Pig Minds Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Machesney Park,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pig Minds Brewing Co.
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
We are a Brew Pub located in Machesney Park, IL (next to Rockford) specializing in handcrafted ales in a variety of styles.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draft. Pours a dark caramel-amber. Aroma of bready yeast, clove and banana. Taste is the same. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2012
at 22:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Pours dark nut nrown with minimal head. Slight coffee sroma. Taste is light bitter. Medium bodied with a slightly sticky texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. This place has a lot better than this one though.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2012
at 21:55
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Draft. Pours black with a finger of dark brown head. Aroma of coffee and spice. Taste is strongly coffee and oats with a good bit of spice from the pepper. Medium bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, awesome. Ill be drinking this again.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2012
at 21:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Pours copper with minimal head. Arroma of strawberries and bready yeast. Taste is light sweet. Strawberries with strong bourbon and vanilla oak notes. Medium bodied with thin texture. Soft carbonation and a long finish. Overall, awesome.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2012
at 21:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft @4 pig minds. Pours black with a ruby hue and minimal head. Aroma of coffee, raspberry and caramel. Strong coffee taste with some dark chocolate, caramel and raspberry. Full bodied with a slightly thin texture. Soft carvonation and a very long finish. Overall, another home run.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2012
at 20:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft @ Pig Minds. Pours a deep dark black. Aroma of coffee. Taste is coffee and dark chocolate. Medium bodied with a thick texture. Soft carbonation and a long finish. Overall, great. I’ll be drinking this one again.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2012
at 20:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft at Pig Minds. Pours a light amber. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is lightly bitter. Citrus and pine. Medium bodied with a sticky texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, great. I could drink this one again.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2012
at 11:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft @ Pig Minds. Pours black as my soul. Aroma of black coffee, dark fermented fruits, and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Coffee, honey and some light hops. Medium bodied with a thick texture. Soft carbonation and a long finish. Overall, great. I could drink this anytime.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2012
at 21:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draft at Pig Minds. Pours a light red/amber. Aroma of caramel malt and herbal hops. Taste is lightly bitter and lightly sweet. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation but not much of a finish. Overall, not bad, but there are a lot better beers here.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2012
at 19:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
5oz sampler at Pig Minds. Pours a lightly hazy gold. Lightly sweet aroma. Grains and corn with a hint of caramel malt. Taste is lightly sweet. Mostly caramel and grains. Light bodied with texture I can only describe as average. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. Nothing to write home about but I could absolutely session the shit out of this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2012
at 18:30