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!
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Draft
at
Bière de Mac Brew Works
on 18 Jul 2021
at 00:57
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 18 Jul 2021
at 00:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint sized crowler from the brewery, techincally filled yesterday (about 6 hours ago). 7/5/21. Clear red large foamy tan head good retention. Aroma of caramel, tropical and piney hops. Taste is leafy, herbal hops. Lingering bitterness, and I'm getting faint hints of diacetyl. Decent.
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Jul 2021
at 04:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Crowler from the brewery. Filled today, 7/4/21. Black, thin fizzy brown head, poor retention. Aroma of roast, leather, dark fruits. Taste is chocolate, roast, tropical fruit (unexpected), leather. Full bodied, chewy, booze well hidden. Very nice stout.
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Jul 2021
at 03:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint sized growler from the brewery, filled earlier today, 7/4/21. Clear dark red, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of nuts and caramel. Taste is caramel, nuts, molasses. Tad bit thin. Nice brown ale.
Tried
from Growler
on 05 Jul 2021
at 03:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crowler from the brewery, 7/4/21. Clear copper, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of doughy malt, stone fruit. Taste is bready malt, spice, pepper. Very dry. Nice.
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Jul 2021
at 02:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black, thin tan head good retention. Aroma of whiskey, roast, plum. Taste is plum, cherry, roast, mild whiskey. Full bodied, slick, mild booze. Nice. Keg at the brewery, 7/4/21.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2021
at 02:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 7.4.21. Dark ruddy red, large creamy off-white head good retention. Aroma of plum, grape, dark fruits, leather. Taste is rye bread, dark fruits. Solid. Almost kvass like.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2021
at 02:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery, 7.4.21. Hazy gold large creamy white head good retention. Aroma of doughy malt, candi sugar, white sugar, apricot. Taste is lemon, bready malt, mild spice. Crisp, well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2021
at 02:37