Beer Me! — The Nordic Brewery — Monticello, Minnesota, United States

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The Nordic Brewery

530 Cedar Street
Monticello MN 55362
Telephone: +1 763-271-2739
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4pm-9pm, Friday noon-10pm, Saturday noon-10pm, Sunday noon-7pm.
[Update]

Notes

Visited: July 1, 2022

Opened: 2018

Contributors: Jonny Hughes, Ralph Wells

Updated: July 2, 2022

Beer List

Addled Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

5.00% abv.
- Date: January 26, 2020 (#10182)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (2½)
  Golden. Low head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Clean. Mildly bready.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body, smooth. Sweet, grainy malt all the way through. Very mild fruity hop flavor, very low bitterness. Very mild sulfur in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Bram's Black IPA

American-Style Black Ale

7.20% abv.

Date: July 31, 2020 (#10328)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty and citrus, which is kind of a weird combination. Nicely bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Roasty, malty. Grassy. Mild citrus. Low-medium bitterness. Malty, mildly roasty, mildly fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad; it's a difficult style.

Fire to Steam

California Common Beer

4.60% abv.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10184)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Amber-red, hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly toasty. Very mild earthy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Earthy, dry. Bready, like toast or crust.

Overall Impression (2)
Clean, smooth, mild beer.

Fresh Hop

Fresh Hop Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: October 30, 2021 (#10752)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, hazy. No head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Grainy, grassy, a little sticky. Grassy hop flavor, kinda fruity. Low-medium bitterness sticks around for a while.

Overall Impression (2)
Brewed with fresh hops from nearby Becker MN.

Date: July 1, 2022 (#11080)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Some banana, very mild clove, and a hint of honey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Big sweet wheat flavor all the way through. Lots of banana, mild clove.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10181)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Red-amber. Hazy. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, piney hops. Bready, toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, but not too big. Very low carbonation. Smooth caramel malt. Fruity esters. Very low bitterness. Alcohol is well-hidden.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10448)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low brown head.

Aroma (4)
Malty, roasty, with a hint of coconut.

Mouthfeel (10)
Massive and malty and dark. Rich. Complex. Some coconut, very nicely roasty. Not alcoholic at all.

Overall Impression (3)
This beer does it all.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10180)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Black. Still.

Aroma (2½)
Very mildly smoky. Very milky roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Nicely smoky and nicely roasty. Real good flavors, but not a lot of backbone.

Overall Impression (2)
"Oak Smoked Porter"

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10178)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Brown, some haze. No head. Still.

Aroma (2½)
Toasty, bready. Smoky. Umami.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, low-medium carbonation. Sweet caramel-toasty malt. Lots of fruity esters. Mildly smoky. Toasty-sweet finish, mildly astringent.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10183)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

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

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty, mild toffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Malty and toasty and dark-bready all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: July 1, 2022 (#11081)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Creamy coffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, creamy. Sweet malt, roasty and chocolatey. Some grassy bitterness. Chocolate malty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Pretty good stout.

Date: July 31, 2020 (#10327)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, berries. Bready.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Really fruity, berries rather than citrus. Lingering fruity finish, not bitter at all.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10185)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Richly chocolaty and malty. Milk chocolate.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Chocolaty. Big herbal hop flavor. Kinda phenolic. Grassy, a little grainy.

Overall Impression (1½)
OK beer, weird balance.

Date: February 20, 2021 (#10447)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Surprisingly clean, with only a mild roasty note.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and malty and really nicely roasty. Mildly alcoholic, mildly grassy, not at all mildly balanced.

Overall Impression (3)
Damn tasty beer.

Date: January 26, 2020 (#10179)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Bright amber, low head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Really fruity. Toasty malt background. Not all that bitter. Bready, fruity, malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Brewed with Jarrylo hops.