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North Peak Brewing Company
400 West Front St
Traverse City, Michigan, 49684
United States
(231) 941-7325 | map
northpeakbeer.com
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Reviewed by jimbofish from Michigan
3.83/5 rDev -0.3%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
3.83/5 rDev -0.3%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
Brew club members for 10 years. Lifetime memberships are half price during member events.
One of the few pubs here that have a cask pump with a unique beer always available. They now have four seasonals plus the cask in addition to the 5 menu beers. Menu beers are good, especially the NP Porter, Shirley's Irish Stout (nitro), and Diabolical IPA. Seldom drink the menu beers anymore as there's usually something interesting in the seasonals or the cask.
Note that the bottled North Peak beers are not made here, even though the names are the same. Everything served here from the tap is brewed right in the brewhouse at the entrance. The bottled stuff is made at the production facility in Dexter, MI as are the kegs for distribution to other bars and restaurants.
There's also Kilkenny's Pub downstairs that shares the same brewer and kitchen. Opens later and stays open late. Some of the beers there are unique to Kilkenny's.
Both have full service bars with extensive bottled beers.
Full restaurant menu with monthly food and beer combo specials. The thin pizzas are excellent and our usual preference. A pie and a couple of beers each for less than $30 with our Brew Club perks.
There is an outdoor deck with live music during the summer.
Mar 13, 2017One of the few pubs here that have a cask pump with a unique beer always available. They now have four seasonals plus the cask in addition to the 5 menu beers. Menu beers are good, especially the NP Porter, Shirley's Irish Stout (nitro), and Diabolical IPA. Seldom drink the menu beers anymore as there's usually something interesting in the seasonals or the cask.
Note that the bottled North Peak beers are not made here, even though the names are the same. Everything served here from the tap is brewed right in the brewhouse at the entrance. The bottled stuff is made at the production facility in Dexter, MI as are the kegs for distribution to other bars and restaurants.
There's also Kilkenny's Pub downstairs that shares the same brewer and kitchen. Opens later and stays open late. Some of the beers there are unique to Kilkenny's.
Both have full service bars with extensive bottled beers.
Full restaurant menu with monthly food and beer combo specials. The thin pizzas are excellent and our usual preference. A pie and a couple of beers each for less than $30 with our Brew Club perks.
There is an outdoor deck with live music during the summer.
Reviewed by TurboBrew from Michigan
4.45/5 rDev +15.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +15.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Been here many a time and will continue to do so. They have a nice outdoor patio with a downtown vibe. Great beer selection of course (rotating seasonal and classic alike) and the food is excellent. A must try when in TC. Also if you with a group of ppl you can hit up the irish bar basement deal next door and party harty when your done savoring a great dinner and brew from North peak! cheers !
Oct 07, 2016Reviewed by IndianaAndy25 from Indiana
3.28/5 rDev -14.6%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 2.75 | service: 4 | selection: 2.5
3.28/5 rDev -14.6%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 2.75 | service: 4 | selection: 2.5
The place is absolutely beautiful. I hear that the food is great, but we did not eat. there was 3 of us that ordered beers. We each ordered different beers. All the beers came out with very large bubbles or foamy heads. Each of the beers tasted like soap. This includes the cask beer that they had that night. I hope that this was a fluke and we just went on a night that they cleaned the lines. On this night, we all left with 3/4 of a pint on the bar.
Oct 21, 2015Reviewed by Jjk0211 from Michigan
2.44/5 rDev -36.5%
vibe: 3 | quality: 2.25 | service: 2.25 | selection: 3 | food: 1.5
2.44/5 rDev -36.5%
vibe: 3 | quality: 2.25 | service: 2.25 | selection: 3 | food: 1.5
Beer is very passable. Food is meh. Big time tourist destination. They are one of the oldest brewpubs in Traverse City and do very well given their location. Nice building. Staff is young and while helpful, kinda douchey. Menu is joe average fare from frozen food supplier without much creativity (if Applebee's is your thing, you'll be fine eating here). Buy the beer in any local store without disappointment or astonishment if you want to try it. Many better choices in town for food.
Apr 20, 2015Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 3
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 3
Very cool place to visit, I suggest the curious hit it at least once to check out the building and decor. Otherwise, I've always found North Peak's beer (both bottled and on tap here) and food just to be okay. Lotta other breweries in TC would get my money before North Peak. Although my relatives, who aren't even beer drinkers, love to come here for some reason.
Oct 03, 2014Rated by EricTKole from Michigan
4/5 rDev +4.2%
4/5 rDev +4.2%
Nice atmosphere, good wood fired pizzas and reasonable prices.
Sep 16, 2014
North Peak Brewing Company in Traverse City, MI
Brewery rating:
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2934 ratings
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