Michigan's Microbrewers and Brewpubs


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(Early, my eye! I haven't done SQUAT
on this in almost three years! Want
a good directory to Michigan
brewpubs? check out
The Michigan Beer Guide directory!)

Well, just so you don't go away empty handed, here's the list from the Brewing Archives at Stanford University for Michigan. It hasn't been updated in a while, and there are new ones out there (and I bet some of these are gone...), but here goes:

This addition provided by Kevin Kutskill:

Here  is another brewpub--The Great Baraboo Brewing Company, 35905 
Utica Road, Clinton Township, MI  (810) 79-BREWS.

Features:

Snake Eye Canyon Red Ale--your basic red ale, not anything to write home
     about.

Shark Tooth Golden Bay Ale--A pale ale, fresh but not agressively hopped.

King's Peak Caribou Wheat--An american wheat ale--cloudy, nicely hopped, 
     but not much of a yeast taste or clove/banana taste.

Boston Blackstone Porter--not a bad porter, dark, moderately hopped, mildly
     bitter.

There is also a "beer of the month"  last month was a cherry wheat--
     not bad.

Basically the first two beers are to appeal to the "Bud" crowd, and
     the last 2 are to expand the horizons.  All in all, not bad, but not
     "pushing the envelope" of beer brewing.

Michigan -- Ann Arbor:
  Ashley's - 338 S. State
    Bar with 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.  Three beers on hand pump, including
    two "cask conditioned" Bell's beers.
  Beer Depot
    Beer Store with over 200 kinds of beer.
  Full Moon - Main Street
    Bar.  ~50 different beers from almost anywhere including
    U.S. micros. Lambics and wheats as well as ales and lagers. Guiness on tap.
  Grizzly Peak - West Washington St
    Brewpub planned to open sometime in 94-95 on the 100 block of
    West Washington St.
  One Eyed Moose - 207 S. Main
    Bar,  Not quite as extensive a collection as the
    Full Moon, but still pretty good.

Michigan -- Berkely:
  Berkely Front - 3087 W 12 Mile Rd
    Bar with 30 different microbrews available
    (Opened October '94)

Michigan -- Detroit:
  Detroit and Mackinac Brewing Co. - 470 Canfield Avenue; 48201
    Microbrewery.  New (1992)
  Traffic Jam and Snug - Canfield; 48201 (313)831-9470
    Brewpub just off Wayne State campus on Canfield at Second.
    The Restaurant opened in 1966, the brewery lately.
    They get wort from the Detroit & Mackinac Brewery, across the
    street.

Michigan -- Frankenmuth:
  Frankenmuth Brewery - 425 Main Street; 48734 (517)652-6183
    Microbrewery

Michigan -- Grand Rapids:
  Grand Rapids Brewing Co - 3689 28th St SE; ()285-5970
    Brewpub opened Nov 5, 1993.

Michigan -- Kalamazoo:
  Kalamazoo Brewing Co. - 315 East Kalamazoo Avenue; 49007
    Microbrewery, aka Bell's.  Their beers are available throughout the
    midwest.  They produce many beers, including Bell's Beer, Great Lakes
    Amber Ale, Third Coast Beer.  They also make four stouts (Kalamazoo Stout,
    Bell's Double Cream Stout, Expedition (Imperial) Stout, and Cherry Stout),
    a Porter, and some more Ales (including a Brown Ale).
  Eccentric Cafe
    Brewpub, the first in Michigan, next door to the Kalamazoo Brewing co.
    Owned and operated by Larry Bell (the owner of Kalamazoo/Bell's).
    Opened Friday, June 11, 1993

As you can see, many are missing: The Ann Arbor Brewing Company, The Royal Oak Brewery, King Brewing (Pontiac). Of course, these are fairly new, but there are others that I don't even know about!

I hope you have found something interesting! I, and the remaining two of the "Three Brewsketeers" are compiling a list based on personal (our's and close associates') experience which will soon appear here! And, if you know of a pub or micro that we should look into, be sure to send e-mail and let me know!


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