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Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub

1401 Miner Street
PO Box 3188
Idaho Springs CO 80452
Telephone: +1 303-567-4419
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-2:00am, Sunday 11:00am-midnight.
Brewer: Steve Indrehus, Eric Rode
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Notes

Opened: 1994

Annual Production: 12,000 bbl

Contributors: Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

Updated: May 21, 2013

Beer List

Alpine Glacier Lager

American-Style Lager
- Date: February 26, 2003 (#4704)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI
  
  Score: 13½ points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Pale golden. Low head. Big perfumey hop aroma. Light body. Big sweet grainy malt flavor. Mild floral hop flavor. Sweet grainy hop finish.

Butthead Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2012 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2006 North American Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards
Silver Medal, 1999 North American Beer Awards

Date: March 17, 2002 (#4288)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer School, Appleton WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright brown, low head. Clean, mildly malty aroma. Medium-big body, creamy, lots of malt flavor and some toast. Hint of oxidation - papery - late.
Date: September 28, 1996 (#1754)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber. Malty, sweetish aroma. Good body, good bitterness, spicy finish.

Cocoa Porter

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

Date: December 31, 2007 (#6770)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Huge milk chocolate with hints of roast.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Sweetly smooth. Loads of chocolate flavor. Mildly roasty with just a touch of grassy hoppiness that lingers at the end.

Overall Impression (2)
"Ale brewed with cocoa powder and honey".

Colorado IPA Nouveau

Fresh Hop Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2012 Great American Beer Festival

Hop Strike Black Rye IPA

Date: November 11, 2010 (#8341)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Big spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, smooth. Big spicy bitterness up front. Roasty, malty, spicy. Chocolate. Hint of grassy rye. Lingering piney bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: February 12, 2008 (#6876)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grassy hops. Sweet, nutty malt. Spicy alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big smooth body. Hugely malty. Grassy, earthy, nutty flavor. Fairly sweet, with some maple. Nice alcohol burn.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer. "Brewed with pure maple sugar".

Date: June 22, 1998 (#2907)

Package: bottled

Place: Lamplighter, Powell WY

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow hazy, high carbonation, thick head. Spicy, sweet, kinda like Thai food. Tastes a lot like it smells, like a cold fizzy plate of yellow curry. Very unusual, and pretty tasty. "Brewed with lemon grass".

Date: December 31, 2007 (#6772)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright deep red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, toasty, caramelly, with noticeable maple.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, low carbonation. Lots of sweet malt, mildly toasty. Mild maple character. Sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
"Ale brewed with pure maple syrup".

Date: April 8, 2013 (#9044)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity yeast. Sweet, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet, with an earthy, spicy flavor. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad, but pretty sweet.

Date: February 15, 2003 (#4682)

Package: bottled

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

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, hazy, with a low head. Lots of caramel aroma with lots of citrusy-herbal hops. Medium body, low carbonation. Quite sweet, with lots of fruity hoppiness that adds to the sweet sensation. Cloying malty finish.

Date: September 23, 2011 (#8654)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Cinnamon. Allspice. Mild pumpkin.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy. Pumpkin and spices. Roasty malt. Lingering spiced finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 31, 2007 (#6775)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep amber. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean fruity esters.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, mildly fizzy. Lots of fruity esters and lots of fruity hop flavor, with a low bitterness. Maybe a little warming at the end.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean mild beer.