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Lupulin Brewing — Big Lake

570 Humboldt Drive NW
Suite 107
Big Lake MN 55309
Telephone: +1 763-263-9549
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-9:00pmpm, Friday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm.
Brewer: Matt Schiller
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Notes

Visited: July 31, 2020

Opened: 2015

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Jonny Hughes, Ralph Wells

Updated: January 14, 2022

Beer List

10 Count

American-Style Black Ale

10.00% abv.
- Date: October 30, 2021 (#10750)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Short or Tall Eatery & Drink Hall, Rogers MN
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Massive creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Dark chocolate. Earthy. Mildly grassy, but mostly subtle and balanced.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Big body, smooth. Richly chocolatey and nicely roasty. Hugely malty. Mild grassy hop flavor, a little floral, but pretty much all the bitterness is from the roasted malt.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Excellent balance. Excellent beer.

8 Count

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

7.50% abv.

Date: December 25, 2021 (#10805)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, opaque. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Mild citrus, floral. Bready and yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body. Slick and yeasty. Fruity, grassy, floral hop flavor. Low bitterness. Mildly grassy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Probably a good example in a style that I just don't like.

Ark Royal

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

Date: October 30, 2021 (#10746)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: Short or Tall Eatery & Drink Hall, Rogers MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Tight dense nitro head.

Aroma (4)
Bready, grassy, smoky, grainy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, creamy smooth. Nice biscuity-grainy malt with a mild caramel note, along with some bread crust. Grassy hop flavor. Lingering low-medium bitterness with a floral note.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer. I love it when a brewery nails a traditional style. I'd like to taste a CO₂ version to compare.

Barrel Aged Lateralus with Vanilla and Cacao

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

13.10% abv.

Date: December 31, 2021 (#10812)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Very very black. It even looks thick. Low brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Loads of vanilla. Loads of sweet chocolate. Nicely oaky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, smooth, and malty. Nicely roasty, warming. Pretty sweet though. Lots of vanilla, milk chocolate. Maybe a hint of grassy hop flavor, but not bitter at all.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer, but real sweet.

Belgian Blonde

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: July 31, 2020 (#10326)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fresh malt, mildly estery. Bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, surprisingly creamy. Bready, grassy, fruity.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Belgian Dubbel

Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.50% abv.

Date: December 10, 2020 (#10397)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Extremely lively pour! When it's finally in the glass, the beer is a beautiful, brilliant, dark red under a massive dense head that you could probably walk across.

Aroma (4)
Grassy, spicy, raisiny. Clean dark-toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Dark, toasty malt. Nicely fruity, mild bananas and raisins. Dark caramel. Grassy, very low bitterness. Lingering toasty malt finish with just a hint of alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Black Lager

German-Style Schwarzbier

5.00% abv.

Date: December 20, 2020 (#10401)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Almost completely black. Thick creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Clean malt, mildly roasty. Mild floral hop note.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Nicely roasty, with a pleasant clean malt sweetness. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness, with more in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty Schwarzbier.

Blissful Ignorance

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: December 20, 2019 (#10136)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Translucently hazy, amber color. Massive head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge fresh citrusy hops. Tangerine juice.

Mouthfeel (7)
Intensely hoppy, fruity...dare I say juicy? Medium body, slick texture from all the haze. Sweet background but not all that malty. Fairly bitter, but it doesn't last.

Overall Impression (1½)
It's all about the "juiciness", with nothing else for balance.

Centsless

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: May 21, 2020 (#10292)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Citrus. Floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big floral hop flavor, fairly bitter. Some citrus. Nice clean malt background. Clean floral-hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

DDH Straight Hash Homie

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.70% abv.

Date: May 25, 2020 (#10295)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden, except for a little Schmutz at the end of the pour. Dense white head.

Aroma (3½)
Citrusy, mildly tropical. Biscuity. Maybe a little alcohol.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Biscuity malt underlies a grassy, fruity-floral hop flavor with an odd onion note. Medium bitterness. Grassy-floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)
We have the ingredients for a clone batch, to be brewed in the next few weeks.

Doppelbock

German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

8.00% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2020 Great American Beer Festival

Date: December 30, 2021 (#10811)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful deep red. Massive dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Bread crust, toasty. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth and chewy. Richly malty, toasty, dark-bready. Some sulfur. Mild floral hop flavor, but most of the low bitterness comes from the roasted malt. Grassy, toasty, malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Dortmunder

Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest

5.50% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2017 Great American Beer Festival

Date: April 29, 2020 (#10279)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. Some haze. Foamy, short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Floral and earthy. Nice bready malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big bready, mildly toasty malt up front, with floral hops coming though later. Low-medium bitterness. A little sweet for an Export, but not overly so.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Dunkel

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

5.40% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10174)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright mahogany. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty. Hints of dark fruit and malt.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Roasty, mild malt. Oddly phenolic, sort of a peppery-medicinal note.

Overall Impression (1)

Eastern Sea

Baltic-Style Porter

8.20% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10176)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Jet black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Very mild alcohol. Hint of malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick. Malty. Smooth. Chocolatey and roasty. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Finishes sweet, roasty, and malty.

Overall Impression (2)
Tasty and sweet.

Fashion Mullet

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: May 19, 2020 (#10289)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, translucent. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy and tropical and a little bit grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Nicely malty, almost creamy. Big tropical fruit hoppiness with a bit of citrus. Medium bitterness, lower than I expected. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Helles

Münchner-Style Helles

4.80% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10171)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Grainy, grassy. DMS.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet, grainy malt. Sulfury. Low-medium grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not bad, but not as clean as it could be.

Maibock

German-Style Bock or Maibock

Date: July 31, 2020 (#10325)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, sulfury.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Nicely malty. Grainy and fairly sulfury. Grassy, mildly floral hop flavor. Medium bitterness. All the flavors last a long time.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty Export-style Festbier.

Make IPA Piney Again

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10173)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2)
Yellow-brown opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild citrusy hops with only a hint of citrus. Bready.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Biscuity malt and mild piney, citrusy hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Sweet, bready, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Claims to be a sort of anti-NEIPA, but I'm unconvinced.

Oktoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.70% abv.

Date: August 29, 2021 (#10705)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Copper-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, biscuity. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Toasty malt, grassy hops, nicely floral. Low bitterness. Floral-fruity finish with lots of bread crust.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, and a real sharp label.

Proper Heathen

Barley Wine-Style Ale

10.10% abv.

Date: December 18, 2020 (#10400)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant mahogany color. Nice dense head.

Aroma (4)
Rich malt, fruity esters. Toast and caramel and a hint of wood.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy. Lots and lots of malt, caramel, toast, biscuit, grain. Grassy hop character, medium bitterness. Fruity, like grapes or berries. Definite woody note. Finishes malty, grassy, and pleasantly warming.

Overall Impression (2)
Kinda reminds me of Old Foghorn. Collaboration with Ma href='https://beerme.com/brewery.php?24378'>Working Draft Beer of Madison WI.

S&M

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

7.50% abv.

Date: October 21, 2021 (#10742)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow. Very hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Yeasty, bready, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, both fizzy and creamy. Big grassy-floral hop flavor, medium-big bitterness. Lingering grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Schism

American-Style Black Ale

8.00% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10175)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Almost-black red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty and grassy. Hint of chocolate.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, smooth. Big chocolatey, roasty malt. Grassy hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Some alcohol, but still in balance. Grassy, almost minty roasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Sexy Hops El Dorado

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

7.70% abv.

Date: October 30, 2021 (#10747)

Package: draught

Place: Short or Tall Eatery & Drink Hall, Rogers MN

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Hazy opaque, deep yellow. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Bready. Apple peel.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth and slick. Big fruity hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Kinda yeasty. Less bitter and more floral in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Sherburne County

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

14.10% abv.

Date: October 25, 2021 (#10744)

Package: bottled

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low, dense, brown head.

Aroma (4)
Oak, whiskey, coconut, chocolate, malt, molasses.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth. Hugely malty, hugely chocolatey, bitter. Lots of oak, lots of coconut. Some alcohol. Bittersweet lingering finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty and complex. Imperial Stout aged in J. Carver wheat whiskey barrels, bottled August 2021.

Sophistry 08

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

7.50% abv.

Date: December 13, 2020 (#10399)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Tropical fruit and tropical flowers. Mild biscuity malt, mildly yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth and creamy. Big fruity-floral hop flavor all the way though, along with a yeasty slickness. Mango, mild tangerine. Medium-big bitterness, really nicely balanced with the malt sweetness and the hop fruitiness. Lingering fruity finish that isn't all that bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer, despite the distracting "hazy" texture and slickness.

Suburban Sunrise Red IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10172)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh piney hops. Mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Huge spicy, piney hops with plenty of bitterness to go along. Very nice yet subdued caramel malt backbone. Excellent balance.

Overall Impression (3)

Whiskey Nuts 2020

Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

16.20% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10177)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Vanilla. Roast. Coconut. Some whiskey.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick and smooth. Richly malty, nicely roasty. All the barrel flavors are here: vanilla, coconut, wood, all very nicely balanced. Warming, but certainly not hot.

Overall Impression (3)
Eminently drinkable.