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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5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Tap at the brewery. Pink beer and pink foam. Some rasoberry in the aroma. Wheat ale flavor and a bit of dry raspberry. This is neither sweer nor tart and doesnt do it for me.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2017 at 16:48


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Hoops. Strong lilac aroma. Flavor is dry and bitter, floral, and lots of dry hops with grapefruit. Herbal aftertaste. Gold color.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2017 at 16:39


4.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Tap at Hoops. Little head, some haze. A little banana, clove, some bubblwgum and lightluswewt whear, but overall the palate is gar too thin and the flavors much too light. Arbonatiin is notably high on the palate. Peobably ahould have bewn dumped.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2017 at 16:35


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

At Hoops. No 21 is the beer without nitro. Smooth palate. Surprisingly dark for a bitter or a oaw ale, dark brown and ad opaque. Lots of dry malt and some noble hop character. Lightly roasted, a little chocolate, good palate. Grain.

Tried on 18 Aug 2017 at 16:29


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of grains and bread supported by grass and citrus. Flavor has earthy grains with some grass and musty citrus underlying.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:38


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has strong roasted malts supported by earthy dark grains and a hint of coffee. Flavor has musty dark grains and roasted malts with a hint of stale coffee.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:34


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear crisp gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of dry honey and earthy grains with s touch of lilac backing. Flavor has dry honey, lilac and grains with a bit of grass as well.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy peach with a pink hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma is full of sweet raspberry supported by sweet wheat. Flavor has sweet raspberry with a hint of bitterness and sweet wheat backing.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours near black with a creamy brown head that dissipates to the edges slowly. Aroma has notes of dark grains, roasted malts and a bit of chocolate underlying. Flavor has earthy dark grains supported roasted malts and a bit of chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:22


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains and bread with a bit of straw underlying. Flavor is similar with straw, grains and bread with just s bit of grass backing.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 23:17