Hoops Brewing

Microbrewery in Duluth, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hoops Brewing

Established in 2017

Contact
325 S Lake Ave, Duluth, MN, 55802, United States
Description
Hoops Brewing is a brewer owned and operated destination brewery in Duluth, MN. Veteran Master Brewer Dave Hoops opened the doors in June 2017. Our Beer Hall features seating for 250+ and up to 30 different selections of quality hand-crafted beer, all brewed with the pristine water of Lake Superior. Our talented brewers are committed to offering a crazy huge and continually evolving selection of beer styles – from the essential basics to creative, Hoops-centric innovations.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at ABR 2019. Pours a clear yellow with a touch of gold and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a sweet apple with a touch of sweet grain and. hint of sweet bread. Flavor has an almost apple pie like note with a bit of bread backing.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2019 at 21:47

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at ABR 2019. Pours a crisp clear yellow gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has dry grass, a hint of onion and a touch of champagne. Flavor has dry citrus and light grass with some crisp grain backing.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2019 at 21:43

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sample size. amber color. This has some malt flavor but not much happening with this. low flavor, but that is what the style is. drinkable enough.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 23:46

3/10
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 18:46

4/10
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 18:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pint at Town Hall MLPS. Dark brown with one finger creamy beige head. Aroma features roasty notes, chocolate. Taste is more roasty malts, coffee, nice bitterness. Nice weight and feel too.
Tried on 04 Apr 2019 at 00:18

7/10
Good effort. more yeast would have been good.
Tried on 20 Feb 2019 at 18:52

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at ABR 2018. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a lot of hay grass with a touch of crisp pine underlying. Flavor has a decent hoppiness with pine and grass backed by straw and grains.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2018 at 20:50

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught at Hoops. Labeled as Austrian in style. solid lager. mild bitterness. light hops. Dry malt and quite dry overall. Noble hops I would expect. One of the better beers i have had from Hoops.
Tried on 05 Aug 2018 at 23:35

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Draught at Hoops. Pink in color and surprisingly dry and bitter. Dry, bitter, grassy hops and green plans. the bitter flavor is overpowering, and I am surprised the IBUs are only 60. A little hard to drink with the extremely bitter and dry flavor.
Tried on 05 Aug 2018 at 23:31