DRINKING

Craft beer has long been an integral part of West Michigan, and the drinking culture here has only expanded in recent years to include distilleries, craft cocktails, cider, mead, wine and more—alongside local bars, wineries and taverns that serve it all.

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BEST BAR IN... GRAND HAVEN
Tip-A-Few Tavern
tip-a-few.com

Odd Side Ales

The Unicorn Tavern

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BEST BAR IN... GRAND RAPIDS
SpeakEZ Lounge
speakezlounge.com

Pursuit of Happiness

The Meanwhile

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BEST BAR IN... HOLLAND
New Holland Brewing Co.
newhollandbrew.com

Hops at 84 East

Itty Bitty Bar

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BEST BAR IN... KALAMAZOO/PORTAGE
Bell's Eccentric Café
bellsbeer.com

One Well Brewing

Stamped Ribbon

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BEST BAR IN... MUSKEGON
The Deck
thedeckmkg.com

Pigeon Hill Brewing

Unruly Brewing

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BEST BAR IN... SAUGATUCK/FENNVILLE
Wally's Bar & Grill
wallysbarandgrill.com

Sand Bar Saloon

Wicks Park Bar & Grille

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BARTENDER
Emily Keeler - Shots
shotsstandale.com

Cassie Heuton - Pursuit of Happiness

Marcus Dungey - Divani

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BEER BAR
Logan's Alley
logansalley.com

7 Monks Taproom

CBK at GLC

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BEER/WINE/LIQUOR STORE
Martha's Vineyard
mvwines.com

Rishi's International Beverage

Smitty's Specialty Beverage

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BOURBON
Long Road Distillers - Straight Bourbon
longroaddistillers.com

Eastern Kille Distillery - Straight Bourbon

Mammoth Distilling - Woolly Bourbon

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BREWERY
Brewery Vivant/Broad Leaf
breweryvivant.com

City Built Brewing Co.

Founders Brewing Co.

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CIDERY
Farmhause Cider Co.
farmhauscider.com

Pux Cider

The Peoples Cider Co.

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CRAFT COCKTAILS
Long Road Distillers
longroaddistillers.com

Drip Drop Cocktail Room

Eastern Kille Distillery

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CRAFT LAGER
Founders Brewing Co. - Solid Gold
foundersbrewing.com

Cedar Springs - Küsterer Märzen

City Built Brewing - Alemania

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DISTILLERY
Long Road Distillers
longroaddistillers.com

Eastern Kille Distillery

Wise Men Distillery

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GERMAN BEER
Cedar Springs Brewing Co. - Küsterer Original Weißbier
csbrew.com

3 Gatos Brewery - Foldex

City Built Brewing Co. - Bock Knife

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GIN
Long Road Distillers - MICHIGIN
longroaddistillers.com

Eastern Kille Distillery - Barrel Finished Gin

New Holland Brewing Co. - Knickerbocker Gin

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HAPPY HOUR
SpeakEZ Lounge
speakezlounge.com

Birch Lodge

Rockwell Republic

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IPA
City Built Brewing Co. - Fifth Street Hooligans
citybuiltbrewing.com

3 Gatos Brewery - Maine Coon

Gravel Bottom Brewery - Dam Good IPA

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SOUR BEER
City Built Brewing Co. - Prana
citybuiltbrewing.com

Speciation - Genetic Drift

Speciation - Incipient

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SPORTS BAR
the Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
thescoregr.com

Peppino's Pizzeria Sports Grille

SpeakEZ Lounge

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STOUT
City Built Brewing Co. - 5 Hour Stout
citybuiltbrewing.com

3 Gatos Brewery - Bengal

Gravel Bottom - Kevin the Bold

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VODKA
Long Road Distilelrs - Original Vodka
longroaddistillers.com

Eastern Kille Distillery - Utility Vodka

Wise Men Distillery - Vodka

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WINE BAR
GR Noir
grnoir.com

Chateau Grand Rapids

House of Wine

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WINERY
Hudsonville Winery
hudsonvillewinery.com

Modales Wines

St. Julian Winery