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Central Waters Brewing Company

351 Allen Street
Amherst WI 54406
Telephone: +1 715-824-2739
Hours: Friday 4:00pm-9:00pm, Saturday 3:00pm-9:00pm.
Brewer: Paul Graham
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Notes

Opened: 1998

Annual Production: 10,000 bbl

Contributors: Diane Crawford, ernie, George Akin, Mario Kornmesser, Siegfried Binge, Steve

Central Waters moved out of their original Junction City location in January 2007.

Updated: December 2, 2012

Beer List

Belgian Style Blonde Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Bourbon Barrel Barleywine

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
Bourbon Barrel Stout 2011

Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer
- Date: November 23, 2012 (#8977)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Place unknown
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Dense brown head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Coconut. Roast malt. Licorice.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Thick, smooth, and malty. Lots of chocolate and coffee with a big vanilla/coconut flavor up front. Mild grassy, resiny bitterness at the end, along with clean sweet malt.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Fantastic beer.

Fourteen Fourteen

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2012 Great American Beer Festival

Glacial Trail IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: August 10, 2011 (#8613)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Madison, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Biscuity. Mildly spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Sweet and fruity and reasonably bitter. Grassy bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Thanks to KJ Harnack for the bottle!

Happy Heron Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: May 21, 2000 (#3451)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Amber, slight haze, good head. Herbal and citrus hop aromas. Medium body, spicy hop flavor and finish.
Date: January 16, 1999 (#3142)

Package: draught

Place: Minocqua Ice-Cold Beer Fest, Minocqua WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression
Yellow amber hazy, moderate head. Citrusy aroma, a little musty. Fairly light body, real citrusy middle, light sweet finish.

Date: May 6, 2011 (#8562)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #16, Madison WI

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Big citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Big caramel backbone.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: May 25, 2000 (#3455)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression
Red, low carbonation and head. Hoppy chocolate malt aroma. Thick, big herbal hop flavor, mildly bitter. Lots of caramel malt. Big hoppy drying finish.

Date: August 7, 2012 (#8895)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Rich malt, toasty. Mild alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick and chewy. Huge caramel malt, fruity hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Mild alcohol. Finishes sweet and malty.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 13, 2008 (#7464)

Package: bottled

Place: Steve's Liquors, Madison WI

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy, a little sweet.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Really roasty, lots of black malt. Lots of licorice, resiny, dark toffee, burnt sugar.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but it's a little sharp. Thanks to Ryan Cairns for the bottle!

Date: May 21, 2000 (#3450)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Dark dark red, thick head. Faint chocolate and hop aromas. Medium-light body, nice chocolate flavor, smooth finish.

Date: April 24, 2010 (#8210)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thin head.

Aroma (3)
Alcohol and oak.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy and malty. Lots of oak, some coffee. Alcohol. Malty finish with some coffee. Very well-balanced, but not as assertive as I expected.

Overall Impression (2½)
"A bourbon barrel aged imperial stout made with freshly roasted Emy J's coffee." Thanks to John Peterson for the bottle!

Date: August 7, 2012 (#8894)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee. Whiskey. Chocolate. Coconut.

Mouthfeel (6)
Thick and chewy. Black malt, whiskey. Solvent — acetate. Resiny bitterness. Tart.

Overall Impression (1)
Tastes old. Paris liked this one a lot, though.

Date: April 11, 2004 (#5265)

Package: bottled

Place: Club Liquor & Beer, Menasha WI

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression
Black. Huge dense head. Chocolate and herbal hop aroma. Big smooth body. Hugely malty and quite roasty. Nicely warming. Very flavorful, complex beer. Thanks to Jay Jackson for the bottle!

Date: January 16, 1999 (#3143)

Package: draught

Place: Minocqua Ice-Cold Beer Fest, Minocqua WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression
As black as a beer can possibly get, with a massive thick head. Nice bold sweet coffee aroma. Thick, malty, black.

Date: August 10, 2011 (#8616)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Madison, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, hazy. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly biscuity. Grassy, fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light and fizzy. Biscuity malt, fruity hops. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean beer. Thanks to KJ Harnack for the bottle!

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