Queen City Brewery

Microbrewery in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Queen City Brewery

Established in 2014

Contact
703 Pine St, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Description
Located in Burlington's vibrant South End, Queen City Brewery's tasting room offers classic beer styles in a comfortable pub setting.

Queen City Brewery opened in June 2014 and is located in a renovated warehouse in Burlington's historically industrial South End. With 16 taps available, our rotating beer list might include a delicate German lager, a robust Scottish winter warmer, a regional American specialty, an ancient monastic beer, an elegant English ale or a unique seasonal offering that's sure to please anyone who enjoys a fine glass of beer.

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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at the source. Clear deep amber brown color off white head. Aroma of lightly toasted caramel. Taste has caramel, light toffee. Very malt forward.

Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2018 at 19:01


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Crystal clear bright golden color. Big campfire aroma. Taste is smoke and burning wood and straw, light caramel light bidy. Nice one.

Tried on 19 Jul 2018 at 16:47


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From a friend: pours pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is grainy bread. Taste is a grainy, sweet lager. Nothing really great, but good enough.

Tried on 05 Jul 2018 at 02:09


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From tap. Pours hazy yellow, small white head. Aroma is fruity, slight estery. Sweet, slight estery. Mild fruity. Sweet finish.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2018 at 23:19


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft (14 oz.) crustal clear. Pretty much what they say, aroma and flavor is a mirror. Lager yeast, weak malt, and a mild skunky note. Thin, flimsy body. Yep, 50’s pilsner no doubt!!

Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2018 at 02:29


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft Farmhouse Tap and Grill. Orange color. Light to medium bodied with easy carbonation. Caramel malts, lots of toasted grain. Mouthfeel mildly sticky. Slight fruity flavor.Touch watery. Very slight apple note. Yes, it is the style.

Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2017 at 20:31


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is very dark brown--almost opaque--with no sparkle, finger-width fizzy light brown head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is roasted/smoky malts (bordering on ash), some coffee and hints of chocolate. Taste is burnt malts, resin bitterness, earth. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation and burnt, bitter finish. Overall, too burnt and bitter for me.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2017 at 21:15


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Dark brown, beige head. Aroma of tobacco and licorice. Mid dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Milk chocolate, hay and licorice. Fairly low bitterness. Another solid beer from Queen City.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2017 at 10:56


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at The Haven, 4/14/17.
Dark cocoa-ebony body seems to have some clarity at least around the edges. Tan head atop shows moderate retention.
Chocolate, light toffee, molasses and earthy, almost lightly smoke notes do not get too bitter/burnt/acrid and the base malt is felt, albeit lightly, adding light caramel character for balance. Moderate fruitiness, as well, deepens complexity.
Quite dry and very light-bodied bordering on thin. A touch more malt suppleness would work wonders here. Lots of dark fruit, molasses and bitter cocoa with light caramel on the finish. Somewhat loose, unfocused carbonation, as their beers tend to have, detracts from the experience.

Tried on 10 May 2017 at 17:14


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Tavern on the Square. Golden pour. Nose is vanilla and light herbal notes. Tastes of vanilla, some medicinal notes, bready, grass. Sweeter finish. Little watery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2017 at 18:02