MiddleCoast Brewing Company

I came in here hot and crabby, and i’m feeling so much better. Largely thanks to the great beers and the lovely staff. Can HIGHLY recommend. I’ve had the food before, and that was also really nice. Don’t live the millennial industrial warehouse aesthetic, and the acoustics aren’t great (echoey) but what’re you gunna do

 

 

 

 

This brewery shares open space in it's taproom with food and t-shirt vendors. Brand new. Bartender Sami was very informative, We tired 3 beers they brew and one guest beer. In downtown Traverse City it is walking distance to other breweries.

 

This was stop #2 on our weekend pub crawl. This brewpub has been open since June, 2017, and is located inside an open marketplace setting along with 3-4 food places, a gift shop, etc. Street parking is scarce so using the city garage next door is an easy thing to do. The vibe was okay for this arrangement, and the service was very good because the place was not busy on a snowy Thursday evening. Some patio tables were at the front of the building but I did not ask if beer was permitted out there.

The pub had 5 of their beers on tap plus 9 guest taps which included two ciders. Wine and a limited amount of liquor were also available. We ordered a sampler flight of all 5 of their beers for evaluation. All of the beers were brewed correctly to style, but none were considered to be very exciting. Being a young brewery maybe they are still tweaking the recipes. We liked the Taste of Sunshine Pale Ale the best.

The variety of food places offers a nice choice for food if you are hungry, but the brewpub does not sell snacks, etc. This pub is worthy of a visit.