Rivertown Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Monroe,
Ohio,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Rivertown Brewery & Barrel House - Lockland
- Out of business
Established in 2009
Closed in 2022
Contact
6550 Hamilton Lebanon Rd, Monroe, OH, 45044, United States
Description
We are a family-owned, independent craft brewery with taproom and full-service BBQ eatery located in Monroe, Ohio. At Rivertown, we believe in brewing traditional and innovative craft beer and slow-smoking BBQ in a way that encourages connection, and conversation.
We aren't defined by one style of beer, because at our brewery, we brew a touch of everything from traditional, technically-sound, delicate lagers to spontaneously fermented and intentionally blended barrel-aged sours and every style in between. When it comes to our BBQ, we draw inspiration from many different styles, including St. Louis, Texas, the Carolinas, but most importantly, our juicy, slow-smoked BBQ is inspired by our Team's creativity and you.
Rivers have always been the heart of community, innovation and activity; come enjoy our interpretation of a Rivertown, where tradition, innovation and flavor is blended with community, caring and tenacity to create a noteworthy and memorable experience.
We aren't defined by one style of beer, because at our brewery, we brew a touch of everything from traditional, technically-sound, delicate lagers to spontaneously fermented and intentionally blended barrel-aged sours and every style in between. When it comes to our BBQ, we draw inspiration from many different styles, including St. Louis, Texas, the Carolinas, but most importantly, our juicy, slow-smoked BBQ is inspired by our Team's creativity and you.
Rivers have always been the heart of community, innovation and activity; come enjoy our interpretation of a Rivertown, where tradition, innovation and flavor is blended with community, caring and tenacity to create a noteworthy and memorable experience.
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours clear amber with small beige head. Some lacing, low carbonation, and watery texture. Taste rye malt, some pine, and finishes dry herbal bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2011
at 19:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a hazy pale orange color with a thin frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of wheat, citrus, banana, faint spice. The taste is wheat, citrus, a crackery note. Thin-medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2011
at 19:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized fizzy tan head that fades very quickly. Aroma of earthy notes, dark malts and the faintest bit of fruitiness. The taste is tart malts, raisins, toffee, dates, cherries. Thin-medium bodied. Solid beer. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2011
at 19:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a clear golden color with a large frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of grassy hops with a bit of graininess. The taste is grainy malts with a bitter hop finish. Decent balance. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2011
at 19:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cloudy hay golden color with a nice white head. Aroma is tart, light must, funk, lovely horse blanket, fruit. Flavor is sour and funky with fruits, acidic, lemon zest. Very nice sour coming out of the Queen City.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2011
at 19:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2010 bottle via a trade. Pours with a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of lactic acid, wheat, funk, fruity, musty, cobwebs. Flavors are sour, light funk, a noticeable acetic presence, medium to high lactic acid. Lively carbonation, dry finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 17:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Lackman in Cincy. The beer is a hazy orange color with a thin off-white head that diminishes to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, banana and wheat. Medium body with flavors of citrus, yeast, sweet malt and bananas. The finish is wheaty with a fruity and yeasty aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2011
at 20:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at the Lackman in Cincy. The beer pours brownish-black with a medium fluffy beige head that recedes steadily. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, coffee and malt. Rich body with a nice vanilla mocha character with notes of roasted coffee, chocolate and hops. The finish is roasty with a vanilla aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2011
at 19:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On draught at the Lackman in Cincy. The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, hops and bready malt. Medium to full body with a floral hops character with notes of caramel malt, citrus and grain. The finish is hoppy with a lingering grapefruit aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2011
at 18:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle @RBSG shared by bu11seye-pours a disappearing white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is tart, wheat. Taste is tart lemon/spice hops, brett, wheat/light malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2011
at 08:44