Wax Wings Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Wax Wings Brewing Company

Established in 2018

Contact
3480 Gull Rd, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048, United States
Description
Obsessed with freshness. Unabashedly Unfiltered.

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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

a: very hazy straw yellow body | thinnish white head
a: dank | stone fruits | alpha acids
f: bitter start | large wheats | resinous end
t: creamy | deep citrus | polished finish
o: pure new-school | nice fruitiness | nice-for-style

16 ounce can | Stadium Market: Ann Arbor, Michigan | 29-December-2025 | US$2,99 | no can date | sampled: 31-December-2025 while getting ready for the Red Wings Game on New Years Eve with my family of five

Tried from Can from Stadium Market on 31 Dec 2025 at 19:47



7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours a hazy yellow with a slight honeydew hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus and mango with a bit of melon and a sweet grain backbone. Flavor has citrus and blood orange with a hint of floral, some citrus rind and sweet grains backing.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 01:18



7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear light gold with a full two fingers of white foam that lingers. Lovely aromas of citrus, grapefruit, pine and very light caramel. Palate shows the same notes, citrus and gummy bears with a nice pithy, pine bite that lingers. Very good.

Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 14 Dec 2025 at 02:25


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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

April 2025 bomber drunk 11/26/25. As pictured.
Prune, vanilla, toffee. Another that is very barleywine-like. No distinct bourbon, but it's certainly there. Spice, vanilla, mild oak. No alcohol but lots of caramel, prune, raisin.
Malty, sweet, rich and caramelly. Very barleywine-like with zero roast, no fudge and little chocolate. Lots of dark fruit with a syrupy texture and rich bourbon spice. Tons of vanilla and toffee lingering with peppery alcohol and licorice , but no alcohol heat. It's mostly balanced enough but the alcohol ends up doing most of the drying, which I don't love. A bit too sweet overall. Gave this one 7 months in the cellar and it's nowhere near ready to drink. Pretty frustrating.

Tried from Bottle from Holiday Market on 26 Nov 2025 at 20:27



9

Thanks FlandersNed ! Delicious rolos packed with extra caramel notes, alcoholic candy, cognac nose and front is gorgeous.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2025 at 23:41


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

2025 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a thick, viscous deep black to brown. Big aromas of vanilla, dark chocolate and bourbon barrel. Oak and bourbon with tons of vanilla on the palate. Vanilla sweetness is there but the oak and dark chocolate notes balance out the sweetness. Lingering bourbon and vanilla on the finish.

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 09 Aug 2025 at 03:19


8.6

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2025 at 15:46