Glasshouse Brewing

 

Located past the building in the main lot through a gate in the back, this is an addition to the building that was once a mechanic's garage. The space is good, big and open with a garage door that makes it more open when it's warm out. There are somewhere around 12 drafts, rotated pretty regularly. The beers are all pretty unique, none spectacular but all solid offerings and a few that are quite good. There is no table service that I'm aware of, but those behind the bar are friendly and helpful. IF you have an itinerary planned, sneak this one into the front-middle somewhere.

This brewery is located in the rear portion of the Diamond Glass building. My wife and I stopped here on an early Friday afternoon to try their beers. The long bar in the pub divides the seating area from the brewing equipment. The place has an industrial vibe to it which I typically don't like but they did it well here. A garage door opens to some picnic tables at the entrance to the pub. They were not yet busy for a Friday, so service at the bar was fast.

There were 9 beers on tap and their flight paddles (shaped like the U.P.?) held 6 glasses so that's what we ordered in our attempt to arrive at an overall evaluation of their beers. All of them were a bit thin on the mouth-feel, and a couple seemed a bit unbalanced toward the hop side or the flavoring (jalapenos and coffee) were overdone so no malt shone through. Only 3 of the 9 available beers were 6% abv or higher, so maybe the brewer is trying to hold down the alcohol a bit, thus a minimal malt characteristic. The brewery is still young so maybe they are still tweaking the recipes. I hope they do soon. Ann Arbor is such a dynamic city that I hope every brewery in town is able to shine.