Beaver Island Brewing Co.

I believe BI is now only selling from the taproom/brewery. It's a medium-small place with close proximity parking and the staff are very friendly and generous. Good beers. In their early days they brewed a beer for one of the local rock n roll bands I was in called Collective Unconscious American Pale Ale. It was like a sweet tropical Marzen. I think their flagship beer is Ripple and it is great. There are a lot of taps and the bar has a cool retro vibe with wooden features about. I hope they can get distro again soon. They are a good brewery.

Located in a downtown commercial mall. Medium sized room with windows on two sides. Nearby free lot parking. High ceilings with exposed wood beams. Concrete floor. Long angled bar and high tables elsewhere.
Exposed brick walls. Small outdoor patio. Visible brewing equipment behind glass. Sixteen taps, with standard variety of styles. Friendly and easy going staff. A place for neighborhood gathering. Beer to go in a cooler.

 

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Really cool place, turned an old service garage into the brewery. One of the best parts is they converted the old lubrication system into their tap system. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable and the beer is very good.

This is the closest brewery to where I live. The feel of the place is pretty good. Their bar is the main feature of the place: made from the lanes of the old Granite Bowl. Beers are ok. Some better than others, but it is a fun place to visit and tip one back. Staff is very friendly.

Edit: 7-16-2019

They now have 20 tap lines. I don't know if I've ever seen a brewery have 20 beers on tap. Quite impressive.

 

 

 

I have stopped by their taproom a few times now. It has a really sweet atmosphere inside. Their beer has been a big hit in the area so there was a good crowd there when I went. All of the employees are super friendly. I asked one of them a couple questions about their operation. Before long, I was getting a private, behind the scenes, tour of the facility. I definitely plan on going back soon. The beers have all been solid so far. They have 4 taps with at least 1 or 2 being seasonals.