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Dark Horse Brewing Co. - #60
Marshall, MI | www.darkhorsebrewery.com
Story – Humble beginnings gave way to lessons learned of brewing in the shadows of the residence hall; steering clear
of the landlord and having your ass handed to you by the almighty dollar are now consumed by the glory bells of success
and the daily grind - a dichotomy of sorts. A brewer slowly climbed from the lowest points of business life with
a sore ass, as he ascended to a new level. Hark! The horse of the dark nature holds the scales where the wheat and
barley feedeth, not taketh from the mouths of man. A non-filtered view of hard work, careful perseverance of expansion,
sticking to what is believed to be the right way and the only way to stay true to high quality, and also, the vague understandings
of possible humor; blurring his family’s, employees’ and customers’ drinking experience and vision between
a no-bullshit approach to brewing big, outstanding beers and selling nonsensical imagery and haberdashery…Proven to
the masses as a Darkhorse trademark for the man behind the reigns. Go out and buy a six-pack, and read the holder
the beer comes in. Read the back of your growler. When you’re done, you’ll either get it or you won’t. No matter, as you’re
drinking some of the best fuckin’ beer made in the great state of Michigan. Period!
Head Brewer: Aaron Morse
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Crooked Tree I.P.A. [ 6.0 % ABV | 60 IBU’s ]
Inspired by West Coast I.P.A.’s, but brewed with Michigan style. The
Crooked Tree is heavily dry hopped to give it a big aroma of pine
and citrus. The flavors are big, yet very balanced between fresh hops
and malt. Often described as “grapefruit” our hops give this beer an
excellent fruit flavor that finishes dry, crisp, and clean. It will pour a
nice deep copper color with a bit of haziness. Because of our almost
patented “Intense Transfer Methods” our Crooked Tree has won
several medals in the India Pale Ale category.
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Plead the 5th Imperial Stout [ 11 % ABV | 40 IBU’s ]
It’s big and full bodied with lots of roasted malts and balanced with
heavy hops to put this imperial in a league of its own.
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Amber Ale [ 5.5 % ABV | 14.5 IBU’s ]
Let us introduce the “red headed step child” of our beer portfolio. This
beer is commonly over looked and is a true Ninja of a beer. While the
malt and hops give this beer an amazing copper color, medium body,
and a smooth mouth feel, it’s the yeast that sets this one apart from
other amber ales. Inspired by almost everything from Belgium (beer,
women, mussels) we thought it would be cool to give our Amber a
little Belgian love. So we used a yeast that is ALMOST like a Belgian
yeast strain. You’ll notice it in the aroma but mostly in the flavor.
Mild hints of light fruit and clove are present at the very end of the
sip, just enough to keep you coming back for another sip.
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