Great River Brewery
Microbrewery in Davenport, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Established in 2004
Closed in 2019
Contact
332 E 2nd St, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
Description
Locally owned and operated. Every drop brewed and canned on site at GRB.
We are a family owned craft brewery that began in 2004 in Iowa City and moved to our present location in Davenport in 2009. Our owners are the brewers and 100% of our beer is brewed here at our location in Davenport. We also can our beers and craft sodas on site. We have a small tasting room and a large patio with views of the roller dam on the Mississippi River. Once a month we hold a tasting party to introduce our newest seasonal or small batch beers.
We are a family owned craft brewery that began in 2004 in Iowa City and moved to our present location in Davenport in 2009. Our owners are the brewers and 100% of our beer is brewed here at our location in Davenport. We also can our beers and craft sodas on site. We have a small tasting room and a large patio with views of the roller dam on the Mississippi River. Once a month we hold a tasting party to introduce our newest seasonal or small batch beers.
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
16 oz can purchased as a single at Beer Crazy in Urbandale, Iowa. The pour is a mostly clear golden orange with a 1 inch head that falls fast. The aroma is chemical grain malt along with some sort of weird floral. The taste is a not real fresh cracker malt along with the weird floral dry pepper spice of the nose. The palate is medium to light bodied with harsh carbonation and a dirty finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2014
at 13:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from 6 pack I brought back from the Quad Cities. Poured a lightly tinted, clear golden color with a small, fizzy off-white head. Aroma was mostly just light toasted malts, but as it warmed up from the fridge, there was an ever increasing note of chocolate (like cocoa powder) that I began to notice. Flavor was very light initially, but finish is a blast of light milk chocolate notes - a bit like melted Cadbury or something similar. Pretty easy to drink - not as crazy chocolate as I was expecting, but it was pretty enjoyable. I don’t know, I liked it at least.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2014
at 11:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1 pint can. Pours clear and golden orange to brown with a small off white head. Aroma is phenolic and toasted malty. Ends dry and bitter. Sweet and toasted malty. Bitter and light caramelish. Ends dry and slight bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2014
at 15:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can @ America Strikes Back, Ulfborg. Pours clear amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit. Sourish and sweetish flavour of malt and fruit, with bitter, hoppy notes and estery touches. Mild, sourish aftertaste. Rather thin body. Drinkable, though.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2014
at 15:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can 473ml @ fonefan
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, bread and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, bread and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2014
at 15:00
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can, 5%. Clear dark amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted and candy. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, medium sweet, little thin, little candy and a little bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2014
at 14:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes. Consumed June 10, 2013 as I was driving across the country.
This one pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color (\"dirty blonde\" I guess, sure why not?) and leaves the same colored body. It has a one finger foamy white head that dies and leaves some nice lookin’ clingy lacing to the glass.
The smell has a toasty yet slightly roasty chocolate-ness that comes through slightly malty in the background
The taste is sweet all the way through, and then gets a bit stronger in the chocolate the more it goes down. It has a strong sweet chocolate aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, it has a light to medium body and becomes somewhat sessionable with a slightly creamy edge to it. Carbonation is spot on for the style and for me.
Overall, this would be my first American Blonde Ale with chocolate in it. I once had DFH’s Theobrama and thought this would be similar and in a way, I guess I could kinda say it is without the spicy ancho chile flavoring. I would probably have this again.
This one pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color (\"dirty blonde\" I guess, sure why not?) and leaves the same colored body. It has a one finger foamy white head that dies and leaves some nice lookin’ clingy lacing to the glass.
The smell has a toasty yet slightly roasty chocolate-ness that comes through slightly malty in the background
The taste is sweet all the way through, and then gets a bit stronger in the chocolate the more it goes down. It has a strong sweet chocolate aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, it has a light to medium body and becomes somewhat sessionable with a slightly creamy edge to it. Carbonation is spot on for the style and for me.
Overall, this would be my first American Blonde Ale with chocolate in it. I once had DFH’s Theobrama and thought this would be similar and in a way, I guess I could kinda say it is without the spicy ancho chile flavoring. I would probably have this again.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2014
at 03:34
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Big fucken canned @ home via John’s Grocery courtesy pete. I’ve never had a Big Cock. Slightly hazy dark orange appearance with a disappearing tan head. Sickly sweet, cotton candy, tropical fruity, slight chemical aroma. Cardboard, papery, twangy fruity, goopy caramel flavor with a bitter finish. I put some Big Cock in my mouth but I couldn’t bring myself to enjoying Big Cock to completion.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2014
at 19:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a hazy copper with a average white head. Aroma is a nice clean citrus fruit. Flavor is decently hopped with some chalky malts in the back round. Finish is a little bitter with a little plastic taste in the backround. Meh, kinda a no frills average all around pale ale.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2013
at 16:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a clear red with a average white head. Aroma is not much else than some sweet malt. Flavor is a little better but not great. Decent malt but no hops or earthiness like you usually get in this style. Finish is bland and watery. Nothing special here.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2013
at 16:05