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Dead Bear Brewing

3.4 (193 reviews)
ModerateBreweries, American
Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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DEAD BEAR BREWING ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Mac-N-Cheese
Patrick S.

If you're near Grayling MI you HAVE to stop at Dead Bear Brewery. I get Mac-n- Cheese at almost everyplace I can. Normally you get good pork and marginal Mac-n-cheese or good Mac-n-cheese and dry pork. BEST Mac-n-Cheese I've had in a long time. Perfect combo of fresh smoked pork and creamy perfect Mac. Absolutely get it!! Sadly I'm driving through so I can't sample the craft brews. Next time!

Reuben with onion rings. Yummy!
Cristina B.

I've been waiting to write this review for a few weeks now. I don't think the rueben has left my mind since I had it! My boyfriend and I were coming home from Mackinac Island and wanted to get dinner on the road. Not feeling fast food anymore, he told me he wanted a reuben. That sounded amazing to me too! A quick Yelp search led me to Dead Bear Brewing and ten minutes later we were in the car ordering take out. We were going to eat it at our cottage, which was about a half hour away. Ordering was easy and our food came out quick and hot! The rueben, filled with cheese and 1000 Island dressing, hit the spot! The toasty rye bread was also equally as tasty. It's a $2 charge to add fries or onion rings, but I can assure you it's worth it! $12 for a sandwich and onion rings was a good deal considering I had two meals here. The onion rings were crisp to perfection, just the way I like them. We will be coming back whenever we're in the area again!

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Amy W.

This was a fun place.with a great atmosphere. We got here right after they opened and sat at the bar and chatted a bit with the very nice bartender. There were a lot of fun things to see. There was a rustic feel to this place which I loved. This was my first visit to Grayling so it was nice to see so many friendly faces. The weather was clearing up and we knew it was going to be a great day. We did not eat as we were still barely able to move from lunch. Beers were great with many choices available. We grabbed some tagabrews and we were off to the main event! Traverse City!!

Live music definitely a plus
Pamela Z.

I can't comment on the food, but the beer here is really not that good. Of the beers we tried, they weren't true to the style they were meant to reflect. Many of the beers (which I have to assume were maybe the better/more popular options) were tapped, so we couldn't try those. On the night we went there was live music, which made for a really great atmosphere on the patio. The side panels were open so we got to enjoy the cool night air. We would come back for atmosphere alone, but next time I think we will sick to some of the domestic beers.

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Mj J.

Dead Bear was another stop on brew trail. What an awesome brewery! Being Memorial weekend, it was busy. I loved the theme and the decor of this brewery. We had some fun taking pictures and arm wrestling! That's right, an authentic arm wrestling table. I could see the fear in his eyes when I challenged him to a match. Haha Let's just say, he wouldn't let me beat him! We ordered a few beers, which we really enjoyed, grabbed a few stickers and of course our tags! This brewery is very family oriented so kids are certainly welcome.

Aporkalypse
Rome L.

Aporkalypse for the win!!! Aporkalypse burger: beef patty, bacon, pulled pork, ham, and cheddar cheese!! Burger was great, only complaint was our entire table ordered "medium" burgers and we all received "well done". Would come back the next time I'm in town.

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2 years ago

Had a wonderful experience at Dead Bear Brewing the food was delicious sat out on the patio service was great

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The cod was great - served with house-made tartar sauce. Beer was on point and it wasn't too loud. Service was fast and polite.

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3 years ago

We love coming to this place, it's always got great food and a wonderful atmosphere.

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This was a fun place with a decent menu cool bar area and separations for dining a couple arcade games, we had fun

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5 years ago

Well I know you are short staffed but I was a party of one. You told me 10 minutes. I waited over 30 minutes no text. So I went elsewhere.

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