Urbanrest Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Ferndale,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Urbanrest Brewery and Taproom
Established in 2016
Contact
Description
We brew and serve beer, kombucha, cider, mead and wine. We currently offer two rotating charcuterie boards options. One meat friendly and one vegetarian.
We have a steady flow of food trucks/pop-ups serving delicious grub six nights per week (NOW OPEN 7 DAYS). We also allow you to bring in outside food if you’d like. Order up a pizza and head on up! Our full schedule of events is available on the Facebook events page.
Our goal as a neighborhood focused brewery is to serve the local community first, one pint at a time. Right now, the products we make are only served onsite. As we grow, we may end up choosing to distribute but for now we are limited to special events only. We do some canning/bottling runs throughout the year and are planning to increase our frequency this year.
Growlers are available to-go as well as on-site consumption of beer and kombucha in various sizes in our tasting room. We brew on a small scale, helping us keep the beer incredibly fresh, constantly rotating but with a diverse range of styles.
At Urbanrest, we’re flavor explorers on the path to enlightenment. Madly in love with fermentation and all the amazing flavors that go along with it. We’re very fortunate to be a part of a community that embraces our pursuit and appreciate you all joining us on this journey.
We have a steady flow of food trucks/pop-ups serving delicious grub six nights per week (NOW OPEN 7 DAYS). We also allow you to bring in outside food if you’d like. Order up a pizza and head on up! Our full schedule of events is available on the Facebook events page.
Our goal as a neighborhood focused brewery is to serve the local community first, one pint at a time. Right now, the products we make are only served onsite. As we grow, we may end up choosing to distribute but for now we are limited to special events only. We do some canning/bottling runs throughout the year and are planning to increase our frequency this year.
Growlers are available to-go as well as on-site consumption of beer and kombucha in various sizes in our tasting room. We brew on a small scale, helping us keep the beer incredibly fresh, constantly rotating but with a diverse range of styles.
At Urbanrest, we’re flavor explorers on the path to enlightenment. Madly in love with fermentation and all the amazing flavors that go along with it. We’re very fortunate to be a part of a community that embraces our pursuit and appreciate you all joining us on this journey.
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with awesome 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 lemon, citrus zest, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, melon, peppercorn, white grape, light clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, citrus zest, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, melon, peppercorn, white grape, light clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; light herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; and slight yeast tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, citrus zest, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, melon, peppercorn, white grape, light clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, candi sugar, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.8%. Overall this is an awesome imperial saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink for the ABV, with the modestely bitter/spicy/drying finish. Awesome balance of classic Saison yeast complexity and pale/wheat malts; with solid earthy hop presence/balance. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2018
at 23:41
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into dimpled mug; no can dating, but is a recent seasonal release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a small dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of nuttiness, caramel, pepper, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with complexity of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of nuttiness, caramel, pepper, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent marzen! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and rich Munich/Vienna malt complexity, with balancing noble hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2018
at 22:14
8.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/28/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, gooseberry, blueberry, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, 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 big tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, gooseberry, blueberry, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, gooseberry, blueberry, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, 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 a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Slight resins lingering after the finish. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a fantastic NEIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesomely soft feel. Wonderful Mosaic and Cryo Citra/Simcoe profile. Super juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank hop complexity; perfect wheat/oat/malt balance, mild residual sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2018
at 23:18