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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at ABR 2016. Pours a hazy orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of light citrus, grass, a bit of honey and a belgian yeast backbone. Flavor has honey, sweet grains, beligan yeast and a hint of pine underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2017
at 21:55
6.4/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
4.9/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.3/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.5/10
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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