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Water Street Brewery

(Brewpub)

Last updated: August 13, 2000

1101 North Water Street
Milwaukee WI 53202

Phone: +1 414-272-1195
Fax: +1 414-271-0406

Opened November 1, 1987.
Brewer: Robert Hansen.
800 bbl annual capacity.

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

• Amber
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 15.5 points - Beer #35-3101, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Light amber, moderate carbonation, thick head. Perfumey. Medium body, caramel, very clean.

• Bavarian Weiss Beer
  Style 19 - German-style Wheat Beer
  • 15.5 points - Beer #35-3100, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Yellow-opaque, thick head. Mild clove/banana aroma. Medium body, sweet/sour, good clove flavor.

• English Brown Ale
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #35-3104, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Deep red-brown, low carbonation, big nitro head. A liitle roasty, faintly plasticky aroma. Light body, a little sweet, very clean finish.

• Honey Light Lager
  Style 23 - Specialty Beer
  • 14.5 points - Beer #34-3099, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Bright yellow, moderate carbonation and head. Flowery honey aroma. Light, big honey flavor, very clean.

• Kölsch
  Style 18 - German-style Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #21-1769, Great American Beer Festival XV, Denver CO, September 28, 1996
    Bright golden. Very citrusy aroma...tangerine. Good body, sweet, pretty clean. Brewmaster Robert Hansen notes that it's made with #2007 yeast and compares it to New Miller Beer. Bronze Medal, 1996 GABF.

• Old World Oktoberfest
  Style 17 - Vienna / Märzen / Oktoberfest
  • 15.5 points - Beer #35-3102, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Amber-brown, moderate carbonation and head. Roasty aroma. Medium body, fairly roasty, sweet-but-clean finish.

  • 17 points - Beer #8-560, Great American Beer Festival XIII, Denver CO, October 22, 1994
    Very malty aroma.

• Pale Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 15 points - Beer #35-3103, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Darkish amber, hazy, moderate carbonation, low head. Fruity, caramelly aroma. Medium body, big spicy citrusy Cascade flavor, clean finish.

• Pils
  Style 15 - Classic Pilsener
  • 14.5 points - Beer #34-3098, at the brewery, October 30, 1998
    Golden, moderate carbonation and head. Grainy, malty aroma. Light, sweet.

• Porter
  Style 9 - Porter
  • 15 points - Beer #35-3175, Milwaukee Ale House Festival, Milwaukee WI, February 7, 1999
    Black, great nitro head. Black, sweet aroma. Medium body, mildly sweet, roasty.

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