Leelanau Brewing Company

Client Brewer in Lake Leelanau, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2005

Contact
473 N Manitou Trail, Lake Leelanau, MI, 49653, United States
Description
Each and every beer is hand-made in small batches, using age old techniques of open fermentation, barrel aging and bottle conditioning.

We do not pitch any wild yeasts into our alchemy. Our magic is performed the old fashioned way.

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Tried on 14 Jul 2015 at 05:56



7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Fonefan 201214. Black colour with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, sugar, funk , raisin. Flavour is sourness, cherries, roasted malt, coffee, funk, raisin, sugar. Very nice beer.

Tried on 26 Jun 2015 at 04:55


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle thanks to fishmich! Pours cloudy apricot, medium creamy off-white head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is Brett funk, sweat socks, basements, oak, stonefruits. Flavor is light plus tart, light funk, lemon and lime, Brett and oak. Medium body, Very tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2015 at 00:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with weak sour hints. Roasted malty weak sour acidic chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish with weak sour hints.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2015 at 04:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml. [ As Leelanau Michilimackinac Line 5 Stout ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, wood, tart fruit - citrus - funky. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration, tart wood - citrus - fruit, roasted, chocolate, dry, burnt notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141220]

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2015 at 13:39


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into snifter; bottled in Fall 2014. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of tart cherry, green apple, raisin, prune, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, licorice, red wine, oak, light bourbon, hay, straw, grass, musty funk, light char, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky yeast, dark/roasted malt, and oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of tart cherry, green apple, raisin, prune, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, licorice, red wine, oak, light bourbon, hay, straw, grass, musty funk, light char, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Fair amount of fruity/earthy tartness and roast/tannic oak bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart cherry, green apple, raisin, prune, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, licorice, red wine, oak, light bourbon, hay, straw, grass, musty funk, light char, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, dark/roasted malt, and oak barrel flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly acidic/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome sour imperial stout style. All around great robustness, balance, and complexity of fruity/funky yeast, dark/roasted malt, and oak barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on with the balanced acidity. A highly enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2015 at 22:30


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Bourbon barrel notes, soured malts and chocolate notes. Jet black with a nice brown head. Light soured malts, light barrel notes and a bit of vanilla an d roast and n the finish. Nice malty barrel sourness,

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2014 at 16:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Tart funky fruity with a very nice sweetness. Gold with a rich white head. Funky yeasty and light tart fruit with a light bitter finish. Lots of funk and nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2014 at 14:40


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle - Tart, citrus, white grape and a nice sweetness. Clear gold with a thin white head. Effervescent and well carbonated. Lots of tartness and white grape. Easy drinking and quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2014 at 21:56