Doug Meteyer
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830 E. Front Street - Traverse City, MI 49686
Breweries & Cider Houses
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Bee Well Meadery
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Our family has lived in the area between Clam Lake, Lake Bellaire, and Torch Lake for six generations. We have a special love of the area and we want to bring you the flavor of this spectacular spot. Our bees travel to local orchards and farms and create a honey that truly represents the flavors of Northern Michigan. We source our fruit as close to the meadery as possible by working with those same local farmers whose crops our bees helped to pollinate.
Brewery Ferment
Traverse City
Ferment is an inviting, casual, neighborhood brewery that is truly all about the craft. Our unexpected styles and brewing techniques paired with local artisan handcrafted merchandise creates The Ferment Experience which cannot be found anywhere else. Come experience the uniqueness!
Brewery Terra Firma
Traverse City
We are Brewery Terra Firma, Michigan’s first agricultural brewery. Since 2013, we have been growing some of the ingredients for our beer on our 10-acre MAEAP certified farm, reusing byproducts and energy from the brewing process, setting a new standard in sustainability for others to follow, and supporting our community and people.
Grand Traverse Distillery
Traverse City
Since 2007, quality grains from Northern Michigan have been milled, fermented and distilled by Grand Traverse Distillery to produce the finest award winning spirits available. We invite you to experience the difference for yourself at any of our five tasting rooms or look for us at your local liquor store
Left Food Charley
Traverse City
Left Foot Charley has teamed up with Northern Michigan’s best 18 growers to produce wines that display the range of aroma and flavor found among the glacially tilled hills of our appellations. Lake effect, soil composition, vineyard aspect, and grower mentality shape these flavors individually. Each vineyard sells only to LFC and the commitments go beyond simple cash per ton arrangements. Through mutually established goals, their farms are defining terroir in our appellations. Our goal is to bring their work to the bottle.
Rare Bird BrewPub
Traverse City
Situated in a beautiful 1931 red brick building, Rare Bird’s mission is to provide an unsurpassed dining and drinking experience in Traverse City. From our intimate reclaimed wood booths to the cozy and cool lounge and German bier hall style seating made from massive wood slabs that Nate and Tina sustainably harvested, we have a space for everyone to feel comfortable.
Our own beers and many more flow from the taps along with a selection of wines, ciders and spirits. Our menu features simple, familiar items served with a unique and exciting flair. Our ingredients are sourced locally when possible. Keeping with the local theme, our beer ingredients includes malt and hops grown in Michigan whenever possible. All of these qualities together make Rare Bird stand out in the crowd.
Right Brain Brewery
Traverse City
We started brewing and serving curious beers in Traverse City's 'Warehouse District' over a decade ago. When we ran out of space, we moved our headquarters into a warehouse at 225 East 16th Street that dates back more than 50 years. We renovated it, updated it, and worked hard to reclaim/re-use as much of the old building as possible. The result is an open and inviting atmosphere suitable for enjoying beer, lively conversations, and the miracle of existence.
Short's Brewing Company
Bellaire
Today Short’s Brewing Company continues its efforts to make the best beer on earth in Northern Michigan. Although we have quickly grown to be one of Michigan’s largest breweries, we still take pride in our hands-on, mom-and-pop approach and the energy we put into the quality of our beer, food, staff, customers and facilities. We still brew our beer the same way we always have and we always will.
Starcut Ciders
Bellaire
Starcut Ciders, brought to you by Short’s Brewing Company, was founded in 2014 and born out of a desire to make unique and traditional ciders from the orchards that surround us in Northern Michigan. Made from apples sourced from our own backyard and throughout the state of Michigan, we make cider not only because we love it, but because we have a strong desire to make a beverage we believe in. We are committed to crafting ciders that showcase the beauty of our home.
Suttons Bay Ciders
Suttons Bay
Voted best view on the Leelanau Peninsula, Suttons Bay Ciders' tasting room is located just a half mile off of M-22. Made onsite we serve handcrafted hard apple cider from our 5 star tasting room. Visit us on your Leelanau Peninsula wine and cider tour for an unparalleled panorama of West Bay.
Tandem Ciders
Suttons Bay
Tandem Ciders specializes in artisanal hard ciders. In the major apple growing regions of Europe, a culture has developed around the enjoyment and deep appreciation of cider, of both the traditional production processes as well as the apples themselves. Cider plays an important role in these areas by helping create a healthy, relaxing lifestyle that revolves around a profound connection to the land and its offerings.
The Workshop Brewing Company
Traverse City
We are in business to preserve Northern Michigan’s spectacular natural environment, to reinforce Traverse City’s warm and vital community, and to honor traditional craft. We do not consider our business to be a success unless we are demonstrably and sustainably doing all three. We express this commitment by using the Trifidelity symbol, which stands for our motto: Nature. Community. Craft.
Tractor-Pull Hard Cider
Suttong Bay
Our apples come right off of our family's farm and make delicious hard ciders! We start with an apple blend of the best cider apples we can grow, Northern Spies, Golden Delicious, and Honey Crisps to name a few. After fermentation, we separate our cider into small craft batches for unique flavors and the highest quality. Be sure to try one — or all five!