2nd Shift Brewing
Regional Brewery
in
St. Louis,
Missouri,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: 2nd Shift Brewing
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
2nd Shift Brewing has been producing some of the best beer in St. Louis since 2009. Previously located in New Haven, Missoui, 2nd Shift moved operations to the historic Hill neighborhood in St. Louis in 2016.
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Draft. A- Chocolate, bourbon, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon. A- Black color, black liquid, minimal head. T- Rye, vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate, mild booze. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- Wow, this was amazing. Sorta felt like a mole stout but was uniquely it's own thing. The rye is on the palate but not the nose. Vanilla and cinnamon throughout. Not sure I get the French toast vibe but this is a very refined imperial stout that could be a mess and cloying but it's a balanced richness.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 02:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. A- Raspberry, chocolate. A- Black color, black liquid, minimal head. T- Raspberry candies, chocolate syrup, mild booze. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- This was great; usually don't love fruit in my stouts but this was a liquid Russell Stover chocolate. 6 oz is enough but it's so well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 02:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Coffee, roasty, cocoa. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Coffee, roasty, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- This doesn't taste that big or even barrel aged really. A strong roasted coffee note. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 02:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Corn, rice, mild spice, slightly yeasty, straw. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Corn, rice, mild spice, yeasty. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Super crushable. I imagine drinking this with a spicy pepperoni pizza. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 02:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Draft. A- Apricot, pineapple, funky, brett. A- Gold color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Funky, apricot, pineapple, juicy, bright, tart. P- Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation, tart finish. O- Wow, I would've guessed this was loaded with fruit. No, it's just a damn good sour. Really full of juicy tropical citrus and a balanced funk and tartness. So refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 02:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. A- Corn, sweet. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, white head. T- Corn, sweet, faint grass. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, crisp finish. O- Good balanced brew. Nice hair of the dog brew.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2023
at 02:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Lemon, tart, mild bready dough. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Lemon, slightly tart. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- This was simple. A citrus forward sour with a touch of funk and tartness. Super easy to drink on a hot day.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 01:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A- Cocoa, malty, roasty. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, light brown head. T- Roasty, mild smoke, cocoa, dry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- This was alright. Typical porter with a very faint smoke character. Just wanted a lot more smoke.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 01:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Fast gone head over veiled orange beer. Lactic acid, hibiscus (quite obvious). Rosepetals and indeed sweet citrusaromas. Tart, dried citrus. Orangepeel, bit floral. There's again hibiscus/hibiscustea but much less identifyable than from the nose. Light body. Retronasal the main aromas, if diminished, return. Quite well-carbonated, and a bit burning MF. Quite decent - nothing more.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Protokoll
on 08 May 2023
at 13:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a hazy blonde with a large white head. Aroma is a nice mango and guava combo. Flavor is a more mild hoppy fruit with a decent hit of bitterness on the back end. Pretty good hazy especially at this low ABV.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2023
at 19:41