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235 Grandville Avenue SW
Grand Rapids MI 49503-4037
Telephone: +1 616-776-1195
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-2:00am, Sunday noon-midnight.
Brewer: Jeremy Kosmicki, D.W. Deschaine, Adam Schmitt, Matt Blodgett
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Opened: 1997

Annual Production: 140,000 bbl

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Dave Engbers, Thomas Dinwiddie, Diane Crawford

Formerly located at 648 Monroe Avenue NW.

Updated: January 8, 2023

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    9.20% abv.
    • Date: December 15, 2022 (#11283)
      Package: canned
      Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright copper color. Thick creamy head.
      Aroma (4)
      Graham crackers. Floral, mildly citrusy hops.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Big body, smooth. Biscuity, bread crust malty background. Grassy, floral hops, nicely bitter. Great balance start to finish.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Real good beer.

  • 4.70% abv.
    • Date: December 3, 2013 (#9307)
      Package: draught
      Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Spicy hops, citrusy.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body, smooth. Big tropical-fruity hop flavor, mango. Medium bitterness on top of clean pale malt. Clean fruity finish.
      Overall Impression (2)

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    Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    10.20% abv.
    • Date: October 1, 2009 (#7915)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Place unknown
      Score: 20 points
      Appearance (3)
      Brown. Opaque. Big dense head.
      Aroma (4)
      Big wood-whiskey-vanilla.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Medium body, silky smooth. Nicely malty and nicely woody. Big whiskey flavor without a whiskey bite.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Really well-balanced very tasty beer. Thanks to Mike Feekart for the bottle!

  • Garden (Fruit) Beer
    9.20% abv.

  • Barley Wine-Style Ale
    15.00% abv.

  • Barley Wine-Style Ale
    15.00% abv.

  • Barley Wine-Style Ale
    14.00% abv.

  • Coffee Flavored Beer
    8.30% abv.
    Awards:
    • Date: December 3, 2013 (#9309)
      Package: draught
      Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Black. Low head.
      Aroma (3½)
      Roasty, malty.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium-big body, smooth. Chocolatey, malty, roasty. Grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Lots of chocolate in the finish, with some astringency.
      Overall Impression (2)

  • Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    10.60% abv.

  • Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer
    11.30% abv.

  • American-Style India Pale Ale
    7.20% abv.
    Awards:

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    Curmudgeon Old Ale
    Old Ale
    9.80% abv.
    Awards:

  • Curmudgeon's Better Half 2012
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    11.90% abv.

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    Dank Wood Imperial Red
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    12.20% abv.

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    Dark Penance
    American-Style Black Ale
    8.90% abv.

  • Devil Dancer Triple IPA
    Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
    12.00% abv.

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    Dirty Bastard
    Modern Strong Scotch Ale
    8.50% abv.
    Awards:

  • Dissenter Imperial Pale Lager
    Other Strong Beer
    8.70% abv.

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    DKML
    Other Strong Beer

  • Doom 2013
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    10.00% abv.

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    Double Trouble
    Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
    9.40% abv.

  • Dry Hopped Pale Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale
    5.40% abv.
    Awards:

  • Endurance IPA Jr.
    American-Style Pale Ale
    Awards:

  • Frangelic Mountain Brown 2012
    Coffee Flavored Beer
    9.00% abv.

  • Harvest Ale
    American-Style India Pale Ale
    7.60% abv.

  • Imperial Stout
    Imperial Stout
    10.50% abv.
    Awards:

  • Kentucky Breakfast Stout
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
    12.30% abv.

  • Lizard of Koz
    Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
    10.50% abv.

  • Oatmeal Stout
    Oatmeal Stout
    4.50% abv.

  • Oktoberfest
    American-Style Amber Lager
    Awards:

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    Porter
    Robust Porter
    6.50% abv.
    Awards:

  • Rübaeus
    Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer
    5.70% abv.

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    Red's Rye PA
    American-Style Rye Beer
    6.60% abv.
    Awards:

  • Redankulous
    Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
    9.50% abv.
    Awards:

  • Smoked Porter
    Smoke-Flavored Beer
    8.00% abv.

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    Solid Gold Lager
    American-Style Lager
    4.40% abv.

  • Sumatra Mountain Brown
    Coffee Flavored Beer
    9.00% abv.

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    Sweet Repute
    Other Strong Beer
    12.80% abv.