While visiting my sister and her husband in Grand Rapids, we tried to work our way through a couple breweries. Tim told me about an app called brewsader, that you use to check into breweries and get a free tee once you hit 8 of them. What a fun idea to get people out trying different places!
I googled breweries in their area and tons popped up.
#1- Our first stop was in an old church called Brewery Vivant.
Gorgeous bar with a German feel to it.
They had a large outdoor venue with half covered.
I tried a flight and could not figure out how to get the beers out, I thought for sure they booby trapped mine in and gave me a flight where the wood openings were too tight. But then we saw someone simply lift their baby beer out instead of trying to pull it through the opening on the sides. I felt like a moron. And I hadn’t even started drinking yet!
We had a large group and I enjoyed meeting Paige’s friends and Zack’s fiance, Leslie Was nice how instead of a long table where you can only talk to one side, they pushed tables together to create a more round atmosphere.
#2- Greyline Brewery, because it was on the way home and I needed to take a work call.
Nothing special inside. It seemed pretty low key.
Outside they had a solo artist who was amazing! Guess he tried out for American Idol and gor pretty far but didn’t win. He was so chill with a great voice.
As we left I was admiring the tiny buds on the tips of the whipsy bushes.
#3- Perrin Brewery. We went for dinner and was not disappointed! Their food and beer was great!
Huge tanks, yet I’d never heard of them before.
Been around awhile apparently.
I opted for another flight to taste some of their fruit choices and local IPAs. Loved the coloration of mine.
I ended up buying a tee shirt as a memento. Still searching for a vee neck though. Haven’t seen one since my Sterling Pig from Media, PA.
Garage doors open and the breeze felt great. Summer weather up here is amazing.
#4- Archival Brewery. It was on the way home.
Felt a little higher end. Overlooked an old golf course and I guess this building used to be a country club.
Their merch was displayed so nicely and they even sold discs for disc golf. Guess the course changed over to the new sport.
Trying to take a photo of the fermenting barrels.
Copper seemed to be a theme throughout. All of their silverware was copper too.
#5- Mittens. This used to be an old firehouse and then they turned it into a baseball themed brewery.
We stopped here to grab dinner on our way back from the beach.
Totally cute board cut out in the shape of the state accurately displaying why their brewery was named Mittens.
They offered a “flight” of pizza that you could order up to 6 different specialties. It was so fun. My favorite was the Westerdog which Leslie earlier recommended to us. Trisha thought she was crazy because it was made out of all beef hot dots, shaved pickles, ketchup and mustard- but I have to say we all loved it.
Really cute venue with great service.
Score board leaning against the building completing the theme. I guess Grand Rapids has a minor league team that feeds into the Detroit Tigers which is fun.
I'm just your average gal figuring out her way through the second half of life that decided to follow a calling to Thailand. Now back in the USA due to covid, seeking nature for further direction.
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