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Hayes Public House

112 First Street South
Buffalo MN 55313-1402
Telephone: +1 763-777-9054
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-10:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
Brewer: Pugs Hayes
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Notes

Visited: March 9, 2024

Opened: 2013

Contributor: Jon Hughes

Food trucks.

Updated: March 12, 2024

Beer List

Black Lager

German-Style Schwarzbier

5.50% abv.
- Date: April 16, 2022 (#11002)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Very dark red. Shiny. Creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mild chocolate, mild roast malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, fairly fizzy. Chocolatey, malty. Grassy. Low bitterness. Finishes darkish and sweetly malty.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Real good beer.

Breakfast of Tyrants

Imperial Stout

10.40% abv.

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10444)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate beige head.

Aroma (3½)
Coconut. Mildly toasty. Malty. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick and smooth. Roasty, malty. Coconut. Grassy, a little grainy. Alcohol is well hidden. Phenomenally smooth beer.

Overall Impression (3)
Incredibly smooth and complex and tasty.

Cerridwen's Rye Brown Ale

Rye Beer

5.60% abv.

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10441)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful deep red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grassy, mild caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Really grassy, nutty. Low-medium bitterness. Smoky, roasty, nutty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
I like it.

Cherry Wood Smoked Ale

Smoke-Flavored Beer

7.00% abv.

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10443)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Nicely smoky, kinda fruity. Hint of toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet biscuity malt and a real nice smoky character. Fruity hops, low bitterness. Sweetly malty and smoky all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Date: April 16, 2022 (#11001)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful red. Creamy dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild smoke. Mildly grassy. Bread crust.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, creamy smooth. Malty, toasty, a little grassy. Bread crust. Just a hint of smoke.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real tasty beer, but not all that smoky. A beer engine really makes for a smooth, creamy beer, but CO₂ does release the aromas more efficiently.

Date: December 22, 2023 (#11535)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red. Low creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Coconut, dill, oak. Toasty, sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth, and malty. Dill, oak character all the way through. Toasty malt, dark caramel. Mild alcohol. Oak all the way through the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer on this dreary day. Aged 6 months in oak.

Date: November 20, 2022 (#11255)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Grainy, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Bready, floral. Low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Nice and clean.

Date: November 20, 2022 (#11259)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Sulfury hops.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Really sulfury. Grainy malt, fruity hops. Sulfur all the way through.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: November 20, 2022 (#11257)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red-brown. Big creamy head.

Aroma (2)
Earthy. Toffee-sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, creamy. Toasty, sweet, earthy. Floral-earthy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Biscuity, grainy.

Overall Impression (1½)
Weird balance.

Date: November 20, 2022 (#11256)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Big creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Wonderful coffee-roasty aroma. Mild malt background.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, creamy. Malty and roasty with a real nice coffee character. Clean coffee-roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Fantastic beer.

Date: March 9, 2024 (#11631)

Package: cask-conditioned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh fruity floral hops. Mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light creamy body. Rich biscuity malt and a big fruity-floral hop flavor all the way through. Nicely bitter, with a grassy note in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Clean, tasty, refreshing.

Date: November 20, 2022 (#11258)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red, translucent. No head.

Aroma (3)
Syrupy, dark, raisins.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, flat. Huge coconut. Dark sweet malt, alcohol. Oak, whiskey, coconut. Dark malty but not roasty alcoholic finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Aged in bourbon barrels.

Date: April 1, 2020 (#10263)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Really toasty. Pretty grassy. A bit roasty, woody.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, low carbonation. Toasty, biscuity malt. Grassy. Low-medium bitterness. Some papery oxidation, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (1)
Not awful, but definitely past its prime. (There's no date on the can.)

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10442)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild clean smoke.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, creamy. Nice citrusy hop flavor, bready malt. Maybe just the merest hunt of smoke. Fruity, nicely bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but not actually smoky.

Date: December 22, 2023 (#11534)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, clear. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Clean mild bready malt. Very mild floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet malt, bready, toasty. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Toasty, malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean beer.