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Kinney Creek Brewery
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1016 Seventh Street NW
Rochester MN 55901
Telephone: +1 507-282-2739
Hours: Sunday-Tuesday noon-8pm, Wednesday-Thursday noon-10pm, Friday-Saturday noon-midnight.
Brewer: Donovan Seitz
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Notes

Visited: March 22, 2024

Opened: 2011

Annual Production: 200 bbl

Contributors: Donovan Seitz, D Seitz, Ralph Wells

Updated: April 8, 2024

Beer List

  • ABBEYgALE
    5.70% abv.
    • Date: March 22, 2024 (#11657)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (2½)
      Brilliant copper color. Creamy dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mildly toasty, mildly grassy.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light-medium body, smooth. Loads of toasty malt. Some banana. Mildly smoky in the finish.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      Good beer, but nowhere near a Belgian Dark Strong.
  • American Ale
  • Happy Porter
    5.50% abv.
    • Date: March 22, 2024 (#11658)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 13 points
      Appearance (2½)
      Brilliant red. Creamy head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Very mild chocolate. Mildly toasty.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Medium body, smooth. Tart. Woody. Grassy bitterness.
      Overall Impression (1)
  • Holiday Bourbon Ale
  • Honey Blonde
  • IPA
  • Just Kveik'n Around
    Indigenous Beer
    5.40% abv.
    • Date: March 22, 2024 (#11659)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright golden. Creamy head.
      Aroma (3)
      Pretty clean, mildly bready.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body, smooth. Bready, grassy. Mild grassy bitterness. Very nice kveik bready character. Finishes grassy.
      Overall Impression (2½)
      I like it. "Pale Lager".
  • Med-City Amber
  • Mega Mocha Stout
  • Oktoberfest
  • Old Town Ale
  • Pepper Passion
  • Smoked Porter
  • Summer Sun Wheat
  • Sunny Days
    Golden or Blonde Ale
    5.90% abv.
    • Date: March 22, 2024 (#11661)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 13½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Brilliant golden. Creamy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Fruity-floral hops. Mild biscuit malt.
      Mouthfeel (6)
      Light-medium body, smooth. Grassy, floral. Autolysis: raw meat.
      Overall Impression (1)
      Good beer otherwise.
  • Yellow Jacket
    Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
    8.70% abv.