michigan breweries

New Beer Blog New Holland Brewing Mad Hatter Midwest India Pale Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from New Holland Brewery. This brew has been redesign recipe and new packaging. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Midwest craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Michigan craft brewery. Let us get into IPA.

It has a cloudy to unfiltered golden color with a white constant head. The aroma has a citrus like notes. The taste has a nice balance of citrus that bends into a nice dry bitter aftertaste. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Mad Hatter’s whimsy is celebrated with floral aromatics from assertive dry hopping, and a bright, hoppy body, punctuated with Centennial, Citra, and Michigan grown Cascade hops. Citrus notes and pleasant bitterness excite your palate before welcoming a balancing malty finish. Pairings: aged cheddars, herb roasted poultry, vinaigrettes and six o’clock.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.newhollandbrew.com

Twitter: @newhollandbrew

In the end, New Holland finally took noticed that their old IPA was not really good. They redesign it and put a new recipe in their beer bottles. I love citrus notes and it turned out pretty good. They finally did something right with one of their everyday beers. I believe it is turn off for what you have to pay to get this beer. I am not paying 9.99 to 11.99 for this beer. This is made in Michigan not New York or California. I understand that IPA’s are not cheap to make. I just do not understand why the price being high in Michigan. I recommend it, however, you will see what I am talking about. I can get the same beer but cheaper. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Roak Brewing Kashmir Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into the frist of many beers from Roak Brewery. It is their Kashmir. If you read my post on my visit of their brewery, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read it to get to know this Midwest craft brewery. Let us get into this strong dark ale.

It has a dark jet like color with a tan like color head. The aroma has a sweet chocolate, caramel, and cherry candy like notes. The taste has a smooth chocolate to dry cherry candy along with hints a creamy caramel notes. The aftertaste has a caramel that hangs around a bit. It is a pretty drinkable for Belgian Dark Strong Ale. It is really a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Artfully brewed, this Belgian strong dark ale is medium bodied with a persistent tan colored head accompanied by a delectable range of aromas and flavors: rich malty sweetness, caramel toasted bread, raisin and reasonably dry finish. Kashmir is as complex as it is refreshing, and its low bitterness yields a spectacular malt effect specially brewed to excite the senses.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.roakbrewing.com

Twitter: @roakbrewing

In the end, this craft brewery is making some noise on the east side of the State of Michigan. They are young and trying to push limit of craft beers. Their seasonals, which I will be reviewing here, are very different. Their summer seasonal is called Melonfest, which is cantaloupe wheat ale. Each of their everyday beers, they did something different than what is on the market. For example, their Mean Streets Amber Ale is hoppy amber ale. Kashmir is close to the classic beer style but they did not do Belgian golden ale. I love it. This is their second best beer behind their Devil Dog Oatmeal Stout. There is some interesting and complex notes. Each sip, you will get some different. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Farmington Brewery Visit

In this beer blog, I had a chance to stop in to visit Farmington Brewery. Jason Hendricks and Jason Schlaff started to put together plans to open a brewery in downtown Farmington in 2013. Jason Schlaff’s father, who is Gary Schlaff, joined the team. Later on that year, Farmington Brewery finally opened up in 2014 and offer eight different beers. They are offering up to twenty-one and two to three different ciders. The building itself is small but it is perfect for them right now. It has a nice location in downtown Farmington, Michigan. They are right next door to an Irish Bar. It also has a nice outside sitting facing the main street. Customers get to enjoy the nice weather with some good craft beers. It has a nice welcoming inside this brewpub.

They do not service any food, however, you can bring food in or have it order to be delivered. They do not mind and they coverage it. This is a small place so keep that in mind when you go out during prime bar nights. Let us talk about the beer because this is the reason why people would come here. I did like their Pale Ale, Dry Stout, and 4 c’z Slam MI IPA. I love their Mt.Olympus Double IPA, I like the Dry Stout but it is pretty average. The Wheat is below average. I will be back to try some more of their brews.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.fbcbrewing.com

Twitter: @farmingtonbeer

Closing, overall, I believe this craft brewery is going in right direction. They just need to slow down and take in what they are successful to build on it. Most craft breweries do see their faults and keep doing the same mistakes. I am not saying Farmington Brewery. I am talking in general. Farmington Brewery are working to be successful on everything. I can see them starting to do it after one visit. I had some of their at a beer party and at some of neighborhood craft beer bars. I enjoyed their beers and I will be back to try more. I recommend checking out this craft brewery. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Bell’s Planet Series Neptune The Mystic Stout

In this special beer blog, we are to finish up the Bell’s Brewery’s Planet Series with Neptune The Mystic Stout. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery. Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan color head at first but disappears over time. The aroma has a chocolate to sweet maple syrup notes. The taste has a ton of complex notes. There is a nice chocolate that is smooth. There is a touch of pepper but faded. The aftertaste has a slight burn from peppers that is building up over time. This is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustav Holst’s Musical composition “The Planets.” Strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece. Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

Tasting Notes: With Neptune, our Planets Series comes to an end. Inspired by one of Larry Bell’s old homebrew recipes and the music of Gustav Holst, this complex, strong and spiced Imperial Stout offers prominent herbal notes along with flavors of chocolate, roasted malt, licorice/anise and pepper with a touch of heat. Reminiscent of a mystical creation brewed in days gone by, this beer is a good candidate for aging due to the robust characteristics of its ingredients.

SPICES: Star anise, dried cayenne, raisins, dates, black pepper, hickory bark, dandelion root, nutmeg, grains of paradise, fenugreek seeds and dates

Also brewed with maple syrup, molasses and cane sugar in addition to hops and malt.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter: @bellsbrewery

In the end, I have said this so many times about this Planet Series. There were good beers and there were some really bad ones. I felt there were good ones but not worth the price that I paid. This is a great beer. This is not your father’s beer. It was worth the money. Each sip gives you something new and different, however, the aftertaste from the Cayenne pepper will built throughout the drinking experience. This beer was a great finish to this series of beers. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog North Peak Brewery Archangel Summer Wheat

In this beer blog, we are going to get into the summer seasonal from North Peak Brewery. It is their Archangel Summer Wheat. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery. Let us get into this Wheat Ale.

It has a cloudy golden with a white constant head. The smell has a wheaty notes. The taste has a sweet cherry to tart notes. The aftertaste has a cherry like finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.northpeakbeer.com):

Available: May

Style: SUMMER WHEAT

ABV: 5.0% IBUs: 22

North Peak Archangel is an American Wheat Beer brewed with Michigan cherries. Subtly hopped with Perle and Vanguard hops, Archangel is refreshing, clean and crisp.

Here is website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.northpeakbeer.com

Twitter: @northpeakbeer

Ending, I have started to take a liking to this craft brewery of late. I just revisit all their beers after not liking them the first time. I am not a wheat fan but I love cherries and Michigan cherries. I like it. It is pretty tart at the backend. There is a nice balance and it is pretty refreshing brew. I will not go out of my way to get more of this brew. I will revisit it next season. I highly recommend beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog North Peak Brewery Siren Amber Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another North Peak Brewery. It is their Siren Amber Ale. if you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery. Let us get into this Amber Ale.

It has a clear red to Amber color with a white constant head on this amber ale. The smell has a faded sweet malty notes. The taste of this medium body has a sweet malty to slight caramel notes. The aftertaste has a dry malty finish. It is pretty drinkable.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.northpeak.net

Twitter: @northpeakbeer

Ending, I will not lie on this blog. I am not a huge fan of this craft brewery. I am not a fan of the yeast that they use on their beers. It just seems like they use the same yeast in all their beers. I know it might not be the case. I have to say they did something different. I do not know if it is a new formation of their beers or new equipment. There beers are pretty good now and better from the first time that I tried them. I am not fan of amber ales. This beer is not bad. I am glad I tried it again. This brewery is improving. They are making some better beers. I recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Lagunitas Citrusinensis Pale Ale

In this beer blog,we are going to get into one of the beers from One Hit Wonders series from Lagunitas Brewery. It is their Citrusinensis Pale Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this West Coast craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery. Let us get into this pale ale.

It has clear golden color with a white constant head. The white head has big bubbles. The aroma has a citrus to blood orange notes. The taste has a citrus to orange juice notes. The aftertaste has a orange juice finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.lagunitas.com):

CitruSinensis Pale Ale | Lagunitas Brewing Company

We took some fresh Sanguinello Blood oranges, juiced ’em, concentrated that juice (without heat) and threw it into a wheatier version of our New Dogtown Pale Ale. The end result? A refreshingly hopped pale-ish ale with a huge citrus burst!

The man bent over his guitar, a shearsman of sorts. The day was green. They said, ‘You have a blue guitar, you do not play things as they are.’ The man replied, ‘Things as they are / Are changed upon the blue guitar.’ And they said then, ‘But play, you must, a tune beyond us, yet ourselves, a tune upon the blue guitar of things exactly as they are.’ He sighs, I cannot bring a world quite round, although I patch it as I can. I sing a hero’s head, large eye and bearded bronze, but not a man, although I patch him as I can and reach through him almost to man. If to serenade almost to man is to miss, by that, things as they are, say it is the serenade of a man that plays a blue guitar…” These, the words of the Conjurer-in-Chief; Wallace Stevens, describe in perfect detail the work of a brewer as he sits to write a new recipe. Perfection is the goal, to fill a desire for a perfect beer. Yet the instrument of his mind and that of the brewhouse and yeast are the fallible tools at hand. And so he patches it as he can. A little hop here, a little citrus there, a yeast to marry the two, the worthy substrate of reality calling the key and time signature. The beer that comes will be the beer we drink, the beer whose story we will tell here. The brewer does what he can and imagines a world quite round. Conjurer-in-Chief Stevens concludes; “Exceeding music must take the place of empty heaven and its hymns.” What does it all have to do with beer?

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.lagunitas.com

Twitter: @lagunitasbeer

In the end, I believe this craft brewery has not put out a bad beer. They are like Tesla, who is a metal back from the 1980’s and current. This band did not put out a bad record. This is an awesome beer. This beer is part of One Hit Wonder series. This beer is made once and it is gone. It has a nice balance and I wish this beer was around a little longer or makes a come back. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Roak Brewing Visit

In this special beer blog, I had a chance to get by Roak Brewing a few days after their grand opening. They opened just this year but they were founded it in 2014. Let us talk about the beer.

Their goal was to do something different in every beer that they make. If it is higher alcohol level on their Devil Dog Oatmeal Stout, it is same price as rest of their beers in draft to package. It is a huge value. Mean Streets Amber Ale is a hoppy amber ale. They also have a American IPA and session IPA along with Belgian style white ale and Belgian style Dark ale in package and draft. They will have brewpub only beers in the near future.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.roakbrewing.com

Twitter: @roakbrewing

Closing, they invested a ton of money into brewery and brewpub. They are here to make a stand in the craft beer world. Overall, their beers are really good. I am not a fan of both of their IPA’s. They are pretty weak to me. I can see some craft beer drinkers liking them. I am pretty excited to see what they will come out next. I recommend this brewery. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Perrin 98 Problems IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to sample 98 Problems IPA from Perrin Brewery. This is the first time that this craft brewery is being featured on this blog. Here is a little history on this brewery. Perrin Brewery was founded in 2012 just outside of Comstock, Michigan. Their goal is to make drinkable and session-able beers. They were sold to Osckar Blues in 2015. They will be releasing six-pack 12oz cans by the end of the year. Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head. The smell has an earthly to floral notes. There is more floral notes. The taste of this medium body has a smooth earthy to slight piney notes. The aftertaste has a smooth but bitter finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.perrinbrewing.com

Twitter: @PerrinBrewing

In the end, this is a pretty young craft brewery in Michigan. They are starting to make some noise around the state and country. I know many people outside of the State of Michigan that want their beers. They are the guys that started the whole Grapefruit IPA trend. I love this beer. I might be drinking this more when it is in package than Goose Island IPA. There is a nice balance in this India Pale Ale. Untappd says it is an American IPA. I believe it is like Goose Island IPA. They are both English style India Pale Ales. They use Michigan grown hops but they are all original from Europe. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Metal it! Enjoy it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Beer Stores In Southeast Michigan Part 2

In this beer blog, we are going to talk more about the liquor stores in my area and market. This is a follow-up from a blog that I wrote about year ago. I just find some of these stores do things that are good or bad and craft or import beer drinkers should know. I see some stores that are under charging and there are others that are over charging. Let us get into each of the stores.

Wine palace

If you live in the Livonia or Westland area, you know about this liquor store. They have a great liquor and wine selection. I have been told that they have some gems over there too. We are here to talk about the beer selection. They have a great craft beer and import selection. Just like everywhere else, you do need to watch code dates. If they know you are one of their regulars, you will get some of the one off or limited releases. They have a great Import selection and a nice beer cave. Their prices are one of the best in town. Their prices go pretty well against the Meijer down the street. Overall, this is a place to check out.

Marcus Market

This place is located in the Wayne State area. They have an average to below average beer selection. The huge problem with this store is they are not on top of their stuff. What I mean, they do not know what most of their beer and product cost in their store. Their prices are pretty high or way too low. For example, which I have many, Blake’s 6 pack cans for $19.99, which should be around $9.99 and 10.99 like other stores. Bell’s Planet Series Uranus single bottle (12oz) for $4.99. While other stores are charges $2.99. There is some cider and beer that are under cost. There is a cider from Blakes that other stores charge $24.99. They were charging $9.99. They do not have too many rare beers or ciders, however, they have a great Mead selection just watch the prices. Their little restaurant in the back of the store is a most try. Asides that, stay away from this store.

Forrest

This is another place not far from Wayne State either. Their prices are pretty good. They are little high but not by much. They have a pretty good beer selection for craft beers and ciders. This is a great store when you want some cheap beer with a good craft beer. They get a ton of rare and limited craft beers and ciders. You will need to ask guys behind the counter. They have a nice staff and they are willing to help their customers. I highly recommend this store. If you are in the Wayne State area, come here and not Marcus Market.

Holiday Market Royal Oak

I have been here a few times. I have not been here in a while. I just know if I cannot find a beer in my area. I can take a trip to the east side of the City of Detroit to get it. They have an awesome craft beer and cider selection. I know many of friends said if you are a regular. You will get some of the one off and limited releases. If you live on the east side, I highly recommend this place.

Closing, I know there are so many other stores and I know that I keep forgetting some of them. Please, let me know about them and I will check them out. I will do a write-up on them. I hope you learn something from reading this post. Let me know about your thoughts. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

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