Stubborn German Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Waterloo, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Stubborn German Brewing Company

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119 S Main St, Waterloo, IL, 62298, United States

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5.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Pour looks like a hazy IPA with a large white head. Aroma is all coffee. Flavor is also all coffee and that usual thing I get with coffee beers, a strong peanut butter. This was super coffee forward and filling. I got zero blueberry. This one needed a little less coffee and a lot more blueberry.
Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2026 at 21:29

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is crystal clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is wet grainy malt. Flavor is about the same. Some wet fresh crushed grain with a decent amount of noble hops. This was spot on.
Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2026 at 21:26

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a black with a large tan head. Aroma is sweet bitter bakers chocolate. Flavor is about the same some bitter bakers chocolate with some sweet molasses. A bit too sweet for the style and missing some of the char malt that this style is known for.
Tried from Draft at Stubborn German Brewing Company on 25 Apr 2026 at 00:23

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pour is a sure thing clear red with a large white head. Aroma is a nice earthy malt. Flavor is a very oily thick malt with lots of raisins and finish is not as sweet as I thought it would be. Red Lager/ales are kind of meh but this one was pretty good. A nice heavy malty mouthfeel with a dark fruit finish.
Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2025 at 22:05

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a murky reddish blond with almost no head at all. Aroma is wheat malt and I guess some cherry if you use your imagination. Flavor is wheat malt and some tart cherry that hits well after the swallow. This one was just ok. Not enough of the wit or cherry came out to play.
Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2025 at 20:52

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a bright clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is yeast ester and grain. Flavor is a decent hit of the coriander and white pepper with a minor ester and the finish is super dry. Nice, dry farmhouse ale.
Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2025 at 20:03

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a copper with a large white head. Aroma is definitely mosaic with lots of berry hops. Flavor is blueberry kush goodness. Flavorful and well made.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 22:51

5.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Pour is a leathery looking tan with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruit hops. Flavor is a little citrus hops but not much else. A little bitterness and alcohol is felt. It looks like it would be sweet as hell but it is not. Pretty meh for a single hop IPA.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 21:44

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a honey color with a small white head. Aroma is nothing off the malt but there is a herbal hop. Flavor is all herbal noble hop. Like the other lager I just had from this brewer, the malt is kind of an afterthought letter the hops shine.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 20:40

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a cloudy gold with a small fizzy head. Aroma is cracker malt and a little minty hop. Flavor is kind of a cracker bland generic malt but this has lots of herbal and spicy noble hop presence. The malt was an after thought here but it just let the hops shine more.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 19:36