Griffin Claw Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Birmingham,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Subsidiaries
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.
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at the Columbus tasting 23/05/2019. Many thanks! A dark mahognay brown coloured pour with a halo light tan head. Aroma is earthy roast, brown twug, brown twiggy, . Flavour is semi sweet, coffee, green pepper, sweet brown sugars. Palate is medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2019
at 20:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of fruity spicy citrus hop. Taste is malt, caramel, floral, fruity citrus, pine, with hop resiny bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2019
at 20:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can sourced from Beerdome and shared at home (20/06/2019) - pours a clear to slightly hazy golden orange colour with a white head. Fruity with some tangerine and mango, some peach, grapefruit, melon, light to medium body, hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2019
at 09:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Burk Dipa provning Wilhemshill. Ljus lätt grumlad dryck. Doftar milt av malt och apelsin. I munnen känns välintegrerade smaker av Apelsin, lite kryddad smak. Eftersmaken kommer lite parfym som stegras . Mjuk känsla och lång smakrik. Lite udda smaker men jättegod.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2019
at 08:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From backlog. Pours clear. Sweetish and grainy malty with hints of fruits, caramel and zesty lime. Meh.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2019
at 16:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16th June 2019
Can. Light haze on this gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Soft malts, quite sweet, creamy sweetness and a little lactose sweetness. Pine. Juicy and somewhat tropical fruits. Citrus peel underneath. Light spice. Semi dry finish. A flavoursome dipa that has an overall resinous and ripe feel. Good stuff.
Can. Light haze on this gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Soft malts, quite sweet, creamy sweetness and a little lactose sweetness. Pine. Juicy and somewhat tropical fruits. Citrus peel underneath. Light spice. Semi dry finish. A flavoursome dipa that has an overall resinous and ripe feel. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 15:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into snifter, canned on 4/10/2019. Pours cloudy/opaque dark brown/black color with a small fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/white chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, coffee, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/white chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, roast, char, coffee bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/white chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, dark bread/crust, light dark fruit/smoke/char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, coffee, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a fantastic roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness after the finish. Medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 12%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this a fantastic barrel aged flavored Russian imperial stout! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, coffee, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV with the mildly bitter/tannic/drying finish; amazingly silky/soft feel. Amazing balance of rich malts, vanilla, and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with solid earthy hop presence, and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected. Another fantastic addition to the Flying Buffalo family.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 07:42
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/30/2019. Pours dense pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and rocky tan head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Amazing appearance. Aromas of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy blackberries, fruit skin/seeds, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of blackberries, dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy, lightly tart/tangy blackberries, fruit skin/seeds, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blackberries, fruit skin/seeds, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberries, dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome hop/char bitter/sweet, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is an amazing fruited imperial milkshake porter! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberries, dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/charred/acidic/tangy/drying finish; awesomely soft feel, not overly bitter/charred. Amazing balance between juicy/jammy berries, rich malts, and lactose flavors; with solid earthy hop presence/balance, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweet with lingering tart/bitter dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. This was even better than IDIOM. Softer and less bitter/charred from the lactose, and not overdone on fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 07:08
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2019
at 20:34
9/10
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2019
at 22:46