The lineup encompasses many styles but leans to Belgians.
It’s easy to miss the beers of Noble Roots Brewing Company on Madison shelves. The small Green Bay brewery makes only about 750 barrels a year. That’s not a lot even to supply Green Bay, yet co-owner Alex Falish, a UW-Madison grad, calls distributing to Madison “a passion project.” Falish and his father, Marvin, started the brewery after venturing into homebrewing together nearly 20 years ago. Falish tries to make the trip to Madison to distribute every six or seven weeks to Garth’s Brew Bar, the Longtable Beer Cafe and BarleyPop Tap and Shop, often with new releases.
The brewery’s Strict Observance, a Belgian tripel, recently caught my eye. It has musty, fruity Belgian yeast character that’s sweet at the start, yet finishes dry and warm at 9.5% ($15/four-pack). Noble Roots takes special pride in its Belgian releases. “Our area of Wisconsin is known for Belgian settlement and people here like those styles,” says Falish. Noble Roots also makes Kermis, a Belgian dubbel originally created for the local Belgian heritage festival…