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Stevens Point Brewery

2617 Water Street
Stevens Point WI 54481
Telephone: +1 715-344-9310
Toll-Free: +1 800-369-4911
Hours: Tours Monday-Friday 11:00am, Saturday 11:00am, 1:30pm.
Brewer: John Zappa, Matt Hall
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Notes

Opened: 1857

Annual Production: 150,000 bbl

Contributors: David Barricklow, Jaime Jurado

The nation's sixth-oldest brewery is again under local ownership.

As for their Augsburger brands, the labels say "Bavarian Style", but they're not even close. Augsberger — originally developed by Huber — was a Stroh brand until that company closed in 1999.

Updated: February 12, 2022

News

2015-04-29: Stevens Point Brewery hosts Tourism Takeover (Stevens Point Journal)
2015-01-07: Stevens Point Brewery plans expansion (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
2011-04-22: Stevens Point Brewery expands annual production capacity (Beernews.org)
2008-05-05: Stevens Point Brewery's newly released Nude Beach beer attracts nation's nudist organizations (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

Beer List

2012 Black Ale

Robust Porter

5.40% abv.
- Date: May 8, 2010 (#8225)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Pretty much black. Dense moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Grassy. Sweet and roasty.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, smooth. Sweet and mildly roasty with a grassy hop flavor. Clean sweet roasty finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Thanks to KJ Harnack for the bottle!

Amber Lager

American-Style Amber Lager

Date: July 11, 2003 (#4956)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-amber beer with a nice head. Lots of caramel malt aroma. Light-medium body. Lots of smooth caramel malt character. A little sour.
Date: May 27, 1999 (#3283)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-amber, high carbonation, thick head. Spicy, sweet, herbal hop aroma. Sweet flavor, some DMS, bitterish toward the end.

Augsburger Dark

American-Style Dark Lager

Date: August 6, 2003 (#4999)

Package: bottled

Place: Oblio's, Oshkosh WI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright red-brown. Low head. Sweet DMS odor. Light body. Sticky sweet corn flavor.

Augsburger Golden

Münchner-Style Helles

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival

Date: August 6, 2003 (#4998)

Package: bottled

Place: Oblio's, Oshkosh WI

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Bright golden. Thick short-lived head. Big DMS odor. Thin body. Sticky. Lots of DMS flavor.

Date: October 1, 2012 (#8953)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep copper-red, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty malt. Very grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet, toasty malt. Huge grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet, grassy, husky finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: November 30, 2012 (#8981)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden, some haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, fruity hops. Mild caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet caramel malt and lots of fruity, citrusy, piney hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Fruity, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: November 30, 2012 (#8980)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, earthy hops. Roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, way too* fizzy. Malt and roast underlie a spicy, grassy hop flavor. Medium-high bitterness, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
*The carbonation subsided after ten minutes or so, and the beer really smoothed out.

Date: April 22, 2003 (#4843)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Big thick head. Lots of coriander aroma, citrusy. Light body with a mouthful of foam. Malty, citrusy, and surprisingly bitter. Nice clean finish. It ain't Hoegaarden, but it ain't bad.

Date: August 4, 2003 (#4992)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red-amber. Thick head. Huge caramel malt aroma, nice and toasty. Medium fizzy body. Enormous malt character start to finish. This is really a very tasty beer.

Date: May 27, 1999 (#3284)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-amber, high carbonation, low head. Sweet, caramel aroma. Light body, very mild malt flavor, high carbonation, some DMS.

Date: April 7, 2009 (#7766)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Really earthy, fairly roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Resiny, woody bitterness. Intensely toasty.

Overall Impression (2)
Needs more malt sweetness for balance.

Date: May 8, 2008 (#6995)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy grapefruit.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body. Smooth. Big citrusy hop flavor, with a reasonable bitterness. Nice caramel malt background.

Overall Impression (2½)
To be honest, I didn't expect much from this one, but it's a good clean beer.

Date: March 1, 2011 (#8478)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Perfumey, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Lots of sweet, bready malt. Low hop flavor and bitterness. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 9, 2008 (#7124)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Wheat malt. Hint of yeast. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. Fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat malt flavor with some yeastiness. Sweet fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 13, 2003 (#5111)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
"Special brew" for Peabody's Ale House. Bright amber-brown. Moderate head. Floral hop aroma with caramel malt. Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Good caramel malt flavor. Some DMS.

Date: July 17, 2008 (#7188)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet, malty, floral. Some DMS.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Sweet, grainy malt, with an earthy spiciness.

Overall Impression (2)
Mild beer.

Date: September 26, 2008 (#7382)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, grainy, toasty, fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body. Sweet, with a mild fruity hop flavor.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 17, 1999 (#3238)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, high carbonation, thick head. Vegetal hop aroma. Medium body, big vegetal hop flavor, mildly bitter.

Date: July 30, 2008 (#7222)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Pale golden. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
DMS.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet, grainy, and sweet, but it finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 14, 1999 (#3202)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, high carbonation, moderate head. Faintly spicy, herbal hop aroma. Light, fizzy, some hop flavor in the middle, some malt in the finish. Pretty sweet all the way through.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1832)

Package: bottled

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Overall Impression (2)
Pale golden. Vegetal odor. Sweet, nasty. "Classic American Lager"...oh boy.

Date: March 17, 2004 (#5240)

Package: bottled

Place: Club Liquor & Beer, Menasha WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red. Moderate carbonation. Nice thick head. Big toasty malt aroma, with maybe just a hint of noble hops. Medium creamy body. Pleasant malt flavor that's just a little sweet. Lingering creamy malty finish, with no trace of alcoholic character. Good beer, though. Thanks to Jay Jackson for the bottle!

Date: November 9, 2010 (#8359)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly toasty, mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Biscuity malt. Mild fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 12, 2009 (#7806)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grainy. Floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, chewy. Malty, mildly bitter. Warming. Clean.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 29, 2010 (#8332)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. Especially nutmeg.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet malt and chewy pumpkin flavor, lots of spices, but not overpowering.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean spiced beer.

Date: June 30, 2010 (#8270)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Malty, grassy, mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big, malty. Roasty, mildly sweet. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Astringency in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 12, 2009 (#7809)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-red. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, piney hops. Toasty sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body. Smooth and sweet. Toasty. Warming. Resiny hop flavor, fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)