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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7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
I obtained a pint can from Half Time, have it cooled and ready to pour into a Great Heights tulip glass. The appearance is a hazy lemon yellow body supporting a modest cover of completely white foam. The nose is pleasant enough, there is orange juice, a bit of pineapple and grain along with a touch of hoppiness. Likewise the drink brings oranges, white bread, guava, honeydew melon and a small hops taste and bitterness. Not bad, not exciting. An easy IPA to drink.
Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2026 at 02:05

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: semi-bright yellow to almost golden with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off and left some concave lace
Aroma: bright citrus, piney and some oranges in the hoppiness, clean malts intermingle
Flavor: very nice blend of the prior mentioned aromas, subtle aftertaste of citrusy hops and clean malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some hop zing on my tongue but not too distracting, finishes semi-crisp and citrusy with some pine
Overall: pretty good NEIPA or AIPA depending who you talk to. It's one I would come back to.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2026 at 07:58

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has a combination of mint and chocolate with bourbon and dark grains supporting. Flavor has chocolate supported by bourbon, mint and a hint of roast.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 21:45

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has earthy dark grains and earthy roast with a sweet peanut butter and a touch of coffee note underlying. Flavor combines sweet earthy roast and coffee with a growing peanut butter note and a dark grain backbone.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 21:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear dull gold with a white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has a strong chamomile note with sweet grains and a hint of flora supporting. Flavor has chamomile up front with growing elderflower and a sweet grain backbone.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 20:43

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has bright and dank citrus with some mango and sweet grains backing. Flavor has sweet citrus and dank mango with sweet grains and light melon supporting.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 20:28

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy yellow with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has slightly sweet citrus and some light rind with grass, melon and a sweet grain note. Flavor has citrus rind and melon with a grass note and sweet grains backing.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 20:18

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has earthy pine and grass with bread and a touch of biscuit underlying. Flavor has grains and grass with light earthy pine and a bread backbone.
Tried from Draft at Modist Brewing Company on 18 Jan 2026 at 20:09

6.4/10 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

6.6/10 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