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Mankato Brewery

1119 Center Street
North Mankato MN 56003
Telephone: +1 507-386-2337
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 4-9pm, Saturday noon-9pm, Sunday noon-6pm.
Brewer: Chris Collins
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Notes

Opened: 2012

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Ralph Wells, Rich O'Reskie, timtupy

Updated: July 17, 2021

News

2011-12-31: Mankato Original beer ready for rollout this week (The Free Press)
2011-05-02: Mankato Brewery chooses North Mankato site (Mankato Free Press)

Beer List

Death Valley Johnnie

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.00% abv.
- Date: April 5, 2020 (#10270)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN
  
  Score: 14 points
  
  Appearance (2½)
  Red, translucent. Medium creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Toasty. Toffee. Grassy-floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium body, smooth. Big grainy, earthy, grassy malt character. Grassy hops, medium bitterness. Earthy, wet-grass finish.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)

Kato Beer

Münchner-Style Helles

5.00% abv.

Date: April 11, 2020 (#10273)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden, high carbonation. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy malt, bready. Mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big fresh malt flavor, bready and mildly grainy. Low grassy-floral hop flavor and bitterness. Clean malty finish, not too sweet and not too dry.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Mad Butcher IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.80% abv.

Date: March 6, 2020 (#10240)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden, unless you pour the whole can, in which case it's a murky mess. Dense white head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy, tropical-fruity hops. Mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Nice bready, toasty malt background behind a medium fruity hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness. Fruity, mildly citrusy. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer. It would have been nice to know about the sediment before I poured it.

Organ Grinder

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.60% abv.

Date: January 31, 2020 (#10186)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2)
Amber-brown. Dense but very short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty bread crust.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty, bready malt all the way through. Grassy, floral hop flavor with a low-medium bitterness. Grassy, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)