Bière de Mac Brew Works
Microbrewery
in
Mackinaw City,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bière de Mac Brew Works
Established in 2016
Contact
14277 Mackinaw Hwy, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701, United States
Description
A Mackinaw City Microbrewery that concentrates on authentic styles specializing in French - Belgian farmhouse artisan ales.
Call Us Lucky
Everyone always says that if you love what you do, then you’ll never work a day in your life. I guess that makes us the luckiest people in the world because we make beer and everyone loves beer and work is the worst. Also because there’s beer at work. Every day. It’s awesome.
Our History
But behind every awesome group of people (which we are) and behind every stellar pint of beer (which we have) is a good story (3 for3!) The Ranville family initially settled on Mackinac Island several hundred years ago, along with French explorers, traders, voyagers, and a bunch of other cool, adventuresome lads and ladies.
We then moved to the mainland, and operated a fishing business in the area where the state docks are now located along the Mackinaw City waterfront. Good times were had, outlandish shenanigans took place, and our happy family grew happier. There’s a lot more to tell, but they are stories better shared over a pint of good brew. We choose to spell Biere the French way as a nod to our ancestors, who settled in the most beautiful place on the planet, and facilitated the opportunities that got us to where we are, which is a pretty amazing place to be!
Don’t be fooled by that fancy spelling, though; we won’t correct you on the pronunciation because we aren’t even sure if we say it right. Good beer and good food. That’s all we care about. Stop in some time, grab a pint (or, you know, realistically more than one) and enjoy! Cheers!
Call Us Lucky
Everyone always says that if you love what you do, then you’ll never work a day in your life. I guess that makes us the luckiest people in the world because we make beer and everyone loves beer and work is the worst. Also because there’s beer at work. Every day. It’s awesome.
Our History
But behind every awesome group of people (which we are) and behind every stellar pint of beer (which we have) is a good story (3 for3!) The Ranville family initially settled on Mackinac Island several hundred years ago, along with French explorers, traders, voyagers, and a bunch of other cool, adventuresome lads and ladies.
We then moved to the mainland, and operated a fishing business in the area where the state docks are now located along the Mackinaw City waterfront. Good times were had, outlandish shenanigans took place, and our happy family grew happier. There’s a lot more to tell, but they are stories better shared over a pint of good brew. We choose to spell Biere the French way as a nod to our ancestors, who settled in the most beautiful place on the planet, and facilitated the opportunities that got us to where we are, which is a pretty amazing place to be!
Don’t be fooled by that fancy spelling, though; we won’t correct you on the pronunciation because we aren’t even sure if we say it right. Good beer and good food. That’s all we care about. Stop in some time, grab a pint (or, you know, realistically more than one) and enjoy! Cheers!
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crowler from the brewery, 6/28/24. Clear gold, thin fizzy white head that doesn't last. Aroma of sweet and dry pear, some pepper. Taste is honey, pear, vanilla. Well balanced.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Jan 2025
at 00:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crowler from the brewery, 6/28/24. Clear amber, medium beige head, average retention. Aroma of bready malt, toast, candi sguar. Taste is bready malt, toast, plum, brown sugar. Well balanced, tasty.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Jan 2025
at 00:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crowler from the brewery, 6/28/24. Dark brown, medium beige head, average retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate. Taste is roast, chocolate, green hops. Well balanced. Nice.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Jan 2025
at 00:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Crowler fromt the brewery, 6/28/24. Clear gold-amber, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of cider apple, candi sugar, bready malt. Taste is vinous notes, bready malt, apple, candi sugar, yeast. Booze hidden well. Tad bit thin. Well balanced.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Jan 2025
at 00:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery, 6/28/24. Clear gold, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of yeast, bready malt. Taste is bready malt, yeast, spice. Dry, lingering bitterness. Too dry for my taste.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2025
at 23:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at the brewery, 6/28/24. Very dark red, medium light brown head, average retention. Aroma of plum, yeast. Taste is yeast, plum, stone fruit, chocolate, raspberry. Well balanced. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2025
at 23:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the brewery, 6/28/24. Hazy amber, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, floral hop, pine. Taste is tropical fruit, mango, passionfruit, floral hop. Moderate bitterness, well balanced.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2025
at 23:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Wicked Sister, Soo, MI, 6/26. Hazy orange, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of blueberry, wheat. Subtle. Taste is wheat, blueberry, mild raspberry. Well balanced.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2025
at 06:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Bière de Mac Brew Works
on 23 Aug 2024
at 00:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Bière de Mac Brew Works
on 15 Dec 2023
at 19:26