Atwater Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Detroit,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Tilray Brands
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1997
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
“Founded in 1997, Atwater Block Brewery made its debut in Detroit, Michigan in the historic Rivertown district. The original owner’s reasoning and focus was to bring back the Bohemian style lager that Stroh’s Brewing Company had made famous in the mid 1800’s. The passion for beer started in 1848 when the first mass produced beer was bottled in the Detroit area. So although Detroit is known for being the Motor city, at one time Michigan had more production breweries than anyone in the country. Atwater wanted to re-invent that product back in 1997 of making German style Lagers. The owners purchased a Kasper Schulz, the oldest makers of brewing equipment in the world! It was purchased at a trade show in 1996 and by 1997 Atwater was producing beer!
Atwater currently holds true to making traditional German style lagers, along with unique boutique ales. Rieth says, “We’ve analyzed the marketplace and studied what consumers really want in a beer and have successfully provided this for them”. Atwater keeps things fun around the brewery, never taking things too seriously; a favorite slogan around here, “We drink all we can and sell the rest”. Rieth says the company recently became international when beer was shipped to Munich, Germany in a partnership with an all-American craft beer tap house. Today the brewery is thriving and expanding at its original Joseph Campau location, including a full scale Biergarten and Tap House. We recently opened Atwater in the Park which is located 8 miles from the brewery in a renovated church serving unique styles and great food, along with Atwater Spirits and Wine. Atwater in Grand Rapids opened its doors in October 2016 and is located in the renovated Rowe Hotel downtown.
Atwater currently holds true to making traditional German style lagers, along with unique boutique ales. Rieth says, “We’ve analyzed the marketplace and studied what consumers really want in a beer and have successfully provided this for them”. Atwater keeps things fun around the brewery, never taking things too seriously; a favorite slogan around here, “We drink all we can and sell the rest”. Rieth says the company recently became international when beer was shipped to Munich, Germany in a partnership with an all-American craft beer tap house. Today the brewery is thriving and expanding at its original Joseph Campau location, including a full scale Biergarten and Tap House. We recently opened Atwater in the Park which is located 8 miles from the brewery in a renovated church serving unique styles and great food, along with Atwater Spirits and Wine. Atwater in Grand Rapids opened its doors in October 2016 and is located in the renovated Rowe Hotel downtown.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
bottle - Pours lightly hazy copper with a one finger head. It has a mild aroma of caramel and grainy malt with a hint of hops that slightly suggests citrus. The flavor is fairly bitter but unfortunately it’s on the watered down side. The bitter hops lack complexity. It’s okay to drink, but there are far better options for IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2013
at 11:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle pours a slightly hazy orange with some thin, white head. Aroma is fairly standard, sweet, ripe fruit, honey, candy sugar, malt, a little cotton candy. Flavor is similar, some tropical fruit, candy sugar, malt, honey, yeast, a little bread. Medium bodied, sweet finish. One note, but unoffensive. Definitely read as a Maibock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2013
at 16:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Grainy malt and light alcohol aroma. Clear medium gold with a small head. Lightly sweet malt flavor. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2013
at 08:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Lemon and barley malt aroma - hint of alcohol. Golden yellow with small head. Sweet lemon and milky barley malt flavor. Light hint of alcohol and astringency in finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2013
at 16:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured light black with very appealing lacing, minor head. Nose is charcoal and cocoa beans. much sweeter than expected. Some medicinal notes, cedar and sort of a chocolate milk finish.This is really drinkable.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2013
at 13:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a bottle it certainly appears decadent. Has a unique old world chocolate aroma. Expected it to be more bitter but this comes across pretty good. Even my wife, who doesn’t like beer said this had strong dark bitter baking chocolate undertones. At times, even a hint of sizzling tartness pokes at yer buds. AS I near the end of the bottle, I’m starting to enjoy this. Roasty wood finish like that of a campfire that was doused by a bucket of rain water. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2013
at 15:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Guntown. Pours a deep brown color with a medium white head. A big nose of bakers chocolate. The flavor is really sweet in your face chocolate, light mint, fruit, a light base, OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2013
at 07:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
21st April 2012
Hazy gold beer, tidy white head. Light crispy palate. Lagerish pale malt. Seltzer mineras. Reasonable noble like hops, a little grapefruit. Malt turns slightly creamy. An all right pils.
Hazy gold beer, tidy white head. Light crispy palate. Lagerish pale malt. Seltzer mineras. Reasonable noble like hops, a little grapefruit. Malt turns slightly creamy. An all right pils.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2013
at 09:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 11/2012. Pours lightly hazy reddish copper color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of caramel, raisin, apple, molasses, toast, dark bread, light nuttiness, herbal, earth, and light spicy alcohol. Pretty nice and pleasant aromas with solid balance, strength, and complexity. Taste of caramel, raisin, apple, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light nuttiness, floral, light pepper, and herbal earthiness. Lingering notes of caramel, light fruits, molasses, toast, toffee, dark bread, light nuttiness, pepper, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Pretty nice flavor balance and robustness, with solid complexity; with slight cloying spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy and crisp mouthfeel that is ok. Alcohol is well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a pretty good doppelbock. Solid flavor balance and complexity; and quite smooth to sip on. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2013
at 19:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25th January 2012
Opaque black beer, pale tan head. Softish palate, crisp and minerally edge. Minerally dark malt, not heavy, roasty or bitter. Mild tangy fruits in the undertone - orange and darker fruits. Cocoa powder chocolate dominates before the minerally dry finish. Pretty light for it’s abv and with good flavour!
Opaque black beer, pale tan head. Softish palate, crisp and minerally edge. Minerally dark malt, not heavy, roasty or bitter. Mild tangy fruits in the undertone - orange and darker fruits. Cocoa powder chocolate dominates before the minerally dry finish. Pretty light for it’s abv and with good flavour!
Tried
on 09 Feb 2013
at 08:50