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
+1 (612) 208-1450
info@northboundbrewpub.com
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.
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deyholla

6.4
deyholla (22727) reviewed Lefty The Kid IPA from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from the tap at ABR 2017. Pours a clear amber orange with a yellowish tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has lots of earthy grains, earthy grass and earthy pine. Flavor has notes of biscuit, earthy grains, light pine and a hint of grass.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2017 at 18:38

deyholla

6.2
deyholla (22727) reviewed Ground-Rule Double IPA from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at ABR 2017. Pours a clear amber with a yellowish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of onion with grass, light pine and sweet grains supporting. Flavor also has a decent amount of onion with sweet grains, grass and a bit of pine bitterness underlying.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2017 at 18:36

deyholla

4.9
deyholla (22727) reviewed Watermelon Kettle Sour from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Sampled from the tap at All Pints North. Pours a clear crisp gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of tart watermelon but also a stale wheat/hay note. Flavor has a candied watermelon note with some stale wheat backing.

Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2016 at 11:13

JK

6.4
JK (8181) reviewed The Dictator Porter from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

ABR 2016. I was hoping for a lot of smoke based on the flavor. Instead it is a strong porter. Good roasted malt, smooth palate. The minimum of smoked malt does very little, and it seems very safe. Solid porter but not what I was hoping for.

Tried on 13 Oct 2016 at 20:23

Travlr

7.5
Travlr (30173) reviewed Wild Card from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Clear amber color, white head. Aroma of spiced briwn bread. Taste is herbs, bittersweet caramel. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:41

Travlr

7.5
Travlr (30173) reviewed Darth Roggen from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Dark clear maroon brown color. Aroma of spiced burnt briwnies. Taste is really spiced and roasty. Tasty.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:39

Travlr

7.3
Travlr (30173) reviewed Porter from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Clear dark brown color. Aroma of burnt brownies. Taste has toast and cocoa. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:37

Travlr

7
Travlr (30173) reviewed Honey Wheat Ale from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the source. Crystal clear yellow color. Aroma of citrus and light bubblegum. Taste is similar, dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:34

Travlr

6.5
Travlr (30173) reviewed Big Jim IPA from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the source. Clear golden color. Fruity aroma. Taste is moderately bitter straw and light fruit.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:33

Travlr

6.3
Travlr (30173) reviewed Light Rail Pale Ale from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft at the source. Clear golden color, thick creamy head. Floral aroma. Taste has lightly bitter fruit. OK.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 14:27

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