Appleton Beer Factory

Brewpub in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Appleton Beer Factory

Established in 2013

Contact
603 W College Ave, Appleton, WI, United States

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg, 11/8/23. Hazy orange, large off-white head, average retention. Aroma of lemon, grapefruit, bready malt. Taste is mango, lemon, bready malt. Crisp, well balanced.
Tried on 21 Dec 2024 at 08:07

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Maritime, 4/1/23. Clear redamber, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of sweet almond, caramel. Taste is sweet almond, cherry, caramel. Crisp. Weird, but good.
Tried on 17 Apr 2023 at 03:32

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub, 1/28/23. Near black, medium tan head, poor retention. Aroma of chocolate, raisin, cherry. Taste is raisin, toffee, chocolate. Somewhat tart. Solid.
Tried on 28 Jan 2023 at 08:52

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at the January 2023 PS tasting, 1/26/23. Hazy amber, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of nuts, caramel, green apple. Taste is green apple, caramel. Not much barrel character. Mildly tart and I don't think that was intentional. Overall okay.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2023 at 03:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewery, 11/22/22. Murky purple (people with later pours had a clearer pour), medium white head, fair retention. Aroma of grape, orange, raspberry. Taste is tart cranberry, orange. Bright sour. Solid.
Tried on 24 Nov 2022 at 02:58

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquor, 8/13/22. Clear bronze, large fizzy tan head, average retention. Aroma of pineapple, caramel. Taste is pineapple, mango, citrus, caramel. Juicy, no bitterness. Decent.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2022 at 04:37

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquors, 8/13/22. Hazy amber, large frothy tan head, average retention. Aroma of mango, pineapple, sweet lemon. Taste is mango, caramel, pineapple. Juicy, bright, no bitterness. Nice.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2022 at 03:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at McFleshman's, 7/27/20. Clear red, medium tan head. Aroma of funk, pepper, raspberry, cherry. Taste is funk, raspberry, lemon. Bright. Nice.
Tried on 31 Jul 2022 at 00:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at McFleshman's, 6/5/22. Hazy orange, thin white head. Aroma of funk, apricot, earth. Taste is tart apricot, peach. Strong lingering sour. Decent. Not my fave of the series. Not much peach. Apricot dominated.
Tried on 05 Jun 2022 at 23:59

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at McFleshman's, 5/27/22. Hazy rusty red. Thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of funk, oak, tart cherry. Taste is oak, vanilla, sour cherry. Lingering tartness. Good.
Tried on 29 May 2022 at 01:36