Beer Me! — The Livery — Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

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The Livery

190 Fifth Street
PO Box 576
Benton Harbor MI 49022
Telephone: +1 269-925-8760
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1:00am, Sunday noon-midnight.
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Notes

Visited: May 14, 2013

Contributors: Diane Crawford, Jamie Blake, Mike Feekart

"SMaSH" beers are brewed with a Single Malt and Single Hop.

Updated: May 22, 2013

News

2009-08-04: The Livery gets ready to celebrate their fourth anniversary (Michigan Live)
2009-07-23: Introducing, for the first time ever and just in time for the Michigan Summer Beer Festival, Liberty (Michigan Live)

Beer List

BA Maillot Jaune

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

8.00% abv.
- Date: May 14, 2013 (#9095)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright amber-brown. No head.
  
  Aroma (4)
  Grandma's mint chocolate sugar cookies!
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body, no carbonation. Caramel malt, very mildly tart. Ginger, mint. Malt starts sweet, but finishes dry.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Interesting beer. "Sour barrel aged Bière de Garde".

Dixie O'Flynn

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

5.70% abv.

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9087)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Jet black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth and creamy. Roasty and chocolatey. Nicely bitter. Chocolate, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Half Truth Black Rye IPA

American-Style Black Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9094)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black-red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Hugely roasty, chocolatey, hoppy, earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Hugely chocolatey and really black, with a big earthy, grassy bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real smooth drinker.

Irish Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Liberty's Ale: A Beer to Get All Romantical To

Specialty Beer

McGilligan's IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9088)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Some hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Caramel malt and loads of citrusy hops. Big well-balanced bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9086)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Slight haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, toasty, mildly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor, fairly bitter. Toasty, biscuity malt. Lingering hoppy bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9089)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Red. Hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, smooth. Fiercely toasty, with a big grassy, citrusy hop flavor and bitterness. Toasty bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9085)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Thick head.

Aroma (1)
Diacetyl. Toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (5)
Medium body, smooth. Buttered toast. Grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (1)
So close to being a great beer!

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9084)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Pale malt. Mildly peppery.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Low carbonation. Sweet clean malt with a floral, fruity, mildly citrusy character. Hint of black pepper in the sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Brewed with no spices.

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9090)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, fairly citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Biscuity malt. Fruity bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9093)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly fruity hops. Mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mildly lemony hop flavor and bitterness. Biscuity malt background. Mild bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9091)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, earthy, lemony.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Lemony, earthy, grassy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Toasty malt way in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9092)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly fruity, mildly biscuity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet biscuity malt, earthy, fruity hops. Medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 14, 2013 (#9083)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Pale. Some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet malt, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Floral-grassy hop flavor, nicely bitter on a fresh malt background. Clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)