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Pryes Brewing Company

1401 West River Road North
Minneapolis MN 55411
Telephone: +1 612-787-7937
Hours: Monday-Wednesday 11am-11pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-midnight, Sunday 11am-10pm.
Brewer: Jeremy Pryes
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Notes

Visited: May 1, 2023

Opened: 2012

Contributors: Jon Hughes, jarobb, Mario Kornmesser, Ralph Wells

Updated: May 9, 2023

News

2014-09-10: Pryes Brewing Company makes Twin Cities debut (Minnesota Beer Activists)
2012-08-20: Owners of prospective brewery near Uptown identify themselves (Southwest Journal)

Beer List

Abbey Road

Belgian-Style Dubbel

6.70% abv.
- Date: January 19, 2022 (#10831)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Red-brown, hazy. Creamy head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Really toasty. Bready, grassy. Fruity and floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium body, smooth. Rich toasty malt, grassy. Mild fruity esters. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Bread crust finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Not as complex as it could be.

Barrel Aged Lost Moon 2021

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

12.10% abv.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10832)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild chocolate, mild roast, very mild oak.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, smooth. Surprisingly fruity on top of the dark chocolate. Alcohol is very well hidden. Malty and sweet and mildly roasty, with the barrel in the background.

Overall Impression (3)
Great beer.

Barrel Aged Lost Moon 2022

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

11.10% abv.

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11278)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge licorice. Bourbon. Sweet, roasty malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick. Sweet and roasty. Raisins, toffee. Warming, but not hot at all. Really nicely complex and roasty and fruity and tasty.

Overall Impression (3)
I. Like. It.

Bohemian Blonde

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

4.60% abv.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10145)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Very mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Clean, mildly grainy malt. Grassy, floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Just a bit of sulfur.

Overall Impression (3)
Clean and very nicely balanced.

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11276)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Slight haze. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Dill. Lemongrass.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Bready, mildly grainy malt. Dill and lemon. Floral. Not bitter. A little phenolic, but it works.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: June 21, 2021 (#10567)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow-brown, opaque. Big foamy head.

Aroma (4)
Wildly citrusy! Oranges from two feet away. Mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth, a little slick. Huge citrusy hop flavor start to finish. Low-medium bitterness. Mild bready malt in the background, along with a yeasty note. Sweetish citrus finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Reasonably refreshing beer.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10146)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Very mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Grainy malt and grassy hops. A little more bitter than the Bohemian Blonde, a lot more sulfur.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11277)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red. No head.

Aroma (3½)
Wood, leather. Malt, caramel, toffee. Some oxidation, but appropriate.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, almost still. Hugely malty. Lots of toffee, raisins. Whiskey and wood. Some alcohol. Sweet complex finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
I like it.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10148)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense nitro head.

Aroma (4)
Roasty. Grassy. Nutty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light creamy body, nitro-smooth. Roasty, mildly malty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Smooth roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: May 1, 2023 (#11360)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden brown, creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Richly toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, creamy. Loads of bready, toasty malt. Surprising floral, fruity hop flavor, not bitter at all. Floral, toasty, sweet, malty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
It's good, but the hops are too much for a Maibock.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10149)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Intense citrusy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Biscuity malt background. Fruity all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Dry hopped.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10153)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick dense brown head.

Aroma (4)
Malty, roasty, with a neat rye-like spiciness and some coconut.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, creamy smoothness. Rich malt flavor, nicely roasty. Tasty coconut, some whiskey.

Overall Impression (3)
Remarkably delicious.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10152)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Mild roast, mild coconut. Nicely malty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy. Lots of malt, lots of sweet roastiness. Alcohol is well hidden, just a bit warming at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
A bit milder than the 2019, but still nicely complex.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10151)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense beige head.

Aroma (4)
Rich chocolaty maltiness. Mildly roasty. Surprisingly low alcohol.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big, chewy, smooth. Malty, with lots of coconut. Roasty, nicely sweet. Hint of alcohol, very mildly warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent complex and subtle beer.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10154)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly spicy, grassy. Very mildly malty and roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Very low carbonation. Malty, roasty. Hint of coconut.

Overall Impression (3)
Good beer. Much more subtle than the others. Gravity draw from a pin on the bar.

Date: June 21, 2021 (#10568)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep yellow, translucent. Big fluffy head

Aroma (3½)
Tangerine hops. Yeasty, bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big citrusy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Mild biscuity, bready malt, yeasty. Grassy, citrusy hop finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10147)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color, big dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity hops, mild toasty-caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, kinda fizzy. Big earthy-floral hop flavor, medium-big bitterness. A little resiny in the finish, and a little floral.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10150)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber-copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Huge citrusy hop flavor, medium-big bitterness that lasted a long time.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 16, 2021 (#10561)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Clean, mildly sulfury malt. Mild grassy, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Clean grainy malt all the way through, very nicely balanced with noble hop flavor and a low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real tasty beer!

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11275)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, low head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty, bready, mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Nicely toasty, bready. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Very good beer, served way too cold.