Central State Brewing
Microbrewery in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States πΊπΈ
Established in 2014
Closed in 2020
Contact
2505 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN, 46205, United States
Description
Central State Brewing is a brewery founded in 2014 by 3 bearded friends specializing in brewing beers on the wild side of craft beer.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a near clear light straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet wheat, tart lemon and a bit of coriander underlying. Flavor has a nice lemon tartness with some sweet wheat and a bit of coriander underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2018
at 02:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent local release. Pours slightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, pear, red apple, melon, citrus peel, white grape, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt notes; with great strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, lime, pear, red apple, melon, citrus peel, white grape, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery Brett/rye spiciness, herbal/grassy bitterness, and light yeast tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, pear, red apple, melon, citrus peel, white grape, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is an excellent table saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the moderately bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Great well rounded Brett/saison yeast complexity, balanced earthy hops, and solid rye malt backbone. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2018
at 22:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a near clear red with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice boysenberry note with some flora and a bit of sweet grains underlying. Flavor has lots of boysenberry and hay with some flora and grains backing.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2018
at 02:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a hazy bright yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus with a bit of rind and a strong sweet grain/oat backbone. Flavor has a combination of grass and citrus with some sweet grains and oats underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2018
at 01:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Sampled from the tap at Barleypop. Pours a hazy orange with a gold hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of coffee with some sweet grains underlying. Flavor has grains and lots of coffee with a bit of light tart fruits.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2018
at 01:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of saison yeast, lemon, citrus and soft yeast - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2018
at 00:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint can, Wine Warehouse. Pours murky deep pink with a pint head. Aroma is lemon, yeast, dust, green leaves. Flavor is tart berry, green leaves, lemon zest, a little funk. Zippy carbonation. Interesting, not great.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2018
at 22:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Somewhere in Florida: pours pale opaque haze. Aroma is light citrus and some earthiness. Taste is earthy and citrusy. Not huge body. Some sweetness at first but much more dry as I drink it. Definitely see notes of brett that be up in there.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2018
at 16:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can poured into a tulip. Clear straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, pine, funk, light herbs. Tastes of floral notes, funk, pine, citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2018
at 01:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Salud. Cloudy yellow color. Lemon aroma. Lemon taste. Throat punch? Sucker punch? The most interesting beer name I've seen for a while, and it's entertaining just sitting at the bar and listening to people trying to pronounce it. Most just give up.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2018
at 08:52