Follow Steve Siddall as he travels around the state visiting and reviewing craft breweries.
Now a trip to Michigan’s breweries can not be considered even close to complete without a stop at Bell’s Brewery and the Eccentric Cafe. Even though they are now owned by big brewing, our beer scene would not be what it is today had Bell’s not laid the foundation for Read more…
One of my favorite breweries to stop at on my travels, and I do stop very frequently is The Mitten Brewing Company. The Mitten opened in 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has been making great beer and superb pizza ever since. The Mitten is a Baseball themed brewery and Read more…
My personal favorite brewery in Detroit, has to go to Brewery Faisan. There are quite a few good breweries in Detroit, but this one is the best in my opinion. Brewery Faisan opened up back in 2019, they are located in the Islandview neighborhood just East of Downtown Detroit. North Read more…
Someday Brewing Company is a brewery located in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. They opened up in April of 2023. They are classified as a nano brewery, but don’t let that title fool you, they are making some big, delicious beverages out of this place. Once you are in the brewery Read more…
A relatively new face on the brewing scene in Metro Detroit, Heights Brewing Company was established in 2021, but did not open their doors to the public until February of this year. They are located in Downtown Farmington on the corner of Farmington Road and Grand River Avenue, they are Read more…
I do love my dark beers also, so the next style that I will talk about on this page is the Porter. Porters were first brewed in England during the 18th century. It is believed that they were given this name due to their popularity among Porters, which were people Read more…
Recently I ended up crossing a couple of new breweries off the list, both having opened since July 1st of this year, when I had completed visiting every brewing license in the state at that time. The first one that we visited was Summerlands Brewing Company in Holt, Michigan. They Read more…
On our visit to Brewery Becker recently, we decided to also stop by a newer brewery in Brighton, Four Circles Brewery. Four Circles Brewing Company opened in 2023, and is located just off of Grand River as you are going through Downtown. On a personal note, I had visited Four Read more…
Another brewery that I just recently revisited that I hadn’t been to in a long time is Brewery Becker in Brighton, Michigan. I know, it’s not that far from my house, but I don’t think I have been to their taproom in almost a decade. So it was definitely well Read more…
The last place that I will be reviewing from our trip up North for Eric’s wedding is Gabriel Farms & Winery/Four Labs Beer and Cider. They are located a few miles East of downtown Petoskey, Michigan. The winery was opened in the year 2000, I am not sure how long Read more…
