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Blue Cat Brew Pub

(Brewpub)

Last updated: August 21, 2000

113 Eighteenth Street
Rock Island IL 61201

Phone: +1 309-788-8247
Fax: +1 309-788-8270

Opened March 2, 1994.
Brewer: Dan Cleaveland.
965 bbl annual capacity.

Be patient while going through the samplers: "State law says no more than one alcoholic beverage in front of you at a time", according to the bartender that day. The kitchen is closed on Sunday, but the humidor isn't.

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
14.5 points overall

• Arkham Stout
  Style 11 - Stout
  • 15 points - Beer #33-2837, at the brewery, June 7, 1998
    Black, thick brown head. Smells like coffee. Thick, bitter, big coffee flavor and acidity.

• Big Bad Dog Old English Ale
  Style 10 - English / Scottish Strong Ale
  • 15 points - Beer #35-3340, 1999 Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI, August 14, 1999
    Deep red, nice head. Smoky, raisiny aroma. Thick, mildly sweet, big caramel flavor and finish.

  • 14.5 points - Beer #33-2836, at the brewery, June 7, 1998
    Dark red, thick head. Hint of diacetyl aroma. Sweet, herbal, caramel flavor, medium body. Nice caramel finish.

• Guatemalan Coffee Stout
  Style 23 - Specialty Beer
  • 18 points - Beer #19-1537, 2000 Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI, August 12, 2000
    Dark dark brown, thick head. Big coffee aroma. Huge fresh roasted coffee bean taste all the way through. Remarkably clean. Fermented with 30 pounds of Guatemalan coffe in eight barrels of beer.

• Off The Rail Pale Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 12.5 points - Beer #33-2834, at the brewery, June 7, 1998
    Amber, moderate carbonation and head. Some herbal hop aroma. Medium body, flash of bitterness, lots of diacetyl.

• Red Toad Amber Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #33-2835, at the brewery, June 7, 1998
    Amber, some haze, high carbonation, thick head. Herbal hop aroma. Medium body, fizzy, sweet, big hop flavor, diacetyl finish.

• River Back Jack IPA
  Style 5 - English-style Pale Ale
  • 16 points - Beer #35-3339, 1999 Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI, August 14, 1999
    Golden amber, nice head. Perfumey citrusy aroma, Medium body, massive fresh citrusy hops, mild bitterness.

• Wigged Pig Wheat
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 12 points - Beer #33-2833, at the brewery, June 7, 1998
    Golden, moderate carbonation and head. Sweet aroma, some diacetyl. Medium body, fair bit of diacetyl, good malt flavor.

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