Best Breweries in Michigan: 15 Worth Visiting (By Region)

Last updated: January 20, 2026

A region-organized list with “who it’s for” (food, patios, sours, lagers).

Use the list like a crawl: choose 2–3 beer stops near where you’re staying, add a walk, and call it a perfect Michigan day.

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The easiest way to use this list: pick a mini cluster (same city or same corridor), do one headliner stop, then consider adding one wildcard. Don’t try to do everything in one day.

Map tip: Create a Google Map list with these stops, then sort by “closest” from your lodging to build a low-driving itinerary. Here’s one with all of them:

Best picks (15)

Note: Hours, menus, and seasonal availability change. Always confirm current details with the breweries by calling or checking social media before you drive or plan your trip.

1) Bell’s Brewery — Kalamazoo

Why it’s on the list: If Michigan’s most iconic modern craft name is on your Michigan wishlist, put Bell’s Brewery on the short list.
Good for: Hardcore beer fans who appreciate innovation, college students, parties
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

2) Founders Brewing Co. — Grand Rapids

Why it’s on the list: Founders Brewing Co. offers a full menu with sandwiches and a large tap list of iconic brews
Good for: Foodies, brewery buddies and first-time visitors to Grand Rapids
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

3) New Holland Brewing — Holland

Why it’s on the list: A lakeshore stop with food options like pizza—New Holland Brewing offers beer and spirits with outdoor seating options and tour of the facilitiy
Good for: NEIPA lovers and stout hounds and anyone in between
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

4) Short’s Brewing Company — Bellaire

Why it’s on the list: Short’s Brewing Company offers cold pints of its well-known Local Light and Bellaire Brown alongside homemade pretzels and sandwiches in an old hardware store setting
Good for: Beer connoisseurs looking for seasonal flavors, foodies looking for an up north watering hole
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

5) Brewery Vivant — Grand Rapids

Why it’s on the list: Come for European-inspired beer and food in a gorgeous space; Brewery Vivant is an elevated dining and drinking experience in Grand Rapids
Good for: Foodies looking for European and Belgian flavors, seasoned Saison drinkers and farmhouse fans
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

6) Jolly Pumpkin — Ann Arbor

Why it’s on the list: Jolly Pumpkin serves sour-forward beers and elevated food at multiple locations around the state
Good for: College students, sour beer enthusiasts and wild fermentation fans
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

7) Old Nation Brewing Co. — Williamston

Why it’s on the list: Old Nation Brewing Co. isn’t far from I-96 near Lansing, and its quaffable M-43 New England IPA is hazy, citrusy and perfectly bitter
Good for: NE IPA fanatics, grapefruit fans and those who enjoy beer innovation
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

8) Griffin Claw Brewing Company — Birmingham & Rochester Hills

Why it’s on the list: Griffin Claw Brewing Company offers a full range of cider, beer and spirits along with quality food in Birmingham and Rochester
Good for: Suburbanites outside Detroit, traditional beer drinkers who appreciate quality brews
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

9) Batch Brewing Company — Detroit

Why it’s on the list: Batch Brewing Company offers inventive draft beer and food options you can’t find anywhere else including a “mimosa-inspired Sour Ale” and amber ale conditioned on oak staves
Good for: Detroit visitors and locals looking for a beer-forward restaurant
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

10) Blackrocks Brewery — Marquette

Why it’s on the list: Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette offers IPAs and other varieties of beer within walking distance of Lake Superior; food trucks are also on site
Good for: Outdoorsy hipsters, hardcore Yoopers (and tourists) and IPA idealists
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

11) Keweenaw Brewing Company — Houghton

Why it’s on the list: In the summer, Keweenaw Brewing Company offers a list of ales and sweeping views of Copper Country from its back patio overlooking Portage Lake
Good for: Tourists of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan Tech Students and their families
Best time to go: Year-round, summer for outdoor seating
Map: Open in Google Maps

12) Dark Horse Brewing Co. — Marshall

Why it’s on the list: A small-town destination taproom with personality—Dark Horse Brewing Co. offers a mug club and a beer garten in the spring and summer
Good for: Road trippers (Marshall is near I-69 and I-94) and those willing to stand up to battery megasites
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

13) Odd Side Ales — Grand Haven

Why it’s on the list: Odd Side Ales is the perfect spot for inventive post-beach pours in the heart of downtown Grand Haven with spirits and a fantastic atmosphere to boot
Good for: Hipsters, spirits enthusiasts and hard seltzer fans
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

14) Perrin Brewing Co. — Comstock Park

Why it’s on the list: Perrin Brewing Co. is a microbrewery Comstock Park with four tiers of inventive, high-quality beer on tap plus nonalcoholic options
Good for: IPA enthusiasts, hipsters, normies and everyone in between
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps

15) Right Brain Brewery — Traverse City

Why it’s on the list: Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City offers a wide spread of beer varieties to suit everyone in an eclectic dining area
Good for: Parties of people with different tastes, flavored beer fiends with an eye for excitement
Best time to go: Year-round
Map: Open in Google Maps