Beer Me! — Beaver Island Brewing Company — Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States

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Beaver Island Brewing Company

216 Sixth Avenue South
Saint Cloud MN 56301
Telephone: +1 320-253-5907
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 4-10pm, Saturday noon-10pm, Sunday 11am-7pm. Tours Saturdays at 4pm.
Brewer: Chris Laumb, Matt Studer
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Notes

Visited: April 2, 2022

Opened: 2015

Contributors: Jonny Hughes, Ralph Wells

Updated: April 2, 2022

News

2015-01-16: Beaver Island starts brewing, will debut on Jan. 24 (Saint Cloud Times)
2014-09-16: Craft brewery coming to St. Cloud (St Cloud Times)

Beer List

'39 Red IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.00% abv.
- Date: March 29, 2020 (#10262)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Beautiful brilliant red-amber. Moderate dense head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Big fruity hops. Toasty, biscuity, toffee.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, smooth. Nice caramel malt base, toasty. Big fruity, grassy hop flavor, a little floral. Medium-big bitterness smooths out in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good well balanced beer.

Axe Dragger

American-Style Strong Pale Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: July 10, 2020 (#10309)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Deep golden. Some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, spicy, and candy-sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty and really fruity. Citrus and berries and maybe coriander. Almost-medium bitterness, more in the finish, but there's still quite a bit of sweetness.

Overall Impression (2)

Check Pils

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

4.50% abv.

Date: July 2, 2020 (#10300)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Pale. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly floral, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Grainy, bready malt. Floral, mildly fruity hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good clean beer.

Kernza®

Classic Saison

4.70% abv.

Date: April 2, 2022 (#10986)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild biscuit, very mild citrus, very mildly earthy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, creamy. Lots of biscuity, grainy malt. Mildly earthy. Low floral hop flavor and bitterness. Fruity, malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean beer.

Date: July 4, 2020 (#10307)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, bready, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Lots and lots of clean malt, grainy and bready. Fair bit of sulfur. Grassy-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Lingering malt and some sulfur in the finish, just a little warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: July 2, 2020 (#10304)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty clean malt. Very mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty, grassy, nutty malt. Mild grassy-floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Clean toasty grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 5, 2020 (#10346)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep copper color, dense head.

Aroma (4)
Toasty malt, mildly floral, mildly bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Toasty, caramel malt flavor all the way through. Mild floral, fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but it seems a little thin.

Date: November 5, 2021 (#10753)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich caramel malt. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick and smooth. Lots of caramel malt and lots of fruity, floral, citrusy hops. Medium-big bitterness. Nicely warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good smooth big beer.

Date: March 25, 2020 (#10260)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, slight haze. Huge dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big citrusy hops, floral. Biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Huge citrusy, resiny hops up front. Fairly bitter. Biscuity malt supports it all. Clean resiny-floral bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Dam. Fine. Beer. (As they say.)

Date: July 2, 2020 (#10301)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee. Roasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Moderate carbonation. Loads of malt, nicely roasty. Big coffee flavor. Grassy, herbal hops, not all that bitter. Big roasty malty finish with a bit of alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer, even on a 97° day.

Date: July 4, 2020 (#10308)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, clear. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, toasty. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Thick, smooth, chewy. Big malt character all the way through. Dark bread crust, toasty. Cherries are noticeable but not overwhelming. Slight warming, sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but I didn't see any mention of cherries on the sign above the bar.

Date: July 2, 2020 (#10302)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
pale. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly tart. Mild dill.

Mouthfeel (8)
Very light body, very fizzy. Sweetish malt. Mildly tart and fruity. Finishes dry and mildly tart.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10507)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3)
Really chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big body, smooth. Hugely malty, fairly roasty, really chocolatey. Sweet and dark and kinda grassy, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 2, 2022 (#10987)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant pale straw color. Low creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Tart. Wheat. Smells just like a Berliner Weisse.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, low-medium carbonation. Bready, biscuity malt with a nice toasty wheat character. Nicely tart all the way through. Finishes malty, toasty, tart, and dry.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer!

Date: July 2, 2020 (#10303)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, really fizzy. Grainy malt, grassy hops. Low-medium bitterness, a little rough.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not bad.

Date: June 8, 2021 (#10551)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Bready, grainy. Very mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet, bready malt. Mild floral hops, low bitterness. Floral finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Pretty tasty beer for a ballgame.

Date: March 28, 2020 (#10261)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Very dense moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, kinda smoky. Malty and a little roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy and smooth. Sweetly malty, mildly roasty. Pleasant mild grassy bitterness. Real nice balance all the way through.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10508)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red. Thick nitro head.

Aroma (4)
Very nicely smoky!

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Smoky, with a very tasty toasty malty base. Grassy, nutty. Medium bitterness, more in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10506)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big fruity hop flavor, medium bitterness. Nice biscuity malt background. Lingering fruity bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.