Brew52 » Flat Earth

Unconvention-ale

Joe Lunchpail — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:35:31 +0000

While I’m not out slashin’ police cruiser tires and protesting, I am taking part in an even better aspect of this year’s RNC. The Convention Ale is a well carbonated, reddish hued beer with an excellent malt to hop balance. I can’t tell much by the aroma, but the taste is subtle and smooth. A very light malt flavor that doesn’t linger on the buds for too long, you don’t have to be a beer aficionado to appreciate this beer’s craftsmanship. Once again, the St. Paul water is doing it for me. I don’t even care if it’s daughter is knocked up or not, Flat Earth is bound to steal some votes with this one. Three cheers, four stars.

Da Earth ain’t yer Mudder!

Joe Lunchpail — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:11:54 +0000

It says so right on the bottle. I was very pleased with this selection. Toasty, slightly citrus, and hoppy enough to give the sniffer a good whiff. The Planet may be Angry, but I was quite happy with it.

Hoppy, but not too hoppy.

Erica — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:49:02 +0000

For some reason the first whiff reminded me of my first homebrew (the St Paul Porter from Northern Brewer), not that the flavors even remotely resemble each other.

It was deliciously creamy with nice non-overwhelming hop flavor. I’m not a huge fan of hoppy beers. This is a great balance for me.

Ready to take flight

Rett — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:51:05 +0000

I had a great time at the Ugly Mug, although there was definitely a lot of room for improvement in the service. I’m never able to relax until I know my beer is at least on it’s way, and after waiting for about 10 minutes as the server passed us up multiple times, I just went to the bar.

Whatever, the beer was tasty, and at $2.50 a pint it was a great deal. It was also fun to hear first hand from Jeff all about the beer and how they taste-tested many different concentrations, ending up with the 25/1 beer to coffee ratio. Oh and I should mention that even though the server was non-existent, we did manage to order some food. It was bountiful, we must have had 5 enormous chicken tenders, only they were actually full chicken breasts, and the mini hamburgers were more like quarter pounders. I’d go back, but I’d sit at the bar.

Where can I find a barrel and a waterfall?

Joe Lunchpail — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:02:09 +0000

The mildly hoppy aroma complements the hints of clove flavoring quite well. The taste lingers on your tongue long enough to be enjoyable without being overdone. Not overly hoppy, just enough to let you know they’re present, but not enough to have to do the roof of the mouth/tongue smack thing. It’s not a beer that I would typically buy, but I’m glad that I joined Brew 52, otherwise I would probably have never just picked one up.

By the end of the bottle, the spice-y aftertaste begins to take hold. I wonder how my breath smells to other people after drinking this? By the way, the guy on the bottle reminds me of a lot of the empty suits I see walking in the skyway during lunch hour. Classic. Re: the bottles being too big? I disagree. Just better for sharing the wealth, though my girlfriend didn’t like it much. Oh well, more for me I guess. Things could be far worse.

eh

CJ Camp — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:44:24 +0000

Some of my favorite beers are English barley wines.

I can’t quite figure out what it is with this beer, and it’s been the same with the other Flat Earth beers: Close, but not quite what they’re presumably shooting for. And not quite what I’d be eager to drink again.

I know I want more body, more flavor and more finish from a barley wine. I don’t know. I feel kind of bad slagging it, ’cause it sounds like the brewers are decent folk.

I guess it left me uninspired. Thus, probably the dullest review I’ve ever written on here…

Hostel Warlock

Rett — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:39:37 +0000

What if instead of suggesting food pairings they had recommended movies to watch while tasting a beer? I certainly don’t think anyone would recommend Hostel Part 2, which is what we watched last night while I drank my Warlock. But I definitely think over-the-top horror is the right genre. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Descent, or even Hostel Part 1, would be good. Not just because of the name Warlock, but because you need a 9%+ alcohol drink to make it through one of these. What do you think Jeff?

Flat Earth Hits It Again

DeRushaJ — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:28:05 +0000

I must say, I’m really impressed with the two Flat Earth beers I’ve sampled. Cygnus cost about $4 for the giant bottle of brew, and it was great. Dark, tasty, no aftertaste. At this point, the beers are so good, if they insist the earth is flat, I’m inclined to believe them.

Delightful

Ang — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:43:42 +0000

I enjoyed it quite a bit. It’s a dark, heavy beer that isn’t too dark or too heavy. It’s like an oatmeal stout for pussies. And sometimes, I’m a pussy.

Flat Earth Cygnus X-1

moe — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:16:28 +0000

Got to love a beer created as a tribute to the brewers favorite band – Rush. I had it on tap at the new Acadia Cafe. I’ve really been into porters the past few months, but this didn’t hit me right away. I’m really going to have to do more research for this beer before coming up with an honest review of it.