Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub
Brewpub
in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
2716 East 38th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Description
Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub opened in September 2012 with much anticipation. A neighborhood, crowd-funded, investment model put this brewpub on the national scene. This was due to the offer of free beer for life, in return for a $1000 investment. Three years later, Northbound is an award-winning brewpub and operates in its humble space with several nods from the City Pages ‘Best Of’ issues, 2015 Kind-of-A-Big-Deal Awards and a Silver Medal from the World Beer Cup, as well as being featured on an episode of ‘Beer Geeks’ and most recently the Piggin’ Out episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Unlike most brewery taprooms, Northbound is a bonafide full-service brewpub with a restaurant and full bar that includes a great whiskey selection. Northbound continues to grow and evolve with its scratch kitchen, equipped with two industrial smokers and also by consistently pumping out adventurous top-notch beers. Look for the highly anticipated Snow Series Beers this winter, which includes the award-winning Snownami, a Chocolate Raspberry Imperial Stout.
Unlike most brewery taprooms, Northbound is a bonafide full-service brewpub with a restaurant and full bar that includes a great whiskey selection. Northbound continues to grow and evolve with its scratch kitchen, equipped with two industrial smokers and also by consistently pumping out adventurous top-notch beers. Look for the highly anticipated Snow Series Beers this winter, which includes the award-winning Snownami, a Chocolate Raspberry Imperial Stout.
7/10
Very light smoke. This beer is similar to a doppelbock
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2022
at 13:01
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2022
at 12:56
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2022
at 12:14
8/10
Sweet raspberry nose, slightly bitter burnt cacao with a bit of coffee. Thanks Ken (LCI from last night)
Tried
from Can
on 01 Oct 2021
at 22:35
6/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2019
at 21:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber brown with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy bread and light roast with grains supporting. Flavor has bread and earthy leaves with a bit roast underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 01:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Flavor a hazy light yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus with a grapefruit bite and a sweet grain backbone. Flavor combines sweet citrus with a grapefruit bite and sweet grains supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 01:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of tart rhubarb with a touch of strawberry underlying. Flavor has tart rhubarb throughout with a growing strawberry presence.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 01:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw and bread with some hay backing. Flavor is full of straw and hay with earthy grass and a hint of bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 01:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a deep gold with a rusty hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of Belgian yeast with some clove and a bit of candied sugar underlying. Flavor has sweet grains and Belgian yeast with clove and candied sugar supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2018
at 00:54