Lupulin Brewing
Brewpub
in
Big Lake,
Minnesota,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lupulin Brewing
Contact
570 Humboldt Dr, Ste 107, Big Lake, MN, 55309, United States
Subsidiaries
Description
Lupulin Brewing is a brewery and taproom located in Big Lake, MN, dedicated to crafting unique and compelling beers, with attention to quality and flavor.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Brewskival #4 2019-08-24 Helsingborg AR: fizzy rich chocolate, fudge, roasted malt AP: dark brown, wee lid F: fizzy rich chocolate, fudge, roasted malt
Tried
on 05 Dec 2019
at 22:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can from Tavour, 12/1/19. Pours a murky orange color, thick off white head and fairly heavy lace. Grapefruit and peach fuzz with some resin notes and a little vanilla. On the sweet side, but not cloying. Smooth clean feel. Tasty stuff. 7/4/8/4/16
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2019
at 18:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/17/2019. Pours sightly hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth. creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious wet hopped IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft and not aggressive. Tastes like 100% Centennial hops. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice sized dark/bready Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made Midwest style example. Reminds me of Founders Centennial a lot.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 05:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The Aromas are toast, dark mold, minerals and a little cocoa. Flavors are light sweet (thank God), dark malt, cocoa, toast with good carbonation and balanced bitter. Mild coffee. Good body and finish. Nice Stout.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2019
at 05:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light tropical fruits and citrus with a bit of sweet grains underlying. Flavor has light grass and tropical fruits with a bit of citrus and flora backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2019
at 04:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a hazy earthy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has juicy citrus and a light dankness with a touch of tropical fruit underlying. Flavor has juicy citrus and a bit of rind with growing tropical fruits supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2019
at 17:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly hazy, golden yellow, with floaty bits and a minimal head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is mango and vanilla. Flavor is mango and vanilla. Lightly sweet, with almost no bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2019
at 19:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can from Tavour, 10/31/19. Murky / rusty darker orange color, thin head, lighter spotty lacing. Caramel, lemon, pine, earth, and honey. Notes of candied citrus on the finish. Decent mouthfeel. Clean and just a little sticky. Kinda grew on me as it warmed. 7/3/8/4/15 2nd can from Tavour on 11/17/19. Liking this even more the 2nd time. There's a nicer candied citrus / peach thing here I didn't score high enough the 1st time around. 7/4/8/4/16
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2019
at 16:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a slightly hazy gold with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus with light rind and a light sweet grain backbone. Flavor has lots of citrus rind with sweet citrus and sweet grains supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2019
at 21:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a hazy, golden-pineapple color, with minimal head. Aroma is dank, gassy, grassy, with some citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor follows, with some additional bready, malty notes and a fairly bitter piney finish.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2019
at 21:23