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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. Tart, sweet; interesting combination of fruitiness and roast malt. Went very nicely with my meal.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2013
at 17:32
8/10
Nice
Tried
on 12 Apr 2013
at 16:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Clear golden amber color, small white head. Aroma of lightly spiced caramel. Taste is sweet straw, light citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2013
at 18:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours as near clear golden orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet light fruit with a bit of citrus, a touch of pine and a wheat backbone. Flavor is similar with sweet light fruit and flora, a light citrus note and some wheat in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2013
at 20:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Churchkey during CBC week. Pours an opaque black with one ring of off white head. Nose is a nice mix of cherry, raspberry vinaigrette, chocolate, toast, brown bread. Flavor is tart and malty, soured, wood, acetic acid, vinegar, dark malt, light soured coffee. Full finish which is acetic but also dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2013
at 14:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Hazy brown color, small tan head. Aroma of very roasty cocoa and chocolate. Taste is softly sour coffee. Maybe should be classified as a sour?
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2013
at 07:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can shared by Ken at Capitol Beer. Pours amber with little head. Nice sour fruit aroma. Near med body. Flavor is sour, berry, malty. Not extreme, but very tasty. Nice, pleasant, moderately sour finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2013
at 17:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Churchkey during Craft Brewers Conference. Poured a dark brown, almost black color with a tan head. Aroma was some light tart notes, with some sweet and roast malt notes. Flavor was some dark fruits, tartness, some chocolate in there. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2013
at 21:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Taps 25, Lansing. Deep garnet body, thin tan head. Nose of molasses and chocolate; tart with woody undertones. The body is tart with leathery dark fruits, molasses, roast, chocolate wafers, and cocoa powder. Rather modest sour notes. Medium-bodied, somewhat sweet. Messy but interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2013
at 20:44