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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Grapefruit, orange citrus and floral hop aromas. Flavors are of orange, grapefruit, tropical hops, nice and juicy. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2024
at 01:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper brown with a white head. Red grape and molasses in the aroma. Flavors of molasses, red grape, roasty cocoa, with a medium palate and a mostly clean finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2024
at 01:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Pale malt in the aroma. Hoppy flavors (spicy, pine, citrus, floral) with pale malt. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2024
at 01:51
8/10
Got 30 minutes to finish this before the lactase runs out 😬. Pretty good though, mild roasty-ness, plenty of molasses and chocolate notes. I feel like the cure for lactose will exist before some sort of cheap lactose detector exists. Thanks FlandersNed !
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2024
at 15:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz can, dated 6/27/24. I think I've avoided this one until now because the name made me think it was some kind of gluten-reduced beer, but apparently that's not the case? Anyway, this pours a moderately hazy yellow with a large white head. Aroma has citrus (orange, lemon, grapefruit), herbal/pine hops, tropical fruit. Flavor has the usual citrus and tropical mix of orange, grapefruit, mango. Medium palate with a clean finish. It's alright.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2024
at 02:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
S: dank - biscuits - pine A: mostly clear copper body - thinnish white head T: resin - bright flowers - dry end P: alpha acids - slightly bready - perfume O: grassy end - balanced - enjoyable 16 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Royal Oak, Michigan - purchased: 09-November-2023 - us$3,00 - sampled: 09-November-2023 before a Red Wings game in downtown Detroit, Michigan
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2024
at 23:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
S: coffee (duh!) - nuts - earth A: clear golden body - thin fast-dying head T: rustic - light cream - brewed bitter coffee P: dirt - biscuits - light bread O: enjoyable - true-to-name - full-of-flavour 12 ounce can - Beer Baron: Livonia, Michigan - purchased: 23-October-2022 - canned: 22-January-2021 - US$2,19 - sampled: 01-May-2024
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2024
at 13:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Timothy’s restaurant in Union Pier, Michigan. The pour has a slight chill haze yellow golden with a small white head. The aroma is cereal, bready malt and a light floral. The taste is the clean malt, bread and cereal, followed by drying floral and a hint of herbal spice. The palate is light bodied, active carbonation and clean crisp finish. This was great with the fish I ordered.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2024
at 22:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear reddish purple with no head whatsoever. Aroma has a floral and sweet blueberry with a bit of honey underlying. Flavor has a good amount of sweet blueberry wit ha hint of honey and a slight dryness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2024
at 21:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Can, Pours a clear amber with a slight brown hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet bread and sweet grains with some dark fruits, raisin and a bit of cognac underlying. Flavor is raisin and date forward with a bit of sweet grain and some cognac and maple coming through.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2024
at 20:38