The results for our 2024 Best of the Best poll are in! Here’s the best of Michigan’s breweries, craft beers, wineries, and more, according to our readers: Breweries Craft Beer Ciders & Meads Distilleries & Wineries Beer Destinations Brewery Cuisine Brewery People Brewery Marketing, Design & Education   …

Best Craft Cocktail   Winner: Longship Brewing Company – Bloody Freya longshipbrewingcompany.com 114 N Main St, Lawton, MI 49065   Finalists: The Highway Brewing Co., West Branch – Cherry Whiskey Sour Iron Fish Distiller, Thompsonville – Salted Maple Old Fashioned   Best Bourbon   Winner: Iron Fish Distillery – Maple Bourbon Whiskey ironfishdistillery.com 14234 Dzuibanek …

Best Amber   Winner: Upper Hand Brewery – Deep Camp upperhandbrewery.com 3525 Airport Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829   Finalists: Keweenaw Brewing, Houghton – Red Jacket Amber Ale Big Lake Brewing, Holland – Michigan Amber   Best Brown Ale   Winner: Pigeon Hill Brewing Company – Coffee Cake Brown pigeonhillbrew.com 895 4th St, Muskegon, MI 49440 …

Best Hard Cider   Winner: Rustic Leaf Brewing Co. – Crisp Kringle rusticleafbrewingcompany.com 7200 Highland Rd, Waterford Twp, MI 48327   Finalists: Tandem Ciders – Smackintosh Vander Mill Honeycrisp   Best Hard Cidery   Winner: Ore Creek Craft Cider – Pinckney orecreekmi.com 9280 Mcgregor Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169   Finalists: Suttons Bay Ciders Baynes Apple …

Best Beertender   Winner: The Highway Brewing Co. – Gail Kowalczyk highwaybrewingco.com 209 W Houghton Ave, West Branch, MI 48661   Finalists: Longship Brewing Company, Lawton – Sabrina Markle City Built Brewing Company – Dan Dixon   Best Chef   Winner: Salt Springs Brewery – Chef Loren Halprin saltspringsbrewery.com 117 S Ann Arbor St, Saline, …

Best Beer Label   Winner: Longship Brewing Company longshipbrewingcompany.com 114 N Main St, Lawton, MI 49065   Finalists: City Built Brewing Company – Mi Gente Tri City Brewing – Hells Half Mile   Best Beer Name   Winner: Longship Brewing Company – Hair of the Gods longshipbrewingcompany.com 114 N Main St, Lawton, MI 49065   …

Best Appetizer   Winner: The Highway Brewing Co. – Hush Puppies highwaybrewingco.com 209 W Houghton Ave, West Branch, MI 48661   Finalists: River Trade Brewing, Constantine – Pretzels and Beer Cheese Saugtuck Brewing, Douglas – Roasted Poblano & Sweet Corn Dip   Best Burger   Winner: Petoskey Brewing – Signature Burger petoskeybrewing.com 1844 Harbor-Petoskey Rd, …

Best Beer Selection   Winner: Tombstone Brewery – Chesterfield tombstonebreweryllc.com 47240 Jefferson Ave, Chesterfield, MI 48047   Finalists: Founders Brewery, Grand Rapids Keweenaw Brewing, Houghton   Best Brewery   Winner: The Highway Brewing Co. – West Branch highwaybrewingco.com 209 W Houghton Ave, West Branch, MI 48661 Finalists: Tombstone Brewery, Chesterfield City Build Brewing Company, Grand …

Best Beer Event/Festival   Winner: U.P. Fall Beer Festival in Marquette mibeer.com Michigan Brewers Guild   Finalists: Burning Foot in Muskegon Great Lakes Beer Festival   Best Beer Garden   Winner: Hop Lot Brewing Co. & Beer Garden hoplotbrewing.com 658 S W Bay Shore Dr, Suttons Bay, MI 49682   Finalists: Salt Springs Brewery, Saline …

The innovators and the risk takers. The hard workers and the crafty creators. The maestros of marketing and the brilliance of bartenders. All of this mix and much more—such as sweat, blood, restless nights and some tears—goes into creating a successful business and brand in Michigan’s booming craft beer industry.  That’s why your friends at …