About
Gizmo Brew Works launched into the public sphere in April of 2013. Gizmo represents the thinkers, tinkerers, and inventors who make up RTP and the Umstead Industrial Park which we call home.
At its inception, Gizmo Brew Works inherited a 2 barrel brewhouse, making it one of the smallest production breweries in North Carolina. Strong and feisty for its size, Gizmo surged forth into the competitive beer market. As Gizmo’s reputation grows, so does its size. In 2015 new infrastructure boosted its growth with larger tanks and a new 7 bbl brewhouse. Now in 2019 we set forth on an expansion to quadruple our brewing capacity as well as opening our first satellite taproom in Chapel Hill. In addition to small-batch taproom only releases, thirsty souls can find our beer in some of the finest retail shops and restaurants/bars throughout North Carolina. We of Gizmo Brew Works hold ourselves to high standards. We self-distribute our craft, straight from our brewery to our customers, ensuring the absolute freshest beer possible.
Inquisitive drinkers can drop by the taproom to sample our wares. We offer tours every Saturday at 4pm and most weekends feature food trucks and live music.
At its inception, Gizmo Brew Works inherited a 2 barrel brewhouse, making it one of the smallest production breweries in North Carolina. Strong and feisty for its size, Gizmo surged forth into the competitive beer market. As Gizmo’s reputation grows, so does its size. In 2015 new infrastructure boosted its growth with larger tanks and a new 7 bbl brewhouse. Now in 2019 we set forth on an expansion to quadruple our brewing capacity as well as opening our first satellite taproom in Chapel Hill. In addition to small-batch taproom only releases, thirsty souls can find our beer in some of the finest retail shops and restaurants/bars throughout North Carolina. We of Gizmo Brew Works hold ourselves to high standards. We self-distribute our craft, straight from our brewery to our customers, ensuring the absolute freshest beer possible.
Inquisitive drinkers can drop by the taproom to sample our wares. We offer tours every Saturday at 4pm and most weekends feature food trucks and live music.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Gizmo, pours a deep dark brown with a small white head. Aroma brings out light salt and lacto - wouldn't know this is a black gose. Flavour is on the toastier side, with lacto, light salt and toasted malt. Toasty and lacto-y. Interesting take on the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2018
at 04:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at Gizmo, pours a clear golden with a tiny head. Nose brings out light strawberry upfront, with light lacto and a touch of salt. Flavour is dominated by the strawberries upfront, transitioning to the lacto and kind of burying the salt. Decent strawberry kettle sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2018
at 04:21
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pour is a hazy orange with a average white head. Aroma is a bit of pine and bitter orange peel. Flavor is sweet jolly rancher orange with a little bitterness after the swallow. This is too sweet and there is no discernible hop presence. A perfect example of a brewer whipping up something quickly because it's trendy.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2018
at 00:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Moo & Brew. Crystal clear bright golden color small white head. Cereal and straw aroma. Taste has light pepper heat that sneaks up on you
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2018
at 18:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Red waxed 750mL bottle pours with a clear deep burnt copper body that supports a thin light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up a brief plum and date fruitiness and then getting into vague hops and bourbon booze. The taste delivers smooth booze nuanced malts and then plums, dates and a sense of chocolate. Chocolate? Hmmm? To midway a modest level of smooth bourbon and booze bubble to the surface. Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2018
at 02:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
12oz can pours with a somewhat murky copper body that has thin gold hued edges and supports a nice dirty white head of foam that leaves behind some spotty lacing. The modest aroma offers up grapefruit, a bit of pineapple and then a ripe tangelo juice note at the end of the draw. The taste delivers softness across the palate as juicy grapefruit, pineapple and then citrus zest mingle with a mild maltiness. The hop bitterness grows to midway and into the finish with increased grapefruit and slightly resiny notes that try to take over the flavor. This attains a pleasing balance.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2018
at 00:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a hazy golden with a large fizzy white head. Aroma is strawberries. Not much more to say about that. Flavor is tartness, strawberry and a minor salty finish. Most strawberry beers I have give off a plastic taste but I'm not getting that off this beer. Decent fruity, tart refresher.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2018
at 20:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft Brass Tap. Clear yellow color white head. Nice perfume and flowers aroma. Taste is floral with subtle berries and light funk. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2017
at 18:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Clear golden yellow color white head. Aroma of mixed citrus. Taste is bitter citrus and pine resin. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2017
at 07:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Strawberry version, draft at Craft. Clear pale yellow color. Nice fresh strawberry aroma. Fruit complements the earthiness of the gose.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2017
at 12:09