Griffin Claw Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
575 S Eton St, Birmingham, MI, 48009, United States
Subsidiaries
Griffin Claw Brewing Company owns 1 brewery/brand:
Description
Griffin Claw Brewing Company’s official opening day may be July 18th, 2013 but it all started when Dan Rogers began working his magic at Big Rock Chophouse in Birmingham, MI. Dan had been brewing since 1991 and eventually found his way to Big Rock in 2004, this is the unofficial start of Griffin Claw. Dan continued hammering out amazing beers in the small confines of Big Rock and the Michigan beer community started taking notice. It wasn’t until 2010 that his name and beers received a lot more attention. 2010 was a big year, winning two World Beer Cup medals for Norm’s Raggedy Ass and Bonnie’s Raggedy Ass.

Griffin Claw’s culture is that of growth. Our path to get where we are has been a quick one but it’s because of our people. We are centered around young, hungry, active beer enthusiasts – with a foundation of grizzled vets. Our love for this Great Beer State is increased as the days go on and we love the industry that we’re in.

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
11/7/2019. Can, sample courtesy of Danlo, cheers Ed. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma of hops, oranges, citrus, tropical fruit, light pine and toffee. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2019 at 15:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Nice head with excellent duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are citrus, hops, flowers and malt. Nice bitter finish.
Tried on 11 Jul 2019 at 14:54

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
09/07/2019 - draught glass shared with a colleague @Brewdog Brussels. Black colour, small dark tanned head. Nose is gentle roast, vanilla, bourbon sweetness, mocha. Taste is sweet bourbon, gentle roast, bit vanilla, mocha, bourbon. A tad thin for this ABV and a bourbon barrel aged, but nice however
Tried on 10 Jul 2019 at 11:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can shared at the Columbus Tasting 27/06/2019. From Brewdog Online. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a big frothy off white head. Aroma is small plastic, wheat, orange rind, vanilla, soft wheat. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, mixed hops, midget gems, orange rind, custard. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, frothy moderate carboantion. decent. Little flabby.
Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2019 at 20:49

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Can shared in London - cheers to Fergus. Pours murky gold with a creamy, white head. Really overly bitter, raw, some oily grass notes, faded pine. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Aggressively bitter finish, also oily. Not good.
Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2019 at 20:11


7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can via BrewDog, 6.5%. It pours clear deep brown with a decent off-white head. The aroma is rich and toothy, big fresh bourbon character, vanilla ice cream, oak, toasty coconut, coffee, fruit cake and custard. The taste is dry, toothy, oak, tannin, bourbon, boozy kick, vanilla, leather, toasted brown bread, dried fruits, fruit cake, toasty, roasted malts, coffee and a touch of spice with a warming finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Packs plenty of flavour for the abv. Moreish and quaffable. Really nice
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2019 at 12:55

6/10
Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2019 at 16:11

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
27th June 2019
Level 6 bottleshare. Can. Thanks to Fergus. Cloudy gold beer, decent pale cream colour head. Palate is light, thin and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin malts. A weird off flavour of paint or something. Bitter spicy hop dry finish. Awkward.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2019 at 17:29

6/10
Tried on 27 Jun 2019 at 17:24