Ore Dock Brewing Company

MarcatGSB

Michigan

4.23/5  rDev -5.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | $$

A welcomed addition to the growing Marquette craft scene! The space is beautiful...everything from the garage door (gives me a Portland/Texas roadhouse feel in a good way) to the photos of the construction, to the beautiful marble counters for the back bar. Much thought went into the lay out and construction.

The upstairs is fantastic. Featuring possibly the biggest bar in the U.P.? (maybe not a FACT, but close). The long bar makes it easy to access drinks from both sides of the upstairs area, which has a nice "lounge" style seating area on the front of the building, while the back of the building has access from a wheel chair ramp, and a nice stage area for live music. The acoustics are lacking a bit, but it's a brick building...and they are young. I'm not going to knock anyone for acoustics, we are here to drink beer damn it. Some pretty snazzy bar stools made out of reclaimed (or new?) plumbing where a nice touch as well.

Awesome place. The beer was tasty, but they didn't have much to offer either time I was there, which is why I'm giving them a 3.5 for selection. They had a huge weekend for their grand opening Labor Day weekend, and that rolled right into U.P. Craft Beer week and the U.P. Fall Beer fest, so they probably saw thousands of beer geeks rolling through looking to consume what they had to offer. Maybe some better planning would have eliminated a complete run out of their beer, but then again, that tells me people were enjoying it and purchasing, so you can't fault them for that.

Check this place out, they are doing great things, and will continue to improve on what they have started. The beers seemed to be right on (the Belgian IPA was awesome, as well as the brown and the Zin Barrel Cocoa Blackberry Stout I sampled at Mattson Park for Beerfest.). Fun, lively, energetic, and growing.

09-10-2012 17:30:40 | More by MarcatGSB

TimTellefsen

4.73/5  rDev +5.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | $$

Awesome place! The Ore Dock Brewery features a downstairs taproom with a great view of the brewing process and comfortable seating with several TVs for your sports viewing pleasure. The huge upstairs taproom showcases a community space available for parties and groups, a live music area, and plenty of seating on comfy couches and even a two-person porch swing! The downstairs taproom is open Tuesday thru Sunday, while the upstairs taproom and community space are open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. Most weekends you can find talented local musicians playing upstairs but if what you want is a quiet place to relax and enjoy some outstanding craft beer, the cozy downstairs area is the place to be. If you are a beer geek the Ore Dock Brewery is a must stop! Great selection of brews, I strongly suggest The IPA, Bum's Beach Wheat, the Winter Witbier, DreamWeaver, or the Saison. Everything is fantastic!

12-20-2012 22:09:12 | More by TimTellefsen