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Steel Toe Brewing

4848 West 35th Street
PO Box 16401
Saint Louis Park MN 55416
Telephone: +1 952-955-9965
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 3-8pm, Friday 3-10pm, Saturday noon-10pm, Sunday noon-6pm
Brewer: Jason Schoneman, Hannah Schoneman
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Notes

Visited: April 20, 2024

Opened: 2011

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Ryan Weber, Ralph Wells

Updated: May 21, 2024

Beer List

Before The Dawn

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

13.90% abv.
- Date: April 20, 2024 (#11726)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Low brown head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Coconut. Wood. Whiskey. Dark malt and dark fruit.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Thick, almost still. Fiercely malty, nicely dark. Some alcohol and lots of barrel. Loads of dark fruit. Alcohol creeps up late.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Damn fine dessert beer.

Before the Dawn 2018

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

13.70% abv.

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10496)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low brown head.

Aroma (4)
Rich coconut. Oak. Sweet, mildly roasty malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick, smooth. Hugely malty, fairly roasty. Big coconut flavor, lots of oak. Not hot at all, but the alcohol is definitely there. Grassy notes. Treacle. Even a little tar.

Overall Impression (3)
Huge and complex and tasty.

Dissent

Export Stout

7.00% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2018 Great American Beer Festival

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10491)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty, coffee, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and toasty, with a grassy hop flavor. Just bitter enough. Finishes pretty dry, but with a nice malt character and plenty of roast.

Overall Impression (3)

Elbow Power

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

5.00% abv.

Date: April 20, 2024 (#11725)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep bright red. Low creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild fruity hops. Very mild toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Biscuity, toasty malt all the way through. Grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Fruity esters, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer. More breweries should do this style.

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10490)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Clean malt, mildly grainy, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Fruity hop flavor, mild citrus. Mild clean malt background with a hint of graham crackers. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real nice balance.

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10495)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Red, translucent. Huge creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Piney hops. Mild toasty, caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big toasty, caramel malt with an even bigger fruity, grassy hop flavor. Nicely bitter and nicely balanced, even in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10492)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Piney, sulfury hops...almost skunky. Floral. Biscuity malt way in the background.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big fruity-grassy hop flavor, remarkably bitter. Biscuity, toasty malt way in the background. Lingering grassy, fruity, piney bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Remarkably bitter, given how light the beer is.

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10493)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild hops with a berry fruitiness.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Big grassy hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Biscuity malt background. Lingering grassy bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: April 26, 2021 (#10494)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, some haze. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Smoky. Banana. Bread.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fiercely creamy. Bready malt. Banana. Very mildly grassy, very mildly smoky. Lingering bready finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.