Michigan Beer Reviews
Lots of top-notch craft beer is brewed in the mitten state.
by Michael Larson | Dark Horse Brewing Company, Michigan, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
I learned something new today. Jet, as in the first part of the commonly known adjective ‘jet-black’ is actually a mineral-ish substance, formed from wood under extreme pressure, resulting in an incredibly deep, dark black material. Dark Horse’s 2009 vesion of Plead...
by Taylor Birkey | Fruit Beers, Michigan, Short's Brewing Company, United States |
Short’s Brewing Company is a little joint in Bellaire, Michigan. I was handed a bottle of their PB & J Ale, which is really a combination of a Peanut Butter Stout and a Fruit Rye Ale. Interesting combination … a good brewer is always creative. I could...
by Team | Founders Brewing Company, Michigan, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States |
Michael: “Is good for everything a stout ought to be good for.” With that lofty acclaimed scrawled across the label of my KBS, I undoubtedly had high expectations. Also, the fact that after I had poured this motor-oil-black brew into my glass, I saw it selling on eBay...
by Team | Dark Horse Brewing Company, Michigan, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
John: Beer riddle – what pours like motor oil, smells like chocolate, chews like thin taffy and tingles like alka seltzer? Plead the Fifth Imperial Stout is the answer. This is a nice stout. I took a double take when I poured this brew. It was thick and rich...
by Team | American Wheat Ale, Bell's Brewery, Michigan, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Weizen Glass |
Oberon Ale is a summer seasonal American Wheat Ale brewed by Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ABV is 5.8%. Sold in bottles, kegs, and mini-kegs. The following are our thoughts on this popular summer brew: Britton: Cubs opening day, hitting a bucket of golf...
by Team | Dark Horse Brewing Company, Imperial / Double IPA, Michigan, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass |
Michael: With a seemingly possessed tree staring at me from the label, I anticipated something devious from this beer. But rather than confronting Treebeard’s archenemy, it felt like my tastebuds had wandered into a grapefruit grove. The bursts of citrus were both...