Carbon Capture is a collaboration brew with @biggrovebrewery , championing sustainability. This rye IPA features eco-friendly hops from @hopsteiner and @yakimachief , including low-carbon Bravo, HS17701, and HBC522 varieties. With @rahrmalt as a base malt, our eco-powered malt supplier harnesses malting byproducts to fuel their facility and the community.
The Bravo hops provide a burst of fruity yet earthy tones, followed by unique hints of floral and citrus notes, thanks to the experimental HS17701 and HBC522 hops. The use of Rahr malt contributes to a sturdy backbone, imparting a subtle sweetness.
Embrace our commitment to a greener future by drinking sustainable beer with us and our buddies at Big Grove Brewery!
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#CarbonCaptureIPA #SustainableBrewing #EcoFriendlyAle #greenhops #BrewingForTheFuture #DrinkSustainably #LowCarbonBrew #SipSustainably #RahrMaltMagic #CollabBrew ...
POV: trying to get an epic watermelon IPA photo.
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The photo shoot didn’t go quite as planned but the beer is a banger.
WONDERMELON IPA is like biting into a slice of fresh, juicy watermelon, with both the succulent fruit and the crisp rind flavors dancing on your palate. The hop-forward IPA profile cuts through the sweetness, offering a zesty counterpoint to the watermelon’s natural sugars. Like sunshine in a glass - bright, invigorating, and just a little bit surprising.
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Tropical Tang Twister 🍍🥭🍊
New beer now on tap at both spots.
A vibrant blend of exotic fruits in a refreshing Gose. This beer dances on your palate with a lively symphony of pineapple, mango, and tangerine, creating an exotic oasis of flavor. The tropical fruits provide a juicy sweetness, perfectly balanced by the traditional Gose tartness and a touch of salt. Clocking in at a friendly 5.1% ABV, Tropical Tang Twist delivers a revitalizing burst of island flavor without the heavy hit of a higher-alcohol beer. A genuine tropical treat, a tribute to the fruits of nature, and an invitation to sit back, relax, and enjoy a sip of paradise.
#gose #griffinclaw #tropicaltangtwister ...
New cocktail menu is live at both taprooms! We’re starting this week off with a nice Hop Refresher. Made with our own distilled Crooks Botanical Gin, Triple Sec, Fresh Lime, and our own HOP2OHH! Sparkling Hop Water.
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This thing is REFRESHING to the max.
#griffinclaw #hopwater #hop2ohh #cocktail ...
Happy Memorial Day everybody. We hope you’re enjoying your weekend with good people. Hope to see you all tomorrow back at it in the taprooms.
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Griffin Claw beer is available at #movementdetroit so you can keep the vibes flowing all weekend.
Cheers y’all!
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Hooray for Friday of Memorial Day Weekend! Let’s make it a good one, and make sure to swing by for your long weekend essentials (beer).
Cheers everybody!
#griffinclaw #memorialweekend #craftbeer #buylocal #buyindependent ...
This 10th ANNI IPA is definitely worthy of the title. Thanks to you for voting on it.
Have you tried it yet?
#griffinclaw #goldstandard #10years #10thanni ...
We’re Trop BOPPING over here!
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Made with a Tropical BOPP of blood orange, pineapple, and peach, this cider is super tasty!
#blackgrasscider #tropbopp #tropical ...
HOP2OHH! Make a splash at the next party with Hop Water! We’ll ship right to ya! 📦💧refreshing and hop-citrusly delicious! Link in bio to order direct!
#griffinclaw #hopwater ...
🥳It’s Our Birthday🍻
We’re celebrating our 10 year with 10th ANNI, a beer made possible by YOU! Not only have you supported us for a whole decade, but our incredible community of beer lovers voted on the style and helped create this masterpiece. Find it in some of our super supportive stores near you, or come enjoy it together with us at both taprooms.
#cheersto10years #communitybrew #griffinclaw #goldstandard ...
We had an awesome day of brewing with the homies from @dogandponyshowbrewing at the Clubhouse! Really excited about this beer and collab, stay tuned, it’s most definitely gonna be a banger.
Super rad brewing community we have over here!
#dogandpontshowbrewing #griffinclaw #collab ...
NEW CIDER: Trop BOPP 🍹
Dive headfirst into the radiant, sun-kissed realm of #TroppBopp 🍏🍊🍍🍑. Our unique hard cider is no less than a tropical twist, an effervescent escape packed in a can, bursting with our one-of-a-kind B.O.P.P. blend - the zest of Blood Orange, the sweet burst of Pineapple, and the soothing touch of Peach.
Let your taste buds embark on an unforgettable flavor journey 🏝. The initial sip entices with the tart edge of blood orange, setting a lively citrusy tone. Swiftly, the exotic charm of pineapple sweeps in, whisking you away to a world of swaying palm trees and sapphire seas. The journey concludes with a tender kiss of peach, its mellow sweetness reminiscent of a serene tropical sunset.
Welcome to an island fiesta in a can 🥳. A harmonious fusion of tropical fruit and crisp apple, each sip is a refreshing wave, a `bopp` of tropical bliss. So, grab your favorite shades 😎, and get ready to Tropp Bopp your way to an everlasting summer! #HardCider #SummerVibes #TropicalTwist ...
1️⃣0️⃣Years of Beers 🥳🍻
We called this beer 10th ANNI to commemorate our 10th year with a delicious beer.
This isn`t just any beer, though. It`s YOUR beer. From the heavy hand of flaked oats, golden naked oats, to the lavish whirlpool drop of Centennial hops, and ridiculously dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado - this beer was voted on by YOU. Our incredible community of beer enthusiasts helped create this masterpiece, making it a true testament to our journey together. 🍺💕
Cheers to 10 more!
#griffinclaw #goldstandard #10thanni #10years ...
🍻✨ Cheers to a decade of daring brews and countless cheers, Griffin Claw fam! ✨🍻
In honor of our 10th Anniversary, we`ve crafted a beer as unique and exciting as our journey has been. Meet our New England Style Hazy IPA, a brew that captures our spirit of innovation and passion for great flavors. 🎉
This isn`t just any beer, though. It`s YOUR beer. From the heavy hand of flaked oats, golden naked oats, to the lavish whirlpool drop of Centennial hops, and ridiculously dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado - this beer was voted on by YOU. Our incredible community of beer enthusiasts helped create this masterpiece, making it a true testament to our journey together. 🍺💕
Get ready to dive into a glass of hazy goodness that celebrates a decade of Griffin Claw and YOU! Stay tuned for more info on this brew-tiful creation. 🎂🎈 #CheersTo10Years #GriffinClawDecadeIPA #CommunityBrew ...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, and make sure they have plenty of beer for their special day. Griffin Claw happens to be this Mom’s favorite place, and we’re very proud to be a company owned by amazing mothers as well. Cheers to moms everywhere!
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Mother’s Day is tomorrow. You know the drill. Get moms what they really want. Local and independent craft beer! No more flowers 💐 moms want growlers 🍺!!!
#happymothersday #localbeer #independentbrewery #goldstandard ...
🎉🍺 Raise your glasses high, because something BIG is brewing! 🍺🎉
We’re hopping with excitement to announce that our 10th Anniversary New England IPA is launching this Tuesday! Brewed with a mix of flaked oats, golden naked oats, and a lavish hop drop of Centennial in the whirlpool, this brew is a true representation of a decade of brewing excellence.
Ridiculously dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado, this hazy delight is the product of YOUR choice, chosen by our incredible community of beer lovers. 🍻
So, mark your calendars and get ready to join the celebration. Here’s to a decade of Griffin Claw and YOU! 🥳 #CheersTo10Years #GriffinClaw10thAnniIPA #YourBeerYourChoice ...
We’re bringing Gateway back.
Right now. It’s back. Norm’s Gateway IPA has all the citrus hoppy flavor you expect from Norm’s but at a session-able ABV. So, seize the day, crack open a cold IPA, and let it be your gateway to hoppy bliss.
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Make a splash at the next party with our NON-ALC Hop Water! We’ll ship it right to ya! 📦💧
Your friends will be amazed how refreshing and hop-citrusly delicious it is! Plus, no hangover, no worries, and no running to the store!
Link in bio to order some direct!
#griffinclaw #hopwater ...
The self-proclaimed Traveling Monk Punk Cider Maker, Ian Radogost-Givens, has been on the hunt for the best apples to make beautiful, natural, and fruited dry ciders. This vagabond spirit of creation has led us here, to Blackgrass Ciderworks.
Throughout the past decade, Ian has gathered many awards and accolades while traveling the unknown. From searching for old farm style apples to using unique heirloom varieties, Ian has created blends that only his wacky nomadic brain could think of. So, cheers to the unknown, and join us on this adventure. Get out quick. #blackgrasscider
6.5% | Fineapple Hard Cider
Hard Cider made with Michigan apples and fresh pineapple juice. It’s tropical, weirdly nostolgic, and refreshing. That’s one FINEAPPLE.
5.5% | Michigan Apples. Michigan Cherries. Michigan Cranberries
Hard Cider made with Michigan apples, Cranberries, and Michigan Cherries. Tart and slightly sweet flavor with a dry finish.
6.9% | Unfiltered, Raw, Dry Table Cider
Unfiltered and raw traditional table cider fermented completely dry with all Michigan culinary apples. Crisp red apple characteristics on the nose with a soft and lingering acidity. Fermented bone dry on champagne yeast for a strikingly crispy finish. Perfect for a picnic, a hike, hard labor outdoors, and as a standard with every single meal you share with good company. Stay golden.
6.5% | Tropical Lime Blasted Hard Cider.
Michigan apples with a BLAST of Tropical Lime flavor.
6% | Boysenberry Lemonade Hard Cider
Boysenberry Lemonade Hard Cider. Summer crusher, shandy style hard cider made with boysenberries and lemon juice.
6% | Pink Lemonade Hard Cider
Pink Lemonade Hard Cider. This one’s a crusher, shandy style hard cider made with strawberries, raspberries, and lemon juice.
6.9% | Gin Barrel Aged Boysenberry Lemonade Hard Cider.
Gin Barrel Aged Hard Cider made with boysenberries and Lemon juice.
6.5% | Hard Cider made with Vietnamese Cinnamon and Bourbon Vanilla.
This is not your average cinnamon flavored drink. We use a Vietnamese cinnamon and hand cut bourbon vanilla beans in this unfiltered semi-dry hard cider. You’ll pick up big cina bark aroma and super earthy cinnamon flavor with an edge but not the spice for a smooth and festive cider that is as complex as the maker who made it. To achieve this, we let this one rest on the cinnamon and vanilla exactly as many weeks as it takes to get the perfect flavor. How do we know when it’s ready? Taste.
6.9% | Red Flesh Rosé cider.
Dry rosé with Red Wave apples from Central Washington state, also known as red flesh apples. The rose hue and flavor of this deliciously tart cider comes directly from the 100% apples and nothing else. Boasting apple forward flavor with notes of rock candy and aromas of watermelon, raspberry, & cranberry that finishes dry and crisp.
6.9% | Naturally Fermented Dry Hard Cider made in collaboration with Pux Cider.
A collaboration with Pux Cider from Grand Rapids on the westside of Michigan. This natural fermentation from wild yeast off the apples that came from the sprawling orchards from the great Michigan farmland surrounding Pux orchard. This very interesting flavor of the natural yeast combined with the blend of Ellis bitter, Ashton bitter, Brown’s apple, and Tremlett’s bitter apples offers a farmhouse style cider experience with a low acidity bite in this bone dry natural cider. We collected the apples and pressed them at Pux cider, then the unfermented juice made it’s way across the state to blackgrass to naturally ferment, age, and package right here at Blackgrass.
6.5% | Hard Cider made with Michigan apples, Pink Guava, and dry-hopped with Belma Hops.
This cider is wild and delicious with a tart and sweet pink guave up front and a super tingly carbonation that flows spikey all the way down the tongue. I forgot to mention the aroma first, it’s crazy serious pithy melon and orange smelling from the hops. It’s really hard to describe this cider because it has so much going on, but one this is for sure certain – it’s frickin indescribably delicious.
6.7% | Naturally Fermented Dry Hard Cider made with Northern Spy apples.
Northern Spy apples are well known for their winter heartiness and last year’s Northern Spy was one of the best we’ve had for flavor in the past few years. We just had to let this single varietal naturally ferment to showcase this apple. With a great nose of green apple, the flavor has a good bit of apple spiciness that’s very pleasantly acidic and bready on the entire palate. It’s a super smooth drinker or as Ian describes it, “it’s a beautifully acidic all day drinker”. We recommend a long pour from bottle to glass, about 1-2 ounces per taste. This opens up fragrance and taste, bringing out its natural effervescence.
6.5% | Hard Cider made with Yellow Bourbon Coffee
Coffee Hard Cider made with Yellow Bourbon Coffee from Finca Jose Isidro Pereira in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil.
This cider is a crowd favorite with a beautiful nose of fresh roasted coffee with a soft sweetness and apple backbone. If you are a coffee lover this cider is for you and if you are a curious adventurer you will not be disappointed with the levels of diversity that are found in this cider
6.9% | SILLY GOOSE – NATURALLY FERMENTED DRY HARD CIDER MADE WITH 100% WINESAP APPLES / GOOSEBERRIES / TAHITIAN VANILLA
Inspired by Ian’s grandmother’sa Norwegian jam recipe made with gooseberries, vanilla, and lemon juice. This is a blackgrass twist, instead of your regular vanilla bean we used a Tahitian vanilla bean with notes of licorice, wood, red wine, and cherries. The soft flavor of the 13 month aged Winesap apples is the backbone of this cider but the gooseberries vanilla, lemon, and native yeast are on the forefront of the pallet, as the vanilla silk woodseiness takes you through this tart dry cider, we hope that this old world recipe has some new school twists of the next generations ohmage of a never forgotten gift.
6.5% | Naturally Fermented Dry Hard Cider.
These apples were the very last pick of the season from Porter’s Orchard up in Goodrich, Michigan. Fresh pressed on site, then naturally fermented at Blackgrass by native yeast from the farm and aged in steel for 5 months.
6.9% | 100% Naturally Fermented with 100% Michigan Pink Lady
The Pink Lady apple is one of the best overlooked hybrid culinary apples around. Pink Lady® is a trademark, the actual variety name is Cripps Pink. Very well known as a nice sweet and tart culinary apple that’s great for just a quick delicious snack or for cooking a great pie for friends and family. Our cider maker Ian here at Blackgrass decided to make a natural ferment with it and aged it to perfection for 8 months. It turned out to be one the favorites to work with, full of the overlooked potential as a historically culinary apple. With nice tannic tart acid notes, soft apple skins and juicy flavor, lemongrass, and pink peppercorn on the nose, this dry will hopefully surprise you of its depths.