Gizmo Brew Works
Microbrewery
in
Raleigh,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Gizmo Brew Works
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty. Chocolate and roasted. Dry and roasted. Bitter and dark malty finish. Bitter and herbal far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2017
at 18:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the source. Hazy maroon amber color, thick beige ice cream cone head, see pic please. Aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, subtle coffee. Taste is earthy spiced coffee, sweet edge. Interesting, but doesn’t quite come together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2017
at 19:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Tast Beverage. Hazy golden color see pic please. Earthy aroma. Earthy lemon taste. Good body. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2017
at 18:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated brown bottle poured into a glass. Hazy golden with ver small white head. Aroma is soft strawberry, light body, medium soft carbonation, and good small-bubble lacing. Taste is salty, tart and soft strawberry. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2016
at 12:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a glass. Clear orange with small white head. Aroma is light honey & wheat, medium body, well carbonated, and good lacing. Taste is honey, grainy wheat, over ripe banana, and bread. The first session honey weizenbock?
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 21:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tap gizmo. A darker colored clear beer. Nice lacing. First taste is quite mild and easy, this stuff is quite civilized, just like the real thing form the old country. I like mild ales and I liked this. Decent co2 in this one. Fun. Has a slight leathery feel about it mixed perhaps with just a hint of peat, not sure. In the finish there is just a tad of ale bitterness present, but its never in yer face. Let me tell you, I saw in another site this was 8%....no way. After all, why would they tell you its a mild ale?
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2016
at 18:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap gizmo. This was one very enjoyable beer. I know its listed as a cream ale but I thought it more of a golden or mild blond ale. Clear light pale color. Nice clean smelling nose. First impression is simply very good laid back beer. It’s friendly and probably will attract many macro lager lovers looking to convert to craft. Civilized. Seriously, this comes across like a big fresh original straub with all it’s haylike attributes. I liked this one. Could drink a growler of this. Nice job on this dudes. I’m not much of an IPA fan and in this time of everything IPA, this is one good refreshing change of pace.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2016
at 18:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tap at gizmo. A very good example of a well made domestic hefe. Ever so slight sulfur mixed in with the banana aroma. Cloudy and almost muddy. Decent co2 sizzle. A mild laid back hefe feeling thang. Not too sure about the honey, but I almost do sense some in there. Yes, even without the honey forward, comes across rather well. I liked this. Nice and on style.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2016
at 18:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 7
On cask at gizmo. Smell of peppery coffee. Flat of course since its on cask. Big coffee on coffee flavors for a somewhat pale brew. Not over the top but the pepper does shine thru. They told me my sample had sorachi ace hops and Sumatra coffee in it. Certainly an enjoyable coffee centered brew, even on cask, which I don’t particularly care for.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2016
at 18:07
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
On tap at gizmo. Look, if you like IPA you got to try this, ignore my numbers, it’s on style for an IPA fer sure. Slight aroma of BO. Pale. not as mouth coating as most double ipa but its quite hoppy bitter none the less. At first I detect some co2 in there but as the session continues it begins to rototill my taste buds. Leaves a long bitter terribly on style finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2016
at 18:01