Olde Main Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Ames, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Olde Main Brewing Co.

Established in 2004

Closed in 2019

Contact
316 Main St, Ames, IA, 50010, United States
Description
We're a brewery that distributes delicious beer across Iowa.

Our Brewmaster Cory O'Neel joined us in the spring of 2016. Cory is a 26-year veteran brewer who specializes in brewing quality control and microbiology. He and his crew have revolutionized the beer at Olde Main. If you haven't had his beer yet, you are missing out. The original eight tap lines have been upgraded to 16 so Cory and his staff have plenty of room to play. Come taste the 'New' Olde Main!!

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

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly and nearly completely. Aroma has a crisp straw note with hay and straw supporting. Flavor is similar with light grass, straw, hay and grain combining.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 13:31


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours near black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has roasted malts with dark grains and a hint of earthiness. Flavor has a bit of an earthy smoke note with roasted malts and dark grains supporting.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 13:19


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a near clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma is quite fruity with Belgian yeast and sweet wheat. Flavor is similar with sweet fruit upfront with sweet wheat and Belgian yeast supporting.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 13:08


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges slowly and laces. Aroma has earthy grass with a bit of hay and earthy grains underlying. Flavor is similar with a combination of earthy grass, straw and hay.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 12:57


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a light brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of sweet grain and straw with just a hint of caramel. Flavor has sweet grains with a touch of caramel and bread supporting.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 12:43


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber orange with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw and hay with an earthy grain backbone. Flavor is similar with straw, hay and grains throughout the beer.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 12:33


4.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Appearance: Unclear nutty color with a thick tan head. Good lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate, some spices, dark malt, roasted and mild fruity.
Palate: Medium to full body. Tad sweet and an ok bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Chocolate, mild fruity, spicy and roasted.
Overall impression: Ehhh noooot my cup of tea. The whole thing is just messy and unbalanced.
Personal stats: Bottle from a trade with RobertDale.

US State #36

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2014 at 18:00


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

on tap-white-yellow. A-sweet grain, 2nd lt fruit. T-sweet grain, 2nd lt fruit/spice hops.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2013 at 12:41


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

on tap-offwhite head with trailing lace-gold. A-grain, some earthy. T-grain/lt malt, citrus/earthy hops. 2.5 Second pint was better, maybe they can clean the lines or run some beer through prior to letting me get the first draw. 3.3 So to offset the stale beer lets call it a day at 3.0

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2013 at 12:39


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

on tap-thin tan-dk brown. A-chocolate syrup. A-chocolate syrup/tar-dk malt, some earthy hops.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2013 at 12:35