Rochester Mills Beer Co.
Microbrewery
in
Rochester,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Rochester Mills Beer Co.
Established in 1998
Contact
Description
The Rochester Mills Beer Co. opened in 1998 in Downtown Rochester. Located in the historic Western Knitting Mill, the brewery is located on Water Street, just two blocks east of Main Street. Preserving the original character of the building, the brewery features original hardwood floors, columns, beams and exposed brick walls.
Rochester Mills Production Brewery, LLC, brewers of Rochester Mills Beer Co. brand beers for distribution, founded 2012 in Auburn Hills, quickly becoming one of the top craft beer producers in the state of Michigan. Our Lagers and Ales packaged in 16 oz. aluminum cans are currently featured in grocery stores as well as independent and franchise convenient stores, and specialty beverage merchants throughout our distribution footprint. Additionally, our core brands, which include The Original Milkshake Stout, Juice Bigalow NEIPA, Rochester Red Ale, Pine Knob Pilsner and the 12 Days of Milkshake Stout, can be found flowing from more than 1000 taps at bars and restaurants across Michigan, Northern Ohio, Indiana, Europe and Canada.
Admin Note: All beer found outside of the original brewpub in Rochester are brewed at the Auburn Hills Production facility.
Rochester Mills Production Brewery, LLC, brewers of Rochester Mills Beer Co. brand beers for distribution, founded 2012 in Auburn Hills, quickly becoming one of the top craft beer producers in the state of Michigan. Our Lagers and Ales packaged in 16 oz. aluminum cans are currently featured in grocery stores as well as independent and franchise convenient stores, and specialty beverage merchants throughout our distribution footprint. Additionally, our core brands, which include The Original Milkshake Stout, Juice Bigalow NEIPA, Rochester Red Ale, Pine Knob Pilsner and the 12 Days of Milkshake Stout, can be found flowing from more than 1000 taps at bars and restaurants across Michigan, Northern Ohio, Indiana, Europe and Canada.
Admin Note: All beer found outside of the original brewpub in Rochester are brewed at the Auburn Hills Production facility.
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can. There are too many good beers in the world to waste time or money on this one. Vegetable aroma and flavor, it does not display the malt, hop balance of a good bohemian pilsener. It does look good, though with a pale yellow body with a decent white head that slowly diminishes. The aroma was corn and green beans along with a hint of caramel malt. The flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Lingering off-taste in the finish. Thin body, watery texture, lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2008
at 17:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2008 MBG Winter Beer Fest. This was my top beer of the fest, a candy-like, sweet, almost vinous barleywine with layers and layers of caramel and brown sugar, warmed by alcohol notes. Very smooth and satisfying, and one I’d like to drink more of.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2008
at 21:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft @ brewery. Pours a hazy yellow to gold color with lasting off white head. Doesn’t really look like an IPA. Looks like a Hefe. Nice citrus aroma with a vague sweetness behind. The taste is very much like citrus hop grapefruit bitterness and light amounts of sweeter grapefruit hop flavor. Tasty IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2007
at 22:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On draft @ brewery. Pours black with tan head. Nice aroma of sweet malt, chocolate malts and some faint smokiness. Full flavor that starts some what sweet with malts, molasses and hints of alcohol. There’s also some mild smokiness and roasted to burnt malts that join in near midway. Nice porter with plenty of interest.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2007
at 12:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled at the 2nd annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival, Lansing. 2003 vintage. One of my fest favorites, this was a soft, creamy IS dominated by chocolate and coffee, finishing with nice bitter roast. A vinous, fruity characteristic kept things interesting. Velvety palate.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2007
at 14:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2nd annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival, Lansing. Hazy orange body with a tiny off-white head. Spicy body with an almost cloying sweetness, dominated by tropical fruit esters (pineapple, banana) and bready malt. Alcohol apparent in the finish.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2007
at 14:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2nd annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival, Lansing. From the pils side of things, there wasn’t much going on in the hops department. On the other hand, I really liked the heft of the bready, caramely, fruity malt paired with the boozy bourbon notes. Out of character for a pilsener, though.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2007
at 14:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pretty much black. Roasty, slightly nutty aroma. Thinnish body. Some roasted character. Slightly tart from the black malt. Coffeeish notes in the finish.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2003
at 15:44