Michigan Brewpubs

Info from: RobertL933@aol.com

• MB - Microbrewery/brewery/contract
• BP - Brew Pub/Restaurant
• P - Pub

• ANN ARBOR

  (BP)Arbor Brewing Company, on East Washington

  Nick Hadwick (nickh@umich.edu) reports:Offers more experimental beers. Their selection seems to change often. Last time I was there I had a very yeasty, lemony wheat and a double bock, 8.5% alcohol, Terminator. Arbor's brewery is very visible behind the bar. Their beers are not filtered. Good food, but the service leaves something to be desired.

  (P)The Full Moon - S. Main, Downtown.

  Great selection of bottled imports and U.S. micros. Lambics and wheats as well as ales and lagers. Guiness on tap. Also pool tables and decent bar food.

  (BP)Grizzly Peak, West Washington,

  Nick Hadwick (nickh@umich.edu) reports: Offers 5 beers: Victor's Golden, Pale, Steelhead Red, Porter and County Cork Stout. They often have a 6th beer, lately it's been an ESB. They also tap a keg of cask conditioned ale on Thursday and Friday at 4. Grizzly Peak's beers are 3.50 a pint, 4.95 a half yard and a five beer sampler is 5.75. The beer is all very good. It's filtered and has a solid head. The Steelhead Red is slightly bitter and well hopped. Good food, always a line to get it.

  Mitch Stuck (34ygdae@cmich.edu) reports:I had an ESB, a golden ale, a porter, and a stout. The stout was excellent (very creamy, jet-black, roasted and rich). The porter was not all that exciting (nothing beats Bell's Porter for me...) The ESB was very good. The golden wasn't memorable.

  (P)The One Eyed Moose - 207 S. Main.

  Not quite as extensive a collection as the Full Moon, but still pretty good.

  (P)Ashley's - 338 S. State.

  25 beers on tap. Newcastle, Young's, Whitbread, Fullers, Guiness. Other European brands, Paulaner, Pilsner Urquel, Hacker Pschorr. Also Ciders, and some U.S. micros. A large selection of single malt scotch's are also available. Sorry haven't eaten the food here.

• AUBURN HILLS

  (BP)Alcatraz Brewing Co. Great Lakes Crossing (248)745-3400
  Maintains a website

• BATTLE CREEK

  (MB/R)Arcadia Brewing Co 103 W Michigan Ave

• BAY CITY

  (BP)Hereford and Hops 804 E. Midland (517)891-4677

• BOYNE CITY

  (BP)Boyne River Brewing Company 419 East Main Street 49712 (616) 582-5588
  Rick Deuell (RICKYD3545@aol.com) reports:Located in the Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan The brew-pub has a relaxing atmosphere, laid back, just like the ales they sell. Here are some excerpts from a BRBC brochure. Our ales are created from a single infusion, full mash process. We use the finest English two row malt, domestic hops, top fermenting ale yeast and good ole Boyne City water. This combination results in ales which are full in flavor, body and character. With Boyne River LAID BACK ALES has traditional characteristics quite different from domestic lager beer. All of our ales are unfiltered. We rely upon natural sedimentation which produces a slightly cloudy ale. We prefer to leave all the taste in our LAID BACK ALES instead of in a pile of diatomaceous earth. We serve our ales at "cellar" temperature. Our ales are full of complex flavors which are best tasted at 45_ F to 55_ F. The temperature of our 10:30 Ale is now closer to temperature of domestic ales. Carbonation levels are much lower in Boyne River LAID BACK ALES. We prefer to keep carbonation levels much closer to natural levels to allow you the experience of all the complex flavors without carbon dioxide overpowering your taste buds. Five ales on tap, three house regulars (below) plus two seasonal/specialty ales, like pumpkin ale and Lake trout stout (my favorite).
  10:30 Ale - mild, light colored ale.
  Pale Ale - Deep amber in color and loaded with hops.
  Brown Ale - This dark ale has a chocolate taste which contrasts nicely with the Chinook bittering hops.
  There are basic food fares, with some vegetarian goodies. Tasty in house brewed root beer called Hannah's Rootbeer. Best of all, it is a Smoke Free Environment.
  Maintains a website

• CLINTON TOWNSHIP

  (BP)Great Baraboo Brewing Co 36907 Utica Rd

• DETROIT

  (BP)Franklin Street Brewing Co 1560 Franklin St

  Dave Emerson (emerson@ameritech.net)The beer they sell is contract brewed by the Frankenmuth Brewing company, a large producer.

  (MB) Motor City Brewing Works 470 W. Canfield Ave

  Maintains a website

  (BP)Traffic Jam And Snug 4268 Second Ave

  Maintains a website

• ESCANABA

  (BP)Hereford and Hops Brewpub and Restaurant 624 Ludington St. 49829 906-789-1945
  The Upper Peninsula's first brewpub and Michigan's first charcoal grill-your-own restaurant. The brewery features a wheat, a pale ale, a stout, a red, and an IPA. They maintain a website for more info.

• FERNDALE

  (MB)Woodward Ave Brewers 22646 Woodward Ave.

• FRANKENMUTH

  (BP)Frankenmuth Brewery 425 S. Main St 48734 (866) 273-9324 (toll free)
  The brewery has a full restaurant offering European-inspired cuisine, a gift shop, brewery tours, and a riverboat which runs along the Cass River. Hours: Monday - Thursday - 11a.m. - Midnight
  Friday and Saturday - 11a.m. - 1a.m.
  Sunday - Noon - 10p.m.

• GAYLORD

  (BP)Big Buck Brewery PO Box 1203
  Chris Cooper(ccooper@a2607.cc.msr.hp.com) reports: This place opened over the 95 Memorial day weekend and has been going strong ever since. The brewery is apparently a well funded venture and features an excellent restaurant (steaks, chops, burgers from a large indoor flamed grill) and a large "bar" area arranged around the glassed-in brewery area (the bar has a beautifully carved railing and peanuts on every table end up on the floor creating a very relaxed mood). The building is cavernous and rustic but very modern in it's features.
  The beer (they had 7 varieties on tap when I was there) ranged from good to excellent , the darker the beer the better!! IMHO.
  While waiting to be seated (7:30 on a Wednesday night the wait was 45 min.) I asked the hostess some questions about the operation and mentioned I was a home brewer, Bingo that was the magic ticket, she brought the night manager over and introduced us. Paul (the night manager) spent about 20 minutes giving me and my family a complete VIP tour of the facility and showed us every nook and crany of the place, he said they liked to go out of their way for home brewers and made our experience one my whole family will remember.
  Mitch Stuck (34ygdae@cmich.edu) reports: They sunk alot of money into this one. It's a brewery/sports bar/restarant. I had a bock (it's okay), a stout (excellent! I talked to the brewmaster, Scott Graham for 15 minutes about this one), a wheat (not a traditional wheat, it was alright), and their Big Buck golden, which is also bottled. I really enjoyed the golden and the stout
  Maintains a website

• GRAND MARAIS

  (BP)Lake Superior Brewing Company PO Box 310

• Grand Rapids

  (BP)Bob's House Of Brews 20 Monroe Ave NW

  (BP)Founder's Brewing Co.

  (BP)Grand Rapids Brewing Co 3689 28th St

• HOLLAND

  (BP)Black River Bistro And Brewing PO Box 2637/13 W Seventh St

  (MB)New Holland Brewing Fairbanks at 8th

  Steve Huiznga, (hotblack@sirus.com) reports: Great Beers, very unique Summer Wheat ale(Zoomer Wit). Now has a great new amber. Also doing more small run specialty beers. They have also started serving food.

  Maintains a website

  (MB)Roffey Brewing Co PO Box 2457

• ISHPEMING

  (BP)Jasper Ridge Brewery 1000 Country Lane/Suite 100

• JACKSON

  (BP)Jackson Brewing Company,Exit 145 from I-94

  Bob Grierson(mbpp19a@prodigy.com) reports: Relatively new and quite large Brew Pub and Eatery.Have about six standard brews always available and a number of specials.Had a glass of their IPA and liked it so much had a second.Good brew,well hopped.

• KALAMAZOO

  (MB/BP)Bell's/Kalamazoo Brewing Co.
  

  Mitch Stuck (34ygdae@cmich.edu) reports: Bell's Brewery(aka kalamazoo brewing company) offers many, many beers The last check at my bottle collection revealed Best brown ale (excellent!), Solsun (a very hoppy wheat), Double Cream Stout, Cherry Stout (also excellent), Eccentric Ale (very strong ale), Harvest ale (made w/ local hops) Porter (my favorite), Kalamazoo Stout (very rich), Third Coast ale (a barleywine of sorts), Third Coast (a golden ale),India Pale Ale, Expedition Stout (the thickest, most viscous, blackest, strongest stout I've ever had), and an amber ale. They of course also offer special brews on tap at the brewery. I highly recommend bell's to anyone. They are an excellent brewery with a great reputation amongst us michiganders. Their porter is the best porter I've had anywhere, without a doubt. Alot of the above brews are seasonal (they always run the amber, IPA, porter, and Stout on tap, and you can usually find these at any good beer store in michigan). Kuddos to Larry!

  Maintains a website

  (MB)Kraftbrau Brewery Inc 3113 Ash Street

  Olde Peninsula Brewery

  Dave Newman (newmand@wmich.edu) reports: The OPB is a nice brewpub, comparable to others I have visited in California, Colorado, and Texas. The food is tasty, the service is good, and the beer is very good. I have sampled all their regular beers, and I liked the pale ale, the stout, the amber ale, and the half-and-half (a 50/50 mixture of their stout and their regular ale). The standard ale is too pale and tasteless for me. They also have occasional specialty brews. The brewing equipment is visible from the bar, which is nicely appointed and good looking. Parking is plentiful in a city parking structure across the street. The location is a nice old brick building in downtown Kalamazoo.

• LAWTON

  (BP)Dusters 114 N Main St.

  Bob Grierson(mbpp19a@prodigy.com) reports: Only tried the IPA and again it was excellent.

• LUDINGTON

  (BP)Jamesport Brewing Co. 410 S. James St. (231)845-2522

• MT. CLEMENS

  (BP)The Great Baraboo Brewing Company Corner of Utica and Moravian
  Don Catey (103533.2772@compuserve.com) reports:Delicious food, good music, excellent beer! Beer list:
  Shark's Tooth Pale Ale
  Snake Canyon Red Lager
  King's Peak Caribu Wheat (the Best IMHO)
  Boston Blacksmith Porter
  Monthly Special

• MT PLEASANT

  (BP)Mountain Town Station 506 W Broadway
  Maintains a website

• NOVI

  (B)Stoney Creek Brewing 42142 Logenberry Ridge N. (877) STONEY-9
  Maintains a website

• OSCODA

  (BP)Wiltse's Brew Pub 5606 N F-41

• PONTIAC

  (MB)King Brewing Co 985 Oakland Ave

• PORT HURON

  (BP)Quay Street Brewing Company 330 Quay Street 48060 (810) 982-4100
  Maintains a website

• ROSE CITY

  (B)Bad Frog Brewery Co PO Box 310
  Maintains a website

• ROYAL OAK

  (MB)Royal Oak Brewery 215 E Fourth St

• SAINT CLAIR SHORES

  (MB)Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons 21200 Harper Ave

• SOUTHFIELD

  (BP)Copper Canyon Brewery 27522 Northwestern Hwy. 48034 (248)223-1700

• TRAVERSE CITY

  (BP)Mackinaw Brewing Co

  (BP)Northpeak Brewery

• WARREN

  Dragonmead Microbrewery 14600 East Eleven Mile Road. (810) 776-9428.
  They've developed 26 separate beer recipes (planning on 60), including five American-style ales, eight English-style ales, three German-style ales, a German-style lager, six Belgian-style ales, two Scottish-style ales, and a Russian-style ale.

• WILLIAMSBURG

  (MB)Traverse City Brewing 11550 US 31 S Of Elk Rapids
  Mitch Stuck (34ygdae@cmich.edu) reports: They offer Manitou amber ale and Old Mission Lighthouse ale (a pale ale) They both offer excellent hop aroma and flavor, and excellent complexes of flavor. I recommend them. They plan on brewing a stout (distributed locally) for St. Patricks.

• WILLIAMSTON

  (MB)Michigan Brewing Co 2582 M-52

For more Michigan information check out the Michigan Microbrewery and Brewpub Guide