Wolverine State Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in Ann Arbor,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Wolverine State Brewing Co.
- Out of business
Established in 2006
The snowstorm delayed their trip for several hours, and, to kill the time, they started talking about the huge amount of beer they had stuffed in their cooler for their guys’ weekend. They had microbrews from all over Michigan, imports from Europe, St. Louis, and Milwaukee…
But, as they talked, they realized something was missing: a regular Michigan beer — a kickass, easily-approachable beer that all Michiganders could rejoice over. They spent the remaining hours wishing for such a thing to exist before realizing that they could either keep complaining, or they could do it themselves. And that’s how the idea for Wolverine Premium Lager, our flagship brew, was born.
A few years and a few additions later, we’re operating as the first and only all-lager microbrewery in the state of Michigan. We’re constantly pushing the envelope with what a lager can do -- we experiment with combined cultures, high-gravity lagers, and best-quality ingredients for the most balanced, unique, and innovative beers possible. Our Brewmaster, Oliver, along with brewer Karl and cellarmen Rick and Brandon, spend every day fanatically creating, caring for, and bottling each and every lager. We hope you love drinking it as much as we love making it!
Sold to new ownership in 2025, with the taproom closed, but plans to continue production and distribution of the brand.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Vers L'avant from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a thinnish, very fast-dying off-white head that leaves just about nothing on top. Aroma of yeast, bread, light grapes, a dash of sweetness from apples, pears and finishing with a touch of spices, but not much going on here. Medium-bodied; Strong apple, pear and light spice notes show first with some yeast and bread noticeable, a dash of grass and dry notes, but there is a lot of grape and floral notes with a touch of the oak and dryness and not much else - relatively simplistic flavours, but that is relatively unsurprising, given it's age. Aftertaste is dry, very apple and pear-y without much else, aside from a light dash of yeast and bread. Overall, a pretty mellow beer without anything really enjoyable here or exciting, just standard dry, apple, pear and yeast notes throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 13-June-2017 for US$3,09 sampled almost exactly three years later at my house here in Washington on 22-June-2020.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Massacre from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12oz bottle at share.Muddy brown pour with a small beige head. Seemingly like a stout, roast malts and chocolate filter up first, followed by some brown sugar and bourbon. Taste is more roast, boozy and a bit more stout-ish than a dopplebock, but still great.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Massacre from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle pours out brown topped with a tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate bourbon barrel light booze. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate bourbon barrel coffee a touch of heat.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Boys’en Girls from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a deep purple with an off white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has sweet and tart boysenberry with a touch of sweet wheat underlying. Flavor has sour boysenberry with a bit of straw and sweet wheat backing.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Wiki Wiki from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy pinkish red with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart pineapple with a touch of sweet strawberry and light creamy sweet grains. Flavor starts with sweet strawberry that pairs well with tart pineapple and a bit of sweet grains.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Kāli Krusher from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear dull gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has straw and grass with a bit of hay underlying. Flavor has grass and a hint of pine and a straw and light bread backbone.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at Beer Grotto. Pours a clear dark brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bourbon and coffee with a bit of green pepper and dark grains underlying. Flavor has sweet dark grains and bourbon with a touch of coffee and chocolate backing.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed NZ Pils from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours from crowler a clear amber--copper color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Grassy hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of grassy hop, citrus and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a mildly spicy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed The Grim from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. Black pour with some brown around the edges, and a thin beige head that dissipates steadily to a wispy film. Strings of lace. Aroma of oak, malt and coffee. Medium body with flavors of roast malt, oaky bourbon and mild coffee. The finish is oaky with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Wolverine Dark from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. Clear dark amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Malt, fruit and hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, fruit and mild hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.