May '15 Greenbush Brewing Company

Today we crossed the border into Michigan and went to the Greenbush Brewing Company in Sawyer Michigan for lunch.  It is about 12 miles past the Indiana/Michigan border.  When we first got there we were told it would be a 20-30 minute wait, so they took our phone number and we were able to walk around to the other places in the area, and they sent us a text when our table was ready (it actually ended up being only about a ten minute wait).  The brewery obviously focuses on beers, but they also have a full menu including a kids menu, which I thought was strange.  The brewery has a large bar, a bunch of high top tables, and an outdoor patio.  The walls were lined from floor to ceiling with empty beer mugs, which I thought looked cool.  The large windows in the front made it seem light and open, and not like you were sitting in a dark dingy bar.

After we were seated it took awhile for our waitress to get to our table, but once she did everything else was delivered to our table quickly.

 

 

The menu consisted of mostly sandwiches, but they also had pizza and a couple other entrees.  I ordered the pulled chicken sandwich and a side salad as my side dish (I wish they would have had something like fries or mac and cheese as a side).  It was a very good sandwich.  The meat was very smoky.  The whole time I was eating my sandwich I was thinking, I wish they would have put some sauce on the sandwich, and then about halfway through I remembered that they put a bottle of BBQ sauce on the table (my bad).  Brian ordered a sandwich called a hot brown, which was an open faced turkey sandwich he had chips and chili as his sides.  He thought the sandwich was good, but was not impressed with the chili.  I am not a beer drinker, so I just drank water.  Brian tried a couple of beers that he enjoyed.  Speaking of, they brewery owns the building across the street.  They also have food over there, and rumor has it you can also buy beer to go in the second building, but we never went over there.

 

Overall, Brian and I both agreed that this place was good, but nothing special that we would go out of our way to recommend.  Our Michigan restaurant of choice is still Stray Dog, but if you are looking for an alternative and are really in to beer, this place isn't bad.

 

Overall Experience: 4 Stars

Price: Offer to Pay