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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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - Hazy pale yellow with an aroma full of green apples. Tastes of sweet apples with a little tartness. It’s light to medium bodied and quite quaffable.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2010 at 20:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (old notes) - Hopefully I got this right as to my surprise the beer wasn’t entered here yet but a barrel aged version was. Pours hazy pale yellow. The aroma is very much pear led. It tastes light, sweet, and of course of pears. The sweetness goes right into the finish. It’s simple but quite good.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2010 at 20:35

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - Pours hazy yellow with good lacing and a yeasty, bready malt, and flowery hop aroma. The flavor is a well balanced blend of the bready malt and crisp hops. Solid, easy drinking brew.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2010 at 20:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - Pours a cloudy straw color and has a wheat heavy aroma with yeast and citrus. It smells really good. The flavor is a bit lacking. It’s sweet wheat with a touch of citrus and spice and a light, bubbly body.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2010 at 20:13

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
tap at the brewery (warning - my notes are months old) - Pours hazy orange-brown. There’s lots of caramel malt aroma like a chewy caramel candy. The medium body tastes of sweet caramel malt and has a lightly hopped finish. Nice fall brew.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2010 at 20:08

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (beer hunters please note: my notes are months old) - Pours hazy copper and has a mild hop aroma with just a touch of citrus. The flavor is obviously hop forward and there’s a little citrus. The malt is enough to hold it up, but there’s not a lot of character here. Good if average brew.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2010 at 15:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (beer hunters please note: my notes are months old) - Pours copper colored with a nice citrus hop aroma. The flavor is aggressive, earthy hops with mild malt underlying it. It’s medium bodied with the expected lingering bitterness of the style.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2010 at 15:39

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
tap at the brewery (beer hunters please note: my notes are months old) - Pours very dark brown with a chocolate malt aroma. It has a sweet flavor with ample chocolate malt present. It seems a little watery for a stout. It’s alright but I’m not impressed.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2010 at 15:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
cask at the brewery, this version listed as 6.25% (beer hunters please note: my notes are months old) - Pours dark brown and has a light, roast malt aroma. The flavor is sweet roast malt and not much else going on there. It’s medium bodied and has minimal carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2010 at 15:32

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
tap at the brewery (beer hunters please note: my notes are months old) - This brew has a mild hop aroma. It’s sweet and lightly carbonated with mild bitterness and a medium body. Decent brew though uninspiring.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2010 at 15:30