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Pantown Brewing Company

408 37th Avenue North
Saint Cloud MN 56303
Telephone: +1 320-428-0007
Hours: Wednesday-Thursday 4-10pm, Friday 2-10pm, Saturday noon-11pm, Sunday noon-6pm
Brewer: Nick Flies
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Notes

Visited: March 8, 2024

Contributors: Jon Hughes, Ralph Wells, Siegfried Binge

No dogs.

Updated: March 12, 2024

Beer List

1917

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.50% abv.
- Date: July 29, 2022 (#11102)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Amber, slight haze. Creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Smells like fresh hop pellets. Darkly earthy, grassy, floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium-big body, smooth. Hugely grassy, mildly resiny. Medium-big grassy bitterness. A little resiny in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Good beer, but I don't get the citrus from the Cascade and Centennial hops.

Abominable

Baltic-Style Porter

7.40% abv.

Date: March 8, 2024 (#11630)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright red. Creamy head. Maybe it's darker in a pint glass.

Aroma (3)
Woody. Roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Roasty, woody. Grassy, low-medium bitterness. Grassy, mildly roasty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Kinda bland.

Batch 300

Specialty Beer

16.00% abv.

Date: March 8, 2024 (#11629)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

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

Aroma (4)
Citrus, candy, pine. Grassy, a little earthy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick, smooth. Big bready malt background. Loads of citrus hop flavor, pine. Medium big bitterness, but not assertive. (That's a good thing.) Mildly phenolic, but it works. A hint of pineapple. Clean fruity-hoppy, reasonably bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a surprisingly good beer. "125 IBU Quadruple IPA".

Black Flag

American-Style Black Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: April 19, 2020 (#10276)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, citrusy hops. Mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big grassy-piney hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Biscuity malt background. Gets more roasty towards the finish, and maybe a little metallic.

Overall Impression (2½)
Nicely balanced. Rise Above.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11345)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black with sparkly red highlights. Creamy brown head.

Aroma (4)
Chocolatey, malty. Chocolate malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Grassy, resiny hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Intense chocolate. Grassy, chocolatey finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Lots of potential, but it's got a weird balance.

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10511)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful brilliant red. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Rich malt. A bit grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, moderate carbonation. Hugely malty, biscuity, some dark caramel. Grainy, grassy. Not a lot of alcohol. Rich malty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Dangerously smooth malty beer.

Date: April 19, 2020 (#10278)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant amber. Big dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich malt, mildly grainy, mild bread crust.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, smooth. Big bready malt flavor all the way through. A little grainy, a little astringent. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Very mild alcohol note in the malty, bread-crust finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11349)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, floral, citrusy. Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, surprisingly smooth. Toasty malt, grassy-floral hops. Low-medium bitterness. Clean, floral, fairly dry finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Not bad at all.

Date: April 19, 2020 (#10275)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense beige head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, roasty, earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Smooth malt, sweetly roasty. Grassy, herbal hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Creamy coffee finish, with some vanilla.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10510)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber, hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy. Some citrus. Grainy malt

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Fizzy, but creamy. Fresh grainy, bready malt. Hugely grassy, floral. Low-medium bitterness all the way through. Floral, grassy, biscuity finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: April 19, 2020 (#10277)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque...looks like a Hefeweizen. Huge head.

Aroma (2)
Phenolic, oily. Herbal, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick, almost gritty. Sweet malt. Grassy, fruity hops. Fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: July 29, 2022 (#11101)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Clean fresh malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Clean malt, mildly grainy. Floral-grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean beer.

Date: May 7, 2021 (#10509)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate tan head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty, chocolatey. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Big chocolate malt flavor, roasty and a little grainy. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Malty, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11347)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, clear. Thick creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild sulfur, mildly bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Pilsner malt, some sulfur. Grassy, floral hop flavor. Low-medium bitterness. Hoppy, grainy, mildly floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11348)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant red-brown. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Toasty, malty, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Dark caramel malt and grassy hops all the way through. Caramel malty, floral finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11346)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber, slight haze. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Big fresh floral, earthy hops. Earthy. Fresh.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Bready, with a real big hop flavor. Fruity, citrusy, floral. Medium bitterness all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: April 7, 2023 (#11344)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber, slight haze. Low creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Yeasty, bread dough. Grassy. Some sulfur.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light and fizzy. Grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Sulfitic, especially in the finish. Dry.

Overall Impression (2)
OK beer.

Date: March 8, 2024 (#11628)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Very dark mahogany. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Wood smoke. Mildly roasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth, yet kinda fizzy. Malty, roasty, smoky, earthy. Nicely complex. Grassy hop flavor in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
I like it.