Grain Belt Beer

Made by the August Schell Brewing Co. of New Ulm, MN, this beer is one of the former regional standards that has suffered under the hands of corporate takeovers. First, lets look at Grain Belt Breweries. In the 60's Grain Belt, of Minneapolis, MN bought out Storz Brewing Co of Omaha, NE. I feel that the purchase put some strain on the small brewery as it was not long before they were in trouble and were purchased by G. Heilemann of Lacrosse, WI. I don't know, I tried a lot of George Heilemann products over the years and did not like them. Anyway Grain Belt suffered over the years until the brand ended up with out a brewery when the Grain Belt Brewery was going to be closed. The brewery was purchased along with the recipe by an employee group. Some other name brands were developed and all seemed to go well and the beer by the way, was really good. In 2002 the brewery was sold and the brand names were handed over to the fine people at August Schell Brewing Company. The beer improved even more. I find the beer to be a very drinkable, strong, flavorful beer. Made with American Barley and American hops it has a flavor that differs from all those other Premium beers. I find it to be in a class by itself.

American Premium 4.5 out of 5 points