Witch's Hat Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
South Lyon,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Witch's Hat Brewing Company
Established in 2011
Contact
601 S Lafayette St, South Lyon, MI, 48178, United States
Description
Our story begins with a Bat. Instead of seeing the Bat as a symbol we should fear, we trusted our bat to be a symbol of re-birth, intuition, dreaming and vision. Bats are nurturing and in tune to the sensitivity of others within their group.
Bats are the Guardian of the Night. Bats are the symbol of the end of a way of life and the start of another. Trust your instincts, follow your bat. In 2010, like many others in Michigan, we lost our jobs. Both of us. At the same time. We had just welcomed our first baby into the world. The job market was terrible. Money was running out.
One night, a bat flew into our living room, what we now can see as a positive omen. It was shortly after that we scraped every last penny together and took a gamble on our dreams. Being unemployed and getting an SBA loan was hard, most said it would be impossible. We fought, and we made it.
We take pride in the craft we have a passion for. Being a gathering place and giving back is a huge part of who we are and a symbol of our gratitude for the community that embraces and supports us. Everything is connected.
Luck brought us our Bat and it is our mission to spread the symbol of the Bat onto you. Thank you for indulging in our dreams, sharing our visions and most of all, for keeping us happily employed.
Bats are the Guardian of the Night. Bats are the symbol of the end of a way of life and the start of another. Trust your instincts, follow your bat. In 2010, like many others in Michigan, we lost our jobs. Both of us. At the same time. We had just welcomed our first baby into the world. The job market was terrible. Money was running out.
One night, a bat flew into our living room, what we now can see as a positive omen. It was shortly after that we scraped every last penny together and took a gamble on our dreams. Being unemployed and getting an SBA loan was hard, most said it would be impossible. We fought, and we made it.
We take pride in the craft we have a passion for. Being a gathering place and giving back is a huge part of who we are and a symbol of our gratitude for the community that embraces and supports us. Everything is connected.
Luck brought us our Bat and it is our mission to spread the symbol of the Bat onto you. Thank you for indulging in our dreams, sharing our visions and most of all, for keeping us happily employed.
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of rich boysenberry, chocolate cordial, bourbon, oak and light smoked pepper heat - full bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2017
at 17:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Slow’s Detroit. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of lime with some slightly tart mango and a bit of wheat backing. Flavor is similar with a good amount of tart lime, light mango with a bit of wheat underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2017
at 11:09
8/10
Tried
on 28 Jul 2017
at 20:59
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours oily black. Smell is bourbon, sweet, some vanilla. Mild chocolate. Taste is very full, imperial goodness. Roasty, chocolate , the exact right amount of bourbon , perfect balanced intense vanilla. Big body abd low carbo. Damn nice !
Tried
on 17 Jul 2017
at 15:53
7/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2017
at 21:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Hopcat A2. Pours a near clear light yellow with a thick white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma combines citrus and pine with sweet grains supporting. Flavor is more citrus forward with some grass, a hint of pine and a sweet grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2017
at 11:50
7/10
Tried
on 23 Mar 2017
at 21:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Willrunforbeer’s fridge clean out. 22 oz bottle. 2016 vintage. No head on a pitch black liquid. Oily viscosity on the chalice swirl. The aroma is crazy, smashed peanuts, coffee, roasted and vanilla bean. Maybe chocolate with all these adjuncts!
Heavily adjuncted but good. Peanuts and chocolate work well with the vanilla hitting the backside in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium plus. Texture is oily with a mild level of roast. Backbone could be stronger. Perhaps a tad thin. No alcohol hints, mainly because the bourbon is very light.
Heavily adjuncted but good. Peanuts and chocolate work well with the vanilla hitting the backside in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium plus. Texture is oily with a mild level of roast. Backbone could be stronger. Perhaps a tad thin. No alcohol hints, mainly because the bourbon is very light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2017
at 20:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer dark cola with a thin mocha head with nice lacing. Aromas of peanut vanilla bakers chocolate roasted malt bourbon and coconut. Taste is slightly sweet medium mouth feel cocoa nibs vanilla malt and peanut butter blend pretty well together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2017
at 20:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Hopcat Detroit. Pours a clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a strong citrus note with grass, rind and a hint of light light hay. Flavor has a combination of citrus rind and citrus with light grains and a hint of grass underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 12:05