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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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft - Grassy, herbal, citric tartness and some pepper. Hazy copper pink with almost no head. Tart berry, pepper, grass and a long finish. Refreshing and quite complex. Well done.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 12:11

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Pale malts, light hops and some biscuit. Clear gold with a decent white head. Biscuit, hoppy bitterness and a pale malt sweetness. The sweetness and dry finish don’t work for me.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 12:08

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft - Tart cherry, oak, leather and some dark soured malts. Clear amber with with a decent beige head. Oaky, tart cherry and some dark malts. Pretty decent.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 12:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft - Nice grapefruit and some sweet light malts. Pale gold with a nice white head. Fleshy grapefruit and a light bitterness balanced by sweetness. Light grapefruit bitterness in the finish. Easy drinking and balanced,
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 12:01

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft - Tart and funky lemon citrus. Clear pale gold with a decent white head. Tart and citrus with a little funk. Nice tart and refreshing, very nice.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 11:58

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bitter and dry, pours out a hazy medium golden with small tight whitem head. Faint aroma of malt, hops kick in late at the taste and finish. Sharp and tangy palate.
Tried on 31 Aug 2014 at 10:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Can. Pours a clear pale yellow with a bubbly white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a grass and pine combination with a light grain backbone. Flavor starts with earthy pine and grass with a thin light grain finish.
Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2014 at 20:36

7/10
Thanks again, Trent!
Tried on 10 Aug 2014 at 14:00

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of big pumpkin, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, clove, biscuit, light caramel, herbal, grass, and herbal/spice earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of pumpkin, spice, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big pumpkin, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, clove, biscuit, light caramel, herbal, grass, and herbal/spice earthiness. Slight earthy/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pumpkin, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, biscuit, light caramel, grass, and herbal/spice earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of pumpkin, spice, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent low ABV pumpkin ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of pumpkin, spices, and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2014 at 17:15

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz can thanks to Trent. Thanks, buddy!

A hazy orange yellow colour, it gives me about a 1 finger’s worth of thick foam.

A nice nose of pine and grapefruit greet my nosebuds.

Grapefruit and pine in the taste, I’m sensing a bit of bread as far as the malt goes.

On the light side of medium bodied, a bit too much carbonation, imho.

Good bitter flavours, good drinkability. I like. Especially that it clocks in at 4.0 % abv.
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2014 at 16:18