The Livery

Brewpub in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Livery

Established in 2005

Contact
190 5th St, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022, United States
Description
Over one hundred years ago, the building known as the Palace Livery provided a vital service making it a unique gathering place for residents of and travelers to Southwest Michigan. This former horse livery has been brought back to life as The Livery!

Our mission is to honor the rich history of brewing by continuing to create hand-forged beer that will inspire and enlighten. The byproduct of our brewing is that it will continue to unite our community with travelers near and far, under one roof, in celebration of life! Furthermore, our outreach into the community will help strengthen the vast programs that encapsulate the character of our region.

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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours near black with a tan head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a grass and pine hop note with earthy dark grains and a hint of bourbon. Flavor has a combination of earthy dark grains and grass with hints of pine and bourbon supporting.

Tried from Draft on 21 Nov 2015 at 11:29


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Crunchy’s. Nice combination of rye and mildly high ABV in an IPA.

Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2015 at 18:47


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Clownisseur! Pours hazy orange, medium beige head, dissipates fairly quickly, nice lacing. Aroma is peach for sure, hints of oak, brett funk, basement mildew, hints of pine. Flavor is peach and Brett, quite lighlty tart actually with a medium funk, but clean Brett notes, basement and horseblanket, stonefruit, oak tannins, quite a lot of oak actually, but not a lot of acetic tannin. Medium body. Pretty solid beer.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2015 at 22:17


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle with huge thanks to Clownoisseur. Shared among friends, as it should be. Pours cloudy deep purple, small head, some lacing. Aroma is lots of cherries with some funk and dust. Flavor is medium tart, light funk, berries Medium body. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2015 at 22:19


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped 750 shared by Marcus. Pours very dark brown with no head. Aroma is sort of pumpernickle. Med + body. Flavor is pumpernickle, there’s some whiskey, With time bourbon becomes noticeable. It’s quite tasty.

Tried on 24 Aug 2015 at 15:56


7

Tried on 19 Aug 2015 at 08:54


7

Tried on 19 Aug 2015 at 08:54


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Growler thanks to a trade! Pours a clear amber orange with an off white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces slightly. Aroma has a good amount of sour fruit with touches of acid and lemon underlying. Flavor is a bit more reserved with light sour fruit, some lemon, blood orange and a bit of bread underlying.

Tried from Growler on 01 Jul 2015 at 18:48


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Growler thanks to the trade. Pours near black with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of bourbon with some dark grains with notes of dark grains roasted malts and a bit of bitter chocolate. Flavor is also booze heavy with supporting notes of dark grains, chocolate and roasted malts.

Tried from Growler on 30 Jun 2015 at 20:56


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head. The aroma is roast, oak, vinegar. Thin mouth, tart, flavors matching nose, wood, funky, decent.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2015 at 11:38