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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Heater Allen, pours a clear golden blonde with a large white head. Aroma is light but well-hopped, with crisp grassiness and crackery malt. Flavour is very clean, with gentle grassiness, crackery malt, and straw. Crisp, clean and well-brewed as usual. Good.

Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2024 at 04:46


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at The Beer Mongers, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle, banana, estery notes, and some hay. Flavour is dominated by banana, estery notes, and bready malt. Way too much esters and banana. Can't say I detect the peppers or kuromoji. It's authentic enough but I just don't appreciate it.

Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2024 at 16:53


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Aromas are bread, cut grass, pale malt, fresh and clean. Flavors are similar to nose, add in some spice and floral with excellent balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Finish is a bit sweet. Reminds me a lot of the pilsner's I had in Czech Republic.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 19 May 2024 at 22:49


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

16 oz. can, pours a clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out fresh grassy hops, some herbal notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is clean and crisp, with a nice grassy hop character, light spiciness, and crisp crackery malt. Clean and biting, though fairly restrained in hops. Well-made as always.

Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2024 at 02:41


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Super. Thick white head with green aroma. Malty taste with light body. Clean finish.

Tried on 23 Mar 2024 at 23:14


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16oz @ Ryan's (thx for the beer, man!). Appearance: black with a beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, coffee, dry, some roasted seeds. Taste: along the same lines, good body, a bit crispy, roasted malts and seeds. Finishes with hoppy bitterness. Overall: pretty good.
Earlier Rating: 5/21/2022 Total Score: 3.6
16oz on Alex's porch. Appearance: brown with a tan head. Aroma: lots of caramel, some dark fruits and roasted malt. Taste: along the same lines, with quite high bitterness. Overall: ok.

Tried on 06 Mar 2024 at 07:36


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Poured from 473mL can (thanks mcberko; canned 11/13/23; 7.8% abv). Very dark brown with beige head. Nice mild roast malt, hint of chocolate, simple, but enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2024 at 07:20


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Aromas are roast, dark malt, cocoa with some molasses and a hint of coffee. Flavors are similar to nose, add in some tart and bittersweet. Very well balanced overall. Maybe a touch thin in body. Good drinking beer.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 05 Mar 2024 at 22:26


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Can) slightly hazy, bright pale yellow color with a small white head; aroma of cake, grass; clean, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2024 at 02:22


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

16 ounce can from Tavour. Dark brown color. Rocky tan head. Sweet roasted malt aroma hints at brown sugar. Flavor mirrors nose. Dark roasted malt , brown sugar, dark dried fruit, dark chocolate and resiny pine hops. Rich and decadent. Smooth and flavorful.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2024 at 04:34