We stopped in for one beer before heading to Gino's for dinner. Scored a couple of stools at the bar. KBC had a nice feel to it and the customers were of various ages. We were probably the oldest people in there. Samples are gladly given and we ordered two of the IPA's. Delicious and cold. We struck up a conversation with two locals; they mentioned combining two different beers to make a Strawberry Blonde. Very good, but I liked the IPA better. Excellent vibe with outdoor seating, but it was in direct sun. The list of brews is pretty extensive. No food available, but you are welcome and encouraged to bring in anything you like. Great place, good vibe, cold craft beers. Highly recommend. Oh, service was good and we struck up conversations with both bartenders. read more

Love the historic building and plenty of beers on tap. Really enjoyed the wild strawberry seltzer which is light and refreshing with a hint of sweetness. Perfect after a day on the water or trail! Pro tip - order pizza from nearby Ambassador restaurant and bring here to eat while enjoying the lake view on the back patio! Service was friendly and fast. Highly recommended it for an UP experience! read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Cool spot with lake view! - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

Ambience is a brewco. Service is what you make it - order at bar. Outstanding brews: "Ridge Red" blood orange infusion, "Pick Axe Blonde" light lager, and low ABV "Widow-Maker Black" all all-star products & $4.25 for a pint?! Do it to it. Stop worthy fo' sho.' June 26, 2026 read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Friday night Hoppy Hour & beer selection June '26 - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

Loved this brewery No food but you can bring yours in Service was awesome Nice young ladies Back patio over looking water was spectacular Ambiance was cool brewery with old bar The had board games Stop in and try them Good brew read more

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Great beers, great service. Lovely patio. They don't serve food but allow you to bring food in.

We visited Keweenaw Brewery while in the UP on vacation. It's a nice brewery. Beer was good. They had a whole other half of the building with another bar that wasn't open. They have a nice patio that looks out over the river. It was a beautiful view on a crisp fall day. read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

Great spot! Grabbed a beer - enjoyed on the outside deck. What a BEAUTIFUL view! Ordered at the bar. Friend ordered a flight. Will absolutely be back when in town read more

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Great brew pub. Lively at night and with great deck. We stopped by on an unseasonably cool summer evening so it was hopping. The beer was very good. My favorite was the Red Jacket, a tasty amber ale. Fun servers. Only drawback is they don't serve food. Luckily they allow you to order food into the bar. read more

The beer was good. The back patio brought in AMAZING views of the river, with a lovely breeze. There was even a guitar hanging on the wall for folks to play, which I thought was cool. The prices are also ridiculously good (don't tell the owners! ), and you can order half pints or flights to sample the variety. read more

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Some of the best beers I've ever had. The Widow Maker is great. Cool atmosphere, very clean, with a great view and patio. Service was awesome. Everyone was cool. Great spot to grab great beer. read more

A 3 story brewery with an amazing outdoor seating view of the Keweenaw Waterway. Great beer with slushies during the summer season. The bartenders were friendly. read more

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Very icky throw up in the bath room please get that cleaned up. Also waiters very rude called me a Karen for politely asking for what I ordered since I got somthing else. read more

The beer is delicious and a good price. It is rare that a brewery has many offerings that I like. My hubby and I lean toward darker malty beers and Widow Maker is a winner. We also love their other categories. November Gale is delicious and is at the other end of the spectrum, a delicious IPA. Their beer is available to take home in cans and can be found in grocery stores in the upper peninsula of Michigan. They do not serve food beyond some snacks but the Ambassador's pizza is a great take out just steps done the street or a pasty from the Suomi restaurant. We were visiting family for two weeks in the area and kept finding a reason to meet people here! read more

I'm rating on the beer, friendliness of service is a much lower rating. AWESOME beer, great hang! Such a cool place all the way in the Keweenaw. All the beer is fantastic! It's such a cool spot to hang out, bring your board games, cozy up with a book or talk to other people sitting around you. You can bring in your own food (no kitchen) so you can sit around for a few hours drinking, reading, chatting. Dogs are no longer allowed and on the patio they are mostly not allowing either. Bartenders friendly is a bit missing. It's definitely hit or miss depending on the day/ hour. Sure, you're there just to order up at the bar but when you have questions the responses are pretty sarcastic. Not so welcoming, even when you become a regular. read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Borealis Beer sitting by the fire with some brisket and Mac from The Forge (carry out) - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

We came here for a quick drink after dinner at Quincy's. The homemade cream soda? An absolute winner, knocked it out of the park. I regret not taking any home. The beer was delicious, and the place was bustling with people. I enjoy that you can get a half pour for those who may want to try a beer or two without committing to a full pour. I do hate to say that the bar on the side with the balcony smelt heavily of urine, which was unsettling. read more

I was underwhelmed with this place. The deck was cool. The bartender was okay. The beer wasn't as cold as I like it. It was just cool - and the taste was just okay. I don't need to come back. read more

A must if you're visiting. Great lake views from patio. Love the interior decor. Excellent beer selection. Would love to see Merch for sale. read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

Really nice brewery in downtown Houghton. We were in northern Wisconsin for Spring Break to do some skiing (not a good year for Spring skiing) and needed something to fill in for a day of rain. We decided to visit the Keweenaw (Copper Harbor, etc.) but this was the "must do" I had on my list. We ended up parking around back, which is covered and free. Climb some stairs and you arrive. They let you bring in food (we ordered from Joey's and I also reviewed them) so we did. Every beer I tried was really good and they are only $3 a beer! Living in Chicagoland we are used to $7-10 for a beer so this was shocking to us that you could get craft beer for less than you pay for Domestic stuff like Miller Lite, etc. Stop in, it's a great spot! read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Early Autumn Ale - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

Good beer, nice people and a cool atmosphere! I enjoy KBC beers in cans where I live, but it was great to get to sample some options that don't get distributed where I live in the Detroit area. Red Ridge, Early Autumn and Spotted Moose were the standouts this trip! read more

In a city of any size this beer is easily $9-10 a pint! Very tasty beer with great service. The deck overlooking the canal is awesome!!

My favorite microbrewery. Great tasting brews and very reasonable prices . Not a place to go if your a cocktail person since they only serve beer and seltzer drafts. Old school with no TVs or food. Just great beer and friendly staff. What's not to like? read more

First time in the UP and Houghton is a fun little town. KBC has some of the best beers I have had in Michigan. The vibe and the establishment made for a great place to enjoy beers and enjoy our time on the lake. read more

KBC has staying power! Great to see a place with $3 pints and super selection of great beer. The severs were friendly and the atmosphere was 100% Houghton! read more

Great beer on tap and fast service. I stop here every trip and now I bring a growler every time. Got a sample, growler fill, and 6 pack to go for $18 before tip. Blueberry wheat was on tap a few days ago. I had to run in and out since the family was waiting to head to The Den. Service was immediate. Note they don't have food, but you can always bring food in. Look for the staples such as Widowmaker, blonde ale, and Red Jacket. read more

First time here and it was pretty cool. They have a pretty good space with lots of room to stand or sit. The outdoor patio area has a really nice view of the Portage canal/river and there is a lot of seating out there. I thought the beer was pretty average compared to some of the craft brews I've had down state but all of their beers are $3 pints!!! How can you beat that? Honestly incredible lol. I tried their cherry wheat ale which was decently tasty and on the next one I asked the bartender for their lightest option and she recommended the pick axe ale and she was definitely right. It was a very light beer lol. They don't serve food here, just about 8-10 beers on tap but you are able to order pizza from the place next door and they actually can deliver it into KBC for you. read more

Need a break after driving around the Keweenaw Peninsula? This is the place for you. Try before you buy. Bring your own food. Plenty of take out and delivery close by. There's a three-ring binder of all the restaurant options available at the bar. Covid: wear a mask unless seated; a rainbow sign on the table means your table had been sanitized and is ready for you; hand sanitizer mounted on the wall nearby the stairs. Walk down steep stairs for the restrooms downstairs. I enjoyed my first rye IPA. Hubby had the nitro stout and teen son sipped their homemade (non-alcoholic) black cherry soda. read more

I have so many reviews in draft mode that I don't want to forget all about these wonderful places we visited on our trip thru the UP. KBC was one of our favorites! Not only is the brewery huge, but it has so much character. We loved all the options for seating and the nice outdoor patio overlooking the river. Being in the heart of college town, it was quite busy and the crowd varied in age. At this point in our brewery tour, we were in the mood to try different things, not our normal go to choices. We opted for their flagship Widow Maker stout and the Red Ridge tangerine infused blood orange seltzer. OMG!!!!!! We fell in love with the seltzer. It was very flavorful and refreshing. The stout was also quite delicious. KBC stood out as one of favorite breweries in the UP. We will most certainly be back. read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - two glasses of beer on a table - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

The beers here were so good! I initially got a half pint of the blood orange seltzer. I normally drink half as fast as my husband, so I loved that they had a half pint option. Man, it was so good, I was done way quicker than normal and was ready to try something else before he finished his pint! Next up was the cherry wheat - again, so good! I should have gotten a full pint! If we weren't traveling, we would have gotten some to go. We did buy a shirt though. The service was fast when ordering at the bar. Everyone in line was respectful of 6 feet spacing. The staff all wore masks and they were very friendly. Masks were required of the customers as well when not drinking at your seat. The beers were cheap too. There was plenty of outdoor seating right on the lake, which was nice. It was a perfect day out. Everything was clean and we wished we had more time here! read more

What a awesome brewery and atmosphere!! So happy and upbeat with lots of younger people since it's close to a college, staff was amazing friendly and willing to explain and help with questions! I ordered a flight of 5 samples for $5! Are you kidding me, talk about amazing prices also! My friend ordered there homemade soda which was also delicious! I'm usually a one timer at breweries but if I'm ever in the area I would forsure stop back in! They also can and distribute some of their beers! read more

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Coming of age in a time when your options were Miller, Budweiser, and a couple other local brews that didn't measure up, the proliferation of micro-breweries is amazing to me. And this place is high up in that list of amazing. They have an excellent selection of very tasty beers, served at an incredibly reasonable price (Who else in the *country* charges $3/pint?) The staff are friendly and it's a really neat atmosphere. When in the area and looking to support a local business, think of this establishment. Have a beer. Buy a shirt. Have another beer. Buy another shirt. You get the picture. They're worth the support and worth the time you spend there. read more

Beer selection is only fair, no heavies or seasonal despite it being mid-October; I was hoping for a better selection. Funky tasting room with a great patio, seems to be a locals favorite hang out. Ladies behind the bar were friendly and helpful. read more

Really nice ambiance, we had several of their beers and got food from one of the restaurants near by. I highly recommend this place as is super clean, empty glasses are collected promptly, bathrooms are cleaned, staff friendly. If it wasn't because is hours away from my house this place would be my to go. read more

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Stopped through on my way and had a couple. Good beers, good environment. Bartender suggested a good beer and then I had a blood orange one, both solid products. No tvs or food but you can bring your own in and eat. Workers were all very nice. food and tvs would make this place so much better but good beer! read more

Great place to enjoy a pint. This place has everything from comfortable couches, a patio, tables and bar. I sat at the bar during my first visit and I am glad I did. The bar staff took their time to explain their different beers. I really enjoyed sitting here and trying the different options of beer. The best part is all pints are $3.00. Great local bar and I really enjoyed sitting with the locals and visiting. While I was enjoying my beer I saw several different deliveries of food to people at the bar and tables. Local restaurants deliver food right to your table. I tried several different beers and really enjoyed their Widow Maker which is an American Black Ale. I recommend. I enjoyed KBC so much I came here three times while here for the week. Trust. read more

Keweenaw Brewing Company - Great board of KBC selections. - Breweries Near Me - Houghton, Michigan

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Great service and great beer!! This was a great place to stop for an afternoon drink. Can't wait to come back soon!

Much better beer up north- and the place is engineered to perfection. People will pick you up out of the snowbank- you will survive

Cool spot for a beer, downtown Houghton, even though it was busy, it wasn't so loud that you couldn't hold a conversation, good beer, homemade sodas read more

A pint of beer for $3.50, a flight of five for $5.50? Bee brewery and vibes in my opinion!

Loved the atmosphere, friendliness, and of course the choice of beers. The guys love the widow maker. I enjoyed the pale ale.

Solid beers at bargain prices, great service and the biggest bag of peanuts for $2! A great vibe...families, college students & tourists on a busy Friday... read more