Beer Me! — Crabtree Brewing — Greeley, Colorado, United States

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Crabtree Brewing

2961 29th Street
Greeley CO 80631-8538
Telephone: +1 970-356-0516
Hours: Monday-Thursday 1:00pm-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-midnight, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
Brewer: Jeff Crabtree
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Notes

Opened: 2006

Contributors: David, Jeff Crabtree, John McKenzie, Later Gator

Originally located on Third Street.

Updated: October 18, 2013

News

2010-12-16: Greeley band of beer brothers meet to swap tips, recipes (Greeley Tribune)

Beer List

5th Anniversary Ale

Herb and Spice Beer
Berliner Weisse

German-Style Sour Ale

4.30% abv.
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
- Date: October 3, 2011 (#8653)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Yellow, opaque. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (2½)
  Mildly tart, lemony. Earthy, grassy, grainy.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Light body, very fizzy. Fairly tart, on a grainy malt background. A little sweet in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Clean, refreshing.

Boxcar Brown

English-Style Brown Ale

5.28% abv.

Date: January 28, 2010 (#8123)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

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

Aroma (2½)
Smoky, resiny.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Toasty and fruity and mildly sweet. Resiny hop character at the end. Maybe a little oxidized.

Overall Impression (2)

Braggot

7.85% abv.

Cézanne Saison Orange Blossom Honey

French & Belgian-Style Saison

8.00% abv.

Date: December 3, 2011 (#8676)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Low dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, grassy. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body. Fizzy. Sweet grainy malt with a mild citrusy-honey flavor. Spicy, earthy notes. Clean citrusy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Made with orange blossom honey.

Chunkin Pumpkin

Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer

5.70% abv.

Dearfield Ale

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

4.80% abv.

Eclipse Black IPA

American-Belgo-Style Ale

7.70% abv.

Date: January 16, 2012 (#8709)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Mild coffee, malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, creamy. Grassy hop flavor, reasonably bitter, followed by a BLAST of roasted malt.

Overall Impression (1½)
This one's more "Black" than "IPA".

Date: June 11, 2010 (#8252)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very bready. Toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big, fairly chewy, smooth. Sweet, bready malt. Fairly fruity. Sweet clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 28, 2010 (#8124)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Slight haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Fruity hop flavor, medium bitterness. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 26, 2012 (#8889)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, molasses, brown sugar, maple.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Sweet, with a BIG coconut flavor all the way through. Brown sugar, dark caramel.

Overall Impression (2)
Weird beer.

Date: February 17, 2011 (#8463)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet. Roast malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, chewy, malty. Nicely roasty, with a grassy hop bitterness. Roast malt bitterness takes over in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: August 14, 2012 (#8909)

Package: draught

Place: Omaha Tap House, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild dark caramel. Very mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, actually kind of thick. Big sweet toasty malt — blindfolded, I'd think it was a Brown Ale. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Big sweet dark-toasty finish, with grassy, fruity hops.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: June 16, 2012 (#8852)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, whiskey.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderately fizzy. Whiskey flavor on top of sweet malt, mildly roasty. Whiskey flavor in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
"Aged in whiskey barrels with caramelized raisins."

Date: February 16, 2010 (#8153)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Wheat malt. Grainy. Fruity-grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body. Creamy. Sweet wheat malt flavor with a very mild banana note.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 21, 2012 (#8856)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown. Massive head.

Aroma (2½)
Scratch-n-sniff cinnamon.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big oak flavor all the way through. Spicy. Caramel malt way in the background. Medium grassy bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Could use some age. Bottle-conditioned.