welcome to the round barn

Welcome to

Round Barn Brewery

Photographs byKathleen Dayle Schwarz

The Tasting Room

Grains are shipped from where they are grown in Canada.

The “Mash In”: Here, Brewmaster Jason is making Amber Ale.

An important part of brewing is keeping careful track of temperatures and times.

A birds-eye-view of the production warehouse as the staff prepare for bottling.

Empty bottles waiting to be filled.

Bottling Oak-Aged IPA.

One of the brewers, Chris, hard at work.

The Round Barn, located in Baroda, MI, is a family-owned Winery, Brewery, and Distillery. They’ve been brewing beers since 2007.

Labelling and packaging.

IPA, ready for shipment.

The annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest, held in Grand Rapids, MI, draws a crowd from all over the state.

Festival goers.

Servin’ it up: the Round Barn Cocoa Stout.

Chris checks that the makeshift “tap” pours correctly.

Something for everybody: for those who like it sweet, the Cocoa Stout with its chocolate flavors; “The Schwartz” has coffee undertones for cof-fee lovers; and for the more adventurous, the “Motha Pucker!” - a sour beer.

Beer tends to bring out some people’s silly sides. This man brought along his “beer goggles.”

Beer lovers, getting animated in conversation.

The afternoon winds down.

See you next year!

All photographs Copyright of Kathleen Dayle Schwarz.

Special thanks to Chris Moersch, Jason Matlock, and the rest of the Round Barn brewery staff for their assistance in the production of this book.