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Big Grove Brewery & Taproom - Des Moines
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555 17th Street
Des Moines IA 50309
Telephone: +1 515-777-2337
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm.
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Notes

Visited: June 23, 2024

Contributors: Richard R Tinurelli, Siegfried Binge

Dog-friendly patio.

Updated: July 3, 2024

Beer List

  • 8.30% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11776)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden, kinda hazy. Low dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Resiny. "Dank". Biscuity background.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Big, smooth. Creamy malt behind big resiny, piney, grassy hops. Nicely bitter. Surprising coconut note.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Good, but not complex.

  • 4.20% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11775)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright red-brown. Moderate creamy head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Mildly malty, mildly toasty.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty, malty, biscuity. Some diacetyl. Lots of graham cracker in the finish.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      Too bad about the butter.

  • Smoke-Flavored Beer
    5.10% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11773)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Brilliant golden. Dense head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Smoky, grassy. Mildly grainy.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, fizzy. Nicely smoky, nicely grainy. Malty-sweet. Grainy, mildly smoky finish.
      Overall Impression (2½)
      Smokier than Schlenkerla Helles, because it's got Rauchmalz.

  • French & Belgian-Style Saison
    6.30% abv.
    • Date: June 23, 2024 (#11774)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Yellow, translucent. Moderate head.
      Aroma (3)
      Fruity, with rye malt. Mildly peppery.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Medium body, moderate carbonation. Hugely fruity hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Rye malt way in the background. Fruity, sweet finish.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      Very sweet, very fruity.