Need some local intel on Detroit area brew.

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  1. italynstallyn44

    italynstallyn44 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2011 New Jersey

    I will be heading to Detroit from June 21-24 and am looking for some advise on local beers/breweries that I should try and seek out. I am coming from Jersey and won't have much spare time to travel around. We get Founders here so unless there is some secret place that has CBS, I'm not too interested in them. I'd love to find a good place for bottles that I can bring/ship home.
     
    #1 italynstallyn44, May 24, 2016
  2. mcomben

    mcomben Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2008 Michigan

    Hate to give the default first reply, but Detroit's a big area. Any idea where you'll be exactly?
     
    #2 mcomben, May 24, 2016
  3. italynstallyn44

    italynstallyn44 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2011 New Jersey

    Yup I will be at the Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
     
    #3 italynstallyn44, May 24, 2016
  4. Ckoz

    Ckoz Savant (1,174) Feb 15, 2014 Michigan
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    8 degrees Plato
     
    #4 Ckoz, May 24, 2016
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  5. mcomben

    mcomben Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2008 Michigan

    ^this man knows whats up.
     
    #5 mcomben, May 24, 2016
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  6. biga7346

    biga7346 Zealot (686) Jun 19, 2010 Michigan
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    8 Degrees Plato on Cass and Peterboro is awesome and I believe the only true bottle shop in downtown Detroit. You also got Batch Brewing on Porter St., which will have to-go bottles and Jolly Pumpkin on Canfield also with bottles for sale.

    EDIT: Forgot about Atwater on Jo. Campau, neat place and they have bottles for sale; beer is meh imo though. And the RenCen has a newly opened Granite City...good food, below average beer.
     
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  7. foamfinger

    foamfinger Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2012 Michigan

    8 degrees for bottles. If you get a chance to make the 10 min drive over to Corktown then St. Ce Ce's (bar), Batch (brewery), Mudgie's (sandwich joint w decent beer) and Brew Detroit (brewery) are all virtually in walking distance of one another.
     
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  8. Junior

    Junior Pooh-Bah (1,883) May 23, 2015 Michigan
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    Check out: http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/mark-kurlyandchik/2016/05/24/freep-5-great-detroit-brews-patio-views/84789050/
     
    #8 Junior, May 24, 2016
  9. italynstallyn44

    italynstallyn44 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2011 New Jersey

    Thanks for all the info so far guys.
     
    #9 italynstallyn44, May 24, 2016
  10. fAtHanD

    fAtHanD Crusader (443) Mar 7, 2007 Michigan

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  11. baconboyrlz

    baconboyrlz Initiate (0) May 5, 2016 Michigan

    Definitely check out Hopcat. Great bar with a huge selection. It's not the closest to the Marriot, but it's not exactly far either.
     
    #11 baconboyrlz, May 24, 2016
  12. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    All of the recommendations are very good, but if you can get out and about, Kuhnhenn Brewing is the highest-hyped brewery in the Detroit area and is worth the visit. No bottles though. It's about 15 miles north of downtown.
     
    #12 PapaGoose03, May 24, 2016
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  13. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    Uber for the win! I hit up every spot i wanted to for $36 a few weeks ago.
     
    #13 jmich24, May 25, 2016
  14. italynstallyn44

    italynstallyn44 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2011 New Jersey

    I was just about to say, Uber here I come. I appreciate all the feedback. Thanks.
     
    #14 italynstallyn44, May 25, 2016
  15. Breaking_Beard

    Breaking_Beard Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2014 Michigan

    There are several bars with good beer lists within walking distance from your hotel: Jacobys, Checker Bar, and the Grand Trunk. Stay the hell away from the Granite City "brewery" in the Ren Cen. As mentioned above, 8 degrees is probably the only real bottle shop in Detroit.
     
    #15 Breaking_Beard, May 25, 2016
  16. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    We went to Batch last month and it was God awful. Don't waste your time.
     
    #16 fredmugs, May 25, 2016
  17. 1Unicorn

    1Unicorn Devotee (300) Apr 29, 2016 Michigan

    Hopcat has a ton of stuff on tap. Lots of bottles, it would be my first choice for best variety from the Midwest and beyond. The crack fries are fantastic!
     
    #17 1Unicorn, May 26, 2016
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