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Hinterland Brewery and Restaurant

1001 Lombardi Avenue
Ashwaubenon WI 54304
Telephone: +1 920-438-8050
Hours: Open Monday-Saturday at 11:00am, Sunday at 10:00am.
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Notes

Visited: April 25, 2019

Opened: 1995

Annual Production: 2,500 bbl

Contributors: Diane Crawford, Ralph Wells, Ryan Weber

Originally located in Denmark WI, Green Bay Brewing moved to downtown Green Bay's "Brewery District" in 1999. More to the point, they're just three blocks from my old house, and I've downed quite a few enjoyable pints there! They changed their name in 2009.

Hinterland also operates a restaurant at 222 East Erie Street in Milwaukee WI.

Hinterland relocated to a much larger facility in 2017, located at South Ridge Road and Lombardi Avenue.

Updated: August 14, 2024

News

2022-02-16: Hinterland head brewer Joe Karls retires after 25 years of brewing, mentoring (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

2016-02-12: Hinterland's Groundbreaker a nod to Titletown District (Green Bay Press Gazette)

2013-09-30: Hinterland Brewery starts beer canning operation (WLUK)

2010-09-07: Hinterland Brewery in Green Bay prepares to pour more beer (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Beer List

Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.70% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 1998 World Beer Championships

Date: June 11, 1998 (#2865)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, low carbonation, thick head. Fruity aroma, some caramel. Medium body, good hop flavor. Malty slightly roasty finish.

Barley Wine 2001

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: November 23, 2001 (#4003)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Reddish, hazy, moderate carbonation and head. Blast of caramel malt aroma followed by a BLAST of spicy hops. Big body, richly malty, big hop flavor and bitterness. Fairly oaky, but not as oaky as the Marzenbier. Mildly warming. What will it taste like in 2002?

Bodenbrecher

German-Style Bock or Maibock

7.00% abv.

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10035)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Big malt. Mildly grainy. Mild grassy-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Big sweet rich malt. Moderate floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
They call it a "Double Pilsner", but it makes for a nice Maibock.

Bourbon Barrel Doppelbock

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

7.50% abv.

Bourbon Barrel Grand Cru

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

10.10% abv.

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10039)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, translucent. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Tart and oaky. Dill.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Tart and malty and dry. Estery, dark cherry fruitiness. Gum-numbing alcohol, but not hot at all. Real nice balance.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10034)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright beautiful amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Intense tangerine hop aroma.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Candy-orange hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Very mild biscuity malt background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10040)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy. Big fruity hops, surprisingly bitter. Clean dry fruity hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: June 29, 2002 (#4360)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright deep red, massive dense pinkish head. Intense perfumey raspberry aroma. Light-medium body, creamy-yet-fizzy, surprisingly mild raspberry flavor on a big malty background with a nice dose of noble hops. Despite the name, there's no "Belgian" character here - more like a good German lager with a shot of fruit.

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10038)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Dark cherries. Maybe a little vanilla.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Lots of malt and lots of dark cherries. Not sweet at all. Earthy, fruity finish, with some coconut.

Overall Impression (2½)
Brewed with cherries.

Date: May 18, 2003 (#4877)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber. Thick head. Rich grainy malt aroma with some DMS. Real chewy, hugely malty, with a nice touch of alcohol. Mildly sweet richly malty finish.

Date: May 21, 2002 (#4347)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber-brown, thick head. Rich toasty malt aroma, with an alcoholic character. Medium-big body, lots and lots of candy-malty sweetness with hints of toast. Real nice sweet malty finish.

Date: July 5, 1998 (#2946)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, very high carbonation, thick head. Smoky honey aroma. Light, malty, big wheat flavor in the finish, with the honey showing up very late.

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10037)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy hops. Very mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Very nicely malty to balance the big citrusy-grassy hop flavor. Medium-big bitterness. Fruity, bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: August 2, 2003 (#4989)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Brewed with Luna Coffee. Black beer with a thick tan head. Rich coffee aroma. Light body, rather high carbonation. Huge smooth coffee flavor. Real nice malty sweetness underneath. Fine beer.

Date: October 7, 2016 (#9672)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Very lively pour: fifteen minutes to pour two five-ounce glasses! Massive head on top of a black beer.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, roasty, malty. Coffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy. Moderately fizzy. Rich malt, quite roasty. Big grassy, herbal hop flavor, nicely bitter. Some alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: July 12, 1998 (#2954)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red, low carbonation, moderate head. Smells papery. Fairly thick, nice and malty, hint of oxidation. Dark malty sweet finish.

Date: November 2, 2001 (#3972)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Aged in oak. Deep red-brown, good head. Malty, oaky, vanilla aroma. Big creamy body, hugely oaky, dark Munich malt flavor. Somewhat warming.

Date: May 18, 2001 (#3833)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-amber, low carbonation, dense head. Big oak aroma. Light body, big oak flavor, lots of toasty malt. Real nice session beer.

Date: March 11, 2000 (#3408)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red-amber, low carbonation, thick head. Rich caramel, toasty malt aroma. Light body, fizzy on the tongue. Big oaky toasty malt flavor, dry finish. Conditioned in new oak casks, served via CO₂.

Date: February 7, 1999 (#3173)

Package: draught

Place: Milwaukee Ale House Festival, Milwaukee WI

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
BRIGHT yellow, moderate head. Very clean aroma. Light body, big fresh hop flavor!

Date: June 28, 1998 (#2933)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, thick head. Smells faintly spicy. Light body, malty, fruity, spicy, sweet finish.

Date: July 2, 1998 (#2944)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, low carbonation and head. Roasty aroma, a little cheesy. Medium body, fairly high carbonation, sweet. Slightly roasty, slightly oxidized.

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1807)

Package: bottled

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, good head. Musty smell. Malty, sticky, mildly Redhook-y.

Date: June 9, 1998 (#2853)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: Nicky's Lionshead Tavern, De Pere WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, thick nitro head. Malty aroma, some citrus. Medium body, lots of fruity hop flavor, smooth malty finish.

Date: April 25, 2019 (#10036)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild red apple, very mild clove.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Mild sweet-grainy malt. Grassy. Low-medium bitterness. Finishes fizzy and earthy and dry.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: May 18, 2001 (#3832)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow opaque, thick head. Clove aroma on a banana background. Medium body, creamy, nice wheat flavor on top of banana phenol. Very very nice beer.

Date: May 22, 2000 (#3452)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow opaque, thick short-lived head. Smoky clove aroma. Medium body, creamy texture, very nice wheat and clove flavors. Excellent balance.

Date: July 2, 1998 (#2943)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, high carbonation, thick head. Smoky aroma. Malty, smoky, some banana flavor. Pretty smooth beer. First beer in our new Ashwabenon home...tastes pretty good after a full day of carrying boxes upstairs!

Date: May 3, 2015 (#9512)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Perfumey-floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, creamy. Floral hop flavor, minty, with a low-medium bitterness. Citrusy in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)