Midnight Whistle by Tin Mill Brewing Company

Wow, it has been too long since i have written a review. I wanted to write about something different for this one but a friend of mine game me this beer and said that when I drink it, I had to write a review on it. So, my next post will be a little different but this one is a review.

Tin Mill Brewing Company is a brewery in Hermann, MO. Hermann is about an hour and a half west of St. Louis. Hermann was settled by the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia in 1837. Hermann has quite a bit of rocky hills. The Germans decided to plant vineyards. Their grapes began to grow. Those of you that are not from the St. Louis area may not know that they grow wine in the area. I am not a big wine drinker so I won't comment on the wine. I will say that Missouri wines have won quite a few awards. How could you have a German town without beer? In the 1860s, there were two breweries in Hermann.

Unfortunately, World War I brought about quite a bit of anti-German sentiment in the United States. Then, the Volstead Act of 1919 was the deathblow to beer and wine in Hermann. You don't need to do a Google search of the Volstead Act of 1919. It was called the National Prohibition Act. Since Hermann's large industries were out of commission, there was no money to modernize the buildings. Now, there are now wineries and microbreweries in Hermann. Since the buildings were not modernized there is a charm about it that is very cool. The people of Hermann say that it has an old world charm.

Tin Mill Brewing was the first commercial brewery in Hermann since prohibition ended. Prohibition ended in December of 1933. Tin Mill was organized in 2005. Tin Mill stays with the German brewing tradition. I have not been to this brewery but I will make sure that I do.

The only beer I have had from Tin Mill is Midnight Whistle. Midnight Whistle is a dopplebock. A dopplebock is a German style which means double bock. A bock is a dark, malty, smooth beer. They are usually between 6.5% and 8% ABV. A dopplebock is one of Germany's biggest beers. It has ABVs above 7%. They are maltier but not very bitter.

Ok, having said all of that about the style, Midnight Whistle is under 6% ABV. It was a nice dark color with a very thin head. It has a nice aroma to it. I enjoyed that part. When I took a sip, I was impressed but then it faded away pretty quickly. The taste just disappeared. It started with a bit of roasted malts and chocolate and then *poof* it was gone. On the back end of it, all I got was carbonation. It was almost a let down. I was hoping that there would have been a bit more body for a dopplebock. I really like the style but unfortunately, this did hold up.

It started nice but then it was gone. I will give this one 3.0 hop flowers though. I look forward to visiting Tin Mill Brewing Company very soon.