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Great River Brewery

(Old Capitol Brew Works and Public House LLC)

332 East Second Street
Davenport IA 52801
Telephone: +1 563-323-5210
Hours: Monday-Tuesday 4:00pm-9:00pm, Wednesday 1:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday 1:00pm-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
Brewer: Paul Krutzfeldt, Scott Lehnert
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Notes

Visited: May 15, 2013

Opened: 2009

Contributors: Dennnis Mulholland, Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

Updated: May 20, 2013

News

2013-04-10: Sale totals released from beer made for a cause (WQAD)
2013-02-25: Craft brewery banks on labeled cans (Packaging Digest)
2010-07-13: Local brewery joins growing national trend (Quad Cities Business Journal)

Beer List

483 Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.30% abv.
- Date: April 26, 2011 (#8524)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright amber. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild fruity hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light-medium body, fizzy. Big fruity hop flavor on top of mildly toasty malt. Mild bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Good clean beer.

Arsenal Amber

Imperial or Double Red Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: May 15, 2013 (#9100)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red-brown.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly floral. Very mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big fruity-floral hop flavor, fairly bitter, with lots of caramel malt.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer, but not as assertive as its stats. "105 IBU".

Big Cock IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: December 3, 2011 (#8675)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep copper color, hazy. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Resiny, fruity, mildly piney hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, smooth. Big resiny hop flavor and bitterness up front, on top of mildly toasty malt. Clean resiny bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Dos Pistolas

American-Style Amber Lager

4.80% abv.

Date: May 15, 2013 (#9098)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet and toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, creamy. Nice toasty malt flavor, grainy. Low grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Sweet, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 16, 2012 (#8808)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Grainy. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Creamy. Chocolate, roast malt. Grassy-grainy. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 16, 2012 (#8811)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big citrusy, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Roast malt and grapefruit hops. Grassy bitterness all the way through. Chocolatey. Real grasy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 1, 2013 (#9038)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Graham crackers. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Big graham cracker malt flavor. Grassy hops, medium-low bitterness. Mildly fruity in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: July 23, 2011 (#8623)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee beans. Malty, roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Lots of coffee, roasted beans. Creamy and nicely bitter. Very mild malt character.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 26, 2011 (#8522)

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Really toasty, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big biscuity, toasty, fresh grainy malt. Grassy, fruity. Low bitterness. Clean fruity-grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: May 15, 2013 (#9099)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty, malty. Chocolate.

Mouthfeel (6)
Thick, creamy. Big bitter chocolate flavor up front. Some diacetyl. Grassy, resiny hop finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 15, 2013 (#9101)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Light brown, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Oak, dill, mild whisky.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet caramel malt and a big oaky-whisky flavor. Nicely balanced. Some dill, some coconut. Finishes surprisingly clean, malty.

Overall Impression (2)