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REDWOOD LODGE MESQUITE GRILL & BREWPUB

United States Brewpubs,
DETROIT VICINITY, MICHIGAN Further north of Birmingham’s Big Rock Chop & Brewhouse, Flint’s REDWOOD LODGE MESQUITE GRILL & BREWPUB (opened 1996), with its winter resort warmth, wooden furnishings, outside patio, and raw bar, retained a welcoming cottage-like intimacy, August ‘04. Quaffed phenol floral-hopped grapefruit-mellowed Redwood Light Pils, summery citric-soured wheat-backed Kolschbier, tart yellow-clouded banana-grapefruit-orange-sweet clove-influenced Belgian Wit, orange-bruised cherry-tart Saison, citric wheat-cracked Munich Helles Lager, softly red-fruited perfume-hopped American IPA, buttery dry-fruited Pale Ale, and black chocolate-y espresso-roused Russian Stout with lobster-steak dinner. www.theredwoodlodge.com

BIG ROCK CHOP & BREWHOUSE

United States Brewpubs,
DETROIT VICINITY, MICHIGAN Provincial northern Detroit suburb Birmingham’s hunting lodge-styled BIG ROCK CHOP & BREWHOUSE offered exquisite dining, art deco design, 400 quality wines, and banquet rooms galore at railroad station location (visited August ’04 and closed September 2021). Sitting at centrally located bar, I quaffed brewer Dan Rogers' fruitful libations. Buttery light-fruited triviality Lo-Carb Blonde Lager, toned-down caramel-malted fruit-spiced Raymondo De Rojo Red Ale, quince-ripened woody hop-doused Raggedy Ass India Pale Ale, and soft-hopped plantain-fried peach-bruised pear-skinned orange-soured Weizenheimer Hefeweizen with wine-sauteed mussels. Curacao orange-fronted grapefruit peel-embittered coriander-spiced Belgian-styled witbier White Cap Ale and hop-roasted espresso-like dessert beer Flying Buffalo Irish Dry Stout were even better choices. www.bigrockchophouse.com