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Fitger's Brewhouse, Brewery and Grill
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600 East Superior Street
Duluth MN 55802
Telephone: +1 218-726-1392
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am-10:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 11:00am-11:00pm.
Brewer: Dave Hoops
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Notes

Visited: January 8, 2005

Opened: 1996

Annual Production: 1,250 bbl

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Diane Crawford

Updated: November 6, 2009

Beer List

  • 11.50% abv.
    • Date: January 8, 2005 (#5569)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Red-brown opaque. No head.
      Aroma (3)
      Malty, sweet, with some alcohol.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Huge body. No carbonation. Sweet, with lots of wheat flavor. Fairly warming, but less than I expected. Some bitterness at the end.
      Overall Impression (2)

  • 5.40% abv.
    • Date: August 9, 2003 (#5045)
      Package: draught
      Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI
      Score: 18 points
      Overall Impression
      Brown opaque. Thick head. Big toasty malt aroma, with cloves. Medium body. Lots of banana, lots of clove, lots of dark Munich malt flavor. (This beer was brewed with nine different types of wheat, and no barley!) Real Tasty Dunkelweizen.

  • Oatmeal Stout
    6.60% abv.
    • Date: January 8, 2005 (#5567)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (3)
      Black. Thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Very roasty, chocolatey.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light body. Intensely roasty and fairly malty. Bitter black malt shows up at the end.
      Overall Impression (2)
    • Date: August 14, 1999 (#3330)
      Package: nitrogenated
      Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI
      Score: 15 points
      Overall Impression
      Black, thick nitro head. Strong coffee aroma. Strong bitter coffee flavor, smooth body.

  • American-Style India Pale Ale
    7.00% abv.
    • Date: January 8, 2005 (#5564)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Amber-brown. Good head.
      Aroma (3)
      Immense citrus.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Big creamy body. Overwhelming citrus hop flavor. Really bitter.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Good beer, but way too much citrus.

  • French-Belgian Style Saison
    6.30% abv.
    Awards:

  • Habañero
    Herb and Spice Beer

  • Lighthouse Ale
    American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale
    4.40% abv.

  • Santa's Reward
    Herb and Spice Beer
    5.90% abv.

  • Starfire Pale Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale
    6.20% abv.

  • Witchtree ESB
    English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter
    5.60% abv.

  • XXX English Ale
    English-Style India Pale Ale
    6.60% abv.