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Exile Brewing

1514 Walnut Street
Des Moines IA 50309
Telephone: +1 515-883-2337
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 10am-11pm, Sunday 10am-9pm.
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Notes

Visited: May 18, 2013

Opened: 2012

Contributor: Siegfried Binge

Updated: October 3, 2023

News

2020-06-05: ESTATE OF LEGENDARY BARTENDER SUES EXILE BREWING (American Craft Beer)

Beer List

Betty

Specialty Honey Beer
- Date: May 18, 2013 (#9111)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright pale yellow. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (2½)
  Very mildly toasty.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet malt flavor, mildly smoky honey note. Very low hop character, very low bitterness. Sweet honey finish.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)

Brigit

Oatmeal Stout

4.90% abv.

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9117)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Black with a bit of garnet. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, roasty. Malty.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Butter. Roasted grain. Grassy hops. Butter.

Overall Impression (1)

Fernando's Revenge

Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

7.10% abv.

Date: October 2, 2023 (#11486)

Package: canned

Place: from the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Very very very dark red. Low fizzy head.

Aroma (3)
Lacquered wood. Coconut. Hazelnut.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Feels thinner than I expected. Dark, nutty malt. Woody, some coconut, more hazelnut. Mild pumpernickel. Not a whole lot of hop character; maybe a little grassy. Finishes nutty and clean.

Overall Impression (2)
The squirrel on the label is appropriate. "Barrel-aged forage". Thanks to KJ Harnack for the cans!

Gi Gi

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9113)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, nicely creamy. Malty, mildly sweet, with a nice toasty note. Very low hop flavor and bitterness. Sweet, dark-toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9112)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (2)
Very mildly smoky.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, creamy. Lots of sweet wheat malt. Mild banana, lingering in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Sweet, but not too sweet.

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9114)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden, dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Malty and surprisingly fruity. Low hop character. Fruity, malty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9118)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, some haze. Low head.

Aroma (2)
Caramel. Mildly fruity. Phenolic.

Mouthfeel (5)
Light-medium body, low carbonation. Caramel malt. Medicinal phenolic flavor.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9116)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Roasty, grainy, chocolatey malt…but the graininess dominates.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9115)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Sweet malt, a bit grainy. Mild floral hop character is mostly hidden by the graininess.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 18, 2013 (#9110)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Sweet, mildly grainy malt. Floral hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Sweet, mildly grainy malt. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)