Olde Hickory Brewery

Microbrewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1994

Contact
2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Description
Independently-owned craft brewery providing North Carolina with quality beers since 1994.

Beginning in 1994 with a 7 barrel converted dairy system, we set and accomplished the goal of providing unique traditional ales & lagers available through OHB. Quickly we outgrew that system.

In 1997, we began the renovation of an 1880 Historic Landmark building, which now houses our brewing facilities, a 25-barrel Price Schonstrom brew house.

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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Draught @ BBF 2019 11th. edition [ Borefts Beer Festival 2019 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands.

[ As Olde Hickory The Event Horizon: Spectrum 9 ].
ABV: 11.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, roasted, wood, vanilla, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, wood, chocolate, bread, vanilla - barrel. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190927]
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Tried on 26 May 2020 at 15:40

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 2. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, bourbon notes, chocolate, vanilla in the exact right amount. Absolutely delicious. Flavor is delicious too: malt, dark malts, chocolate dark chocolate, moderately bitter. Lovely. Full body, average carboantion that realy suits the beer. Lovely. Winner of the festival for me I think.
Tried on 01 May 2020 at 22:02

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 2. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, bourbon notes, chocolate, vanilla in the exact right amount. Absolutely delicious. Flavor is delicious too: malt, dark malts, chocolate dark chocolate, moderately bitter. Lovely. Full body, average carboantion that realy suits the beer. Lovely. Winner of the festival for me I think.
Tried on 01 May 2020 at 22:02

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 2. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, bourbon notes, chocolate, vanilla in the exact right amount. Absolutely delicious. Flavor is delicious too: malt, dark malts, chocolate dark chocolate, moderately bitter. Lovely. Full body, average carboantion that realy suits the beer. Lovely. Winner of the festival for me I think.
Tried on 01 May 2020 at 22:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Amber with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of apricot jam and caramel. Taste is bittersweet with the bitterness taking the slight upper hand, particularly at the finish. Medium-bodied, dry, balanced carbonation. Decent.
Tried on 10 Apr 2020 at 16:18

Tried on 20 Mar 2020 at 21:29

8/10
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Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2020 at 21:28

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Toffee, soft roast, vanilla and bourbon in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor, rounded, but still a bit boozy. Lots of caramel and vanilla. Has thinned a bit because of the barrel aging. Hint of licorice in the finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2020 at 22:02

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 1. Brown color, no head. Aroma is malts, raisins. Rum notes lightly. Flavor is malts, caramelised sugars, rum, brown candy sugar. Full body, medium carbonation. Very nice.
Tried on 01 Mar 2020 at 20:35

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 1. Opaque jet black color, average sized light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, light tonka beans, more tonka beans and quite boozy, warming alcohol. Hmm unbalanced imo.
Tried on 01 Mar 2020 at 20:33