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Rating: 3.75
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Founded: 2012
Last visited: October 2018
Lively brewpub, right on Ionia Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids. Knowledgeable, friendly staff. Game room in back featuring retro arcade games, foosball, darts, ping-pong, Hoop Fever, Wallhooky, shuffleboard.
Open daily at 11am, Sat and Sun at 10am. Daily promotions; Happy Hour: Sunday-Thursday 3–6pm. Half-off any beer up to $6, wine, or wells, half-off appetizers.
16 beers on tap.
BEER:
Silver Foam American Lager (2.50) – Light-bodied lager; easy drinking, almost no hop character.
Get to the Copper Lager (3.50) – Well balanced, lightly hopped lager; aromatic aspect immediately obvious.
Infinite Flux Juicy IPA (4.25) – Complex, hazy IPA; hop character in bouquet, grapefruit and citrus notes evident.
Hefeweizen (4.25) – Classic Hefeweizen flavor profile; banana notes abound.
Rainbow Universe Fruit Pale Ale (3.75) – Zesty, fruity pale ale; fruity aspects are on the border of being too much.
John Ball Brown Brown Ale (4.50) – Malty caramel flavors dominate; terrific example of a brown ale.
Light Side of the Sun Citra IPA (4.25) – Excellent balance between malt character, hop bitterness and citrus.
FOOD:
The menu is not overly large, but features just enough variety to keep it interesting. Appetizers, a couple of soups and salads, sandwiches/burgers and a few entrees. Nice to see some vegetarian options, like Buffalo Cauliflower, and the Vegan Mushroom Wrap.
They have Brunch on Saturday and Sunday with build-your-own Bloody Mary bar.