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.
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.
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.
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.
s: oats | oranges | yeast a: super hazy opaque straw body | big soapy white head t: grassy | tangerines | minerals p: soap | white wine | dry o: mild throughout | no hop bitterness | crisp
16oz can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Royal Oak, Michigan | purchased: 09-November-2023 | US$3,00 | canned on: 11-October-2023 | sampled: 20-January-2024
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma is bourbon forward with some dark grains, peanut butter and a bit of vanilla coming through. Flavor has vanilla, dark grains and peanut butter with a bit of chocolate and bourbon in the finish.
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a tan head that dissipates quickly and nearly completely. Aroma has bourbon and boozy dark grains with a bit of chocolate and coconut underlying. Flavor has dark chocolate and light coconut with and bourbon supporting.
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep brown with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has earthy dark grain and roast with just a bit of peanut butter underlying. Flavor is a bit thin with dark grains, roast and just a hint of peanut butter.
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a nice cookies and cream note with chocolate, molasses and bourbon supporting. Flavor has bourbon and cookies and cream with dark grains and chocolate supporting.
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of pine with a bit of citrus rind underlying and a light bread note. Flavor has light pine and citrus rind with bread and a slight leaf note underlying.