Beer Me! — Marto Brewing Co. — Sioux City, Iowa, United States

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Marto Brewing Co.

930 Fourth Street
Sioux City IA 51101
Telephone: +1 712-301-3473
Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-midnight, Saturday 11:00am-midnight, Sunday 10:00am-8:00pm.
Brewer: Erik Martin
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Notes

Visited: June 19, 2022

Opened: 2019

Contributors: brian collins, Erik Martin, Siegfried Binge

Updated: June 27, 2022

News

2019-06-14: MARTO BREWING OPENING JUNE 20TH! (Iowa Beer Baron)

Beer List

Chanter

Scottish-Style Export Ale

6.00% abv.
- Date: June 19, 2022 (#11061)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Dark red, a little haze. Low dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Rich malt, toasty, some caramel.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light-medium body, kinda fizzy. Toasty malt, some caramel. Grainy. Finishes dry and toasty.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)

Electro-White

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

5.60% abv.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11064)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Coriander. Lemon zest.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Wheat base, coriander. Bready. Mild smoky phenolic in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Almost refreshing.

Lavender Fields Forever

Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2021 Great American Beer Festival

Martomic IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: August 22, 2015 (#9545)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity hops. Mango.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Big grassy fruity hop flavor, fairly bitter. Mild caramel malt character. Tropical fruit in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Maximum Deviation

Imperial Stout

8.20% abv.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11067)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Jet black. Low head.

Aroma (4)
WOW. INTENSE coconut. Intense chocolate. Mounds bar in a glass.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, smooth, and sweet.. INTENSE COCONUT. Chocolate and malt in the background. Surprisingly low alcohol character. Coconut all the way through, and a bit of wood in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but WOW.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11063)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy. Mildly chocolatey, mildly roasty, nicely malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Chocolatey. Grassy, malty. Herbal-floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Fruitier than a Tmavé, lighter than a Schwarzbier.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11060)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasted bread crust. Grassy. Very mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Seriously toasty. Grassy, floral hop flavor, medium bitterness. Estery fruitiness. Toasty, bready finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good, a bit too fruity.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11062)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

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

Aroma (3½)
Rich milk chocolate and a touch of roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, creamy and smooth. Big roast malt all the way through. Lots of chocolate. Very mild grassy note, not bitter at all. Creamy chocolate finish, kinda sweet, with the smallest hint of alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty chocolatey beer with no chocolate in it!

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11066)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, opaque. Creamy head.

Aroma (1)
Onions. Catty.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, smooth. Intense catty hop flavor. Clean malty base. Medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
Might be a good beer, but I'm not a fan of these hops at all.

Date: August 22, 2015 (#9544)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Tart. Umami.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet malt with a lactic tartness. Bready. Umami.

Overall Impression (2)
Interesting beer.

Date: June 19, 2022 (#11065)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Low creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Clean malt, very mildly grainy. Mild grassy-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean grainy finish with just a little sulfur.

Overall Impression (2)