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Oskar Blues Brewery and Schlafly Brewing. he last major city without a brewery in The steam-powered brewery could make the western half of Michigan’s Lower up to 2,000 barrels of beer annually at the Peninsula can no longer claim that Manistee location, but the partners have no title. plans to distribute outside of possibly a few On Nov. 11, North Channel Brewing local accounts, at least to start. Co. opened its doors in the Victorian port Additionally, the brewery expects to city of Manistee, the first brewery to operate produce quality staples — IPAs, pale ales, in the city in 15 years. Out of the gate, the stouts, porters, and so on — not focus on brewery offered seven beers on tap — includchasing the fad of the next pastry stout or ing a Czech-style Pilsner (swoon!) dubbed adjunct-laden beer. Cap’n Piles. “I’m not going to say we’re never goNorth Channel is the culmination of ing to roll out a gimmick y years of preparation, said Erik beer — they do sell whether we May, partner and VP of brewing like it or not — but I’m proud operations. That included rehabNorth Channel that the first eight beers on tap bing a more than century-old Brewing all have four ingredients,� May industrial building on the city’s 86 Washington St., said. “That’s on purpose. We north side, which features a Manistee (231) 299-1020 opened with simple, hopefully dining area and a beer hall style northchannelbrewing.com approachable, beers.� setting that seats up to 160. Meanwhile, that approach “We saw Manistee as a city carries over to the scratch that needed a place that could kitchen, which focuses on barbecue, sausage become a local watering hole, that would and tacos, along with standard bar fare like also be a destination for people from the burgers and warm sandwiches. Grand Rapids area and Traverse City and the “It’s the kind of place that we’d want to southeast side of the state,� he said. “So we go,� he said of the partners’ concept. “Our invested heavily in the brewery equipment focus from day one is to be the locals’ place, to ensure that the beer was good.� where you go on a Thursday night when you Part of that investment was hiring want a beer and a good hearty meal.� n pedigreed brewer Bill Joslyn, who has previously manned the tanks for the likes of