Where Detroit drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Detroit worth taking a tram to.
Atwater Brewery on Joseph Campau in Detroit's Rivertown has brewed lagers and German-style beers since 1997. The Dirty Blonde lager is the entry beer; arcade and 225 cocktail bar in the same building.
Tip: Tap Room is open most days; the connected 225 cocktail bar reopens for summer nights.
Eastern Market Brewing Co. on Riopelle Street has brewed beer alongside the Saturday produce market in Detroit since 2017. Hazy IPAs lead the menu; the room sits steps from the sheds.
Tip: Open Saturdays from 10:00 for the market crowd; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Batch Brewing Company on Porter Street in Corktown is Detroit's first nano brewery, open since 2015. Small-batch experimentation, scratch comfort food and biergarten in summer.
Tip: Enclosed biergarten in summer; weekday afternoons run quiet for first-pour visits.
Detroit Beer Company on Broadway is a brewpub in downtown Detroit since September 2003. Two floors of the historic Hartz Building, steps from Comerica Park and Ford Field.
Tip: Game-day crowds spill from Comerica Park; the upstairs takes private bookings.
Brew Detroit on Abbott Street in Corktown runs a 68,000 sq ft brewery, taproom and kitchen in Detroit. Thirty rotating drafts of Brew Detroit beer, wine, cider and mead.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the rotating tap list runs the room's program. Walk-in only at the bar.
Lily's Seafood Grill & Brewery on South Washington in Royal Oak has brewed beer in metro Detroit since 1999. House ales and lagers next to fresh seafood; the brewery is on site.
Tip: Patio in summer is the prime seat; the brewing is visible from inside the dining room.