Cold Spring Brewery

Contract Brewer in Cold Spring, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

Contact
219 N. Red River Ave, Cold Spring, MN, 56320, United States
Description
(Stopped brewing Gluek beers in 2010)

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3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
A light golden beer with a small off-white head. The aroma is sour corny with a vague hint of hops. The flavor is slightly sweet with a mixture of malt and corn notes, leading to a lightly hoppy end - that reminds me mostly of a low alcohol beer. The body is thin.
Tried on 17 Oct 2006 at 11:58

1.9/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
A light yellow beer with a fluffy off-white head, that disappears very quick. The aroma is sour of corn or other brewing cereal, and the flavor is a bit sweet, but with a sour corn notes coming along side,with a slight citrusy hop note, the mouthfeel is thin as water, so You could mistankingly think You are drinking water with a slice of lime in it.
Tried on 14 Oct 2006 at 19:21

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Brown, so at least they got that part right. Hightly carbonated and some sweetmess; however, unpleasant chemical flavors as well. Their hefeweizen was almost ok, but this is pretty bad.
Tried on 08 Oct 2006 at 21:45

2.5/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
I admit I tried it just to get the rating. It was at the ABR, and everything worth drinking was tapped out. Very light all around. Just a hint of hops. I don’t know what makes this an actual pilsener besides the name, and it would be well classified as a pale lager.
Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2006 at 21:37

2.9/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Poured from a can at the ABR 2006. Light color, probably filtered. It is recognizable as a hefeweizen, some very light citrus and wheaty sweetness. Hey, its not offensive, and for Gluek, that is saying something.
Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2006 at 12:34

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sweet aroma, brownish copper color, almost no white head. Sweet flavor, very simple, but nothing noticeable. Slightly astringent after taste. Underwhelming.
Tried on 28 Aug 2006 at 18:41

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
After seeing what ingredients were used, I had low expectations for this beer, but it surprised me. Caramel, hoppy nose and a mildly interesting body, which was somewhat hops accented, but a boring finish. Still not bad IMO.
Tried on 06 Aug 2006 at 00:45

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Clear red color with a thin off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with nuts and light hops. Sweet nutty flavor with light hops. After getting halfway though it, you realize that it grows on you... like cancer... I’d have been happier with just a sip.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2006 at 21:03

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Alu. bottle. OK appearence. Nice head and yellow colour. Weak malty and hoppy aroma. A little sweet bad flavor. Very short finish. Very watery palate, not a good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2006 at 13:39

5.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Thought this was an amber when I bought it. Color is light amber, rather thin looking. Malts dominate the taste, also present are hops and roasted tones. A bit sweet overall. A smooth finish is the best part of this beer.
Tried on 09 May 2006 at 12:24