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Rating: 4.25
Location: Milwaukee
Founded: 2017
Last visited: October 2024
Cozy, baseball-themed taproom located in the Historic Third Ward area of Milwaukee. The vision of lifelong friends Tim Pauly and Dan McElwee, Broken Bat Brewing Co. provides its patrons with sight lines to the brewhouse and fermentation tanks, as well as eight TVs showing daily sporting events. They distribute their beer at baseball stadiums such as Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Hours are: Tue-Thu 4-10pm, Fri 3-11pm, Sat Noon-11pm, Sun Noon-6pm.
12 beers on tap, but only a 7.5 barrel brewing system. They are expanding soon to a larger space with a 20 barrel system.
BEER:
755 Imperial Caramel Stout (4.75) – Massive roasted character dominates; hugely malty; chocolate aspects more evident than caramel.
Beach Ball Pineapple Milkshake IPA (3.75) – Hazy IPA displaying tart and sweet characteristics; very smooth, big pineapple flavor not at all overwhelming.
Corre Corre Mexican Lager with Lime (4.00) – Terrific balance between malt sweetness and lime tartness; super smooth, low hop bitterness.
Flashin Leather Belgian Blonde (4.25) – Sweet and malty character prevails; super smooth.
Golden Sombrero American Pilsner (3.50) – Classic lawnmower beer; refreshing, medium body, lightly hopped; slightly sweet aftertaste.
Harry Cherry Tart Cherry Hefeweizen (4.25) – Cherry tartness a nice adjunct to hefeweizen profile; well balanced wheat beer.
Just A Wit Outside Witbier (4.00) – Hazy, golden appearance. Light bodied beer.
Coriander aspects flourish, as expected. Hint of orange on the periphery. Beer needs to be lighter in body.
Straight Chedd Apricot Pale Ale (4.25) – Hint of apricot makes a plain old pale ale much more interesting; slightly hoppy aftertaste, highly drinkable.
Ugly Finder New England IPA (4.50) – Big, malty, hazy beer; smooth, easy to drink; slight hop bitterness in the finish balances things off.
Wendy Hefeweizen (4.50) – Golden straw appearance. Banana and clove aspects are upfront. Low level of hop bitterness, almost undetectable. Excellent example of style.