Beer Me! — Rustech Brewing Microbrewery & Taproom — Monticello, Minnesota, United States

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Rustech Brewing Microbrewery & Taproom

105 West Third Street
Monticello MN 55362
Telephone: +1 763-272-1593
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4:00pm-9:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday noon-10:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
Brewer: Bill Burt, Penny Burt, John Thrailkill
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Notes

Visited: July 1, 2022

Opened: 2018

Contributors: Jonny Hughes, Siegfried Binge

Food trucks.

Updated: July 2, 2022

News

2020-01-23: Local businesses form partnership over beer (Monticello Times)

Beer List

All Hail Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

5.30% abv.
- Date: May 25, 2020 (#10296)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Clean fresh malt. Mildly floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, smooth. Clean malt and fruity-floral hop flavor. Low bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Real good clean beer.

Five Furlough

English-Style Brown Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: May 13, 2020 (#10286)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark brown. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (2)
Chocolate and butter.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium creamy body, smooth. Rich malt, chocolatey and a bit roasty and even a little grainy. Noticeable butter flavor all the way through. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
Real good beer, except for the diacetyl.

Grand Solstice

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.40% abv.

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10446)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber(ish). Translucent. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, smooth. Grassy hops, grainy malt. That's about it. Grassy, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Hairy Fairy

Irish-Style Red Ale

5.30% abv.

Date: May 29, 2020 (#10297)

Package: canned

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Red-brown, some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, nutty. Some toast, some caramel.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Sweet, toasty malt, grassy. Mildly fruity, low-medium bitterness. Fruity, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 1, 2022 (#11077)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, translucent. Creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Bready, smoky.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Clean bready malt. Low floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Kinda yeasty in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10445)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

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

Aroma (2½)
Mild toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Toasty, grainy malt. Big grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Grainy, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: May 20, 2020 (#10290)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Orangey-amber color, some haze. Huge dense head.

Aroma (3)
Intense tangerine hoppiness. Mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Mild toasty malt background. Finishes long and bitter, but not unbalanced.

Overall Impression (2)
Repins is Sniper spelled backwards.

Date: May 20, 2020 (#10291)

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber-brown, dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, grassy, herbal.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Fairly toasty, with a big resiny-floral hop bitterness. Fruity, but not citrusy. Lingering kinda resiny bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Sniper is Repins spelled backwards.

Date: July 1, 2022 (#11078)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Biscuity malt and fruity, tropical hops. Medium bitterness. Pretty grassy, especially in the finish. Dinner mango at the end.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 31, 2020 (#10329)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Yellow, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Really bready. Mild lemon note.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Clean malt, bready. Fruity hop flavor, mildly citrusy. Low-medium bitterness. Citrusy-grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good hot weather beer.

Date: July 1, 2022 (#11079)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. Really grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick, smooth. Dark, roasty, smoky. Mild shit sauce. Big grassy bitterness all the way through. Roasty, darkly-sweet, grassy-bitter finish.

Overall Impression (1½)