Granite City Food & Brewery Reviews

BineLegion17	4.1 Granite City The Bennie Friday, September 15, 2023
BlackBeerPG	3.5 Granite City Zug Zwang Vanilla Porter Taste: semi sweet, chocolate, vanilla, nutty, mellow and smooth finish. Earth bread chocolate malt nose. Black/Brown hue, mostly opaque, refine tan head with lattice. Medium body. Went well with my Buffalo burger. Friday, June 23, 2023
coachd	3.4 Granite City Totally Hazed Out Funny astringent aroma. Nice looking bronze color. The taste is a bit strange, medicinal, mineral-like. I wouldn’t ha e known this was an IPA. Nice smooth palate with lively carbonation at the end. I wouldn’t get this again. Sunday, February 27, 2022
coachd	3.2 Granite City Ukulele Citra IPA Aroma is more sweet and malty than hoppy. See through amber color. Tastes kinda soapy, again malty with some earthy hops in the finish. Dense palate for the style, very filling. I wasn’t feeling this one. Sunday, February 27, 2022
woooodstock	4 Granite City Batch 1,000 Good flavored and brown Tuesday, November 23, 2021
woooodstock	3.5 Granite City Broad Axe Stout Black beer Tuesday, November 23, 2021
woooodstock	3 Granite City Oktoberfest Too much flavored Tuesday, November 23, 2021
kambei70	3 Granite City Batch 1,000 Not a whole lot going on here for a DIPA. Herbal hop bitterness that is fairly dry. Offset but not particularly balanced by a basic malt sweetness. Sunday, July 11, 2021
orda	4.2 Granite City The Bennie Appearance: copper; no head; 22oz Taste: malty w/ a hint of chocolate after taste 10/2/20 - Granite City(Naperville, IL) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, October 2, 2020
jandd1983	3.5 Granite City Sabro On tap at Creve Coeur. It poured a hazy golden color with a white head. The aroma was of hops, citrus and florals. The taste was similar to the aroma with more hops, citrus, florals, tropical fruits, limes with medium carbonation and a nice bitter sweet aftertaste. Nice. Wednesday, September 9, 2020
jandd1983	3.3 Granite City Ukulele Citra IPA On tap at the Creve Coeur location. It poured a golden color with a white head. The aroma was of hops, citrus and florals. The taste was similar to the aroma with more hops, citrus, florals, grass, tropical fruits with medium carbonation and a nice bitter sweet aftertaste. Not bad. Wednesday, September 9, 2020
kevinator	3.7 Granite City Blue-eyed Brunette Good version of a brown ale. More sweet than normal due to the oak and bourbon. Boozier than it was. Nice color and feel. Tuesday, June 30, 2020
kevinator	3.7 Granite City Oktoberfest Good Oktoberfest. Nice amber color with a foamy head. Medium weight and smooth. Malty and nutty sweet. Tuesday, June 30, 2020
kevinator	3.5 Granite City Totally Hazed Out Really pretty good hazy IPA. Juicy and citrus. Flavor was bold and up front. Not overly bitter. Tuesday, June 30, 2020
kevinator	3.2 Granite City The Bennie I thought it better than the average ratings indicate. Mild malty aroma. Brown, bockish color. Mild sweetness. Tuesday, June 30, 2020
jandd1983	3.2 Granite City Raising Spirits On tap at the Creve Coeur brewpub. It poured a reddish color with a white head. The aroma was of malts, funk and dried fruits. The taste was similar to the aroma with more malts, funk, dried fruits, sugar with mild carbonation and a semi dry aftertaste. Sunday, March 15, 2020
chucklemation	3.4 Granite City Lunch Pail Pours a dark brown with no foam head. Aroma is lots of raspberry, more subtle peanut butter, and caramel. Flavor is dominated by the raspberry, with the peanut butter more muted, along with caramel and chocolate malts. Pretty good. Friday, February 28, 2020
GenDV138	3.4 Granite City Two-Pull! Specialty Brew From notes. Draft at Granite City. Clear golden amber, offwhite. Aromas: malt, citrus. Tastes: malt, citrus, wheat. Light body Wednesday, February 19, 2020
GenDV138	3.2 Granite City Prairie Vixen From notes. Draft at Granite City. Clear straw yellow, offwhite head. Aromas: malt, herb. Tastes: herb, banana, clove, malt. Light body Wednesday, February 19, 2020
orda	4.3 Granite City The Hustle Appearance: light amber; no head Taste: creamy; hint of coffee 1/3/20 - Granite City(Naperville,IL) $6.50 ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, January 4, 2020
chucklemation	3.3 Granite City Sabro Pours a clear (not hazy) golden copper with a white foam head. Aroma is juicy grapefruit, citrus, and floral hops. Flavor is much milder, with floral and grass hops standing apart from the citrus and grapefruit. Has a thin, flat body. This is okay. Friday, October 11, 2019
orda	4.2 Granite City Oktoberfest Appearance: copper; no head Taste: similar to Sam Adams Lager; malty 9/21/19 - Granite City(Naperville, IL) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, September 21, 2019
rennat42	2.8 Granite City Gold Fever Draft/Fest. A- Spice, malty. A- Gold color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Spice, fruity, caramel, malty. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bland finish. O- Not a lot of flavor. Pretty basic. Sunday, August 25, 2019
jmohno	3.6 Granite City Ukulele Citra IPA 6.7% from tap growler Davenport IA. Hazed orange. Good citra aroma. Lot of citrus fruit and pine finish. Chalky malts some caramel . Orange citrus. One of GC's better ones. Good citra ipa. Saturday, July 20, 2019
chucklemation	3.3 Granite City Ukulele Citra IPA Pours a golden with a thin white foam head. Aroma starts off with a bright mix of citrus and tropical fruit hops, but it quickly settles to dull citrus and bread malts. Flavor is citrus, floral, and earthy hops with some bitterness. Crisp and well-carbonated. This is okay, but not near as flavorful as many other IPAs. Friday, July 12, 2019
BeerandBlues2	3.6 Granite City The Bennie Draught. Pours clear amber with a medium, frothy off-white head, medium retention. Moderate rich toasted bread malt, light caramel character, a clean lager character and a medium dry finish. Medium-full body and moderate carbonation. Saturday, June 15, 2019
BVery	3.2 Granite City Batch 2000 Sampled at the Minnesota Craft Beer Festival on April 13, 2019 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Hoppy and a little malty. Okay. Monday, April 15, 2019
darsh97	3.4 Granite City Batch 2000 Draft at GC National Harbour, MD. April 2019. Friday, April 12, 2019
darsh97	2.6 Granite City Broad Axe Stout Draft in National Harbour, MD. April 2019. Friday, April 12, 2019
darsh97	3.3 Granite City The Bennie Draft in National Harbour, MD. April 2019. Friday, April 12, 2019
darsh97	2.3 Granite City The Northern Draft in National Harbour, MD. April 2019. Friday, April 12, 2019
darsh97	3 Granite City The Duke Draft in National Harbour, MD. April 2019. Friday, April 12, 2019
chucklemation	3.6 Granite City The Hustle Pours a clear gold with a white foam head. Aroma is coffee, bread, and caramel. Flavor is sweet bread and some coffee. Crisp and well-carbonated. Seems more like a blonde than a cream ale, but still pretty good. Saturday, March 2, 2019
randy1969	3.4 Granite City Batch 1,000 Saturday, February 16, 2019
BVery	3.2 Granite City Bump in the Night Tap at Granite City in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Dark dense looking pour. Roasty, hoppy, just okay for me. Sunday, January 20, 2019
BVery	3 Granite City Wicked Tap at Granite City in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Hazy yellow / gold pour with a white head. Juicy, citrusy, hoppy, but not a great example of the style. Sunday, January 20, 2019
BVery	2 Granite City Prairie Vixen Tap at Granite City in Maple Grove, Minnesota. This wasn't a very good hefeweizen. Somewhat hazy yellow pour with a smaller white head. Mild clove, but overall, not done very well. Sunday, January 20, 2019
theisti	3.6 Granite City Bump in the Night Shaker pint draft at Granite City Food and Brewery in Clive, Iowa. The pour is black brown with a small light tan head that leaves behind nice lace. The aroma is roast malt, clean citrus hops and a nice amount of pine. The taste is a nice blend between the roast, toast, caramel malt with the citrus and pine hops. The palate is medium bodied with active carbonation and a softly bitter dry mineral finish. Nice take on the style. Thursday, January 3, 2019
orda	4 Granite City Zug Zwang Vanilla Porter Appearance: coffee; slight head Taste: chocolate hints; slight bitterness at the end 12/27/18 - Granite City((Naperville, IL) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, December 27, 2018
Sledutah	3.7 Granite City Batch 1,000 On tap at Cadillac Ranch at The Mall of America Pours dark brown with a small tan head, light lacing. Roasted malts, pine and resin The bartender assured me that this was a black IPA (it was) from Granite City Batch 1,000. Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Chris Dalton	4 Granite City Batch 1,000 Friday, December 7, 2018
chucklemation	3.1 Granite City Prairie Vixen Pours a golden yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is banana, clove, and wheat. Flavor is sweet banana and wheat. Has good carbonation. Okay beer. Friday, November 23, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3.1 Granite City Pride of Pilsen Friday, November 16, 2018
Mdamson	3 Granite City Prairie Vixen ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, November 3, 2018
MeadTicks14	3 Granite City Oktoberfest Monday, October 15, 2018
kcheel67	3.7 Granite City Fog Drift Sunday, September 2, 2018
kcheel67	3.4 Granite City Batch 1,000 Sunday, September 2, 2018
kcheel67	3.5 Granite City The Duke Sunday, September 2, 2018
rennat42	2.3 Granite City The Bennie Draft/Fest. A- Malty. A- Mahogany color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Watery, creamy, malty. P- Light body, watery texture, flat carbonation, bland finish. O- Very tasteless. Somehow managed to be creamy and watery at the same time. Not pleasant. Sunday, August 26, 2018
rennat42	2.9 Granite City Broken Cage Draft/Fest. A- Banana, bubblegum. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, white head. T- Bubblegum, banana. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, boring finish. O- A lot of witbier like qualities. Not bad not great. Sunday, August 26, 2018