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.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap @ Northbound. Pours a hazy dark orange appearance with a cream colored head. Tangerine, citrusy, sweet caramel, Slightly herbal, fairly sweet aroma. Somewhat boozy, big goopy, sweet malty, caramel, toffee flavor. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2014 at 10:21

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
ABR 2013. Very good, citrus-forward ipa. The hops combined with the fruit give this good, intense citrus flavor and aroma. Grapefruit and orange.
Tried on 01 Dec 2013 at 16:33

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
At the brewpub. Black of course. Low carbonation, which is fine for the style. Moderate-highly roasted grain, and some sugar. Exceptionally smooth palate.
Tried on 13 Nov 2013 at 18:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Draft at at Northbound during RBSG. From notes. Roasty malt with a good deal of smoky. This went absolutely awesome with my bigass burger.
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2013 at 19:58

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Draft at the brewery. Paired great with my burger. Grapefruit, spicy hops snd tropical fruits with a decent caramel backbone. Wish i could have had a growler to bring home.
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2013 at 20:25

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap. Pours opaque brown to black with a small tan head and decent lacing. Aroma is coffee, tobacco, dark roasted malts. Flavor is the same, lightly sweet, lightly bitter, light astringence. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2012 at 09:49

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear amber with a medium beige creamy head that dissipates with nice lacing. Aroma is pine, citrus, and caramel. Flavor is the same, medium sweet and medium bitter, lightly metallic on the finish. Very malt forward with caramel and bready notes. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2012 at 10:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap @ brewery. Pours a deep brown appearance with a dark brown head. Lightly smoky, roasty, chocolate, fairly mild nose. Burnt chocolate malty, light marshmallow, vanilla, somewhat ashy flavor with more roast on the finish. Nothing too complex but it is easy to drink.
Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2012 at 21:07

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap @ brewery. Pours a hazy, yellow orange appearance with a white head. A touch funky, herbal honey, grassy aroma. Moderate to high carbonation. Somewhat herbal, straw, honey, a bit toasty malty, lightly sweet, wheat flavor. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2012 at 20:55

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap @ brewery. Pours a cloudy, orange appearance with a small white head. Kind of spicy, herbal, light citrusy aroma. A bit tangy, bitter herbal, grassy, orange citrusy flavor with a fairly bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2012 at 20:48