Modist Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Modist Brewing Company

Established in 2016

Contact
505 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Description
At Modist, we push past traditional brewing by embracing creativity and unconstrained experimentation.
This starts with the approach to recipe development taken by our Head Brewer, Keigan. Contrary to starting with a style guideline in mind, then moving forward – he starts with a flavor and experience in mind, then works backward. And since we’ve decided to not be bound by style guidelines, he’s free to use whatever ingredients in any amount with whatever technique he wants to create a new beer experience.
To enable this philsophy and to enhance our creativity, we created a custom built brewhouse that allows us to make the beers we want to make. It’s centered around the region’s first mash filter. This piece of equipment allows us to use any grain in any percentage – and do so while using a fraction of the water and energy of a traditional brewery.

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

It looks great, gold beer and a large, lacing head of foam. When I think of a Czech pilsner, I think of dry, bitter hops. This has a dry malt flavor but the strata is too sweet to pair with a pilsner, pushing toward IPL territory.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2025 at 23:03


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Murky amber tan with a large foamy head. Tart and tangy with tropical fruit and strong lime. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2025 at 21:06


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear reddish amber with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has bread and grass with grains and a touch of sweetness supporting. Flavor has a nice combination of bread and light sweetness with some grass underlying.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 07 Nov 2025 at 01:22


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16oz can c/o Ryan. Awesome beer. The oak adds some real depth to the style. Still bright, crisp, but rich and malty with a steady oak tone. Perfect balance, excellent brewing, and has a nice steady hop balance. Really good stuff.

Tried on 12 Oct 2025 at 05:48


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber with a brown hue and an off white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bread and a bit of leaves with grain and straw underlying. Flavor is bready with a touch of sweet grain and a bit of leaves backing.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 27 Sep 2025 at 01:16


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at Northern Taphouse Plymouth. Pours a clear bright straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has straw and dank grass with a slight earthy hay supporting. Flavor is grass forward with growing hay and a slightly earthy straw supporting.

Tried from Draft on 13 Sep 2025 at 20:55


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma combines grass and some leaves with hay and light straw supporting. Flavor is similar with grass and hay up front and a growing leafy note underlying.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 13 Sep 2025 at 20:37


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy yellow with a slight orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has dank citrus and grass with a hint of leaves and hay backing. Flavor has dank citrus as well with grass, a touch of melon and hay underlying.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 12 Jul 2025 at 18:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy orange with a gold hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma is pineapple forward with sweet grains and a bit of sweet citrus underlying. Flavor has lots of pineapple with sweet grains and a growing citrus note.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 12 Jul 2025 at 18:10


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear light straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has flora and a light herbal note with a bit of grain and hay backing. Flavor has flora and a touch of light fruit with lemon grass and hay supporting.

Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 11 Jul 2025 at 23:47