Has anyone heard any news of what, if anything, is being planned for the Old Copper Canyon location? It is close to my house, I would hope another Brew Pub fills the spot.
Haven't heard any news about it, but I shed a little tear each time I drive by. No, not for the sub-par beer, but for the once-beautiful kettle setup they had in the front window, which now looks like a mistreated piece of industrial equipment. I'd have thought that someone would have at least bought their brewing equipment, given the value of surplus = though it may be harder than we think to wash out the taste of that former swill.
I drive by it every day to and from work and wonder the same thing. A brew pub with decent beers and a solid, decently priced lunch/happy hour menu would kill in that location with so much office space surrounding. During my day dreaming whilst sitting in traffic jams, Copper Canyon's haunted facade visible from the highway, I imagine a Hopcat-like setup where the bar mainly consists of guest taps alongside a handful of solid house beers. (damnit, now i want crack fries) Copper Canyon's beers were just alright, but considering the only time I truly enjoyed a trip there was during an equipment upgrade when they featured guest taps only (shorts, bells, etc...) I guess shutting down was inevitable. Hate to kick em when they're down but I suppose it was good while it lasted.
Pretty sure I heard most of the brewing equipment was bought by another brewery. The last two years of Copper Canyon were hindered by a cheap ass owner who never gave the brewmaster(s) what they needed to make quality brews (mainly money for ingredients).
That's too bad. Their IPA was passable, and $5.00 Growler fills rocked, but it was always an odd place with WAAAAY over priced food
Wow, great timing. Right after I posted, I received an email from restaurant.com reminding me I had a $25.00 certificate for Copper Canyon about to expire. Oh well easy come easy go
Devil's Peak, in my opinion, was one of the best IPAs in Michigan, from 2004 - 2008. This was mainly because due to availability (for me, as it was ten minutes down Telegraph), but the fact that it used to be a delicious hop bomb helped push that into the top three rankings, alongside Two Hearted and High Seas. Brewers changed, the economy took a shit, and a once-classic quickly turned terrible. The "no money to brew good beer" doesn't make sense to me, since they got a lot of money from me for a good few years.
