Flat Branch Pub & Brewing Reviews

Strykzone	3.4 Flat Branch Honey Wheat Sampler at the brewery. Very clear light golden white some lopsided white foam. I smell sugar and wheat. Some honey in there, too. More honey is tasted and it is out front. Floral and light fruit notes. Wheat flakes are tasted, too. This is not a great style but it is a nice version. The honey adds a nice sweet and organic touch. Sunday, April 15, 2018
Strykzone	3.4 Flat Branch Katy Trail Pale Ale Sampled at the brewery. Almost clear golden and just a smidge of amber. Whiet foam. Caramel and fruit merger. Bigger bitterness than expected. Dry bitterness. Melon rinds and sugar. A nice clean IPA. Sunday, April 15, 2018
Strykzone	3.6 Flat Branch PBS Ale Sampled at the brewery. Very clear light golden with just a little carbonation rising. A white blotchy head. Citrus and tropical fruit aroma. Flavor, too. Herbal notes with some dankness. A bit of sugar. Nice beer. I wasn’t sure of the style but this does seem like an IPA. Good. Sunday, April 15, 2018
Strykzone	3.4 Flat Branch Wood Aged Brown Alt Sampled at the brewery. Clear amber brown with blotchy off white foam. Earth and grain are smelled. Flavor begins with caramel and grain. Light floral and earth. Enjoyable stuff. Fruit grows towards the finish. Sunday, April 15, 2018
Strykzone	3 Flat Branch Helles Bock Sampled at the brewery. Clear golden with white foam. A crisp and clean aroma is gentle fruit. Macro-lager esque. Very clean. Fruit, floral and caramel mix nicely. Not big at all but very drinkable and enjoyable. Light drinking fare. Sunday, April 15, 2018
edgallow	3.5 Flat Branch Porter Draft pours deep brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel and chocolate. Taste is toffee, chocolate and coffee. Friday, March 16, 2018
edgallow	3.5 Flat Branch Love Potion #9 Draft pours hazy pinkish golden with a white head. Aroma of strawberries and grains. Taste was strawberries and a little tart Friday, March 16, 2018
edgallow	3.3 Flat Branch Green Chili Beer Draft pours golden with a white head. Aroma of chilies and some malts. Taste is spicey chilies and grains. Friday, March 16, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.4 Flat Branch American Pale Ale Growler pours out light copper color topped with a white head. Nose is grassy citrus hops and bread malts. Taste is more of the light hops and some cereal malts. Tuesday, March 6, 2018
dnstone	3.7 Flat Branch I7 Pours a clear golden with nice lacing white head. Interesting pine, wood aroma and flavor...quite complex. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
dnstone	3.6 Flat Branch British India Pale Ale Pours a clear golden with big lacing white head. Orange creamcicle aroma. Citrus, orange peel hop flavor. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
dnstone	3.6 Flat Branch Katy Trail Pale Ale Pours a clear effervescent golden with white lacing head. Malty sweet aroma with floral hop character. Light bodied, floral hop with a sweet malt edge. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
dnstone	3.7 Flat Branch Imperial Stout Pours an opaque black with thick, lacing tan head. Chocolate cake aroma. Smooth, roasty, chocolate, vanilla notes, ant a bitter finish. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
dnstone	3.1 Flat Branch Great Pumpkin Ale Pours a copper color with sudsy white head. Herbal tea like aroma. Light bodied, quite spiced...pumpkin and tea like. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
dnstone	3.4 Flat Branch Oil Change Oatmeal Stout Pours a deep brown with sudsy head. Sweet malt aroma and taste. Slight roasted notes. Notes: on tap at the brewery, Nov '17 Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Strykzone	3.3 Flat Branch Kellerbier Sampler at the brewery. Clearish golden. White foam. Spices with floral and wheat. Softer hops. It is dry and a bit sulfury. Gentle but still flavorful. Saturday, October 28, 2017
Strykzone	3 Flat Branch Oktoberfest Sampler at the brewery. Clearish honey golden. A head that is pretty much white and is blotchy but with a ring. This beer is sweet and gently spiced and floral. Sweetness reigns here. Some dry sulfury notes. Saturday, October 28, 2017
Strykzone	3.8 Flat Branch Mosaic Wet Hop Sampler at the brewery. A delicate looking white head that leaves thick lacing on the glass. A clear golden beer that has moderate carbonation rising. The aroma and flavor are both of that unique Mosaic hop. Big tropical fruit. Pineapple, mangoes, melons, etc. Citrus. Juicey iindeed! Malts add some nice sweetness and are Pilsner like. A nice showcase of a tasty hop and it is well balanced for that. Saturday, October 28, 2017
Strykzone	3.2 Flat Branch Irish Red Ale Sampler at the brewery. A blotchy beige head. The beer is reddish amber and is clear. Not a lot of nose to this. The flavor is also light. It brings floral and those unique sweet Irish malts. Some bright hops are there and I didn’t expect that. Saturday, October 28, 2017
Strykzone	3.6 Flat Branch Brown Ale Sampler at the brewery. A blotchy beige head sits atop an amber beer that is hazy. Rich sweet malts and floral notes in the aroma. Those are tasted. Spices include cinnamon. Minimal bitterness but some hops are tasted. A bit of something like sweet potatoes. This is sweet and pelasant. Filling and substantial, too. Saturday, October 28, 2017
Strykzone	3.6 Flat Branch Green Chili Beer Sampled at the brewery. Clear golden and it has a bigger herbal chili aroma. Green chilis. Flavor is sweet and sugary to begin with less chili than is expected. They are far from over powering and I think they are just right. Malts being so prominent are nice. I’m not a fan of pepper beers but like this one quite a lot. Saturday, October 28, 2017
ads135	2.3 Flat Branch Honey Wheat Even weaker than the hefeweissen. Mild spicyness, but mostly a bland malty musty sweetness. Light and forgettable. Tried for the first time back in 2010 at the brewery. Friday, September 22, 2017
ads135	2.6 Flat Branch Hefeweizen Weak hefe. Missing the boldness you'd expect of a standard hefeweissen. Banana and clove are apparent, but much too understated. Watery mouthfeel when I expected something with more slick body. Tried for the first time at the brewpub in 2010. Friday, September 22, 2017
ads135	2.7 Flat Branch Green Chili Beer It's hard for me to rate chili beers. They're not my favorite, so my ratings should be interpreted with that in mind. The chilis are super spicy, but they're definitely super apparent, both in the aroma and the flavor. Vegetal and musty. Tried at the brewery for the first time in 2010. Friday, September 22, 2017
ads135	3.4 Flat Branch Brown Ale A pretty okay brown. Does everything it needs to. Has a nice sweetness, quite a bit of brown sugar and caramel. Nothing super unique, but definitely worth a drink. Friday, September 22, 2017
Pgh_Magpie	2 Flat Branch Amber Chili Ale Sunday, October 9, 2016
Strykzone	3.2 Flat Branch American Kolsch On daft at the brewpub. Hazed golden with just a little white foam. Gentle hop notes in the aroma are floral and citrus. Those are tasted along with some spicy hop notes. Light honey, some lemon grass, and a sourness. Very drinkable. Wednesday, September 21, 2016
vyvvy	3.2 Flat Branch Blood Orange Belgian Pours hazy orange with a white head. It has a medium body that’s fairly slick with light carbonation. The taste has some orange, rich malt, minor spice and caramel. Saturday, June 18, 2016
gregwilsonstl	3.1 Flat Branch American Pale Ale Nearly clear amber copper. Surprisingly light. Quote hoppy. Grass. On tap at brewery. Thursday, January 7, 2016
gregwilsonstl	2.6 Flat Branch Belgian Abbey Ale Brown. Brown sugar. No head. Yeasty. Some banana. Lots of candy. On tap at brewery. Thursday, January 7, 2016
gregwilsonstl	3.1 Flat Branch Big Muddy Brown Roasted. Reminds me of a heavier mild. Brown. Tasty. Pecans. On tap at brewery. Thursday, January 7, 2016
gregwilsonstl	3.1 Flat Branch Honey Wheat Super light appearance and body. Nice honey flavor but not sweet. Drinkable. On tap at brewery. Thursday, January 7, 2016
gregwilsonstl	2.3 Flat Branch Hudsons E.S.B. Amber. Fairly harsh. Ash tray and cardboard. On tap at brewery...warm. not liking this. Thursday, January 7, 2016
gregwilsonstl	3 Flat Branch Katy Trail Pale Ale Really light body. Amber. White lacing. Caramel. Fairly hoppy. Nice. On tap at brewery. Thursday, January 7, 2016
ads135	3.5 Flat Branch Oil Change Oatmeal Stout Pretty solid stout. Sweet and chocolately. Really smooth with hints of vanilla in the finish. Sunday, September 20, 2015
ads135	2.8 Flat Branch India Pale Ale An okay IPA I tired back in 2010. Light and grassy with a lingering bitterness. Tried in Columbia. Sunday, September 20, 2015
AbbeyRoade	3.3 Flat Branch Watermelon Ale Pretty good for a Flat Branch brew. Nice light watermelon flavor but not overwhelming or artificially sweet. Not syrupy either. Refreshing on the hot afternoon I consumed it on. Friday, September 4, 2015
AbbeyRoade	2.7 Flat Branch Hefeweizen No banana, No clove. Not a hefeweizen flavor at all. Just kind of a light yeasty wheat. Meh. Disappointing all around. Not quite as bad as Schlafly’s butchery of the type, though! Friday, September 4, 2015
theisti	3.3 Flat Branch Sorachi Ace Pale Ale Nonic pint draft at the brewpub in Columbia, Missouri. The pour is a hazed golden with a smallish off white head. The aroma is vegetal fresh hop, along with faint malt base layer. The taste is a nice blend of the vegetal, almost pepper spice hop along with the grain cracker malt sitting just below that. The palate is light to medium bodied, soft carbonation and vegetal dry softly bitter finish. Friday, May 29, 2015
gregwilsonstl	3.1 Flat Branch Old Cave Dweller Barley Wine (2014) Dark black. Kinda sweet at first that rounds out to high alcohol....slightly medicinal. I like the sweetness at first but it fades quickly. Monday, January 19, 2015
bookman10	3.4 Flat Branch Katy Trail Pale Ale Pours a coppery red, with mid-size head. Good amount of hop aroma and flavor. This was a better IPA than the official IPA on tap that evening. On tap at brewpub. Monday, December 29, 2014
bookman10	2.9 Flat Branch British India Pale Ale On tap at brewpub. Not very IPA-like to my tastes. Not a lot in the way of citrus aroma or flavor. Very sweet. More of a malty, biscuity beer than what I prefer. Monday, December 29, 2014
kambei70	2.6 Flat Branch Green Chili Beer On tap at brewery. Very light clear golden. Green chili aroma. Light malt and green chili. Slight burn. Too one note. Light mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
kambei70	2.9 Flat Branch Honey Wheat On tap at brewery. Clear very light golden. Aroma is banana with a hint of wheat. Taste is banana and juicy fruit. Light mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
kambei70	3 Flat Branch British India Pale Ale On tap at brewery. Slightly hazy light copper. Almost no aroma, just a little pale malt. Big pine bitterness with a floral aftertaste. Just a hint of malt at the end. Light medium mouthfeel. Basically the same as their Katy Trail pale ale, just a little sharper. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
kambei70	3 Flat Branch Katy Trail Pale Ale On tap at brewery. Slightly hazy light copper. Almost no aroma, just a little pale malt. Big pine bitterness with a floral aftertaste. Just a hint of malt at the end. Light medium mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
kambei70	3 Flat Branch Brown Ale On tap at brewery. Clear medium brown. Very light aroma, malt. Taste is slightly sweet malt with some roast. Not much else. Medium, slightly carbonated mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
kambei70	3.4 Flat Branch Oil Change Oatmeal Stout On tap at brewery. Black, dense tan head, looks nitrogen infused. Big meaty umami smell, some brewed coffee. Taste is big roasty, bordering on burnt. Some coffee little bitterness. A slight vegetal taste underneath. Velvet smooth, soft mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, December 26, 2014
EtTuCthulhu	4.2 Flat Branch Oil Change Oatmeal Stout This beer pours an opaque black color with a creamy medium tan head, and the aroma blends oatmeal, roasted malts, chocolate malts, and a hint of vanilla. The taste has a light malt bitterness alongside a mild sweetness with a roasy aftertaste. The palate fuses a thick and creamy texture, medium body, and a carbonation that is light but smooth due to the nitro tap. Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Strykzone	3.3 Flat Branch Maibock 10 ounce pour atthe brewpub. Amber hue. Not a big aroma but maltsand a little fruit. The flavor is malt dominated and it tastes a little hot. Gentle fruit. Friday, August 22, 2014