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Under Pressure Brewing Company LLC

8806 Seventh Avenue North

Golden Valley MN 55427
Telephone: +1 763-269-2978
Hours: Wednesday 4-9pm, Thursday 4-10pm, Friday 3-11pm, Saturday noon-11pm, Sunday 1-7pm
Brewer: Lori Ertl
[Update]

Notes

Visited: October 28, 2022

Contributors: Jonny Hughes, Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

Updated: October 29, 2022

News

2017-06-12: Minnesota Homebrewer Spotlight, Part 3: Lori Ertl (The Growler)

Beer List

2 Virgins

Imperial Stout

8.60% abv.
- Date: October 28, 2022 (#11221)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Dense brown head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mildly roasty, mildly malty.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Thick, smooth. Really malty, nicely roasty. Very mild alcohol. Nicely complex.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Really a pretty good beer.

Ahhh

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.75% abv.

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10314)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright amber. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean. Very mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, low carbonation. Mild toasty malt, mildly sweet. Fruity-berry hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Sweet finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

American Porter

Robust Porter

6.00% abv.

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10312)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Brilliant deep red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, very mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Chocolatey, malty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet chocolatey, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Beered Dragon Trippel Belgian

Belgian-Style Abbey Ale

8.50% abv.

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10316)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Appearance (2)
Very dark red. Very low head.

Aroma (2)
Very very very mild roast.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and chewy. Low-medium carbonation. Malty, sweet, mildly roasty. Grassy. Alcohol is well-hidden. Grassy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
More like a mild Dubbel.

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10315)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Very clean. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet grainy malt, mild floral hops. Very low bitterness. Clean mildly grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good hot weather beer.

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10313)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, minty hops. Very mild roast.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Malty, herbal, chocolatey. More sweet than bitter. Chocolatey, malty, herbal finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10310)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright red, low head.

Aroma (3)
Nicely toasty, biscuity. Mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, very low carbonation. Sweet toasty malt. A little tartness. Mild earthy, fruity hop note in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10317)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Milk chocolate.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, very low carbonation. Sweet and chocolatey all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Liquid Hershey's bar.

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11219)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Pretty clean. Very mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet and a little roasty, but mostly sweet. And a little tart.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11218)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
mild roast.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, low carbonation. Sweet, roasty. A bit of tar, and a bit of tart. Sweet dark finish.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11220)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color, dense head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, fruity. Toasty, earthy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Toasty, sweet. Earthy. Low grassy hop character. Earthy toasty finish.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11213)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, sweet, mild alcohol

Mouthfeel (7)
Thickish, smooth. Sweet malt. Very mildly fruity and not bitter at all.

Overall Impression (1½)
Kinda reminds me of a Wheat Wine.

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11217)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Really toasty, bready.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet, toasty. A little tart. Especially fruity in the finish.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11216)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown-amber. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Really sweet. Really toasty. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Really sweet, pretty fruity. Nicely toasty. Finishes sweet.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11215)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (2½)
Brown-red, some haze. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Malty, mildly toasty. Mildly tart. Bready, mildly toasty, mildly sweet finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 28, 2022 (#11214)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Dark. Mild solvent. Molasses.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, low carbonation. Weirdly spicy, like allspice. Mild malt character. Rubbery phenolic.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: July 12, 2020 (#10311)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Brilliant red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild smoke, mild caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, low carbonation. Sweet malt and mild smoke. Grassy. Sweet smoky finish.

Overall Impression (1½)