29 November 2025 Crafted Hope just celebrated their one-year anniversary yesterday (on my birthday, no less!) and I was very impressed with everything I tasted here. They had a wide variety of styles both traditional and unusual, and all the …

27 September 2025 This was my second visit to Wicked Warren’s, the only good reason to drive through (rather than past) Jamestown. (And before someone corrects me, Southern Tier’s brewpub, The Empty Pint, is not in Jamestown; it’s in Lakewood.) …

25 September 2025 Officially, this is known as the “Audubon” location for Nocterra because you have to drive through the Scioto Audubon Park to get here. This park, one of many in the Metro Parks system — almost 29,000 acres …

24 September 2025 This is my second visit to Uniontown — see my first post from this past March for more photos and descriptions of many more beers. I sat at the bar today and had two pints, both beers …

23 September 2025 This is my second visit to Salt Springs; the first was on my trip last Fall and it was so enjoyable I had to come back. You can read about that visit which also has more about …

22 September 2025 I’ve been to Cedar Springs once before at the recommendation of a server at another Grand Rapids brewery and decided it deserved a return visit today. I was not sorry! As you can see, they have both …

21 September 2025 This is my fourth trip to Brewery Vivant and it continues to be a favorite spot. They took over an old funeral home so the indoor dining area is in the original chapel with the bar where …

20 September 2025 I’ll be honest — I wasn’t going to visit Ghost Isle today. My planned destination was Beer Church Brewing, also in New Buffalo, but they were overflowing with people and I assume that’s because the on-again/off-again rains …

18 September 2025 The Grumpy Troll doesn’t look like much from the outside but its sign gives you an idea of the offbeat nature of the place and the pleasures awaiting you within. I love the guy sitting just inside …

17 September 2025 Forager has a fascinating interior and will soon be sharing space with Parlor Doughnuts (opening soon, and you walk through the doughnut shop to get to the brewpub). Here are several photos of the interior, including a …