The root beer is homemade and yummy! Wasn't busy at all on a Monday night. It's decorated really cool! Would I go here again...no. Food: Cornbread was served cold and was ok. Not really that moist. Pulled chicken nachos......the chicken was cut up frozen chicken, NOT good. Also had queso on it which was really runny and made the nachos soggy. Mac n cheese was bland and didn't have much flavor at all, also wasn't cheesy. read more

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Thursday early dinner- here's what we liked. * Immediate seating at bar or table. We chose the bar. * The lady that waited on us was nice and attentive. * Good beer selection, really liked they had two reds on their menu. And the beers were good. * Hand battered boneless chicken breast as very god. Would get again for sure. Big chunks of meat and light batter and a Buffalo sauce that was tasty but not all Tabasco. * The poutine fries tasted good. * And the beer flight in served in a neat little book. What could of been better: * The other waitress that just stood at the end of the bar glaring. * The loaded tater tots were not crisp and would fall apart. Kind of mushy. * While the poutine fries tasted good, the fries were big curled potato wedge type things. Not crisp and not quite the right thing for poutine. Overall I would go 3.5 stars. But Yelp doesn't believe in halfsies. It was better than 3 but just shy of 4. We will try again, as it's a cool little place off the beaten path. read more

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My wife and I stopped in twice while we were staying in the area while visiting family. One of the more interesting innovations there is that they only serve beer that they brew and liquor that they distill. Both times the food and the beverages were very good! We thought their barbecue chicken flatbread was extremely yummy, loaded with Chicken. Both times we sat at the bar. The bar area is rather unique with a carpenter top bar. Our service both times for a little better than average. The only down check were the menus themselves. They could really be replaced. read more

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We stopped here a few years ago on the way to Frankenmuth. The beer selection was very good. Great ambiance, but what rocked our world was the Poutine. We still talk about it and its been a while. read more

My wife and I were returning from a funeral in the tip of the thumb (Bad Axe / Port Austin) and were taking a relaxing ride home. As a Tag-a-brew collector, we noticed that Innovations Brewing was on our route so we stopped. We came in shortly after noon on a Sunday so we were quite surprised that they were even open, let alone there were other guests in the Tap house. We sat up to the bar (which is our habit when collecting charms) and started a conversation with our server Laura. My wife and I are pretty easy going and Laura opened us up like a can of tuna... next thing you know we're talking about retirement, grandkids, the weather, etc. We ordered a flight to determine what we liked, finished that and ordered a small glass and an appetizer. Everything was amazing. The beer was COLD, the app was well prepared and tasty and the company was certainly enjoyable. When it came time to leave, we asked to purchase our Tag-a-brew charm and Laura apologetically informed us that they had just reordered and the tags hadn't arrived yet. Disappointed but, not the first time we've run into this, we told Laura that we'd be sure to stop back through because we had such an enjoyable time and pick one up when they arrived. We shared our contact information so that she could let us know when the tags came in. Earlier this week, I received an envelope from Innovators Brewing and inside found my Tag / Charm along with a note from Laura stating "Sorry it took so long but I didn't forget you! Laura from Innovations" Well Laura, we didn't forget you either and we will certainly be back next time we're passing through! read more

So if you like to meander Michigan as my partner and I are apt to do- this is a most excellent spot on the cross of m15/M46. He knew there was something there. With room to park the camper and truck we wondered inside. He smiled as he noticed it was a brewery. We went inside and lots of gears/lightbulb shaped/tin roof etc decor. We opted for the bar with a wonderful sales / bartender. All beers made by them. All alcohol/spirits made by them- their own vodka, tequila, rum, etc. I began with a bloody, had a innovation red amber, and somehow thought I heard that I needed to try their rather "smooth" tequila- and I did. He had a dunkelweissen- and it was good. (All beverages good.) Fortunately the food was as tasty as the beverage. We had the dough balls for an app- queso and tomato dipping sauce (the tomato dipping might have been a smidge better hot). The tomato dipping had a ton of garlic! He had the Nashville hot chicken with sweet potato fries. It wasn't mild and not overly hot- the chicken was great, crunchy coating, and chicken was juicy per his report. I can attest that the fries were yummy. I had the olive Swiss burger sans Swiss (no vegan cheese here) and tots. Wow- now I was approaching maximum capacity and had a solid effort of completing 75% of this large burger. Unfortunately some tots were left behind. Our bartender/sales informed us that they open at 8am for breakfast- holy crap- how can this place get any better!?? Definitely on the coming back list! read more

Innovation Beerworks - Themed salt and pepper shakers - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

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Stopped here with my brother for a Sunday Dinner and beer flight without reservations and were promptly seated. We had Wisconsin cheese curds for an appetizer that were fantastic. My entree was the shrimp and sausage skewers with two sides. Both were perfectly seasoned and delicious. My brother had the steak bytes that he said he enjoyed. The 4 beer flights served in a book were all good. I got a full pour of the lemon shandy with an added lemon twist to go with my entree. Booth and low top seating in with a speak easy theme. Handicapped access. Fast, friendly staff and service. Definitely a hidden gem and I will be returning. read more

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Sat down at the bar and got samples of the west coast IPA and the porter. Both were a bit thin, but the porter did have a pleasant roasty-but-not-too-roasty-nuttiness to it so I got a pint to wash dow my Southwest chicken salad. I can guarantee that if you order this salad, you will not leave hungry. It could easily feed two not-so-hungry folks. Good portions of all the main ingredients. The chipotle ranch dressing served with it definitely has some fire! Apply in small doses until you've hit your heat tolerance. It was generally enjoyable, though the smoked chicken topping it was dry. Tried a small pour of the russian imperial stout for my postif, and found it also quite thin for the style. None of the firm, chewy malt quality the best of those have. While my sampling here was limited, it does seem Innovation could stand to add a little backbone to its beers. read more

Innovation Beerworks - Southwest Chicken Salad w/ porter. - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

(Load the car and write the note...) This tale begins as all my favorite stories of Americana begin: a meandering road trip with no real agenda, small towns, windmills, and of course the glorification of alcohol. Being far too old and no where near fueled up enough for a gonzo style tell all á la Hunter S. Thompson, I hit the road to grab a couple of beers, maybe some lunch and tag-a-brew. (Tell the ones that need to know, we are headed north....) Out past Frankenmuth, between a little triangular patch of earth where Sanilac Rd, Tressla Rd., and Saginaw Rd. criss-cross and then cross-criss sits this wonderful brewery that should be getting far more attention than it has. (The highway sets the traveler's stage) Parking in their dusty, dirt parking lot there was a giant farmland across the way. In the far distance, spinning giants, windmills pulling in the days catch. The opposite side was a cute little set of homes. Walking in, the brewery is decorated with historical references to the great inventors and inventions thought existence while a touch of steampunk aesthetics. The team who put this together had a great admiration for both the sciences and the science fiction. At times some if it was a bit in your face, but overall just a beautiful place. (Your dreams to catch the world a cage....) First I will start with the beer. That's the reason I hopped in the car in the first place right? They had a nice selection if styles, including Browns, Ambers and stouts. Unlike most breweries they were not IPA heavy. I really enjoyed the Red and the Brown, they were both very easy drinking and traditional in flavor and ABV. What stood out to me was the amber. The flavor spectrum was completely different than what I was typically used to from an amber and it made me take notice. I also was able to try their Juicy ipa and irish stout. The IPA was a bit more fruit forward than I was used to, and the irish stout was delicious. Reminded me of the Nips coffee flavored hard candies. Thoroughly enjoyable, well made beer. Finally, the food. I dare you to study this menu and literally not drool over every item. Not only is there a wide variety of choices, but each item looks more delicious than the next. Being a brewery AND smokehouse, they smoke all their meats in house and seriously everything I saw go by looked delicious. I ordered the po'boy with tots after much deliberation. I really wanted some meats but just wasn't hungry enough to justify such a heavy meal. Let me tell you, I missed out on nothing. This was seriously the best po'boy I've had. Typically shrimp is the main protein, but they used fish tenders that were so perfectly balanced between crunchy and flaky. Decorating and flavoring the this deliciousness was a layer of coke slaw, tomatoes and some sort of aoli which brought out such a delicious flavor I couldn't believe it came from such a simply built sandwich. (My hands they shake, my head it spins...) I seriously can not wait to come back and try more foods on this menu. I'm calculating of it's worth a weekly 90+ minute drive for lunch. That's how good it was to me. It was such a complete experience. Great aesthetics, great food and drink, great service by a friendly and welcoming staff and owner. Go here! FULL DISCLOSURE: my favorite novels have nothing to do with road trips or Americana. Give me a child murdering clown, a psychotic obsessed with the font of his business cards or an illegal underground fight club created by a guy with a very severely split personality. read more

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We have been on a mission to collect all the tagabrews! Originally, our plan wasn't to come out this far, but he really really liked this place and wanted me to experience it as well. So we hopped in the car and took a ride. It was a chilly, windy, Weds afternoon but hey that won't stop us! The outside of the building is nothing exciting. Just a building. But when you walk in the door the place is so cool! Lots to see. The decor is steam punk which I absolutely love. We made our way over to the bar and were greeted by the cutest bartender. She genuinely seemed like a sweet person. I ordered a flight: Amber, red, brown, and a stout. He just ordered one beer that he said wasn't ready when he was last month. It was an IPA. The flights come in these carved out books! Very unique idea! We ordered Poutine to split. It was delicious. Lots of cheese. Mmmm. I love my cheese! The decor was my by far the best though. There was so much to see! Amazing!! I could definitely see why he loved this place! We will definitely be back! We like to go to the Frankenmuth brewery and they were closed due to Covid (open on weekends only) so we will have to come back for that anyway! On to our next tagabrew location! read more

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Stopped for their brisket sandwich with some new kind of spiral fries, it was excellent! Also had the Brussels sprouts that were surprising the best I've tasted.Beer for me as a black ale and husband had ipa, he enjoyed so much we bought growler to share tomorrow with friends. our waitress was Laura who went out of her way to get us the IPA ( it was not available went we first ordered). read more

Innovation Beerworks - Black Ale, IPA, - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

Delicious food love the options of different ciders & beers Also Love there breakfast menu absolutely one the best breakfasts I've ever had & the ambiance is amazing! Love it read more

Driving through and stopped for dinner. Pleasant place with nice list of brew and tasty food read more

Innovation Beerworks - Ruben and Carolina pulled pork - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

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Very disappointed with our food and service with last nights meal. Terrible service from our waitress. They were very busy and ran out of ribs and pulled pork, not a big deal we just picked brisket and pulled chicken instead. The problem was that the portion size they sent out of the brisket and pulled chicken were so incredibly small. I asked the waitress if two small slices of brisket was the normal portion size (knowing very well it's not because I've ordered it before), she said Yes. You could tell they were running low on other meats and reducing portion size. Which is super frustrating when you're paying full price. What an utter disappointment. Also, this is just being picky, but the table was so full of dirty dishes, our waitress did not take our empty appetizer trays, nor our empty beer glasses or empty dinner trays. The table was packed full of dirty dishes. The waitress also forgot multiple items we ordered. We had to send her back like 3 times just to receive our dinner items. She also forgot to ring us up on two beers, which I took as a win for such terrible service. read more

Out of the way place that is definitely worth going out of your way for!!! The food is terrific; the steak bites entree is an absolute must! Yummy poutine! They brew their own root beer and it is very good. The beer was really good; had the Crooked Cap Kolsch, Vienna Lager, and the Maple Brown (really neat flavors!). And last but definitely not least, our beertender Summer, was awesome!!! read more

I was so excited to be out this way so that I could check off Innovation Brewworks off my list! Growing up this building was a older, quite and dark resturant so when I pulled up I had so maybe memories come back to me which was cool! Walked in and sat at the bar! The host was also my server so she said it would be a minute which I was fine with so I could narrow down my flight! Most of the beer was okay, but the spiced cider was delicious! The flights came in the cutest old school books with leather strap handles! The flight was $6.. What!! At that price I'd drive back out and try some of their others!! read more

Innovation Beerworks - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

Potential! This place is a destination restaurant, it would be amazing if the staff treated it as such. I called the restaurant an hour or so before I left home as it is 45 minutes away. I verified I did not need a reservation and they were open. When we arrived, with my 80 year old parents, we waited at the "please wait to be seated sign," for what seemed like forever. After about five minutes, a woman sitting at the table closest to the door got up and seated us. Just sat there while my poor mom struggled to stand there. When we were seated we struck out on about four different meals because it was Sunday night and they were out of a lot of stuff. I got the pulled pork meal with mashed and corn bread and it was very good. Others at my table were not so happy with there's, not due to the way it was cooked but all the replacements on the meals they did get. It's a bummer because this place has a great atmosphere. Definitely a great candidate for bar rescue. read more

Burger and Rueben very good. Beers tasty. Service great Hubby debated between onion rings and tots, and ordered onion rings. Was served tots. Was okay, because he likes both - tots were good. read more

Wonderful place. Great service. Love the local ambience. We have been here several times while visiting friends and it's been great every time. read more

First time I went was near their opening, food was fantastic service was awesome. Went there a couple weeks ago. Place seemed kinda dark and just kinda looked like it's not being kept up. Ordered food which the menu has shrunk from when they were first open. Ordered blue cheese burger and loaded tots. Tots were way over cooked and crunchy throughout, tasted old. Burger tasted like it was a frozen processed patti they threw on the griddle. Burger lacked flavor. Servier brought me the menu, drinks and food. Never returned to check on dinner. The service and food was such that I will never return. Which is sad. I thought it had a lot of potential from when it first opened. read more

First time here, always drove by and seen it's a VERY busy place!! Glad we finally stopped, very nice staff and nice selection of cocktails, ciders and craft beers. Really good size portions, we had burnt ends to start and they were delicious!! I had the turkey dinner and my husband had the three meat entrée. Chicken and turkey were a little dry and so was the stuffing. However the homemade cornbread and the rest of the meal was GREAT !! read more

Innovation Beerworks - Three meat meal, smoked chicken, brisket, pulled pork, mashed potatoes and corn bread - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

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Not sure how this has nearly 4 stars, maybe because its in the middle of nowhere with no other options or competition, but when comparing this to other local breweries, especially with kitchens, this experience was horrible. My wife and I wanted to try them as they were in the Hop Passports. We arrived and the building is musty, empty, and dated. We were merely greeted, then seated in a dark back corner table that was filthy. The menus were sticky and gross, and the beer selection was minimal. We each tried a cocktail. My wife's drink was like sipping cough medicine, and mine was coffee with some vodka. We decided to at least try SOMETHING, and got poutine with added brisket. The gravy was DEFINITELY jar based, the fries from frozen, and the brisket was tough and chewy. I don't even want to guess how old it was. We decided to not even order entrees or any more drinks and left. Would definitely NOT go again. read more

This place is a hidden gem, little town in the middle of nowhere. It has been a long time since me and the wife have been somewhere that has been this amazing. Well worth the drive. The food is beyond amazing with beer that is on par or better then the big name places. I would suggest anyone try this place. The staff are great and right on time with everything. We will be back for sure. Plus they are on tagabrew!! read more

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Great experience on Mother's Day. Had the smoked turkey and pulled pork with veggie and beans. Wife had the brisket everything tasted very good. read more

Disappointing visit. Staff seemed annoyed we sat up at the bar. The food was fair. The pork in Carolina sandwich was tough and the flavor was sub-par. The Reuben tasted more like ham than corned beef. All around disappinting. read more

Delicious food. Tasty brews. Excellent service. I was really wanting a brewery but I was having a hard time finding one on Yelp. So many are closed on Mondays. This was a pleasant surprise en route home. Do yourself a favor and check it out. read more

Innovation Beerworks - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

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Great menu selection, delicious food and an awesome atmosphere. The wait staff has been terrific , especially for a new opening. I'm not a big beer drinker but I did find yummy ciders on their menu! read more

Innovation Beerworks - Cool tastings! I have not had a bad meal or a bad drink from this place yet!!! We're blessed to have such a great restaurant in our area!!! - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

Great food every time we have visited ! Staff always polite . Unique place to check out !

Great food. Service was great. Try to stop whenever we are in area. PS, Brussels are AMAZING!

This was an awesome bar and great bartender- the vibe was cool even in the middle of the day- had light food but it was good. Pretty large and actually pretty family friendly for a brewery read more

Well wine was served warm in a spotty glass. I was told it was made there and they don't chill it... which I'm unsure why!? My chicken and Turkey was cold, baked potato Luke warm and hard. They warmed it up and returned with a different plate but still cold (no passion in that) My daughter cheese burger was hot but raw in the middle. Argh just disappointing! read more

Not impressed... no ribs, no wings. Smoked sausage is not "smoked".. it's just what you buy in a store as smoked sausage. Brisket tasteless... store bought potato salad. If you're going to have a smokehouse, at least make your own salads! Will not try again .. read more

Darn good beer! The cream ale and The Kolcsh were reall good. The Mexican lager is amberiah and very good. BBQ sandwich was excellent too. Nice simple place. Liked it! read more

Innovation Beerworks - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

I am giving this place a 5 because of the Apple Raspberry Unfiltered. It is the best cider we have ever had. Think of the best juice that you could drink the whole gallon of and times it by 10. They sell growlers of their other beers but this one is not on the growlers list yet. We would of bought multiple growlers to go if it was possible. We talked to one of the owners and she was extremely nice and explained the operation. Best wishes hope to go back soon. Btw, I can not believe how cheap the Cider was too!!! read more

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After enjoying several meals at Innovation Beerworks, we are going to have to call it quits! The last straw was a very soggy flatbread pizza. There seems to be something negative happening in the kitchen! I would have excused the server spending her time at the bar with a male friend (read waiting 15 minutes for a drink) if the food would have been worth it. Call us Very Disappointed! :( read more

So they are off to a good start. Atmosphere is very nice. Definitely has a great vibe. Tried 4 beers. The beer is good, just not great, yet. B- or c+. Food was a bit better. B+. This is their first week and I would not expect much more. The prices are reasonable and the staff were fantastic! We will be back again! read more

The place looks amazing along with the great tasting food. The service staff was very friendly.

The beer I had was fresh, crisp, well balanced and easy drinking. The ciders were perfect. I think the honey crisp and caramel apple ciders are the best I have had in my life. The bar area has a cool, clear, steampunk vibe with the moving gears behind the bar with copper bar top, copper pipes for the draught beers/ciders and Edison b read more

This place just makes my taste buds happy. I'm sad I've lived so close and have just discovered it. The bbq is sooooo good no sauce needed!! My daughter has missed dough balls since we moved and they are here and delicious!! read more

Innovation Beerworks - Pick 3 we went with ribs, brisket, and chicken - New American Near Me - Richville, Michigan

Whatever you do, do not get the chicken tacos here. Frozen dried chicken and they were not edible. Worst tacos that I ever had. Took two bites and asked for a to go box and threw them in the trash at the Forward gas station in Vassar. Third time I have had food at this place and have been very disappointed with it. On the other hand, the Automation Ale beer was very good. Two stars for the beer, zero for the food. read more