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Grand Armory Brewing is a craft brewery with a focus on high quality, diverse styles of beer. Our taproom opened in July of 2015 at the Armory Building, a 113-year-old historic facility located at 17 S. Second St. in the heart of Grand Haven’s downtown district, just blocks from the waterfront and Lake Michigan’s beaches. The taproom has 20 taps and offers many styles of ales, hand-crafted ciders, old fashioned sodas and wine.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/11/2019. Pours lightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of key limes, citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate maize/pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. A bit of vanilla notes in the aromas/flavors. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light lime tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, cracker, corn, white bread dough, biscuit, peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of key limes, citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate maize/pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with minimal lingering hop/fruit astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, tart/tangy/fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excelent fruited cream ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of key limes, citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate maize/pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance of vibrant key limes, and citrus/earthy Cascade hops; with a great clean pils malt/maize backbone, and restrained fruity yeast. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. Not overdone on adjuncts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected. Great summer beer.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2019
at 15:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 4/16/2019. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an awesome session IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a nice clean pale/wheat malt backbone for the ABV. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example for the ABV. One of the better session IPAs I've had.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2019
at 03:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Fairly clear, light pink coloured ody with a faint just off-white head, only a centimetre or so tall. Aroma of pure lsswith a big note of some caramelised sugars and deeper more robust tart fruit and pectin notes that show a lot of raspberries and strawberries. Light ot perhaps the slightest amount of medium body with some light nuts, a dash of grass and a ton of fruit-based sugar notes with the fructose and effervesecent around the edges. Light-bodied; Very strong cherry and raspberry flavour at first that gives way to a bit more malt and especially the tart and grassy flavours that show through the inital flavours and the sweet and syrup based sugars dominate near the end with the raspberry bite and some herbal flavours coming through, especially at the end. Aftertaste shows more fruits and tartness that I haven't finished yet - the pace and speed are nice and the beer is super refreshing. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Siciliano's in Gand Rapids ,Michigan on 13-June-2017 for US$2,09 sampled at home in Washington on 12-May-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2019
at 07:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours dense opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Very minimal booze n the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, grassy, peppery hops; roast, charred bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop flavors; with an awesome hop/roast bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, fairly sticky/chalky, and lightly slick/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 10%, with no barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is an amazing flavored barrel aged imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Amazing balance of super rich malts/oats, vanilla, and maple syrup flavorings; great barrel presence/integration, and balancing earthy hops against sweetness. Not overly boozy/tannic on barrels, or overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly amazing offering, and top tier style example. Reminds me of YGOFT without the cinnamon all around.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2019
at 04:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into snifter, canned in 11/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep reddish orange/copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, fig, pear, red apple, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, fig, pear, red apple, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery hops; and roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, chocolate, cocoa, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly increasing warmth of 8% after the finish. Overall this is an awesome scotch ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A little too bitter, roasty, and drying than expected; but not overwhelming. Really awesome rich English malt complexity; with balancing earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast flavors. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive/well made style example.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2018
at 03:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Hazy wit-like light yellow-orange body, medium to thick puffy off-white head. Nose citrus and citrus peel, mostly orange. Sharp, slightly tart body with orange and wet grass, vegetal in the finish, with light bitterness. Light and crisp summer refresher.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2018
at 17:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance; and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 10% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV; with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Outstanding Mosaic, Citra, Copper, Centennial, Cascade, Columbus, Amarillo, and Zythos hop showcase. Extremely juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice sized bready malt backbone, but not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2018
at 23:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pours a clear very pale yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has notes of citrus and grass with a light sweet grain backbone. Flavor has earthy citrus with a bit of sweet grain and citrus rind backing.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2018
at 01:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent local release. Pours fairly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is an awesome NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshingly easy to drink; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Mosaic and Citra hops. Awesome balance of juicy and dank hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with mild residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering; and spot on style example, despite no significant haze.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2018
at 00:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent local release. Pours slightly hazy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, honey, light caramel, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, honey, light caramel, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, honey, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an outstanding IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. This drinks exactly like an NEIPA, did not expect that. Extremely juicy classic Citra hop complexity with a nice bready malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2018
at 00:45