Dearborn Brewing

 

 

 

Stopped by at 6 on a Saturday. Decent crowd, mostly mug clubbers. 9 of thier own on offer, decent selection. I had the IPA, the porter, and the hefe, and none were above average. The hefe was notably poor. I had an intuition this place wasn't going to be good. Unfortunately my fears were warranted. I doubt I will return

 

 

 

Decent location, and that is about it. I think they had 5 beers available when I was there, of which I tried three. Low quality beer makes me wonder if the brewer has any idea about current trends in brewing, or how to make quality beers. Low aroma and low flavor on just about everything I tried- akin to diluted homebrews. Something off about everything. Amber ale tasted like frosted flakes, Pale ale had a decent aroma, but tasted like carbonated mineral water, Dark Sour was dark, with some tartness, but no lingering flavor or sourness to speak of, I overheard the bartender (who I don't believe has much knowledge of beer styles) telling someone it was the base beer of the Oatmeal Stout that they (somehow) soured- it didn't have much characteristic of any dark sour beer I'd ever had. Crossing my fingers that this place turns it around, but I'd heard from others how poor their beer was, that I specifically waited almost a year after they opened to see if they could field some decent selections, and they failed miserably. A great place to take a failing Tinder date.