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Torg Brewery

8421 University Avenue
Suite 200
Spring Lake Park MN 55432
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 2:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday noon 8:00pm.
Brewer: Debbie Torgerson

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Notes

Visited: February 8, 2020

Opened: 2018

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Jonny Hughes, Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

Updated: February 9, 2020

Beer List

Bearded Preacher's Wife

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.80% abv.
- Date: February 8, 2020 (#10199)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Amber, hazy. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Biscuity, citrusy.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, smooth. Citrusy, grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Nice biscuity malt background. Clean hoppy finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Brigid's Bathwater

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

4.90% abv.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10202)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly roasty, malty. Hint of grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, surprisingly fizzy for a nitro pour. Grassy, malty, roasty. Mildly bitter. Roasty, nutty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

General En'Yu Endo

American-Style Pale Ale

5.40% abv.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10204)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly citrusy, mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, mildly fizzy. Mildly biscuity. Mildly grassy. Mildly bitter.

Overall Impression (2)

Guilty Marder

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

5.90% abv.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10207)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber-brown, some haze. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy. Mild banana and some clove.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Mildly toasty with some clove and a mild banana note. Grassy, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10200)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly malty, mildly (surprisingly) chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, kinda fizzy. Malty, a little grainy, toasty. Some dark caramel and dark fruit. Very low grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10201)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Bananas and cream and wheat malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Banana and malt all the way through.

Overall Impression (3)
Simple, yet subtle.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10203)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost-black red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, grassy. A little minty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Mildly malty, chocolatey, roasty. Mild grassy hops, medium bitterness. Smooth grassy-roasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10206)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright, pale. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly floral, mildly perfumey.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth and malty. Grassy and floral, and not bitter at all.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10205)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful bright mahogany. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Roasty, chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Really malty and nicely chocolatey. Very mild grassy hops, low bitterness. Malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10209)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Surprisingly clean. Maybe very very mildly roasty, but that's about it.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Lots of oak. Some vanilla along with the malt. Nicely roasty, nicely alcoholic, nicely warming, and a bit numbing.

Overall Impression (3)
Great balance.

Date: February 8, 2020 (#10208)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Really chocolatey, malty. Mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and roasty and grassy and nicely bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.