoky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, sweet, malty. Dark, toasty. Mild alcohol…very mild. Sweet darkish malt finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Not too bad.

Date: July 15, 2022 (#11092)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, some haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Really toasty, bread crust.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big bread-crusty malt all the way through. Grassy. Bready finish, mildly sweet.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: March 24, 2023 (#11341)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Red-brown, opaque. Creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly toasty, very very mild oak.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, smooth, malty. Grassy, dill, oak. Bread crust. Grassy, sweet-malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
OK beer.

Date: July 15, 2022 (#11093)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, slight haze. Low dense head

Aroma (4)
Lots of grapefruit, lots of pine.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big grapefruity hop flavor on top of biscuity, bready malt. Nice clean bitterness all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: February 11, 2021 (#10423)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber-brown. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly malty, toasty, bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Clean mild malt character. Bread crust. Very low floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Reasonably sweet, bready finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: March 15, 2024 (#11633)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Black, but ever so slightly red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, grainy, roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, creamy. Big grassy, herbal flavor all the way through. Milk chocolate, very mildly roasty. Milk chocolate finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Too sweet, kinda light.

Date: March 24, 2023 (#11343)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, some haze, creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Bready, very mild banana. Mild bready malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Big sweet wheat malt, nice banana flavor. Some grassy, banana peel flavor, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer. Definitely a Baden-Württemberg style.

Date: March 24, 2023 (#11340)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild orange, mildly floral, mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty, bready, fruity, biscuity. Medium bitterness, especially in the finish. Kinda tropical.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty.

Date: June 3, 2022 (#11056)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Pale. Hazy. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Piney, spicy hops with a bit of mango. Mildly yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Citrusy-floral hop flavor, not all that bitter. Mildly yeasty. Not as slick as a lot of NEIPAs, which is good. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)