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Boom Island Brewing
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5959 Baker Rd #320
Minnetonka MN 55345
Telephone: +1 612-227-9635
Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm-9:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday noon-7:00pm.
Brewer: Kevin Welch
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Notes

Visited: March 19, 2022

Opened: 2011

Contributors: Kevin Welch, Siegfried Binge, Joe Flannery, John McKenzie

Originally located in Minneapolis.

Updated: March 20, 2022

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Beer List

  • 6.40% abv.
    • Date: March 19, 2022 (#10979)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden. Creamy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Mango hops. Bready, biscuity malt.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big tropical hop flavor, medium bitterness. Biscuity malt background. Big bitter grassy finish.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Good, well balanced beer.

  • 9.50% abv.
    • Date: March 19, 2022 (#10982)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (3)
      Almost-bright golden. Moderate creamy head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Clean, mildly grainy malt, but that's about it.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, smooth. Sweet malt, fruity esters. Smoky, sweet malty finish.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      Good beer, wrong yeast.

  • Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
    10.00% abv.
    • Date: March 19, 2022 (#10985)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Black. Low head.
      Aroma (3)
      Dark malt. Mildly tarry. Sweet, dark molasses.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Thick, smooth. Malty, nicely roasty. Mild coconut. Some alcohol. Sweet roasty malt alt the way through the finish.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Real good strong malty beer.

  • Belgian-Style Dubbel
    8.00% abv.
    • Date: March 19, 2022 (#10981)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (2½)
      Red-brown. Low head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mild toasty malt. Kinda estery, but not really.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium-big body, smooth. Big sweet dark malt, dark bread crust. Sweet dark toasty crusty malt all the way through.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      Good dark beer, not really a Dubbel.

  • Belgian-Style Pale Ale
    5.50% abv.

  • American-Belgo-Style Ale
    8.00% abv.

  • We're Gonna Need A Bigger Oat
    Oatmeal Stout
    5.70% abv.

  • Witness
    Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat
    5.00% abv.