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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft - Sweet grapefruit and caramel. Hazy gold with a decent white head. Grapefruit and a pithy bitterness with a caramel backbone. Decent IPA.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:33

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draft - Sweet toffee and a bit of sourness. Deep amber with a beige head. Lightly bitter hops with some malty sweetness and toast.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:29

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Dark sweet caramel malts and some light nut. Deep brown amber with a decent white head. Soy sauce, caramel and a bit nutty.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:24

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Draft - Pale malts and coriander. Light hazy gold with a decent head. Light pale malts and a hint of coriander. Coriander is light as is the beer. Refreshing but a bit too light on flavor.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft - Light grains and citrus. Clearish pale gold with a decent white head. Light up front citrus and light grain. Crisp clean and refreshing.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2014 at 15:18

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On tap at MBGSF 2014. Black pour with a light tan head. Aromas of bourbon, cocoa, and brown sugar. Flavors of brown sugar, cocoa, oak and bourbon, and smokiness. Very tasty, very good collaboration on both sides.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2014 at 15:10

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery’s 2nd Anniversary party. Pours a cloudy deep amber gold with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of pine and grass with a strong sweet grain backbone. Flavor has grass and pine notes up front with a growing sweet grain note and a bit of earthy cookie.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2014 at 18:51

7.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery’s 2nd anniversary party. Pours black with some dark brown bubble at the edges that dissipates quickly. Aroma has a combination of dark chocolate, dark grains and tart cherries with a hint of bourbon underlying. Flavor starts with tart cherries and dark chocolate that grows in bitterness and is joined by bitter roasted malts.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2014 at 18:40

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On tap at the brewery’s 2nd anniversary party. Pours black with no head whatsoever. Aroma has a rich coffee note with sweet chocolate and a backing bourbon note. Flavor starts thing but grows to have bitter coffee, roasted malts and a hint of bourbon.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2014 at 18:23

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery for their 2nd Anniversary. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a tan head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has notes of sweet grains, light chipotle, bread and a sweet bourbon note. Flavor has sweet grains and cookie upfront with a bit of sweet bourbon that mellow to allow bread and some chili to come through in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2014 at 18:12