Barrel Theory Beer Company

Microbrewery in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barrel Theory Beer Company

Established in 2017

Contact
248 7th St E, St. Paul, MN, MN 55101, United States
Description
At Barrel Theory, we strive to provide you with an exceptional product and a high quality customer experience in our brewery and taproom located in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul.

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a hazy, honey-peach color, with mid-sized head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor follows. Mouthfeel seems just a touch thin. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 08 Sep 2025 at 22:11


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours a hazy, orange-peach, with smallish head. Aroma is dank, with a note of green onion/garlic upfront, followed by citrus and tropical fruits. Flavors follow, with a light underlying sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness through the finish.

Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 18 Jul 2025 at 21:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple, with smallish head. Aroma is tropical fruit and citrus. Flavors follow, with an aftertaste of almost...rubber? Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 05 Jul 2025 at 21:12


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

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a near clear bright red with a pink hue that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has sweet berries and a bit of sweet wheat with just a touch of tart strawberry underlying. Flavor has sweet blueberry and slightly tart strawberry supporting.

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 22 Jun 2025 at 00:00


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy peachy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has grapefruit and bitter citrus with wheat and a bit of tart melon underlying. Flavor has grapefruit throughout with some tart blood orange and a bit of rind backing.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2025 at 23:40


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy light yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has dank citrus and light onion with some pine backing. Flavor has dank citrus and a bit of onion but pine grows through the finish.

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 21 Jun 2025 at 23:20


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy light yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has dank citrus and light onion with some pine backing. Flavor has dank citrus and a bit of onion but pine grows through the finish.

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 21 Jun 2025 at 23:10


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

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear light home with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is straw forward with a bit of bread and a touch of hay coming through. Flavor starts with straw, has some growing hay and grains backing.

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 21 Jun 2025 at 21:30


8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at the brewery, 6/17/25 (right in photo). Fully hazy yellowish, white head, strong, spotty lace. Very juicy and tropical, with mango, pineapple, papaya, and passion fruit. Fairly sweet. Smooth and clean. Good stuff.
9/8.5/8/8/8.5

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 17 Jun 2025 at 17:45


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at the brewery, 6/17/25 (left in photo). Hazy yellowish-orange color. Tropical, pineapple, peach, papaya. Fairly sweet. Smooth feel. Juicy and tasty.
8/8.5/ 8.5/8/8.5

Tried from Draft at Barrel Theory Beer Company on 17 Jun 2025 at 17:40