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.
7.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Hackobock. Pours black with a small mocha head that doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty and boozy with roasted malts, burnt bread, vanilla fudge, charred wood, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, moist soil and bourbon alcohol. Taste is sweet, heavy bitter, malty and boozy. Mouthfeel is round, astringent, boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with roasted malts, burnt caramel, vanilla fudge, burnt wood, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, moist soil, soot and alcohol. Very hot and rough around the edges. Needs time to mellow out I guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2016
at 16:48
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Medium tan head. Clear black pour. Lots of coffee. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 14:31
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Non Beer Trip Beer Trip Beer #94. Keg at Plum Market, 3/12/16. Rating 11.6K Hazy pale orange, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pale doughy malt, piney and resin hops. The taste is tropical, piney hops and pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 20:53
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Kermis. Poured a clear dark brown with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is sweet roasty malt, creamy caramel, alcohol, bourbon. The flavour is strong sweet, alcohol bitter with a rich, oily, red berry fruit, oaky, bourbon palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2016
at 12:14
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle shared. Black with a small beige head. Aroma of big espresso, dark chocolate, boozy bourbon, oak, vanilla, caramel, molasses and toffee. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with a thick texture, an alcohol burn and soft carbonation. [23-08-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2016
at 08:45
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle- pours black tan head - nose/taste of dark cherry, oak, chocolate, bourbon, cinnamon and light chocolate alcohol - medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2016
at 00:44
7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Huron Room. Pours black with an earthy dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a surprising amount of roasted malts with dark sweet grains supporting. Flavor has more sweet dark grains with a light bitterness and some roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2016
at 16:22
7.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On tap at 8 Degrees Plato Detroit pours a watery dark brown/black with some wispy, white head. Nose is solid with coffee and brown sugar, lightly cakey, mild root beer. Flavor is awesome with coffee and cola and chocolate, mild molasses too. A bit of pepper on the end. Dry finish. Surprising complexity.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2016
at 19:50
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours black - nose/taste of chocolate, light bourbon, vanilla bean and oaky brownie and dark fudge - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2016
at 18:38
6.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of bourbon, oak, fudgy chocolate, espresso and light green pepper - med body - nose has weird off note, but taste is okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2016
at 18:43