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Originally opened in early 2005, the company was named for both the location and for the feel of pre-prohibition era local brewery. Taken over in early 2012 by new owners Scott Colson and Nick and Theresa Humphrey, the Hideout’s footprint has grown quite extensively. Now distributing to most of Michigan, we are adding new regions regularly.

In the taproom, the selection of 24 taps behind the J shaped bar. The upper loft has darts, and seven big screen TVs with various retro gaming systems. Behind the building you will find a Beer Garden including horseshoe pits, a disc golf basket, and ample seating.

Menu beers available year round are Aviator Pale Ale, Hired Gun Red, Gangster IPA, and Cement Shoe Stout. Other offerings vary throughout the year including Wine, Seasonal and Specialty Beers, Hard Cider, and Mead.
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7/10
Very nice! Juicy and light tart/tangy fresh peach; medium honey sweetness; light ester fruitiness. Slightly crisp/light carb. Well balanced.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 23:45

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy deep ruby red/copper color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/pine hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and resinous/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good malty double IPA style. All around good robustness, balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV. This seems to be a homage to Dogfish 120 minute with less ABV, and the flavors are actually quite similar overall. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2015 at 22:27

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but was released recently. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately resinous/sticky, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a good IPA. All around good balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and easy to drink. The centennial hop character was not as vibrant as I was expecting; but otherwise a nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2015 at 21:23

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into lager glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden straw color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of oily coconut, juicy pineapple, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pineapple/coconut, pale malt, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of oily coconut, juicy pineapple, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of coconut, pineapple, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of coconut/pineapple, pale malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and lightly creamy/slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good fruited pilsner style. All around good robustness and balance of coconut/pineapple, pale malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2015 at 21:08

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cinnamon, pear, apple, honey, cracker, toasted bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness, Nice and pleasant aromas with well balanced cinnamon, bready malt, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of cinnamon, pear, apple, honey, cracker, toasted bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Minimal earthy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cinnamon, honey, cracker, toasted bread, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness and balance of cinnamon, bready malt, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5.2%. Overall this was a damn nice spiced cream ale style. All around good robustness and balance of cinnamon, bready malt, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 21:15

7.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts the whole glass. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of pineapple, tangerine, peach, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of pineapple, tangerine, peach, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pineapple, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness and balance of citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately resinous/sticky, and slightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a very good pale ale. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2015 at 22:02

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into weizen glass; no bottle dating, but was recently released. Pours hazy nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big banana, bubblegum, pear, apple, clove, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, pear, apple, clove, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Light-moderate earthy yeast spiciness and wheaty tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of banana, bubblegum, pear, apple, clove, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with a good malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice dunkelweizen style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A bit more roasty on malts than the traditional style, but not overdone at all. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2015 at 22:39

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy deep ruby red/copper color with a small fairly dense off white head with solid retention, that reduces to nothing fairly quickly. Minimal glass lacing and a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal hops; with big meaty red/green/yellow bell peppers, and herbal/spicy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of dark/bready malt, earthy hops, and bell pepper notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal hops; with meaty red/green/yellow bell peppers, and herbal/spicy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, bell peppers, and herbal/spicy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice robustness and balance of dark/bready malt, earthy hops, and bell pepper flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very minimal heat present in the taste and finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice bell pepper red ale style. All around good robustness and balance of dark/bready malt, earthy hops, and authentic bell pepper flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced spice and minimal heat of the peppers. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2015 at 21:15

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy reddish orange color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon/orange rind, pine, caramel, toffee, toast, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with a great bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and sticky/resinous mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice east coast style IPA. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2015 at 22:20

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly crystal clear deep reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, spicy rye, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops, grapefruit, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, spicy rye, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of pine/citrus peel bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, caramel, toasted bread, spicy rye, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, grapefruit, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly sticky, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.3%. Overall this is a nice fruited rye pale ale. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/pine hops, grapefruit, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2015 at 22:28