We just came back from an awesome trip through the upper peninsula of Michigan, then down through Petoskey and Charlevoix. I just counted up that we hit 9 microbreweries. ? Man, we had some good beer. My wife likes the IPA's like myself. I thought I'd throw out a few standout breweries in our opinion, keeping in mind we only drank IPA's.
Top 3:
OreDock in Marquette. They had a session, a Rye, a N.England, and your standard IPA. And they were all excellent. Could have sat there all night.
Petoskey brewing in Petosky. We go there on occasion and their IPA's are always awesome. They had brewed a couple limited doubles that were fantastic. SO good!
Bier Inwood Brewery about 6 miles south of Charlevoix. We've also been there a couple times previously. Their IPA's were mmmm. They had brewed 2 dipa's as well, one being pumpkin. They were both awesome. This place is really cool with live music some nights and just a nice relaxed atmosphere.
And 1 last shout out to Blackrock in Marquette. Good beer, but a super cool atmosphere. Live music, food truck, fire pit, outdoor games, they had it all. You could easily spend a couple hours there with friends.
Anyway, I'd highly recommend a brew tour to the northern part of the state. Other good breweries around too. I just mentioned the ones that stood out for us more than the others. Cheers!