flatmatt Profile

On tap at the Craft Grille. Pours a clear brown with a white head. Fruity molasses and toffee in the aroma. Flavors of honey biscuit, molasses, toffee, dark fruit. Sometimes doppelbocks have a weird off flavor for me, but this one is great! My favorite of the night.

Tried from Draft at Schoolcraft Brewery - The Craft Grille on 17 Feb 2026 at 00:05

flatmatt added a new beer Doppelbock by Schoolcraft Brewery
3 months ago

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Haggerty IPA from Schoolcraft Brewery

3 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Overdue backlog entry. On tap at the Craft Grille. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Grapefruit, herbal/grassy, pine hops in the aroma. Flavor has high bitterness, herbal/grassy, pine hops, with a citrus touch and some pale malt. Pretty nice.

Tried from Draft at Schoolcraft Brewery - The Craft Grille on 16 Feb 2026 at 23:45

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Juicy from Petoskey Brewing Company

5 months ago

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

12 oz can dated 11/11/25. Pours a light yellow, fairly hazy, with a white head. Citrusy (grapefruit, orange) and herbal/floral hop aroma. Flavor has herbal, grassy, citrus hops. No real bitterness, but I don't think I'd really call it "juicy." It's just okay.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2026 at 02:48

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Strict Observance from Archival Brewing was the one that did it!
6 months ago

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Strict Observance from Archival Brewing

6 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7

12 oz can. Pours a hazy coppery amber with a fizzy, diminishing off-white head. Dark fruit aroma (raisin, plum, red grape), toffee, red apple, with a bit of yeastiness. Rather light palate for a double. Flavors of red grape, raisin, red apple, pear coming in with the yeastiness, brown sugar. Honestly it's a pretty good light & clean dubbel.

Tried from Can from Stadium Market on 26 Jan 2026 at 03:57

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Hola Barkness Mi Viejo Amigo from Transient Artisan Ales

6 months ago

8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5

500 mL bottle, labeled as 2023 vintage. Pours black with a brown head. Sweet cocoa syrup, soy, vanilla, and molasses in the aroma. Flavor is very syrupy cocoa, coffee, vanilla, bourbon, soy, molasses, caramel. Lots of sweet, syrupy flavors going on. Very good!

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2026 at 04:46

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Barleywine Ale from Founders Brewing Co.

6 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a white head. Toasty caramel-honey aroma. Nice sweet toasty malt flavor, caramel/honey biscuit with bitter hops, citrus. Just a good barley wine.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2025 at 04:13

flatmatt (2393) reviewed

Son of a Nutcracker from Drafting Table Brewing Company

6 months ago

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

On tap at HopCat Livonia. A black pour with a very light tan or off-white head. Heavy hazelnut in the aroma with vanilla, cocoa, and coffee. Flavor has hazelnut and coffee leading the way, syrupy cocoa, vanilla. Well balanced despite the strong flavors. Very nice.

Tried from Draft at HopCat - Livonia on 30 Dec 2025 at 02:30

flatmatt added a new beer Son of a Nutcracker by Drafting Table Brewing Company
6 months ago