Heater Allen Brewing

Microbrewery in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Heater Allen Brewing Co.

Established in 2007

Contact
907 NE 10th Ave, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Description
We are a small lager brewery

We specialize in producing distinctive all-malt lager and other German and Czech style beers. We use only the finest, most appropriate malts, hops, water and yeast in our beers. While our lagers are similar to those made in Germany and the Czech Republic, they are our own unique interpretation of the style.

Lager beers are fermented at lower temperatures than ale, using yeast that has adapted to cooler fermentations. Low temperature fermentations create fewer “yeasty” aromas, esters, and flavors that are so common in ales. We brew lagers because we enjoy their smooth malty and hoppy character.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Dark brown. Not much head. Lots of chocolate, quite dry. Light toffee, this is actually a very dry take on the style, maybe leaving some complexity on the table to get there.

Tried from Can on 17 Jan 2026 at 08:03


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown colored head; aroma of brown sugar, hint of jam, chocolate; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter sweet finish; well done

Tried from Can from New Seasons Market - Fisher’s Landing on 17 Jan 2026 at 02:08


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tavour. Pours very dark brown with a moderate tan head. Aroma of dark toffee. Med body. Flavor is dark toffee, light anise, note of chocolate. Not bitter. Not dry, but not sweet. Nice flavor.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 22 Dec 2025 at 01:53


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Aromas are grassy, malty, leather and black pepper. Flavors are similar to nose and just slightly on the sweet side with okay carbonation and a slightly bitter finish. Nice beer.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 27 Nov 2025 at 02:35


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

16 oz can. Aroma is peppery, floral, grassy. Pours lightly hazy golden with a one finger cream white head with decent retention. Taste has a beautiful firm herbal bitterness backed by subtle bready malt sweetness. Crisp, clean, and refreshing.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 15 Nov 2025 at 02:10

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

From Good Times Oakland, canned September ? 2025.

Pours a clear gold with a 2 finger head of foam. Excellent retention and lacing.

Smell is toasted malt, some light caramel, bread, some bitter notes.

The taste is bread, grain, toasted malt, not much sweetness to it, light bitter notes in the finish.

Medium bodied with lively carbonation.

Very nice and I would drink this again.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2025 at 13:12


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

On tap at Beer Junction. Pours clear gold with a white head. Nice hit of crisp, spicy grass on the nose. Flavour has tons of dry, spicy Saaz hops and a clean cracker malt body. Great carbonation and biting finish. Excellent

Tried from Draft from The Beer Junction on 05 Oct 2025 at 03:08


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pale gold, bright, thick head. Big pale malt, lots of hop, bitter, rich, good balance…the malt is decently rich, the body big, it’s solid czech pils.

Tried on 22 Aug 2025 at 14:24


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can from Tavour. Honey gold pour is topped by a large, rocky white head. Aromas of wheat malt banana and clove. Zesty wheat malt flavor has hints of banana and clove. Creamy mouthfeel. Fruity, yeasty and very Bavarian-like. Well done.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 05 Aug 2025 at 03:14


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7

Can. Pours clear pale golden yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is noble hop, grains, floral notes. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter. Crisp. Light body. Good.

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 22:18