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.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft - Roast malts and dark sweet chocolate. Jet black with a rich brown head. Bittersweet chocolate and a bit syrupy. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 15 Sep 2014 at 12:27

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clouded orange amber with a white hit. Tons of pine aroma, bordering on spruce due to its heft, leading into grapefruit. Flavor is a bit more even between the grapefruit and the sticky pine. Very nice. So much pine!
Tried from Draft on 13 Sep 2014 at 18:56

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown to black with a light tan head. I get lots of very clear brown sugar and molasses on the aroma. Roasty coffee and dark cocoa in the flavor, with a bit of a bourbon brown sugar tone. Medium light palate. Pretty tasty.
Tried from Draft on 13 Sep 2014 at 18:56

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy gold with a white head. Light spice aroma suggesting coriander and hinting at cinnamon. Coriander dominant in the flavor as well, some pale maltiness. No trace of any fruit. It’s nice, though pretty simple and light.
Tried from Draft on 13 Sep 2014 at 18:55

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft - Lightly soured malts and bacon with smoke. Hazy copper with a decent white head. Light bacon and smoke with a bit of bitterness and a long smokey finish. Smoky and nice.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 16:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft - Espresso and a little vanilla. Jet black with a decent brown head. Bourbon notes, light espresso and a coffee finish. The bourbon mellows vs. overpowers. Not sure that this is better than the original.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 16:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft - Espresso and some light sweetness. Jet black with a beige head. Espresso and nice dark malts. Coffee overwhelms, but is still nice with very little bitterness or acidity.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 16:05

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft - Grapefruit and tropical notes. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Grapefruit, big quick hit of bitterness and a grapefruit finish. Well done.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:54

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Draft - Citrus and light cherry with some perfumy coriander. Hazy light gold with a decent head. Perfume and some corriander with a very light salty tartness. Odd, but nice. Wish the ABV was a bit lower though.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:49

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft - Lots of fleshy grapefruit and nice sweetness. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Well balanced grapefruit and sweetness, with a long bitterness. Grapefruit is king and it is well done.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:39