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OMNI Brewing Company

9462 Deerwood Lane North
Maple Grove MN 55369
Telephone: +1 763-424-6664
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-9:00pm.
Brewer: Zack Ward
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Notes

Visited: February 10, 2023

Opened: 2015

Contributors: Jonny Hughes, Mario Kornmesser, Ralph Wells

Food trucks.

Updated: February 15, 2023

Beer List

Crystal Kölsch

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

5.00% abv.
- Date: October 17, 2021 (#10740)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Brilliant pale golden. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Clean, bready malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, moderate carbonation. Nice sweet grainy malt base. Floral hop flavor, perfect low-medium bitterness. Clean, dry, floral, grainy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Real good beer.

Daily Dose

Coffee Flavored Beer

4.90% abv.

Date: October 30, 2021 (#10751)

Package: draught

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

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2)
Golden. No head at all.

Aroma (3)
Coffee. Took me a minute.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Lots of coffee. Underlying grainy malt. Mildly fruity, low bitterness. Big coffee finish.

Overall Impression (2)
If I had known it was a coffee beer, I wouldn't have ordered it, but it's not bad for what it is.

Eldon & Laine

English-Style Summer Ale

4.50% abv.

Date: July 27, 2022 (#11099)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Biscuity. Mildly floral. Some sulfur.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, kinda fizzy. Biscuity malt, grainy and sulfury. Very mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)
Lager yeast?

FAD

Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

8.00% abv.

Farmer Gerry's

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.10% abv.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10837)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Fresh malt. Fruity, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Grainy and really bready. Floral hop flavor, not all that bitter. Clean, bready finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Festbier

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.00% abv.

Date: July 3, 2021 (#10576)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Malty. Bready. Floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Clean bready malt, floral hops. Kinda fruity. Low-medium bitterness along with bready malt flavor.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good hot weather beer.

Garv Sauce

American-Style India Pale Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10838)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Translucent. Big creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Black pepper. Fruity. A little yeasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Really citrusy, not all that sweet, not bitter at all. A little yeasty.

Overall Impression (2)

Hop, Skip, And A Jump

American-Style Pale Ale

5.60% abv.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10836)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Fruity hops, biscuity malt, low-medium bitterness. Bready.

Overall Impression (2)
Reasonably tasty beer.

Hopfull

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10230)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber-brown, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich earthy, fruity hops. Rich biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big resiny bitterness up front and all the way through. Mild toasty malt background. Resiny, moderately bitter.

Overall Impression (2)

Hue Hefe

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

4.50% abv.

Date: September 7, 2020 (#10354)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber, moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, banana peel. Wheat malt, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Big creamy banana flavor with some grassy banana peel notes. Clean, bready finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty and refreshing.

Irish Dry Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

3.50% abv.

Date: July 27, 2022 (#11098)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Black with garnet highlights. Low creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee, cream, and malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, some fizz. Really roasty, fairly chocolatey. Grainy malt. Grassy, grainy, roasty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not quite balanced.

Irish Red

Irish-Style Red Ale

5.30% abv.

Date: January 19, 2022 (#10835)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, bready, toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty, floral. Low bitterness, a little grassy.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean beer.

Lager

American-Style Lager

4.40% abv.

Date: September 7, 2020 (#10357)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. Slight haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Clean. Mildly smoky. Mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Big grainy, sulfury malt all the way through. Grassy-floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Sulfury, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Lake Day

American-Style Pale Ale

4.80% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10228)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Low-medium head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, biscuity. Mild citrus note.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Biscuity, grainy malt and fruity, grassy hops. Medium bitterness. Grassy, fruity, biscuity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Léon

Imperial Stout

10.50% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10234)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Licorice. Sweet malt. Mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick and smooth. Smoky. Sweet and roasty. Alcohol is well hidden. Rich malty, roasty, just-sweet-enough finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Left Handed Catcher

American-Style Pale Ale

4.70% abv.

Date: October 17, 2021 (#10739)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Nice, clean, fresh, fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Clean, mildly grainy malt and clean, mildly citrusy, mildly floral hops with a low-medium bitterness. Phenomenal balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Pale Ale the way it used to be.

Melt - Strawberry Rhubarb

Fruit Beer

7.00% abv.

Mike Mike Mike

English-Style Dark Mild Ale

3.50% abv.

Date: September 7, 2020 (#10356)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Dark dark red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grassy toasty grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Intensely toasty. Grassy, grainy. Low grassy-floral hop flavor, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Real tasty Mild.

Night Cap

American-Style Imperial Stout

7.60% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10233)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (4)
Sweetly dark and malty. Nicely roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, smooth. Really roasty, nicely malty. Mild grassy hop flavor, medium hop bitterness, medium-big black malt bitterness. Grassy, black, bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Nice balance.

Oktoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.60% abv.

Date: September 7, 2020 (#10355)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Copper-amber, moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely toasty. Bread crust.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Fiercely toasty and malty. Grassy. Low hop flavor and bitterness. Toasty start to finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Omnipotent

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

8.00% abv.

Date: October 31, 2020 (#10383)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Seriously dark red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth. Malt and coconut. More malt. More oak. Real tasty. Real complex.

Overall Impression (3)
Real nice beer. Barrel aged Scotch Ale.

Phantasm

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

6.80% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11330)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild citrus, mild bread dough.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Kinda slick, kinda yeasty. Fruity, a little grassy. Low-medium bitterness. Sweet, slick, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
OK, as these things go.

Salted Caramel Super Scotch

Specialty Beer

13.00% abv.

Date: January 21, 2022 (#10857)

Package: bottled

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Dense, short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, sweet, nutty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick and sweet. Roasty malt and lots of caramel. Malt and caramel and more malt and more caramel.

Overall Impression (1½)
Sweet. Thanks to Mario Kornmesser for the bottle!

Shanty Town

American-Style Brown Ale

4.30% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10231)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light, smooth. Roasty, grassy. Fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Fruity, roasty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Snow Ryemoval

Rye Beer

4.30% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11326)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful bright mahogany. Thick creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Nutty, bready. Very mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Toasty, grassy, nutty malt, a little grainy in the finish. Hint of dark caramel. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer!

SS Something Darkside

Oatmeal Stout

5.40% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11327)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild chocolate, mild coffee, mild malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy, but fizzy too. Chocolatey, toasty, malty. Reasonably dry for the style. Grassy note in the finish, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Strategery

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

6.30% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11331)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Remarkably clean. Very mildly grainy, bready.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth, slick. Fruity hops, beer low bitterness. Grainy malt. Maybe it's sweet, or maybe it's just slick.

Overall Impression (1½)
Less interesting than the Phantasm.

Super Scotch

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

13.00% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10235)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Very very dark red. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Oak! Vanilla, some coconut, some dill.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick, chewy. Lots of malt and lots of oak. Caramel, toffee. Wood, especially in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Rich, flavorful, complex.

Superior Siege Weapon barrel aged

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

12.50% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11329)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown, slight haze. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge biscuity malt, mild grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, smooth. Lots of coconut! Rich malt, caramel, toasty, bready. Grassy, floral, mildly citrusy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Fairly sweet, very malty, moderately alcoholic finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Damn fine beer.

Taps

Golden or Blonde Ale

4.40% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10229)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly fruity. Even more very mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body, fizzy. Clean grainy malt flavor. Mild grassy hops, low-medium bitterness. Clean grassy-fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Another good clean beer. "Brewed exclusively for our Annual Veterans Fundraiser."

Time Machine

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: February 26, 2020 (#10232)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Shiny amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Graham crackers.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big biscuity, graham-cracker malt character. Subdued grassy, resiny hops, medium bitterness. Biscuity, resiny finish with some fruitiness.

Overall Impression (2)

You Serious Clark? Triple IPA

Other Strong Beer

10.50% abv.

Date: February 10, 2023 (#11328)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber, creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Nicely fruity. Very mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, smooth. Malty, and hugely Froot-Loops fruity. Almost-medium bitterness. Actually pretty nicely balanced, and the alcohol is well hidden.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty dangerous beer!