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16 oz can from the brewery. Pours deep brown to black with a tan head. Roasty, lightly smoky coffee and cocoa aroma. Flavor has some nutty earthy tones alongside the roasty-smoky cocoa coffee core, some molasses working in. A pretty nice imperial stout.

Tried from Can at River's Edge Brewing Company on 14 Jul 2025 at 02:17

flatmatt added a new beer Double Dirty Frank by River's Edge Brewing Company
11 months ago

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Tropical Hopslam from Bell's Brewery

11 months ago

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

16 oz can. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Tropical hops (mango, passion fruit), citrus (orange, grapefruit) in the aroma. Flavor has tropical and citrus hop flavors as well, fairly juicy. With Hopslam as my favorite beer, I was kind of hesitant to try this for fear of it being a bad knockoff. But while it's not really on the level of Hopslam, it is still very good.

Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2025 at 03:20

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Laser Raptor from River's Edge Brewing Company

1 year ago

8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

16 oz can from the brewery. Pours an orange golden with a light haze and an off-white head. Tropical hop aromas (mango), white grape, citrus, pine. Flavor mixes the citrus and tropical hops with some pine. Really very good.

Tried from Can at River's Edge Brewing Company on 12 Jul 2025 at 03:52

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51K from Blackrocks Brewery

1 year ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

12 oz can dated 27-May-2025. Apparently despite visiting the brewery a couple weeks ago, I've never had this one that's in all the stores. Anyway, it pours a clear yellow with a white head. Piney citrusy hop aroma. Citrus, piney, floral hop flavors, a touch of pale malt. A really solid one.

Tried from Can from Meijer - Northville on 11 Jul 2025 at 03:15

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Blackrocks Brewery

1 year ago

7.8/10 — Setting 9 Selection 8 Service 7 Food Value 7 Overall 8

Enjoyed our visit. Fairly large space with two bars, multiple rooms and floors, and a large garden area out back. Multiple food trucks when we were there as well. Some decent variety in styles offered, and the quality is largely there.

Visited on 28 Jun 2025 at 22:00

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Iron Bay Restaurant & Drinkery

1 year ago

7.4/10 — Setting 8 Selection 8 Service 6 Food 7 Value 7 Overall 8

Part taproom, part bakery/cafe. The taproom part is small but nice. Solid selection of local and regional beers on tap. Service was friendly, but it was one of those visits where it seems like they're out of half the things you're trying to order. Food was decent and offered a good selection of vegan choices. A nice place.

Visited on 28 Jun 2025 at 20:00

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Bomb Pop Milkshake IPA from Great White Buffalo Brewing Co.

1 year ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

On tap at GWB. Pours a light red with a white head. Cherry and strawberry aroma. Cherry and raspberry flavors. Makes me think of red Kool-Aid (but without the sugariness).

Tried from Draft at Great White Buffalo Brewing Co. on 04 Jul 2025 at 20:15

flatmatt added a new beer Bomb Pop Milkshake IPA by Great White Buffalo Brewing Co.
1 year ago

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Marty Party from Great White Buffalo Brewing Co.

1 year ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

On tap at GWB. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Toasty pretzel aroma. Flavor is toasty pretzel with a salt note, pale malt. A successful pretzel beer, as described.

Tried from Draft at Great White Buffalo Brewing Co. on 04 Jul 2025 at 20:05