I was reading an article in the Pioneer Press about Como Dockside, the restaurant/concessionaire in Como Park and a beer called Bang Como was mentioned as a "bitter beer" brewed specially for Como Dockside. Being always on the lookout for local beers in the English pub ale styles, I checked out the brewer's web site to see if it was a Bitter or if the author thought the beer was bitter! (or, both, I suppose). The web site is a bit sparse, but they do list it as an "American Bitter". Has anyone tried this beer? What is the general take on Bang Brewing?
Bang brewing's location/concept is cool for a taproom, but the owner's are pretentious asses. Beer is decent. I gave this place three attempts, will not be going back.
I've only been once, but I thought they do low ABV beers very well, which isn't easy to do, & there aren't many brews I can think of produced regularly & locally at sub-5% ABV that I enjoyed as much (except Bitter Brewer, which is wonderful). It's been on my list of places to hit once again in the very near future.
I don't think every Minnesota-made bitter merits its own thread on the Midwest forum, especially if all of them are started by the same OP. I suggest a "Minnesota Bitters" thread along the lines of ZAP's Minnesota Hefeweizens, Witbiers, and Pale Lagers threads. That said, this is likely to turn into a general "Bang Brewing" thread. I think Bang brews well above average beers by the standards of styles that are destined by their subtlety not to rate particularly high on sites like this one. I've been to Bang several times and never have consumed a beer that blew me away, but Bang isn't trying to make beers that blow people away. Rather, I've had several very pleasant and well made beers. I think Bang brews low ABV (by modern craft beer standards), English-style ales as well as or better than any other brewery in the state. I rank the taproom itself in the top two in the state along with the nearby Surly Beer Hall. It's almost certainly unlike any other brewery you ever might have visited. (I haven't tried Como.)
It was intended as a general thread about Bang Brewing. Sorry of my story about how I came to care about people's take on Bang offended your sense of thread conservation.
Been there once. Cool place that is literally right next to Urban Growler, which makes it worthy of stopping in. The beers we had were all good, nothing awesome per say. Found the service to be fine. Would go again and hit them up along with Urban Growler which I find really good.
