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New Holland Brewing Company

690 Commerce Court
Holland MI 49423
Telephone: +1 616-510-2259
Hours: Tours Saturdays at 1:00pm and 2:30pm.
Brewer: Jason Spaulding, Brett VanderKamp
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Notes

Opened: 1997

Contributor: Ralph Wells

This is New Holland's production facility; they opened a brewpub in downtown Holland in December 2002.

Updated: July 21, 2024

News

2016-12-16: New Holland and Pabst become friends (Craft Brewing Business)
2014-02-07: New Holland Brewing and Carhartt plan collaboration beer (Craft Brewing Business)
2010-07-15: New Holland Brewing Co. and Mutineer Magazine collaborate on Chai-spiced Saison (Michigan Live)

Beer List

Beerhive Tripel

Belgian-Style Tripel
Black Tulip

Herb and Spice Beer
- Date: April 20, 2002 (#4436)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: MHTG Barleywine Fest, Madison WI
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Yellow, hazy, good head. Sweet, malty, sulfury, perfumey aroma. Light body, high carbonation like a Tripel. REAL interesting floral/"green-plant" flavor - remember eating grass when you were a kid?

Blue Sunday 2014

Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2016 World Beer Cup

Blue Sunday Sour 2010

Belgian-Style Lambic

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival

Chai Spiced Saison

Herb and Spice Beer

Dragon's Milk

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

10.00% abv.

Date: June 5, 2011 (#8587)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #16, Madison WI

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Oak. Coconut. Dill.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Richly malty, dark rye flavor. Oak, toast. Some vanilla.

Overall Impression (2½)
Date: January 9, 2004 (#5185)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Moderate dense tan head. Malty, roasty, dark-fruity aroma. Big silky body. Phenomenally malty and quite sweet without being overly sticky. Fairly roasty, with lots of vanilla flavor from 120 days of oak-aging. Nice big tasty complex strong beer.

Dragon's Milk Crimson Keep

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

11.00% abv.

Date: July 23, 2023 (#11475)

Package: bottled

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. High carbonation dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Milk chocolate. Coconut. Oak. Hint of dill.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick, chewy. Really malty, toasty. Grassy and oaky. Coconut. Bready. Malty and oaky all the way through. The alcohol is there, but it's subdued, just a little warning at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent complex smooth beer. "Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Ale"

Dragon's Milk Reserve Smaug's Breath

Experimental Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival

Dragon's Milk Solera

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

10.00% abv.

Date: January 31, 2021 (#10419)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Maplewood, Maplewood MN

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Dark red, opaque. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Wood, sherry. Black cherries. Rodenbach, but not as tart.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, rich. Plenty of malt behind a subtle woodiness. Dark toast. Mild cherry fruitiness in the background. Very very mildly tart. Some roast in the surprisingly clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Very interesting beer. Dragon's Milk with a small touch of Belgium.

Date: July 8, 2024 (#11805)

Package: bottled

Place: Coborn's St. Cloud, Saint Cloud MN

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Dead black. No head.

Aroma (3½)
Intense licorice. Dark roasty-sweet malt. Plums.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, smooth. Fiercely malty, roasty, dark, darkly fruity. Alcohol. Toast and roast. Loads of dark fruit. Loads of alcohol, but not hot at all. Sweet malty, mildly roasty,dark fruity, alcoholic finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Terrific beer.

Date: April 2, 2020 (#10264)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Big creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Grainy, creamed corn. Some vanilla. Very mild oak.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, creamy. Big vanilla and malt combination up front, a little sweet but not overly so. Very mild oaky-bourbon note. Grainy, grassy malt in the finish, with maybe some DMS. A little more bourbon in the finish, too.

Overall Impression (2)
"Bourbon barrel aged white stout". A drinkable novelty, I guess.

Date: May 3, 2012 (#8789)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #16, Madison WI

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Sweet malt, really grainy. Mildly floral hop flavor, very low bitterness. Floral-grainy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: July 2, 2012 (#8860)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge fruity, spicy hops. Floral and malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Fairly big, fairly bitter, fairly malty. Spicy, with lots of grapefruit.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Date: May 17, 2015 (#9517)

Package: bottled

Place: Bottle Barn Liquors, Fargo ND

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Tart, earthy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy, tart and biscuity. Grassy, fruity hop flavor, some bitterness in the finish. Nice and tart all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)
Thanks to Mike Roehrich for the bottle!

Date: August 12, 2000 (#1553)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright yellow, big head. Big spicy hop aroma. Light body, big spicy hop flavor, clean finish. Served from a bubbler (water fountain) !

Date: July 4, 2015 (#9528)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, Herbal-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, a little fizzy. Rich chocolate, malty. Medium herbal hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Chocolatey, roasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tasty, but not as creamy as an Oatmeal Stout should be.