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Tyranena Brewing

1025 Owen Street
PO Box 736
Lake Mills WI 53551
Telephone: +1 920-648-8699
Hours: Monday-Tuesday 4:30pm-11:00pm (summer only). Wednesday-Thursday 4:30pm-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday 3:00pm-midnight, Sunday noon-8:00pm.
Brewer: Rob Larson
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Notes

Visited: April 27, 2014

Opened: 1999

Annual Production: 6,000 bbl

Contributor: Diane Crawford

Updated: May 26, 2014

Beer List

Bitter Woman From Hell Extra IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale
- Date: August 9, 2003 (#5018)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright golden. Thick head. Big spicy hop aroma. Medium body. Huge resiny spicy bitterness. Lingering resiny bitter finish.

Bitter Woman IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: August 18, 2001 (#3898)

Package: draught

Place: Bluegrass and Brews Fest, Green Bay WI

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Golden, low carbonation, thick head. Big fresh spicy hop aroma. Light-medium body, HUGELY hoppy, very clean. Excellent fresh hop flavor and finish.

Chief Blackhawk Porter

Robust Porter

Date: August 29, 2003 (#5095)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Big thick head. Spicy, roasty, minty aroma. Medium-light body. Mildly roasty. Herbal, mildly bitter hoppiness. Chocolatey finish.

Devil Over A Barrel

Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

Date: November 6, 2008 (#7532)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black as night, with a massive brown head.

Aroma (4)
Big espresso aroma. Really malty. Hint of whiskey.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and smooth. Huge clean malt flavor up front, witha real tasty coffee character. Just a hint of bourbon at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent balance and complexity. "Imperial Oatmeal Porter. Aged in bourbon barrels. Brewed with coffee beans." Thanks to John Peterson for the bottle!

Date: April 27, 2014 (#9413)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild bourbon. Sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy. Lots of sweet malt, nicely dark. Touch of bourbon flavor, tasty and not overwhelming.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: July 4, 2012 (#8871)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolate. Mild whiskey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Malty, chocolatey, and mildly roasty. Just a hint of whiskey in the background. Sweet chocolatey finish.

Overall Impression (2)
"Imperial Rye Porter aged in rye whiskey barrels".

Date: July 4, 2012 (#8869)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense tight head.

Aroma (3½)
Chocolatey, roasty, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Big chocolate flavor, roasty, with a low-medium bitterness. Clean malty-chocolatey finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 21, 2000 (#3443)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, moderate carbonation, thick head. Fairly malty aroma. Medium body, good malty flavor, bready finish.

Date: April 27, 2014 (#9411)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Dark toast. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, real fizzy. Dark, grassy, medium bitterness. Toasty, caramel malt background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 3, 2012 (#8861)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright mahogany color. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty-brown, grassy, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Sweet, toasty, grassy malt, mild caramel. Mild bourbon flavor. Clean finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
"Partly aged in bourbon barrels".

Date: August 10, 2011 (#8612)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Madison, Madison WI

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Big thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge orange-citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Massive citrusy bitterness. Very mild biscuity malt background. Real bitter and citrusy all the way through.

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

Date: August 11, 2001 (#3861)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red-brown, thick head. Richly malty aroma. Medium body, malty, caramelly, toasty malt flavor. A little metallic.

Date: July 4, 2012 (#8870)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Copper color. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Smoky, richly malty and toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Lots of smooth malt, toasty and a bit smoky. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Smoky-toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 21, 2000 (#3442)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber, low carbonation, good head. Fruity aroma. Medium body, big citrus hop flavor, fades fairly quickly.

Date: April 27, 2014 (#9412)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy hops, dark and sweet.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Dark and sweet, with a grassy, herbal hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)