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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the 2012 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Winter Beer Festival, Grand Rapids. Somewhat bitter; toasted, pretty well-balanced and medium-bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2012
at 19:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a near clear amber with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma gives you a nice grapefruit and pine combination with sweet grains backing. Flavor has grapefruit and bitter pine hops with some sweet grains underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2012
at 13:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a near clear amber gold with white head that dissiaptes to the edges. Aroma has a nice pine note that is slightly dank/resinous and a bit earthy grains. Flavor has a good amount of resinous pine hops with a earthy grain note that helps to cut the bitterness. Drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2012
at 09:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a hazy dark brown with a slight amber hue and a tan head that lasts throughout hte beer. Aroma has a light note of bourbon with sweet grains, caramel and a hint of dark fruit. Flavor has some dark grains and caramel with a bit of dark fruit and a hint of bourbon. A bit thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2012
at 09:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of a strong mint note with a bit of anise and backing honey. Flavor has honey up front but is over taken by a strong mint and sage note that leaves you breathing mint through your nose.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 12:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear orange with a white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has a good amount of cherry with backing mango and honey. Flavor is full of sweet mango with a bit of backing sweet cherry and honey.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 12:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a deep amber brown witha tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of sweet grain with a bit of backing cookie and butterscotch. Flavor is very sweet with grains and butterscotch with a bit of backing alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 12:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some sweet grains with a bit of roast and a backing smoke. Flavor is light with roast and light smoke with a bit of light fruit in the finish. A bit odd.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 11:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep brown with a light brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges slowly and laces slightly. Aroma has a good amount of dark bread with some chocolate and a bit of roast. Flavor has a good amount of bread and chocolate with a growing roast. Finish is a bit thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 11:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep amber with a near white head that dissipates to the edges and laces nicely. Aroma has a combination of light pine, citrus and a bit of tropical fruit with a backing hay note. Flavor starts with a bit of light citrus and a bit of resin but has a bit more tropical fruit in the finish and a bit of a grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 11:25