Cheboygan Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in Cheboygan,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Cheboygan Brewing Co.
Established in 2011
Like the brewers who first made beer in Cheboygan beginning in the 1800s, we begin with the clean, cool water from the Great Lakes watershed. Combined with the choicest malts, and our brew master's keen attention to detail, we are creating beer that is the nectar of the north country!
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Blood Orange Honey from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear golden coloured body with a white head about a centimetre tall. Aroma of oranges, grain, light curacao, coriander seed, wheat, citrus and a bit of pure honey - very nice and strong. Medium-bodied; Strong rich wheat and citrus flavours dominate with a lot of grain, curacao and a little bit of honey sweetness. Aftertaste shows a lot of citrus and full orange flavours along with a bit of grain, unfinished yeast and a lot of honey sweetness throughout. Overall, a very strong and well-structured beer that goes down easily, but still shows a lot of flavours - and most of them good. Definitely worth sampling, if you can find this, especially in the summertime! I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 24-July-2015 for US$2,29 sampled at home in Washington on 09-October-2016.
superspak (10163) reviewed Blueberry Cream Ale from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/1/2016. Pours lightly hazy pinkish golden/straw color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Awesome appearance. Aromas of lightly tart blueberries, cracker, corn, white bread, vanilla, cream, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of blueberry, lactose, pale malt, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart blueberries, cracker, corn, white bread, vanilla, cream, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of blueberries, cracker, corn, white bread, vanilla, cream, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for as good bit. Damn nice robustness and balance of blueberry, lactose, pale malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light increasing dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 3.5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited cream ale! All around great blueberry, lactose, pale malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
deyholla (22634) reviewed Blood Orange Honey from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at the Huron Room. Pours a hazy light yellow with a white head that dissipates completely. Aroma has sweet wheat with light blood orange and a bit of light fruits. Flavor has sweet blood orange and wheat with a bit of light fruit underlying.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap at HopCat A2. Pours a hazy light orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of earthy cinnamon with just hints of vanilla and wheat. Flavor has wheat, clove and earthy cinnamon with a bit of vanilla underlying.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 05/12/2015. Aroma is fairly orange forward and citrusy with some sweet honey notes and light wheat. Fairly sweet aroma. Pours a hazy, pale, yellow gold with a medium large, somewhat frothy, white head that exhibits decent retention as it falls into itself. Some lingering head on the edges with clumps in the middle. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is moderately sweet with some medium wheat notes. Quite a bit of orange and honey character. Medium light bitterness. Some light floral and herbal hop notes in the background. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but you have to want a beer with a lot of orange and honey character. It’s fairly sweet too, but easy drinking.
superspak (10163) reviewed IPA #11 from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light caramel, honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops and moderate malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light caramel, honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good sized pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach, lemon/orange peel, pine, light caramel, honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of big citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate malt sweetness; with a solid malt/bitterness balance and some light lingering bitter hop astringency after the finish, but not too bad. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and resinous/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a nice IPA. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of big citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink. The bitterness was a bit rough, but it had nice hop complexity overall. A nicely enjoyable offering.
superspak (10163) reviewed Winter Marzen from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into dimpled mug; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy dark ruby red/copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, molasses, light nuttiness, light roast, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and slight earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, molasses, light nuttiness, light roast, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Minimal herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, molasses, light nuttiness/roast, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy, and slightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Marzen style. All around great robustness, balance, and complexity of dark/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to drink for the ABV. Seems like a cross between a Bock and a Marzen, but is still a very enjoyable offering.
blackflag321 (2772) reviewed IPA #11 from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Shared a 16-oz can, poured to a pint glass. It didn’t have the standard floral, citrusy IPA taste; instead it offered bitter straw with some malt character. Not a standout but a decent beer.
superspak (10163) reviewed Blood Orange Honey from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned in 12/2014. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy bright golden color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big blood orange, tangerine, lemon, orange peel, wheat, bread, light honey, and light herbal/grassy hops. Damn nice aromas with prominent blood orange/citrus peel notes and moderate honey/pale malt balance; with great strength. Taste of big blood orange, tangerine, lemon, orange peel, wheat, honey, biscuit, and light herbal/grassy hops. Minimal herbal bitterness and very slight fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of blood orange, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, wheat, honey, biscuit, and light herbal/grass on the finish. Damn nice robustness and balance of big blood orange/citrus peel flavors and moderate honey/pale malt sweetness; with a great malt/fruit balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice fruited pale wheat ale. All around great robustness and balance of blood orange/citrus peel and honey/pale malt sweetness; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
superspak (10163) reviewed Lighthouse Amber from Cheboygan Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly cloudy ruby red color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, toffee, toast, brown bread, plum, apple, light nuttiness, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, toffee, toast, brown bread, light chocolate, light nuttiness, plum, apple, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, toast, brown bread, light nuttiness, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and complexity of dark/bready malt. earthy hops, and light-moderate yeast fester flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice altbier. All around good robustness, balance, and complexity of dark/bready malt, earthy hop, and light-moderate yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
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