Blackrocks Brewery

Microbrewery in Marquette, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Blackrocks Brewery

Established in 2010

Contact
950 W Washington St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Description
In 2010, David and Andy were looking down the barrel of economic downsizing in their industry. Looking at it as an opportunity instead of a problem, the two set out to take their basement hobby to a new level. The dream of all home-brewers; to go "legit" and open a commercial brewery, presented itself as a once in a lifetime opportunity. The two agreed upon a Nano Brewery (1 BBL brewhouse). Although they were hopeful it would be well received, they had no idea the amount of interest the locals had for craft beers. Along the way they found and hired on some awesome people to bring the brewery altogether. Blackrocks still brews beer at the original pub on 3rd St, as well as a 20 BBL production system in Marquette. two key ideas fuel Blackrocks on a day to day basis, always make the best beer possible and always have fun while doing it.

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Slightly hazy golden, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of corn, orange creamsicle. Taste is corn, citrus, floral notes. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 17:28

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery. Clear golden, thin fizzy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale grainy malt. Taste is pale malt followed by green apple. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 17:25

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear copper medium creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toasted malt. Taste is caramel, stone fruit, toasted malt. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 17:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery. Kinda ironic on Mother’s Day. Lightly hazy straw yellow, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt. Taste is pale malt, peach like fruits, piney hops. Thin, lingering bitterness.
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 17:18

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a muddy burnt dark amber to brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Moderate lace.
The aroma had some roasty nuts, dry sweet wood, some earthiness, some herbal and hay qualities and had some dark chocolate nibs at the very end.
The flavor blended sweetly the prior mentioned aromas with some grassy dryness and melding into the aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about a medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Slight carbonation. Good ABV. Some smoothness.
Overall, good brown ale, though somewhat dry, I’d have again if I could.
Tried on 03 May 2017 at 15:33

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt dark red almost brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some soft sweet nuts, grassy hops, light earth. Light caramel to toffee malts. Some brown sugar. Some roast.
The flavor leaned to the sweet side. Sly aftertaste of the earth and caramel malts. Quick malty finish.
The feel was medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. Fairly smooth along my tongue.
Overall, good brown ale worthy of having again.
Tried on 03 May 2017 at 15:01

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a rugged semi-dark brown color with a decent foamy off white head. Just a touch of messy lace.
The aroma had some earthy to grassy hops with some basement and leathery qualities. Light dark chocolate and some bubblegum.
The flavor tried to blend the previously mentioned aromas together but seemed to leave out the basement and leather portions, which I didn’t mind. Lingering malty - somewhat chocolate-like aftertaste flowing into the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied, perhaps a tad under with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine and the ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good brown ale worthy of having again.
Tried on 03 May 2017 at 14:40

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark brown color close to black with a rim of a glossy off white foamy head. Mild stringy lace.
The aroma had a deep dark chocolate roastiness over top of some dark fruits. Mild earthy hops lay underneath. Ends with a little bit of leather.
The flavor seemed like it was all about the dark chocolate roastiness. Earthiness only seemed to slide in underneath again. Adds a little bit of some cereal grainy sweetness which subtly blended into the aftertaste and rides into the finish.
The feel was just a tad underneath from medium in the body with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nice brown ale leans fairly dry though. But I didn’t mind.
Tried on 03 May 2017 at 14:31

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a fairly dark murky brown color with a finger’s worth of eggshell white foamy head that glistened and slid off into the beer as it was consumed.
The aroma had a solid blend of earthy and grassy hops flowing over some soft sweet caramel/toffee malts with some nuts, bread, toast and a little bit of leather at the very end.
The flavor yields to the malty sweetnes of the nuts, caramel, toffee and breadiness. Just a touch of butterscotch rounds this one out. All seemed to blend nicely to ride into the aftertaste and show in the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation was pretty good and the ABV felt fine.
Overall, nicely done brown ale well worthy of having again.
Tried on 03 May 2017 at 14:20

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a slight burnt dark amber to almost brown color with a half finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated fairly quick. Light lace.
The aroma centered itself around some nuts, cocoa powder and some coffee beans. Slight earthiness came out which developed into more of a blend of earthy to grassy hops. Some cereal grain sweetness at the end.
The flavor blended fairly nice between the sweet and the earthiness. Light butterscotch came out on my tastebuds. Slight smoke and a little bit of woodiness. Aftertaste was all about the malts and some of that woodiness. Finish was fairly quick, somewhat malty.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Mild harshness of some carbonation seemed to prickle my tongue. Smoke seemed to try and fine tune some of this out. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, everything seemed good until some of the carbonation seemed to spike a bit more than expected other than that, it’s mostly a good brown ale from the folks who usually know how to do this style well.
Tried on 02 May 2017 at 15:42