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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clearish pink with a finger of white foam that dissipates. Lovely mineral forward nose with some light floral aromas alongside raspberry skin and seed as it warms. More mineral on the palate with soft raspberry and light raspberry leaf. Mild underlying tartness with wild strawberry, complex yeast notes and a mild peppery, raspberry finish. Subtle yet complex.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 03 Feb 2020
at 17:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clearish gold with a full 3 fingers of foam that lingers then dissipates. Big floral nose with peppercorn, clove, banana esters and leafy green aromas. Bone dry on the palate...maybe a touch astringent in places. More clove floral notes. Lingering peppercorn on the finish. Quite a nice Michigan saison.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 01 Dec 2019
at 01:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of light fruits, apple and straw with a light grassiness. Flavor has yeasty straw and light fruits with some earthy grass and flora underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2019
at 02:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a near clear light pinkish gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light tart citrus with a decent amount of oak and a light yogurty funk. Flavor has sweet and tart citrus with oak, light grains and a bit of funk underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2019
at 00:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow a white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has a good amount of sweet grains and cookie with juniper supporting. Flavor has dry spruce and earthy bread with a bit of sweet grain in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2019
at 21:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a near clear purple with an amber hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dry blackberry and tart black currant with light yogurt and a light funk. Flavor has sour blackberry and black currant with a touch acid and a light yogurty backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2019
at 19:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at 8 Degrees Plato. Pours a clear gold color with a finger of white foam that lingers. Light lemon, nutmeg and apricot aromas. Pith on the palate, some kind of spice....nutmeg maybe. Light pith and pepper on the finish with star anise. Lowish carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
8 Degrees Plato Beer Company - Detroit
on 23 Nov 2019
at 05:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Draft at 8 Degrees Plato. Pours a clear gold with a full finger of white foam that lingers. Estery nose floral, clove and light banana aromas. Light pepper, pear and clove on the palate. Crisp carbonation. Light honey and peppercorn. Great American take on a European style. I'm impressed with this one.
Tried
from Draft
at
8 Degrees Plato Beer Company - Detroit
on 23 Nov 2019
at 05:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at 8 Degrees Plato. Pours a clearish pink-red with a quickly dissipating off-white head. Big tart cherry nose with bright cherry flesh and Sakura mochi aromas. Oak and light lemon in the palate. Cherry pit dryness. Not overly acidic. Super balanced and crushable. Elegant tartness that might be missing a touch of complexity but a really strong effort.
Tried
from Draft
at
8 Degrees Plato Beer Company - Detroit
on 02 Nov 2019
at 05:31
7/10
Tried
on 27 Oct 2019
at 01:59