Dark Horse Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Benchmark Beverage Co.
Associated Venue: Dark Horse Brewing Company

Established in 1997

Contact
511 S Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI, 49068, United States
Description
Great beer is messy.

From the outset in 1997, Dark Horse Brewery was fueled by a relentless pursuit of excellence and creativity in brewing, with an unflinching disregard for anything that didn’t captivate the taste buds.

In truth, the journey has been filled with adversity, highs, lows, and even a bit of TV show fame. Some might even label the odyssey as reckless. Yet, it was through this tumultuous journey that Dark Horse Brewery honed its award-winning craft and culture. Producing remarkable IPAs, beloved ales, big bold stouts, sought-after session beers, wild events, and boasting more than 5000 mug club members.

Fast forward 27 years, now guided by new leadership under managing partner Chuck Mascari Jr. Dark Horse Brewing Co. remains one of the few lasting independent forces in the Michigan craft brewing scene with a brand impact embraced across the globe. Every month, over 1,000 hardcore #darkhorsenation beer fans check in to our brews on Untappd, from all over the world!

Now, we’re not only a craft brewery, but also a small distillery and small winemaker. Our Beer Garten is a unique entertainment venue for up-and-coming artists. For patrons and Marshall visitors, we offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner at our Commons Market and Taproom, and open our Beer Garten from May through October. There are six major events at the brewery every year starting with Winterfest Beer Olympics and ending the year with an 80’s themed, 4ELF Party!

With a blend of rebellion, responsibility, and boundless curiosity infused into every brew, Dark Horse Brewing Co. beers continue to stand as a testament to our unwavering commitment to exceptional quality and taste. Visit the Brewery today and experience it for yourself! Join the #darkhorsenation!

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8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Black as an eternal sin. Small thin beige layer on top Solid intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and bitterness for a beer like this Mellow fine carbonation level Dangerously easy to drink Not to much bourbon! That is good. Oak, toffee, roast, chocolate and coffee in the flavor Nice complexity [Bottle from a trade with rlgk]
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2022 at 21:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 ounce can from Vintage Estate, 9/19/22. Murky orange, large beige head, below average retention. Aroma of mango, green almost wet hops. Grain. Pretty raw. Taste is mango, lemon, green hops, toast. Lingering bitterness. For the name, not very mango. Kind of all over the place, but a good beer.
Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2022 at 00:55

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Backlog July 2015. Dark brown, almost black body under a small, lacing beige head. Aroma is mostly roasted dark malt with a hint of dry fruit. Taste is sweet, roasted dark malt, coffee, dark fruit and pleasant bitterness. Fine body and smooth in aftertaste. A nice, tasty porter.
Tried on 12 Oct 2022 at 19:16

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at the house on Martha’s Vineyard. Picked up via trade. Pours black-brown with a moderate, foamy tan head. Medium sweet flavour, lots of bourbon, gooey chocolate, burnt marshmallows. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, some ashy roast, bittersweet dark chocolate, more rich bourbon. Tasty, old-school BA stout.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2022 at 02:45

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can. Hazy, amber orange color. Large, frothy beige head. Subtle bready malt nose hints at sweet citrus and stone fruit. Flavor is bittersweet citrus, toasted malt and resiny pine. Not quite West Coast, not quite East Coast. Somewhere in the middle. Herbal and citrus hops move to a hint of pine on the backend. Decent.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2022 at 03:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz can. Pours a very deep red brown to black with a tan head. Candy toffee, caramel, raspberry aroma. Flavor matches raspberry with roasty, creamy dark malts (coffee, dark chocolate, toffee). Works nicely.
Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2022 at 21:32

2.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1
Can from vintage estate 2$. Smells like an IPA, perhaps a tad of fruit on the nose. Looks like a hazy IPA. Big foaming head with large bubbles. Taste is simply big fat terribly on style IPA. I can barely tell there is any mango in it at all, if any. Its so overly IPA bitter and it seems like a lot more ABV than 5, fer sher. Difficult as with any good IPA. Insulting my lager loven girlie taste buds, whew. Too much for me to handle. Yea, in the middle the mango is totally absent. Gets almost astringent in the end. Not sure about this one. Barely any co2 from mouthcoating start to taste bud rototilling finish. Blah. Mr. Mango, where are you? Save me from this terrible eye pee aye.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2022 at 18:59

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color, god foam. Aroma: smoked and bread, roasted malt, a little prunes and fruit. Taste: velvety, smoked-coffee, chocolate, slightly winey, pleasant and warming.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2022 at 11:02

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Blik thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een troebel geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een fruitige tropische geur met tonen van hop. De smaak is vol, mango achtig, zoet en hop bitter licht harsig in de afdronk.
Tried on 14 May 2022 at 19:16

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours hazy yellow with lots of suspended yeast chunks. It smells of citrus and a bit of earthy hops. The flavor is mild to moderately bitter. There’s not much pineapple here. It’s sort of earthy and resinous with a little citrus. It’s okay, but I’m not impressed. Is it too old? I can’t tell. The date on the can is just a smear of ink.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2022 at 04:11