Arbor Brewing Company

Arbor Brewing Company can be found on Washington Street between Main and Fourth in downtown Ann Arbor.

The location makes for a great place to stop in for a beer or two while strolling around downtown, after spending a long day at the Art Fairs, or a brewery tour with Grizzly Peak, Blue Tractor, and Jolly Pumpkin all within a very short walk.

The decor at Arbor is very similar to the typical brewpub.  Old exposed brick lines the walls along with several yearly Michigan Brewers Guild membership pub mirrors and old school Guinness advert posters.  The ceiling is embossed and painted green along with a tall crown molding that lends a nice aged look to the architecture.

The bar itself is wrapped with hammered copper and has an assortment of mugs hanging overhead on a hanging trellis mixed in with tap handles for the beers that are, presumably, not on at the moment.

Arbor had nine beers on tap today, including Olde Number 22 German Alt, Sacred Cow Cask Conditioned IPA, Crye Baby Rye, Espresso Love Breakfast Stout, Steamroller Russian Imperial Stout, Huxell Best Bitter, Red Snapper Amber Ale, Brasserie Blonde, and No Parking Pilsner.  Also available were four barrel aged selections: Barrel Aged Brune, Barrel Aged Blonde, Brasserie Greff Triple, and Brasserie Greff Framboise.  I picked up a bottle of the Brune to go so Look for something on Fermentation Nation on that sometime soon.  Along with the beer breweed on premises, there was an assortment of guest beers in bottles as well as wine and liquor.

I came in early on a Saturday while a friend was at a cheese making class at Zingerman’s Creamery and while it was pretty empty close to opening time, a decent crowd began filing in for lunch around noon and  kept right on coming.

This post was brought to you live, compliments of the free WiFi available at Arbor.

www.arborbrewing.com