Ellison Brewery + Spirits

Microbrewery in East Lansing, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Ellison Brewery + Spirits

Established in 2015

Contact
4903 Dawn Ave, East Lansing, MI, 48823, United States
Description
In 2015, Ellison was created from humble beginnings.

At the time, Lansing didn’t have a brewery large enough to sell its beer outside of its own taproom. Now, there are breweries all over the map competing for marketshare.

Ellison has made it a mission to experiment. A continual refinement of beer, wine and spirits. Sure, we have the usual suspects, but we’re always looking for new flavors. With over 700 different locations across the great state of Michigan to purchase Ellison product, we’d like to say “people like our stuff”.

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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can. A- Roasty, char. A- Black color, dark liquid, beige head. T- Roasty, cocoa, mild coffee. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- No tiramisu flavors other than a bit of instant coffee. Really tasted like a plain stout with no flavor or depth. Very unimpressed.
Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2020 at 02:18

8/10
Bottle thanks to Russell. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong bourbon, wood, licorice. Slick body, licorice, chicory, roast, dark chocolate, wood, boozy finish, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2020 at 04:27

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Holiday Market. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam. Lovely crackery malt aromas with light biscuit and faint lemon notes. Crisp and clean, light pepper on the palate. Lingering peppercorn and cracker on the finish. Great lager.
Tried from Can from Holiday Market on 29 Jun 2020 at 16:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can from Holiday Market. Pours a clearish straw gold with a finger of white foam. Herbal and tropical fruit nose with some lychee and pineapple alongside herbal perfume aromas. Crisp and clean, dry on the palate with more herbal notes. Lingering herbal, flora flavors and pine.
Tried from Can from Holiday Market on 29 Jun 2020 at 16:00

8/10
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Tried at Artezan - craft beer pub on 26 Jun 2020 at 19:52

8/10
Bottle thanks to Russell. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong bourbon, wood, maple syrup, vanilla. Slick body, maple, roasted malt, cocoa, vanilla, nice sweetness, very balanced, really enjoyed it.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2020 at 00:55

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16oz can thanks to steve pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is great big sweet coconut vanilla chocolate bourbon barrel booze. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate bourbon barrel booze coconut vanilla wow very nice.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2020 at 03:58

5/10
Fizzy, citrus, fruity, yeasty, dry, dusty
Tried from Can on 29 Feb 2020 at 20:35

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Blind Stout Share. Pours a deep brown to black with a small beige head that lingers. Big bourbon, fudge focused nose with cacao nib, milk chocolate and brownie fudge. Smooth and rich, decadent stout on the palate. Sweet but not overly so. Lots of wood and oak as it warms up on the nose and palate. Smooth finish with a velvet touch. Very impressed.

Blind ranking personal results:
#1 Toppling Goliath - Barrel Slayer
#1 Ellison / Barclay / Watkins - Four Horsemen
#3 Hailstorm - Vlad vs. Zombie vs. Shark (2019)
#4 Cerebral - Here be Monsters (Batch 2 11/2017)
#5 Goose Island - BCBS (2019)
#6 Jackie O's / Side Project - Appervation
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2020 at 16:42

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Large can @ Billie’s Bottle Shop. Hazy orange, little white head. Nose is bitter orange, chalk, zest, hay, peel. Taste is bitter peel, orange, low chalk, faint tropical. Doughy low hazy body, solid, pleasant.
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2020 at 14:55