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:
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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Chocolate, roasted, vanilla, cacao, lots of vanilla, sharp, lactose, average sweetness, light texture, some cacao powder, expected more --- Beer merged from original tick of Vanilla And Chocolate Porter on 07 Jun 2019 at 23:20 - Score: 7. Original review text: Chocolate, roasted, vanilla, cacao, lots of vanilla, sharp, lactose, average sweetness, light texture, some cacao powder, expected more
Tried on 13 Jun 2019 at 08:35

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle, 2017, 14%. Color: Very dark ruby, fast disappearing thin beige head. Aroma: Fruity fresh coffee beans and Bourbon. Taste: Boozy, roasted malt, balanced with Bourbon, notes of vanilla and fruity, sourish coffee. Notes of blackberry. Moderate to medium sweet and bitter. Full body, below average carbonation. Nice complexity, very well balanced. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2019 at 18:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
473ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish golden colou rwith average to huge, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma, notes of lemon, lemon zest, lime, some grapefruit, blood orange. Taste is citrusy hoppy, notes of lemon, hints of lemon zest, lime, a touch of grapefruit, weak, biscuity, pale malty basis, slightly watery passages. Intense lemon notes, a bit watery overall.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2019 at 18:51

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at beertemple. Aroma of booze, 0each, orange and malt. Taste has juicy orange, malt, caramel, bourbon booze, oak and a boozy finish. More like a boozy imperial ipa than barley wine.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2019 at 21:49

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at beertemple. Aroma of rich bourbon, wheat, vanilla and caramel. Taste has rich rye whisky, booze, caramel, vanilla, malt, wheat and some herbal bitters. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2019 at 21:16

8/10
Fantastic! Milk/dark choc/cocoa/coffee/nutmeg/cinn/chipotle/caramel/molasses/smoke/char/herbal/grass. Fairly hop/char bitter/spicy. Creamy/silky, fairly sticky/chalky full body. Increasing pepper heat. Dangerously smooth sipping. Spot on spiced stout!
Tried on 01 Jun 2019 at 13:00

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at a tasting. Rather complex and intense. Loads of flavours - caramelly, nutty maltiness, moderate clean wood, light bourbon, light warming alcohol, med-light coffee, grainy. Overall quite food, rewarding sipper.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2019 at 18:15

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can. Malty aroma and taste, coffee, light caramel, bourbon notes, light sweet, light to medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2019 at 18:02

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Shared by Wendigo, many thanks. Brown color with small beige head. Aroma of coffee, bourbon, caramel. Taste, coffee, bourbon, wood, coconut. Very good.
Tried on 28 May 2019 at 18:01

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can shared in London - cheers to Colin. Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Moderately sweet, with notes of burnt toffee, earth, brownies. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly balanced finish, more tasty brownies, relaxed bitterness. Fun one.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2019 at 07:38