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John Niedermaier Out At Right Brain

The man behind beers like an asparagus ale, a sour barleywine and an ancho chili double chocolate porter is looking for a new venue to unleash his talents.  Two sources, and now Right Brain Brewery, have confirmed that both John Niedermaier – and his assistant – are no longer at the Traverse [...]

Right Brain Brewery's Honey Basil Ale

If this beer is a garden, the color is the soil.  (Or something like that.)

If this beer is a garden, the color is the soil. (Or something like that.)

Right Brain Brewery’s Honey Basil Ale Fruit/vegetable beer, 5.3%ABV

Over the past couple days we’ve been heralding the brewing of Traverse City’s Right Brain, and it’s only fair that rather than just stick with the views of one [...]

Snapshot: Right Brain Brewery, Part 2

The other part of the pub, including the Mug Club wall - unfortunately not accepting any new additions right now.

If you missed it, you can find the first part of our look at Right Brain posted here.

The other part of the pub, including the Mug Club wall – unfortunately not accepting any new additions right now.

Yesterday we ran through a couple choices from Traverse City’s Right Brain [...]

Snapshot: Right Brain Brewery, Part 1

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I recently spent a couple days in Traverse City, Michigan.  In a state that’s rich with excellent breweries, the Traverse area is particularly lucky to have not one but two restaurants with brewpubs (Mackinaw Brewing Company and North Peak Brewing, both with average to above-average beers) and a Jolly Pumpkin outfit up north on the [...]