Happy Thirsty Thursday!
It’s been a while, but we finally hit a new {to us} brewery!
We were unsure how to pronounce Modist Brewing, but we were schooled as we walked in the door.
On this lovely weekend afternoon, we were able to pull up two stools to the bar. I knew very little about this brewery, except that I’d been hearing about it a lot as of late. I was surprised by the unique offerings!
Now you know I like something unique and a little special when I visit a brewery. On these occasions, I’m not one for an everyday IPA, porter or stout that I can get anywhere. I want something with character. But these combinations just seemed a bit off to me:
- Oatmeal Pale Ale
- Salted Caramel Lager
- Juicy Hoppy Wheat Ale
- Cold Press Coffee Lager
- Oatmeal Wheat Stout
What the what?!
Okay, so this is what they do. Because I was really unsure of what direction to follow {I love salted caramel and coffee, but hate lagers; I like traditional wheats, but in a stout?!}, I had to ask for some recommendations.
Left to Right: Deviation 003 Oatmeal Wheat Stout, Wasteland Dark Rye “IPA”, Smoove Salted Caramel Lager, Wasteland Dark Rye “IPA”
In the end, I sampled the Deviation 003 Oatmeal Wheat Stout and the Wasteland Dark Rye “IPA” {why the IPA is in quotes, I have no idea}. Rob ordered the Smoove Salted Caramel Lager without tasting it. {I was surprised! He doesn’t like lagers either; but nothing salted caramel has ever sucked, has it?!} He thought he liked my sample of the Dark Rye “IPA”, so he ordered that instead and gave me the SC Lager because I couldn’t make up my mind. We weren’t in love. We weren’t even in like. We left the place with our glasses half-empty – maybe literally and figuratively.
I know it’s ingenious, even ballsy to want to try something different from the norm. But for us, these beers just didn’t sound good, nor did the ones we tasted really work.
Modist Brewing is in the North Loop area of Minneapolis. They are also proud of their teal floor {in the brewing area}.
Well, friends, we did the research for you. So we know we’ll be sticking to our usual-ish tour when our next out-of-town guests visit!
Have you had any strange beers lately?
Cheers~
Carrie
Season It Already! 
Salted Carmel Lager?! Probably going to have to track that down if they are at beer dabbler this weekend. Last night I had a ballast point red velvet, that was surprising delicious!!
That Red Velvet is the best! My husband had it last weekend with a scoop of ice cream. The server asked him if it was his birthday. HA!