Brewery Vivant
Microbrewery
in Grand Rapids,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Brewery Vivant
Established in 2010
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.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Brune from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewpub. Deep translucent garnet-red brown body, puffy dissipating beige head. Fruity nose with caramel, brown sugar, and berries. The body is drier than anticipated by the aroma, with the balance tipped in favor of chalky cocoa and roast that are complemented by sweet berries and soapy hops.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Big Red Coq from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewpub. Deep translucent ruby body, puffy medium-thick off-white head. Nose of spruce and berries, sweet, bitter, and leafy. Sharp leafy body with spruce needles, fruitskin, berries, brown sugar, and floral hops notes, finishing with moderate bitterness. Quite good.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Triomphe from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Translucent medium orange body, thin off-white head. Grassy hops nose with lots of clove and banana; bready and candy-like. Body of a typical Belgian IPA, grassy and estery with clove, banana, and light fruit and a relatively thin, grassy finish.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Klüdde from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewpub. Deep garnet body, thin beige head. Sweet nose with sharp alcohol, licorice, raisin, and chocolate, tart and sweet, like a dark chocolate bar with crystallized sugars, anise, and grape. Firm, biting body with warming alcohol, raisins, grapeskin, and chocolate; almost leathery with a roasty finish. High acidity. Warming and prickly with sharp carbonation.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Contemplation from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Translucent clear orange-brown body, thin off-white head. Complex nose with honey, flower petals, clove, bubblegum, and hints of chocolate, with smoky hints. Somewhat thin body, estery, with clove, banana (circus peanuts) and bubblegum, in addition to light fruits (pear), toast, and herbal hops. Sugary with warming alcohol notes.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Farm Hand from Brewery Vivant 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Clear straw body, thin off-white head. Sourish cerealy, grassy nose. Grainy body, grassy, herbal, and tangy, quite crisp, like a pils that has been given a kiss of sour mash. Crisp, hoppy finish.
deyholla (22839) reviewed Zaison from Brewery Vivant 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap. Poured a bright gold with a thick white head. Aroma was full of sweet yeast notes as well as some orange peel and an undertone of pepper. Flavor was a nice combination of sweet yeast and an unexpected pepper flavor that turned out quite nicely. There was also an undertone of citrus.