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Lakes & Legends Brewing Company

(Closed)

1368 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55403
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Notes

Visited: July 1, 2023

Opened: 2015

Closed: 2023

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Ralph Wells

Dog friendly inside.

Updated: December 25, 2023

Beer List

5-Weight Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

5.00% abv.
- Date: January 4, 2020 (#10164)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Shiny golden. Low head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Sweet clean malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet malty all the way through. A little sulfur in the finish, along with some floral hops.
  
  Overall Impression (1½)

Barley Wine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.70% abv.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10163)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright tawny brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mild caramel, very mild toast.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet mildly roasty malt all the way through. Low earthy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

BarnCat Belgian IPA

American-Belgo-Style Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10161)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Clean. Mildly bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Big citrus fruity hop flavor, nicely bitter. Bready, mildly toasty malt in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

Board Shorts

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.30% abv.

Date: July 1, 2023 (#11432)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Biscuity, earthy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big grassy, floral hop flavor. Fairly sulfury, like a Pilsner. Medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
OK, but the sulfur is out of place.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10162)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-red, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Clean, mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Toasty-sweet malt...that's about it.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: July 1, 2023 (#11433)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Pale, slight haze. Thick creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Grainy malt, some sulfur. Big grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Lingering grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good hot weather beer.

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11274)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Dill. Caramel. Very mild oak, coconut.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Whole lotta flavors here: caramel, oak, dill, fair bit of banana, wood. Kinda weird, but it all works.

Overall Impression (2)
Not sure if I'd make a habit of it, but I like it.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10167)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty malt. Clean.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth, but kinda fizzy too. Sweet creamy malt, really roasty. Grassy hops, reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer...your basic Imperial Stout.

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10166)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, mildly yeasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Grainy malt, some sulfur. Earthy, grassy hops, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10160)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliantly clear, golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, mildly grainy, biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, fruity. Bananas, maybe some mango. Bready. Clean.

Overall Impression (2)
Good, but not all that complex.

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11273)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, hazy. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly bready, very mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Grainy, smoky (!) malt. Mild floral hops, low bitterness. Clean malty, bready finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 6, 2020 (#10351)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, slight haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Surprisingly clean. Mild caramel, mild raisin.

Mouthfeel (7)
Reasonably thick, moderate carbonation. Really malty, nicely toasty. Estery-fruity. Some banana, like a good Dunkelweizen. Mildly astringent finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 4, 2020 (#10165)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly toasty, very mildly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Bready malt, citrusy hops. Nicely bitter. Grapefruit tangerine finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11272)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, translucent. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, mildly resiny Fruit Loops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big bready malt, even bigger grassy, fruity hop flavor. Fairly bitter, fairly well balanced.

Overall Impression (2)
Not too bad.

Date: September 6, 2020 (#10350)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, slight haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (4)
Hugely citrusy, floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Bready malt behind a whole lot of citrusy, orange, grapefruit hops. Fairly bitter. Even a little warming.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 9, 2022 (#11271)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant pale golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly floral, mildly grassy, mildly bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Bready malt background. Grassy, floral hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Finishes hoppy and nicely dry.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.