Pink Barrel Cellars

Contrary to the stated address, this place is not in Grand Rapids. It's a rural setting just northwest of Walker but shares a GR zip code. Being a rural setting, it can also be described as an apple orchard that caters to family activities during apple season. A farm market is part of the place. A playground at the rear provides some children's activities. The brewery's bar is located inside a large white barn with the name Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm Market on the outside. There is plenty of seating inside as well as the front patio area. Being surrounded by apple orchards and with 'cellars' in their name, wine would seem to be at the forefront, but the beer seems to come first at the bar.

There were 11 beers, 3 ciders, 2 seltzers and 11 wines on the menu board. We chose a sampler flight of 5 beers to try to arrive at an overall evaluation of the beers. Two of them were apple-related beers (a Honeycrisp apple ale and the same beer aged in rum barrels) and another was a Gose that was flavored with raspberries and rhubarb, so the farm setting is apparent. A pastry stout called Not Your Grandma's Sticky Buns also added some homey-ness to the beer menu. (It was well done.) We liked all of the beers, although the IPA used a hop combo that seemed stale.

There is a food menu with typical pub grub sandwiches and pizza, but we didn't have anything. It's not your typical brewery setting, but as a family outing or with apple picking, this looks like a place to visit.