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Bear Cave Brewing
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1201 Mainstreet
Hopkins MN 55343
Telephone: +1 952-426-3214
Hours: Tuesday 4-10pm, Wednesday-Thursday 11:30am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-11pm, Sunday 11:30am-9pm
Brewer: Charles Chapman
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Notes

Visited: August 11, 2023

Opened: 2022

Contributor: Siegfried Binge

Pour-Your-Own, with some 50 choices.

Updated: August 13, 2023

Beer List

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    12th Avenue
    6.60% abv.
    • Date: May 4, 2023 (#11387)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 12½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Pale. Some haze. Thick head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Really perfumey. Some banana.
      Mouthfeel (6)
      Light body. Tart. Really fruity, raspberry.
      Overall Impression (1)
      Fruit dominates the beer. Maybe there was a fruit beer on this line previously?
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    Black Bear
    5.10% abv.
    • Date: May 4, 2023 (#11386)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15 points
      Appearance (3)
      Black. Creamy head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mildly roasty, malty. Very mildly floral.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light-medium body, smooth. Chocolatey, malty. Sweet but not sticky. Chocolate finish.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Had a few of these today.
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    Couple's Skate
    American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale
    5.00% abv.
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    Dad Bod
    Münchner-Style Helles
    5.20% abv.
    • Date: August 11, 2023 (#11478)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14 points
      Appearance (3)
      Brilliant pale golden. Creamy head.
      Aroma (2½)
      Malty, grainy. Some DMS.
      Mouthfeel (7)
      Light body, moderate carbonation. Grainy, bready malt. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness.
      Overall Impression (1½)
      A little thin, a little too much DMS.
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    Inlets & Fjords
    Specialty Beer
    5.00% abv.
    • Date: August 11, 2023 (#11477)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Yellow, translucent. Low head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mildly lemony, grassy, lemongrassy.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light body, fizzy. Big lemony flavor, mildly tart. Bready, mildly yeasty. Mild fruity bitterness.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Real good hot weather beer! "Nordic Psuedo-Lager"
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    Mainstreet Wheat Ale
    American-Style Wheat Beer
    6.50% abv.
  • Nordwest
    German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest
    5.10% abv.
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    The Force Is Strong With This One
    American-Belgo-Style Ale
    11.00% abv.
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    The Hop-Kin
    American-Style Amber/Red Ale
    5.10% abv.
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    Times Three
    Belgian-Style Tripel
    8.50% abv.