Brewery Vivant
Microbrewery
in
Grand Rapids,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Brewery Vivant
Established in 2010
Contact
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Description
Visit the world’s first LEED certified microbrewery housed in a refurbished historic funeral home in the East Hills neighborhood. Live the Bon Vivant with neighbors, brewers, and monks alike enjoying rustic farmhouse inspired beers alongside European inspired cooking from our scratch-kitchen.
We are excited to share our passion for beer, food and sustainability with you. Much of the inspiration behind Vivant comes from the small breweries that dot the countryside in Southern Belgium and Northern France. Often, those breweries are true beer artisans who are also an integral part of their community. They experiment with unique yeasts and local ingredients, always with an artistic eye to their creations. Sourcing ingredients locally makes their beer pair exceptionally well with a meal of locally sourced produce, meats, and cheeses. Brewery Vivant promotes living the good life by brewing farmhouse inspired beer, serving a from-scratch menu, and building a sustainable community one beer at a time.
We are excited to share our passion for beer, food and sustainability with you. Much of the inspiration behind Vivant comes from the small breweries that dot the countryside in Southern Belgium and Northern France. Often, those breweries are true beer artisans who are also an integral part of their community. They experiment with unique yeasts and local ingredients, always with an artistic eye to their creations. Sourcing ingredients locally makes their beer pair exceptionally well with a meal of locally sourced produce, meats, and cheeses. Brewery Vivant promotes living the good life by brewing farmhouse inspired beer, serving a from-scratch menu, and building a sustainable community one beer at a time.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Grass/hay and caramel malt aroma. Hazy amber with minimal head. Lightly sweet caramel malt, moderately sour citric acid, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Good body. A nice beer.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2017
at 19:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Berry, coffee, chocolate malt, and dry hay aroma. Dark brown with small head. Moderately sweet cherry/berry, light coffee, and chocolate malt flavor. Good body. Tasty.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2017
at 19:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sour milk, orange, lemon, biscuit malt, and hay aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Mildly sweet citrus, biscuit malt, moderately sour vinegar, and moderately bitter hay flavor. Okay body. Okay - not very fruity though.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2017
at 19:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a deep amber with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a combination of light sour fruits and oak with some light grains underlying. Flavor has a combination of earthy grains and light tart fruits with some oak supporting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2017
at 23:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
500 mL bottle. Pours a murky light brownish amber with an off-white head. Sour berry aroma, touch of oak. Tart, lightly sour flavor, an acetic sourness combining with red grape and some dusty brettiness. Oaky with some malty toastiness. Really good job.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2017
at 01:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Hopcat Detroit. Pours a cloudy orange amber with a light tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of tart red fruit and oak with a hint of grain underlying. Flavor has a good amount of tart red fruits with earthy grains and a bit of oakiness underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 12:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a near clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a sweet pear note with some bitter grass and a hint of light grains backing. Flavor is similar with pear throughout supported by notes of grass and light grain.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2017
at 22:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a slight gold hue and a near white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a nice sour slightly stone fruit note with a hint of acid and light grains backing. Flavor has an approachable sour red fruit note with a hint of acid and just a touch of oak backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2017
at 22:43
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 hazy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice citrus note with some sweet wheat and a bit of bitter grapefruit supporting. Flavor has a nice combination of bitter and sweet citrus with a hint of grapefruit and a light wheat backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2017
at 22:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a near. clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of sour stone fruits with an acid bite and a bit of a wood backbone. Flavor is also full of sour stone fruit with some acid underlying and a bit of a funky wood note underneath.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 22:11