Wallace Brewing Company, 15-barrel microbrewery, began selling its beer in January 2009, in historic Wallace, Idaho. A collaborative effort of Wallace’s Chase Sanborn, Dean Cooper, Rick Magnuson and the Zanettis, the brewery pays homage to the town’s notorious past, creating a brand of beers with mining and bordello-inspired monikers such as ‘Dirty Blonde’, ‘Jackleg Stout’, ‘RedLight Irish Red Ale’, and ‘Idaho Select Light Lager’ . “We want to brew in the honest spirit of the mining heritage,” General Manager, Chase Sanborn said. “It’s not only the prevailing reputation of the town, but also one that can elevate the Wallace Brewing brand.
On Tap Slightly foggy dull orange with a medium fine of white head. Moderate piney aromas with some tangering peel. Big bitter resinous bite with mostly woody piney hop flaovrs. Big and bitter...not so fresh and flavorfull
On tap at the brewery pours out a crisp pale amber topped with a sand head. Nose is light leaf hops and some grain. Taste is more of the nice light grain lead hops and a touch of spice.
On tap at the brewery pours black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice roast malts some light smoke. Taste is more of the nice roast malts light toast malts and some grass hops.
12 oz can. Aroma is citrus, grainy, floral, honey malt. Pours clear golden with a thick ivory head with excellent retention and curtains of lace left down the entire glass. Taste is moderately bitter with light citrus and pine tones. Not bad and exceeds expectations.
On Tap Clear deep redish brown. Mahogany. Thin lasting blanket of tan bubbles. Some woody toasted mats and a little brown sugar sweetness. Strange chemically taste though. Mediciney.
Grunt fill from Albertsons. Vindicator's big brother, this medium amber brew pours out with a huge rocky head. Aroma is half caramel malts, have savory tang, spicy hops. taste reverses things and moves the hops up front, a big sharp shcok to the palate. Late in the game comes some sweet toffee, caramel. The hoppiness lingers, as does a slowly rising burn. Really nice.
Bomber. Pours a dark copper color with a small to medium white head. A big malty sweet nose. Very sweet toffee, leather, caramel, some light oak and tannins. Fruity at times but refined sweetness. Great beer.
On tap pours out a copper golden topped with sand head. Nose is pine citrus hops some leaf notes and a cereal malt. Taste is more of the nice fresh hop leaf notes and a well balanced malt bill.