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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief
Visited Grand Rapids a few weekends ago. Part of the trip was a brewery crawl. Visited five:
Grand Rapids Brewing Company: Had lunch and beer. Honey Brown Ale was pretty good.
Founders: Had Dirty Bastard and Mango Magnifico. Magnifico is a dangerous beer 10% ABV with not a hint of alcohol taste. Tasted like a Mango- tamarind punch with a spicy kick at the end.
Elk: Got a flight of ESB, Hefeweizen, cream soda ale, amber ale, and coffee stout. Coffee stout was the best. Hefeweizen was most disappointing as it was weak. Cream Soda ale was odd. Sweet up front, then beer bitterness, then a cream soda vanilla aftertaste.
Brewery Vivant: Had Wit, Raspberry ale, Malt Guild, and hard cider. The cider was the best very tart and dry. Everything was good. Wished they distributed outside of Michigan.
Harmony Brewing and Pizza: Had Grand Jubilation which was a Berliner Weisee half and half with lemonade. Very good and sour. The lemonade wasn't sweet so it didn't come off as cloying.
Ranked:
Founders
Brewery Vivant
Harmony
Grand Rapids Brewing
Elk
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I have to travel to GR a few times a year for work. Brewery Vivant is definitely on my list when I'm there next.
Agree on Mango Magnifico being a dangerous drinker, but I do find it boozy. I had it at Founders and out of the bottle in Chicago. A lot of people (I know) don't like it but I really enjoy it.