Barrel + Beam
Microbrewery
in
Marquette,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: barrel + beam
Established in 2018
Contact
Description
We pour our hearts into our passionate pursuit of bottle-conditioned farmhouse ales.
Fall in love with our special beers —extraordinary is at the heart of what we do best!
Located in Marquette, Michigan, we’re solely focus on crafting world-class farmhouse and barrel-aged real ale. Our name reflects the intersection of Old-World process with New-World taste and premium ingredients.
Not just another craft brewery…
Michigan is home to over 300 craft breweries. So, why do we need another one? Here are four ways that Barrel + Beam is different:
Family of Ales
Barrel + Beam opened in January 2018 as the region’s lone farmhouse ales brewery; a genre that allows a range of flavors, textures and nuance grounded by dry drinkability.
Michigan Sourced Ingredients
The Great Lakes State could just as well be called The Great Fruit State. Michigan grown apples, peaches, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, among others, find their place in our seasonal and limited releases. The growth in Michigan’s hop, malt and brewer’s yeast industries, combined with our freshwater, has allowed for 100% Michigan sourced ale to be crafted. Ale with pure Michigan terroir is a cornerstone of Barrel + Beam.
Oak Aging
Aging in oak wine barrels provides the ultimate environment for house culture to thrive and produce the most refreshing, complex and distinct ales. Many of our ales spend a year or longer in oak, often with an addition of Michigan fruit.
Bottle Conditioning
This finishing touch is the only way to ensure fine, Champagne-like carbonation and perfectly soft foam when poured. Like wine, beer that is bottle conditioned often gets better with time.
Fall in love with our special beers —extraordinary is at the heart of what we do best!
Located in Marquette, Michigan, we’re solely focus on crafting world-class farmhouse and barrel-aged real ale. Our name reflects the intersection of Old-World process with New-World taste and premium ingredients.
Not just another craft brewery…
Michigan is home to over 300 craft breweries. So, why do we need another one? Here are four ways that Barrel + Beam is different:
Family of Ales
Barrel + Beam opened in January 2018 as the region’s lone farmhouse ales brewery; a genre that allows a range of flavors, textures and nuance grounded by dry drinkability.
Michigan Sourced Ingredients
The Great Lakes State could just as well be called The Great Fruit State. Michigan grown apples, peaches, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, among others, find their place in our seasonal and limited releases. The growth in Michigan’s hop, malt and brewer’s yeast industries, combined with our freshwater, has allowed for 100% Michigan sourced ale to be crafted. Ale with pure Michigan terroir is a cornerstone of Barrel + Beam.
Oak Aging
Aging in oak wine barrels provides the ultimate environment for house culture to thrive and produce the most refreshing, complex and distinct ales. Many of our ales spend a year or longer in oak, often with an addition of Michigan fruit.
Bottle Conditioning
This finishing touch is the only way to ensure fine, Champagne-like carbonation and perfectly soft foam when poured. Like wine, beer that is bottle conditioned often gets better with time.
7/10
Nice fruit but was hoping for more Brett. Subdued - perhaps a tad old? Came gushing out of the bottle but that wasn’t unexpected. Either way, nice on a semi-stuffy, cloudy day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2020
at 18:56
7/10
Really nice. I didn’t get any passion fruit, though. I’ve been wanting to try this UP MI brewery for awhile so I was excited to find this at easily the best beer shop in MKE!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2020
at 20:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clear straw gold with a finger of white foam that dissipates quickly. Pear, kaffir lime leaf, orange zest and light banana esters on the nose. Crisp and clean with nice yeasty esters. More banana-like esters, strong pear with light mineral and clove notes. Smooth, but crisp and clean with a dry finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 06 Aug 2020
at 02:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 11 Jun 2020
at 04:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clear, bright gold with a finger of white foam. Brett-forward nose with horseblanket, hay, mineral aromas and some light pear and stone fruit notes as it warms. Soft and pillowy mouthfeel with lowish carbonation. Yeast leaves a dry character on the palate with dried pear, horseblanket and lingering yeast. Smooth and abv is hidden quite well.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 24 May 2020
at 12:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clearish orange gold with a small bit of foam around the edges. Lots of horseblanket, oak, dried citrus zest up front, then pepper and apricot aromas. Medium to lower carbonation on the palate with more funky barnyard, wet hay and oak that comes through. Dry finish with more citrus pith, oak and light vanilla on the finish. Good but not great. I still very high on B+B and look forward to big things from them.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 19 May 2020
at 00:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear amber orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of oak with some light grains and a tart red apple note underlying. Flavor has a bit of sour red apple, light funk, sweet grains and an oakiness supporting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2020
at 21:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy peachy amber with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has rich tart raspberry with a bit of funk and a decent amount of oak backing. Flavor has tart raspberry with a touch of sweetness and a light oaky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2020
at 21:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a deep amber brown with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart black currants and earthy grains with a bit of oak backing. Flavor has sour black currants and a decent amount of oak with a bit of earthiness supporting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2020
at 23:55
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 9
Nice stuff. Easy going, soft and creamy. Aroma is fruity but taste more dry. But some fruit there too. Very easy drinking. Gets even better as you go on. Cheers Will!
Tried
on 08 Feb 2020
at 14:59