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The building known as the “Old Brewery” was first completed in 1898 and was used to brew Petoskey Sparkle beer until 1915. According to a 1973 article in the Petoskey News, the Petoskey Brewing Company was originally owned by Frank and Garrett Fochtman, A. Bremmeyr and John Zaiger, who also acted as the Brewmaster.

Since closing in 1915, the brewery building has served as retail shops, as warehousing and perhaps even as a goat barn. It wasn’t until 2012, under the new ownership of and complete renovation by Patrick Dowd and Lou Gostinger, that beer once again flowed within the walls of the “Old Brewery”.

Please come visit and witness a part of great Northern Michigan history.
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deyholla (23111) reviewed
Wanderlust IPA from Petoskey Brewing Company
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can thanks to Marty! Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has citrus rind and pine with some grains and a bit of resin underlying. Flavor as a nice citrus rind with growing pine and a bit of resin in the finish.
Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2024 at 19:24
deyholla (23111) reviewed
1898 from Petoskey Brewing Company
1 year ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can thanks to Marty! Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has straw, sweet grains and corn with a bit of leaves underlying. Flavor has leaves and bread with some sweet grain and straw backing.
Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2024 at 16:57
nuplastikk (10801) reviewed
Horny Monk from Petoskey Brewing Company
1 year ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
12oz can c/o Ryan. Loud, quick fading, soda-like carbonation..no head at all after 15 seconds. Enjoyable flavor profile, not too many brewers go after a Belgian Amber. Body is lacking compared to an actual Belgian beer. OK.
Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2024 at 04:51
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Horny Monk from Petoskey Brewing Company
1 year ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Canned 7/11/24, drunk 10/26/24. Clear auburn-amber. Medium-sized head, falls to edges quickly. Initial nose is, perhaps, a bit metallic, reserved and earthy. But just as with the flavor, it opens up considerably with warming and breathing, softening and adding body. By the end of my glass, it was pretty malty, clean, spicy, quite reasonably done, actually. I'm guessing a lot of these ratings were cold and quick with a small sample size, not allowing it to warm and breathe.
Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2024 at 12:41
ericsc (2948) ticked
Rescue Ale from Petoskey Brewing Company
2 years ago
7.2/10
Tried from Draft on 18 May 2024 at 16:51
blackflag321 (3067) ticked
Hopsessed from Petoskey Brewing Company
2 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried on 15 Dec 2023 at 19:32
dwest (3091) reviewed
Horny Monk from Petoskey Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12oz can while in Detroit. Solid Dubbel - dark, semi sweet - good overall rep.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2023 at 18:39
deyholla (23111) reviewed
Robusta Nut from Petoskey Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear deep brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains and coconut with light roast and some chocolate supporting. Flavor combines chocolate and coconut supported by roasted malts and dark grains.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2023 at 19:31
willisread (9909) reviewed
Horny Monk from Petoskey Brewing Company
3 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Jeff. Thanks buddy. Drank from the can. Sweet notes of date, raisin and plum with some clove underneath. Fairly sweet on the palate, but a little drier on the finish. A bit thin and watery.
Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2023 at 02:58
Drake (22980) reviewed
Horny Monk from Petoskey Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Mart Menominee, 5/27/23. Michigan #991. Clear amber, thin beige head, poor retention. Aroma of stone fruit, strawberry, caramel, bready malt, candi sugar. Taste is stone fruit, toffee, caramel, vanilla, candi sugar. Well balanced, warming. Slick. Nice.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2023 at 05:48