Atwater Brewery

Regional Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Tilray Brands
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
237 Jos Campau, Detroit, MI, 48207, United States
Subsidiaries
Atwater Brewery owns 1 brewery:
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.

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6.6

Bitter

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2021 at 17:21


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Red mahogany. Sweet and very malt with notes of caramel, vanilla, roastiness and light fruity hops. Long finish. Full body.

Tried on 02 Jun 2021 at 21:16


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

Dark golden with a large foamy head. Tangy and sweet with passion fruit, orange and pineapple. Long finish. Moderately full bodied

Tried on 31 May 2021 at 01:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 ounce can from Woodman's Sun Prairie, 5/30/21. Very hazy orange, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of artificial tropical fruit, pale malt, fruity pebbles cereal. Taste is pixie sticks candy, tropical fruit, pale malt. Thin, low bitterness. Doesn't seem artificial per se but it is candy-ish. Meh.

Tried from Can on 31 May 2021 at 00:14


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Black with a small foamy tan head. Bitter, a bit roasty with chocolate cake, cream and coffee. Long finish. Medium bodied and smooth

Tried on 24 May 2021 at 22:13


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 30/12/20. Light black with a moderate tan cap that dissipates edgeward. Nose is toffee apple, cocoa sprinkle, faint coffee, dark malts. Taste comprises dried fruits, dark malts, brown sugar dusting, toffee, tangy fruit esters. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair ... not much coffee on show here!

Tried on 30 Dec 2020 at 18:56


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

24/12/2020. Can sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours almost black with a small off-white to beige head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, light roasted malt, vanilla. Medium plus sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, average carbonation. Bit on the sweet side but not bad.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2020 at 18:21


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

Can: Poured a black with a two finger creamy light brown head. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malts. Taste is nice vanilla, chocolate, bon-bon like candy, malty.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2020 at 15:59


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can. Atwater has always kind of sucked, and now they are crafty to boot. I'd have to imagine this one was made at Molson-Coors. Bland and inoffensive, the extract doesn't really jump out at you. For a flavored IPA, it is pretty tolerable. Bland, malty IPA backdrop.

Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2020 at 05:28


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of brown head that dissipates quickly. Dark chocolate, cacao nib, cola and light bourbon aromas on the nose. Some charred malt and slightly astringent flavors on the palate that are kind of off-putting. Roasted cacao nib and more burned coffee with some barrel as it warms.

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 21 Oct 2020 at 13:15