Olde Main Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in Ames,
Iowa,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Olde Main Brewing Co.
Established in 2004
Closed in 2019
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!!
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Off KILTer from Olde Main Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle-dissipating tan-dk copper. A-lactose, chocolate, earthy, vegetal. T-lactose, chocolate, earthy, vegetal, med malt. 2.4 *121230-Olde Main -on tap-better than the bottled version. No flaws come out. 3.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
12oz bottle-thin lt brown-black. A-roasty/ashy/cocoa-dk malt. Lactose @cellar temp and the ashy/burnt fades too. T-ashy/roasty-dk malt, biting, earthy hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle-tight lt tan-hazy amber. A-lf malt, fruity. T-lt malt-caramel, slight spice hops.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Dinkey Wheat from Olde Main Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
12oz bottle-dissipating white-hazy gold. A-musty/sweet wheat. T-Sweet wheat, 2nd spice hops, some apple.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Off KILTer from Olde Main Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle shared by John. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose and taste of caramel, sweet malt, cocoa, squash and light lactose. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Received this in trade from tedpeer, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a slightly cloudy orange-amber with a smallish bubbly off white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is malty, a bit fruity, but kind of bland. Would have done well with some hop presence. Taste is malty, I get some caramel, some toffee, very dry finish. Mouthfeel is kind of watery maybe a bit oily. Body is a bit thin. Carbonation is crisp. Not a bad beer, just somewhat unremarkable. I could see a bud drinker transitioning to this quite easily.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Long Face Amber from Olde Main Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle. Murky amber-brown color. Big, steady beige head. Aroma of pungent, citrus laced amber malt. Very fruity, almost approaching berry tones with the amber malt. Slightly lemony, there is a chance that this is infected. Still does the job as an Amber, pretty drinkable.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Clone Ale from Olde Main Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle. Murky orange-brown, with a lively off-white head. Fresh brewhouse aroma. Mild and medium bodied, comes off quite English. Somewhat soapy, with mellow carbonation. Quite one-dimensional and sessionable. Not bad, but pretty tame and insipid.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Dinkey Wheat from Olde Main Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle. Hazy, muted orange-tan. Thin, oily head laces the sides of the glass. Sweet, slightly herbal aroma. Nowhere on the bottle does it specify a style other than "Belgian style ale". I suppose Witbier is close enough, but this is definitely more along the lines of these new school spice bomb American Saisons. Where this one succeeds is in the light doughy body, with its smooth wheaty vanilla tones. There is some herbal lemony sourness, but that balances it out well. Pretty good for what it is.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Off KILTer from Olde Main Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz bottle. Deep, unfiltered brown-amber. Thick, creamy beige head. Sweet roasty brown malt tones, some cherry undertones. I would say this bottle is infected, as it reminds me a sour beer. Medium bodied, with some acidic cherry notes under the smooth malt tones. Off, but my kind of off I suppose.