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Saint Paul Brewing

688 Minnehaha Avenue East
Saint Paul MN 55106
Telephone: +1 651-698-1945
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4pm-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-8pm.
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Notes

Visited: December 30, 2023

Opened: 2019

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Diane Crawford, Jeff Williamson, Jon Hughes

Located in the old Hamm's brewery. Very neat place!

Formerly Flat Earth Brewing.

Updated: January 1, 2024

News

2013-06-10: Flat Earth brings beer brewing back to old Hamm's site (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Beer List

Belgian Pale Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Bermuda Triangle

Belgian-Style Tripel

9.10% abv.
- Date: April 29, 2022 (#11026)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Pale. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild malt. Mildly smoky. Very mildly estery.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Big and creamy. Fruity, mild banana. Just a hint of alcohol.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Tasty, but not all that Tripel-y.

Brew for Ukraine

American-Style Wheat Beer

4.70% abv.

Date: April 29, 2022 (#11027)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Pale yellow, hazy. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Very clean, mild wheat.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, surprisingly smooth. Big sweet wheat flavor start to finish. Just a hint of citrus. Finishes malty and clean.

Overall Impression (2)
A fundraiser in support of Ukraine.

Chinwag

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

5.00% abv.

Date: May 5, 2023 (#11389)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Creamy malt, biscuity. Mild floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, nitro smooth. Tasty graham cracker malt. Floral-grassy hop flavor, very nicely bitter. Lingering fruity, floral, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer.

Crooks' Haven Porter

Robust Porter

6.50% abv.

Date: April 29, 2022 (#11030)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Very deep red. Big creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Very mild chocolate, even milder roast.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Really chocolatey. Fairly grainy, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 5, 2023 (#11392)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden amber. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Hugely fruity. Mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth, malty. Big grassy, resiny, fruity hops. Nice big bitterness. Biscuity malt background. Resiny hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Really pretty tasty.

Date: May 5, 2023 (#11390)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (2)
Bright red. No head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly toasty, clean.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Toasty, bready malt all the way through. Very mild grassy-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. A little fruity in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Poured right to the top of the glass, so you lose a lot of texture. I bet it's real tasty with a proper head on it.

Date: May 5, 2024 (#11391)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Biscuity, bready malt. Just sweet enough. Very mild floral hops, very mild fruity esters, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad at all.

Date: April 29, 2022 (#11028)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Berry fruitiness, maybe some mango.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Nice biscuity malt balances fruity hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: April 29, 2022 (#11029)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Pale golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly sweet. Mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet malt, mildly grainy. Very low grassy-floral hop flavor, very low bitterness. Clean sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not bad, not a Kölsch.

Date: May 5, 2023 (#11393)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grassy, mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Very nicely malty, bready. Fruity esters. Mildly grassy hops, low bitterness. Sweetly malty in the finish, with a nice grassy note.

Overall Impression (1½)
Good beer. Underhopped for the style, but tasty.

Date: December 30, 2023 (#11542)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber, creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, remarkably smooth. Grainy malt, sulfury. Mild floral-grassy hop flavor, very low bitterness. Grainy, sweetish finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
This ain't bad.

Date: April 29, 2022 (#11025)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Nicely smoky, nicely malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Malty, sweetish, and very nicely smoky.

Overall Impression (2½)
It ain't Schlenkerla, but it ain't bad at all.