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    Market Tap

    4.1 (17 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Ben H.

    What a welcome sight at the market. This is a great addition to the downtown area. The view at the top is incredible. Sitting up here drinking a cold beer on a warm day is a good way to spend a Saturday evening, watching everything in the city from a view that I can't get anyplace else in Flint. Location, location, location! The location is perfect- it's right in the center of downtown where most everything fun in this city happens. Nice variety of dark lagers and hard ciders. The prices are on par with other local bars. I grabbed a mix and match six pack to go for $24, which was a really good price. They had Founders Dirty Bastard, Bean Flicker, Centennial IPA, and Lake Bros Lager, all of which I tried and enjoyed. Bean Flicker was great- it has a slight coffee flavor to it, subtle and authentic. I also thought the Centennial IPA was a nice option if you like a really good middle ground IPA, which I do. It was a more than respectable entry in an already-crowded IPA market. I have to say, this bar is so nice, it must be quite the enjoyable distraction for all of the MSU med school and UM-Flint students across the street since the campuses are so close by. The only bad thing about this bar is that it isn't open every night. I haven't minded that they don't have a food program because I can bring up takeout from the market downstairs or the food trucks outside, so it doesn't matter that they don't have a food menu.

    Craft beer at Market Tap.
    Sara S.

    The city's only rooftop bar. You heard me, Flint now has a rooftop bar, located on top of the Flint Farmer's Market. I was quite surprised to see this new addition, and since I love craft beer, I absolutely knew that I had to take a peek. It's great, even though it's still in the early phases of ironing out all the kinks. They have a nice selection of beers on tap, including some really great ones like Brewery Vivant's Belgian Dark Ale (highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a robust, full-bodied dark beer), New Holland and Founder's, which just so happens to be my favorite. The main focus is on craft beers, Michigan brews in particular. In fact, I believe they currently have 14 Michigan draft beers. I liked that. While the focus is on craft beers, they are a full-service cocktail bar, featuring a decent wine and cider selection, as well as premium spirits. The service is friendly and the ambiance is so outrageous. It's a rooftop bar with outdoor seating featuring a panoramic view of the downtown skyline. What's cooler than sitting on the rooftop enjoying a Michigan-produced craft beer while watching the traffic and pasersby down below. The view is really nice, better than I thought it would be. The prices are on par with other local downtown establishments, so it's not a place where you're going to be downing $3 chuck or $2 well drinks all night, but those types of places are few and far between these days. If that's what you're into, this obviously won't be your thing, but if you like craft beer, you'll probably enjoy Market Tap as much as I did. Unfortunately, they're only open three days per week, but they are open longer than traditional farmer's market hours. Maybe that will change down the line.

    Brooke M.

    I visited Market Tap for the first time today with my mom and dad. We all really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to coming back again. It is located on the rooftop of the farmer's market. They had 14 beers on tap today and had a list of other beers that they had in cans/bottles. I had a Short's Power of Love. There is an indoor and an outdoor area. We sat outside and listened to the band that was playing down at the farmer's market. It was a great place to sit outside and relax in the sun. The servers were very nice as well. Only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that they do not serve any food. You can bring food up from the vendors downstairs though.

    Nice beer selection great outdoor patio
    Ann R.

    Enjoyed our afternoon at the market. Stoped in for a beer. First time my husband was there. They have a nice selection of tap and bottle beer. We really enjoy the outside roof top patio. Fun to just to relax and enjoy the shopping and music of the farmers market. Service is friendly and price was real reasonable.

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    Awesome view and tap selection. Plenty of food trucks below and great service! Has early happy hour and TVs and outside patio.

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    The Loft

    The Loft

    3.2(21 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $

    Flint has a lot of bars- and this is one of them…read more For certain, it was a heck of a lot better back in the day when it was the Backroom. I went here all of the time as a college student when it was known as the Backroom and later I dropped in once in awhile when it was called Kelly's, until it was sold and became the Loft. Yep, it's a dive bar, always has been and always will be, but the really good old days of the dive bar experience here are sadly gone. As dive bars go, I've seen better and I've seen worse. In fact, if look up the phrase "dive bar," you will probably come across a picture of the Loft. You can't order food here, the "dance floor" is tiny, the music is sometimes good, sometimes not. Don't let me get started on the parking situation- it's terrible and you might as well make a mad dash to wherever you managed to park your car when you leave! It's actually laughable. Some of the cocktails are a bit overpriced for what you are getting (sometimes weak or improperly made), but service largely depends on if you are regular or friend of a friend. Random strangers probably tend to get the short end of the stick. I admit, I've gotten free drinks here before, but that's because the staff knows me. Rodney, the owner, is a great guy, but sometimes the bar runs out of essentials, like premium spirits and mixers. I wish the bar staff would just get it together and make certain that the bar is properly stocked to avoid having to order something alternative because they're out of the appropriate ingredients. Beer selection is just average, but they do carry Stella Artois, one of my favorites, so the Loft has that going for itself. While I don't particularly care for most of their cocktails (either too sweet or extremely tart- so much for a happy medium), the bartenders do make a good mojito and a decent old fashioned, though. My preferred cocktail is a whisky sour, which is pretty easy to make and the last few I ordered kinda sucked. They just didn't taste right, too tart. More often than not, I haven't cared for the vibe, the atmosphere, etc. There are just way too many barfly types hanging around drinking draft beer all night. Plus, I often run into an ex or two here and that's just bad mojo all around...

    I came here with a group of friends, and for a night we owned it. It has a neighborhood feel on a…read moreslow night, laid back, kinda like everyone knows you and you're the cool kid on the block rather than the drama queen. That's how I like it. We just bought round after round after round. They made our car bombs out of Bushmill's whiskey which was a huge plus! I love dive bars and I wouldn't call this one a dive exactly, but the atmosphere is definitely NOT one where you want to drink expensive specialty martinis and eat tapas while toting your designer bag around. It's more like the place that gets really cozy when you go there regularly. Torn jeans, comfy white T-shirt, your busted Cons. I definitely would go do some major chugging with my Flint town crew if I was back around there.

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    The Red Line Brewery

    4.5(19 reviews)
    4.6 mi
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    I cannot recommend Redline Brewery enough. This is a cute…read morelittle brewery located in Burton. They have 20 beers on tap, all made in house and so unique! There's something for every beer drinker! The owner also distills all his own spirits and makes all of the syrups that go in his drinks! It's truly impressive! When we first stopped in, we got talking to the owner who let us sample many different beers before we finally settled on a few drinks. I had their Taco Crusher that has the best Jalapeno flavor. My friends got a spirit flight and the Diablo Margarita. We kept going with a Strawberry Lavender Lemonade and Old Fashioned. Nothing disappointed! I asked that the strawberry lavender lemonade be made with vodka instead of gin, as I don't care for gin, but the owner convinced me to order the drink as it came and he did not let me down! Every drink we had was sooo good! The owner is truly passionate about what he does and is so knowledgeable and happy to explain all the processes. They often have food trucks parked out front that you can try while you drink one of Redlines incredible drinks. I really cannot say enough good things about this place! Try them out!

    Stopped here based on the reviews and was extremely happy I did! I have been to many breweries…read morearound the state and Red Line easily lands somewhere toward the top. The beer was delicious and the service was WAY better than others; even the customers were friendly and welcoming by offering their recommendations and conversation. I will say that if you're looking for the boujee, typical wood pallet decor atmosphere, you're not going to find it here. Red Line has more of a garage feel to it. I will definitely be back in the future when I'm in the area.

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    D'vine Wines

    D'vine Wines

    4.0(2 reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    Great wine selection…read more Prices are sometimes high for what you are getting, but they carry some unique labels that aren't readily available elsewhere. They have wines that sell at various price points, from their own in-house label that usually sells for about $8 a bottle to the $150 bottles of French reds. Overall, it's a cool, niche wine shop that sells a lot more than just wine. They have a huge variety of craft beers (Dirty Bastard, Bell's, Dirty Blonde, etc) as well, plus wine accessories (bottle stoppers and openers, wine racks, stemware) and even some dairy items in the refrigerated case. My husband's favorite New York Seltzer water is sold here, so I stop in sometimes just to pick it up for him (it comes in a couple flavors, including peach, which is his favorite, at about $1.50 a bottle). Check out some of the more obscure labels and the end caps for good deals on wine. I bought my limited edition "Madonna" wines from the Ciccone winery here, which is difficult to find in these parts. The staff is usually courteous and helpful, but two guys that work here are more knowledgeable than the lady who is here all the time (I think she's the owner). Ask them for a wine-food pairing suggestion and they'll talk your arm off. Whenever I buy wine or beer, they always put a cardboard slider between the bottles so that they don't clank in the bag. One caveat- they're still requiring a minimum purchase of at least $5 or more on all credit card transactions. They should discontinue that policy on the spot. It's dated.

    This has been a very nice wine and beer shop in the past, but lately, the novelty of shopping here…read morehas worn off for me. As much as I've patronized this place, you would think the customer service would be better. It used to be (before they moved to the current farmers market location), but now, I hate to say this, but it's true- it sucks. The service is chilly and inattentive, even sometimes rude and unapproachable. I shop here often, have spent a chunk of change in here over the years, but the owners/clerks have just starting giving off a vibe of which that says they don't want to wait on you or be bothered with customers. This is largely a gourmet wine shop, and you would assume you would be getting a certain level of customer service, beyond the selection of gourmet wines and beer labels, etc. Well, lately that has gone out of the window and they act as if they are too busy to acknowledge anyone who stops in. They barely look up, don't acknowledge you and act as if you are bothering them if you ask for a price on something that is unmarked (there is occasionally inventory that is unmarked, especially stock where a certain bottle is the last of its label, etc). This happened just the other day. The woman behind the counter couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge my presence when I asked her about the price of an unmarked bottle. She rolled her eyes, whether intentionally or not. That's not okay. Yes, it's a nice shop, but their price gauging is getting out of hand. The markup is so extreme, it's not like they are the only game in town, which is the attitude they are projecting, at least that's how I have come to see it. With so many other options for quality wine and beer selections, why bother dealing with such abhorrent service and high prices when I can do better at another store? I like shopping locally, but this is not going to continue with such bad service. Another thing I have taken an issue with is their over-reliance on can craft beers. Everything is in a can. Really? You can't order bottles, anymore? I know a lot of nice craft beers come in cans, but it's not that many. This is silly. I don't care for beer in cans, I never have, and my wife abhors it. Plus, the selection of good, craft hard ciders, which I'm into these days, is quite lacking here.

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