Grand River Brewery

Microbrewery in Jackson, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

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117 W. Louis Glick Hwy, Jackson, MI, 49201, United States

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tried on 19 Feb 2022 at 20:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tried on 19 Feb 2022 at 20:22

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Tried on 22 Jun 2021 at 11:51

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried on 20 Jun 2021 at 22:34

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Tried on 30 Mar 2021 at 00:21

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Tried on 28 Mar 2021 at 15:22

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried on 28 Mar 2021 at 15:20

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 9/28/2019. Pours opaquely hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber color with a small fairly dense off white head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge juicy/tart/tangy dragon fruit, kiwi, strawberry, pineapple, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dragon fruit, pineapple, mango, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy dragon fruit, kiwi, strawberry, pineapple, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light bitter/spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy dragon fruit, kiwi, strawberry, pineapple, mango, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dragon fruit, pineapple, mango, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is an awesome fruited kettle sour. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dragon fruit, pineapple, mango, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Nicely soft feel and not overly lactic. Very flavorful for the ABV. Awesome balance of big juicy/jammy fruit and Lacto complexity; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity for the ABV. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.
Tried on 01 Oct 2019 at 00:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Hazy deep golden body. Off-white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, pine, toasted grain, orange. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/sticky texture, lively carbonation. Taste of grapefruit, citrus, orange. Sweetness carries into the finish, but nice bitterness to round things out.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2019 at 14:18

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 7/13/2018. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts the whole glass. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, peppercorn, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of pale malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, peppercorn, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, peppercorn, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero fruity/yeasty notes present. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Touch of lingering resins. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%. Overall this is an excellent Euro pale lager! All around great robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very clean and rich pils malts, with balancing Saaz/Lublin noble hops. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. They really nailed it, one of the best pale lagers I've had in a while.
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2018 at 21:19