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| MidwestMicroBrews' Midwest Beer Reviews! |
Detroit Beer Company - Detroit, Michigan
Local 529 IPA
6.3 - 6.7% ABV
Appearance - Pours a cloudy, medium-amber color with a fine, crisp, snow-white head.
Smell - Strong fruity hops hit first, then sweetgrass, lemon-zest, orange and grapefruit. It also has light notes of rising bread.
Taste - The heavy taste of hops is first to the tongue, then you'll notice tastes of sweet spiced fruit. Undertones of malt become more
present as you work your way down the glass.
Feel - Medium-bodied with a smooth, almost velvety mouthfeel.
Finish - Expectedly bitter. Unexpectedly peppery bite to the finish.
Overall Impression - A hearty malt presence creates a nice canvas for the hops to do their dance upon. Local 529 doesn't overwhelm
with the hops. It may not satisfy the most hardcore of the hop-heads, but this classic IPA is a crisp and refreshing beer.
The Detroit Dwarf (Zwickel/Keller/Landbier)
(for the legend of the Detroit Dwarf, click here.)
6.8% ABV
Appearance - Pours a nice ruby-red brown with a hint of glistening gold. A skinny finger of a just-off-white head with decent retention.
Smell - Mild aromas of roasted almonds, tanned leather, and warm apple crisp. Aromatic hops gently tickle the nose.
Taste - Mildly hopped with a sweet medium-roasted malt foundation. Spiced rye bread. Notes of brown sugar and sweet cherries.
Feel - Medium bodied with light to medium carbonation.
Finish - Smooth on the swallow with just a mild alcohol burn. At almost 7% ABV you'd expect more, but no complaints on that.
Overall Impression - As you may notice, the word "mild" comes up quite a bit when discussing the Detroit Dwarf. There is nothing
over-the-top in this Zwickel/Keller/Landbier, a style not too common... especially here in the states. This isn't a putdown. It's a very
drinkable beer, one that the Dwarf would be proud of.
Broadway Light Ale
4.5% ABV
Appearance - Translucent yellow, almost gold with a full white head that sticks around the whole time.
Smell - Light aromas, but there are scents of sweet malt grains, mild hops, fresh-cut grass with some hints of citrus. Nothing overpowers.
Taste - Very light taste but sweet malts, gentle hops, grass and spiced orange are there.
Feel - Light but not thin in feel. What you'd expect from a light ale.
Finish - Crisp, clean, and just a bit astringent.
Overall Impression - When those not interested in diving into the world or craft beer find themselves here and order a Bud, Miller, or
Coors Light, DBC could give them this. They might think it's the best beer they ever had. It's an ale meant to please the general
beer-drinking public. Many brewpubs will offer a beer like this, but Detroit Beer Company's Broadway Light beats most of them. This is a
light, lively, and tasty brew that, while not impressive to everyone, won't offend anyone.
People Mover Porter
5 - 6% ABV
(The People Mover is the above-ground train system that serves the downtown Detroit area. To learn more about it, visit the official People
Mover website here.)
Appearance - Dark brown, not quite black with a tan cafe-latte-like head that leaves some beautiful lacing.
Smell - Sweet milk chocolate, roasted barley, and fresh roasted coffee. Hints of sweet tobacco smoke sneak through.
Taste - Fresh coffee hits first, then baked multi-grain muffins. An unexpected (for a Porter) level of hop bitterness makes itself known.
Feel - Not as heavy as expected. Light to medium light in body, but smooth and silky. If Sade's voice was a beer, this might be it.
Finish - Goes down smooth and warm with a lingering bitter bite on the back of the tongue.
Overall Impression - People Mover is a very well-balanced Porter. The hops go mano a mano with the richness of the malts. Since it is a
Porter, the malts win, but the hop bite at the end lets you know that while it may be down, it definitely is not out.
Local 529 IPA
6.3 - 6.7% ABV
Appearance - Pours a cloudy, medium-amber color with a fine, crisp, snow-white head.
Smell - Strong fruity hops hit first, then sweetgrass, lemon-zest, orange and grapefruit. It also has light notes of rising bread.
Taste - The heavy taste of hops is first to the tongue, then you'll notice tastes of sweet spiced fruit. Undertones of malt become more
present as you work your way down the glass.
Feel - Medium-bodied with a smooth, almost velvety mouthfeel.
Finish - Expectedly bitter. Unexpectedly peppery bite to the finish.
Overall Impression - A hearty malt presence creates a nice canvas for the hops to do their dance upon. Local 529 doesn't overwhelm
with the hops. It may not satisfy the most hardcore of the hop-heads, but this classic IPA is a crisp and refreshing beer.
The Detroit Dwarf (Zwickel/Keller/Landbier)
(for the legend of the Detroit Dwarf, click here.)
6.8% ABV
Appearance - Pours a nice ruby-red brown with a hint of glistening gold. A skinny finger of a just-off-white head with decent retention.
Smell - Mild aromas of roasted almonds, tanned leather, and warm apple crisp. Aromatic hops gently tickle the nose.
Taste - Mildly hopped with a sweet medium-roasted malt foundation. Spiced rye bread. Notes of brown sugar and sweet cherries.
Feel - Medium bodied with light to medium carbonation.
Finish - Smooth on the swallow with just a mild alcohol burn. At almost 7% ABV you'd expect more, but no complaints on that.
Overall Impression - As you may notice, the word "mild" comes up quite a bit when discussing the Detroit Dwarf. There is nothing
over-the-top in this Zwickel/Keller/Landbier, a style not too common... especially here in the states. This isn't a putdown. It's a very
drinkable beer, one that the Dwarf would be proud of.
Broadway Light Ale
4.5% ABV
Appearance - Translucent yellow, almost gold with a full white head that sticks around the whole time.
Smell - Light aromas, but there are scents of sweet malt grains, mild hops, fresh-cut grass with some hints of citrus. Nothing overpowers.
Taste - Very light taste but sweet malts, gentle hops, grass and spiced orange are there.
Feel - Light but not thin in feel. What you'd expect from a light ale.
Finish - Crisp, clean, and just a bit astringent.
Overall Impression - When those not interested in diving into the world or craft beer find themselves here and order a Bud, Miller, or
Coors Light, DBC could give them this. They might think it's the best beer they ever had. It's an ale meant to please the general
beer-drinking public. Many brewpubs will offer a beer like this, but Detroit Beer Company's Broadway Light beats most of them. This is a
light, lively, and tasty brew that, while not impressive to everyone, won't offend anyone.
People Mover Porter
5 - 6% ABV
(The People Mover is the above-ground train system that serves the downtown Detroit area. To learn more about it, visit the official People
Mover website here.)
Appearance - Dark brown, not quite black with a tan cafe-latte-like head that leaves some beautiful lacing.
Smell - Sweet milk chocolate, roasted barley, and fresh roasted coffee. Hints of sweet tobacco smoke sneak through.
Taste - Fresh coffee hits first, then baked multi-grain muffins. An unexpected (for a Porter) level of hop bitterness makes itself known.
Feel - Not as heavy as expected. Light to medium light in body, but smooth and silky. If Sade's voice was a beer, this might be it.
Finish - Goes down smooth and warm with a lingering bitter bite on the back of the tongue.
Overall Impression - People Mover is a very well-balanced Porter. The hops go mano a mano with the richness of the malts. Since it is a
Porter, the malts win, but the hop bite at the end lets you know that while it may be down, it definitely is not out.
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