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905-G Line Street
Easton PA 18042
Telephone: +1 610-559-5561
Hours: Tours Saturdays at 12:30pm, 1:15pm, and 2:15pm.
Brewer: Chris Wilson
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Notes

Opened: 1995

Annual Production: 10,000 bbl

Contributors: colin, Guy Drouin, Siegfried Binge

Weyerbacher operated a brewpub here until the end of 2001.

Updated: December 2, 2012

News

2012-08-06: Weyerbacher should be brewing in newly expanded plant by year's end (Lehigh Valley Business)
2012-02-27: Weyerbacher tripling capacity at Easton brewery (Morning Call)
2011-05-03: Student Spotlight: Weyerbacher Brewery Rebranding (The Dieline)
2010-02-18: Weyerbacher Zotten terminated on trademark issues (Seen Through a Glass)

Beer List

AutumnFest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.40% abv.
- Date: December 11, 2010 (#8380)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Deep red. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Rich toasty malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, smooth. Nicely malty, really toasty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean dark toasty finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

7.00% abv.

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Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

4.60% abv.

Date: May 6, 2011 (#8592)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-white, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Really floral — lilacs.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light, creamy. Big floral flavor on top of grainy-sweet wheat. Clean floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

11.80% abv.

Date: November 23, 2012 (#8978)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Huge head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, bready. Grassy like rye.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, fairly fizzy. Lots of dark malt, lots of alcohol. Very fruity, reasonably bitter. Big malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Blithering Idiot

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.10% abv.

Date: March 12, 2009 (#7716)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Low head, high carbonation.

Aroma (3)
Hugely malty. Floral, fruity, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8½)
Big and chewy and malty. Fruity hop flavor, moderate bitterness. Nice alcohol burn.

Overall Impression (2)
Good smooth beer.

13.00% abv.

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Double Simcoe IPA

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: March 31, 2009 (#7755)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber. Some sediment. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, resiny hops. Sweet.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor, fairly bitter. Warming.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good smooth beer.

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

11.70% abv.

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Smoke-Flavored Beer

10.80% abv.

Date: January 6, 2011 (#8411)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Very nicely smoky, hints of malt and roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth, roasty, and smoky. Roast malt bitterness grows through the finish, then the smoke takes over. Mildly warming. Gets much more alcoholic as it warms.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

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Smoke-Flavored Beer

7.50% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Date: April 23, 2011 (#8517)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright dark brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. Earthy, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, malty, grassy, smoky. Low bitterness. Smoke goes well with the malt. Brown sugar. Grassy, smoky finish, a little grainy.

Overall Impression (2)

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11.80% abv.

Date: February 1, 2010 (#8126)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Lots of yeast. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy and alcoholic. Sweet malt all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)
Be careful not to pour out the yeast! It's a bottle conditioned wheat wine.

South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen/Weissbier

6.00% abv.

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

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Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

8.00% abv.

Date: May 8, 2010 (#8219)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Smoke, like burning wood.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, fairly chewy. Roasty, malty. Smoky. Nicely bitter. Nice balance between roast and malt. Not a lot of oak character.

Overall Impression (2½)
"Imperial Stout aged in oak barrels".

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American-Style India Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: February 1, 2010 (#8127)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy. Floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Lots of caramel malt and lots of earthy hop flavor and bitterness. Finishes surprisingly clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Baltic-Style Porter

8.20% abv.

(Special) Best Bitter

4.50% abv.

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Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Garden (Vegetable) Beer

8.00% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival

American-Style India Pale Ale

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Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

11.10% abv.

Date: May 8, 2010 (#8218)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

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

Aroma (3)
Coconut and malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick, sweet, and strong. Big coconut flavor. Really malty. Warming. Great balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent strong smooth beer.

Juliet Doppelsticke

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

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French-Belgian Style Saison

5.90% abv.

Date: July 28, 2010 (#8279)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Dark yellow. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, on top of sweet grainy malt. Fruity, mildly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweetly malty, with a grassy, fruity hop flavor. Nicely bitter. Finishes clean and fruity and a little sweet.

Overall Impression (2)

6.30% abv.

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Belgian-Style Tripel

9.30% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup

Date: March 31, 2009 (#7758)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some yeast. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, malty, spicy, yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and creamy. Sweet malt and fruity esters. Bready. Clean and complex.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer. Bottle conditioned.

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Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.60% abv.

Date: November 17, 2010 (#8354)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, nearly opaque. Low dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild caramel-toasty malt, very mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet, toasty. Spicy esters.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean and tasty, but pretty mild.

Muse Farmhouse Ale

French-Belgian Style Saison

6.20% abv.

Coffee Flavored Beer

Date: December 28, 2010 (#8417)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild coffee, mild malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big coffee flavor up front, nicely malty underneath. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)

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Old Heathen Imperial Stout

8.00% abv.

Date: March 31, 2009 (#7759)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich malty chocolate.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big, malty, smooth. Chocolatey and fairly roasty. A bit of a metallic hop character.

Overall Impression (2)

Scottish-Style Export Ale

5.00% abv.

Date: May 23, 2011 (#8567)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright dark red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild dark caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Cinnamon-paprika flavor on top of dark caramel malt. Not all that sweet. Earthy.

Overall Impression (2½)

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.30% abv.

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Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

11.80% abv.

Date: December 12, 2009 (#8091)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, fruity, alcoholic.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big beer. Loaded with sweet malt. Massive fruity esters. Nice warming alcohol. Spicy. Clean warming finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Raspberry Imperial Stout

Garden (Fruit) Beer

8.00% abv.

Experimental Beer

11.40% abv.

Traditional Strong Scotch Ale

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Specialty Honey Beer

10.50% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival

Date: June 14, 2011 (#8595)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Floral — clover. Mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy, roasty, sweet, and alcoholic, with a fair bit of bitterness at the end. Malty coffee character. Mildly smoky.

Overall Impression (2)

South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock

7.00% abv.

13.60% abv.

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11.80% abv.

Date: May 8, 2010 (#8223)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty-sweet. Spicy. Bready. Pumpernickel

Mouthfeel (9)
Massive. Malty, roasty, and really spicy. Just like the label says, an Imperial Stout with big Belgian flavor.

Overall Impression (3)
Thanks to Darrell McMillan for the bottle!

Barley Wine-Style Ale

10.20% abv.

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5.90% abv.

Date: April 23, 2011 (#8520)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity. Grassy. Pear and pineapple.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy. Big grassy bitterness up front. Mild caramel malt. Pear fruitiness. Lingering fruity-bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Bottle-conditioned.

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5.60% abv.

Date: December 10, 2009 (#8078)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep mahogany. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Richly malty, toasty, bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet and spicy, cinnamon. Malty beer, subtly spiced.

Overall Impression (2½)