Ludington Bay Brewery - Ludington , MI

[Huskee]

I thought I'd written this up already, guess I didn't.

Went there last summer (2019) seen a smoker out back as we walked up, had no idea it was a BBQ place when we decided to go there. Well it's really not a "BBQ" place, it's a brewery with a full menu with BBQ & steaks and tacos and such on it. I ordered the brisket with low hopes, because you know, restaurant brisket.... It tasted like mine! I was very impressed. It was a touch tough, and sliced with the grain instead of against (at least my slices but that could be from the overlap of flat & point), but really who cares. It was very good. Excellent smoke presence IMO. Great peppery rub. It's as if they knew I was coming.

http://ludingtonbaybrewing.com/index.html

Also they brew their own beers, and they have lots. And they're as good as any I've tried anywhere. I tried a rye one which they call Ry-Fi. Never had a rye beer before, it was incredible! Had 2 or 3 then lost count! Also tried a different one, called First Curve. Excellent s well. It was so good I bought 4-pack to take home. No Ry-Fi in cans or I'd have snagged it up too.

Anyway, if you find yourself on the beautiful west coast of MI in the beach town of Ludington, please give them a try. (If I can find the pics I took I will post them)

[xaugievike]

If you're out that direction, strongly recommend you swing down south a fuzz to Fennville and look up Waypost Brewing. Awesome awesome little brewery cranking out beers that I'd put up against the MI big boys any day.

[Mojo0209]

Ludington is such a great place. My family and I did the trip around Lake Michigan, and Ludington was r favorite stop. We also ate at the brewery And enjoyed it.

[smokin fool]

I've heard great things about Frankenmuth brewery, apparently great German style beers.
MI Holden group used to have a Pontiac G8 Meet there yearly which I swore I'd make one year just for the beer never mind the cars. Haven't heard it mentioned in a few years now. Too bad.

[Huskee]

Frankenmuth is great! Great beer. Fun town, especially in winter. Also where Greta Van Fleet is from.

[Huskee]

We went back here a year or so ago and sadly I was quite disappointed.

Granted, it was the pandemic restrictions lifted, can't find help era, and staffing wasn't great. But there was no brisket on the menu any longer (boo!) Got a pizza, it looked ok but was quite sad, tasteless. My son's pizza was different and was quite sad and tasteless too. NOT at all the place we remembered, food-wise. I hope it was simply the staffing issue and they were limping along on their way to their former glory.

Atmosphere, still great. Beer, still fan-freeking-tastic.

So until I go back and once again taste the place as it used to be, I can no longer recommend eating here. Drinking their beers, heck yeah. I highly recommend their "RY-Fi" Rye IPA beer, wonderful.