Last Call: Ginger Vertigo at Harmony Eastown

January 3, 2018/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

By Nick Macksood
January 3, 2018

As winter creeps ever closer, it’s time to enjoy a memento of summer by way of candied ginger-infused gin.

The Ginger Vertigo, found at Harmony Eastown (1551 Lake Dr. SE), is a deceptively smooth summer cocktail that’s hanging around this winter like Johnny Tsunami. It’s saccharine, mild and just a teensy bit zippy, with a pale yellow-silver hue to match. Add a wood-fired oven cranking out warmth and pizza in one of the cozier spots around town, and you’ll forget about the cold of winter… Read full article at Revuewm.com

Best of the West 2017 winners: Dining

August 1, 2017/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

By Nick Macksood

August 01, 2017

So, it’s happened again. As I write this, it’s been exactly 244 days since the 2016 election and frankly, I was a little nervous to see the polls open again, even for something with arguably lower stakes (depending who you are) like Revue’s annual Best of the West.

I am not — thank God — as surprised as I was at 4 a.m. on the morning of November 9. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t any restaurants or brewpubs that snuck in under the radar on me… Read full article at Revuewm.com

Urban brewery plans expansion

May 26, 2017/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

Harmony Brewing Co. is located in Grand Rapids’ Eastown neighborhood. Photo via fb.com

By Pat Evans

May 26, 2017

A Grand Rapids brewery is planning an $800,000 expansion.

Harmony Brewing Company, at 1551 Lake Dr. SE, will head to the Grand Rapids Planning Commission on June 8 to expand its restaurant and taproom.

Bear Manor Properties, which is the ownership company of Harmony Brewing Company, is proposing an expansion of its taproom and food and beverage service to include 1540 Wealthy St. SE, a building that currently houses a Subway… Read the full article at GRBJ.com

Harmony Brewing plans expansion in Eastown

May 25, 2017/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

Barry VanDyke and Jackson VanDyke of Harmony Brewing Co.COURTESY PHOTO

By Nick Manes
May 25, 2017

GRAND RAPIDS — The owners of an Eastown brewpub have plans for a significant expansion.

Harmony Brewing Co. LLC — located near the corner of Lake Drive and Wealthy Street — plans to acquire the adjacent Subway restaurant property and expand bar and restaurant service to the building, which is located at 1540 Wealthy St. SE… Read full article at MiBiz.com

Best of the Barkeeps: Get to know your local bartenders

November 1, 2016/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

Alex Calley at The Winchester
Katy Batdorff

By Troy Reimink
November 1, 2016

Bartenders play many roles, depending on the bar and the patron — armchair psychologist, liquid pharmacist, philosopher of debauchery and so on. Between all these roles, they play a valuable (crucial, even) part in the community. Ask pretty much any bargoer their favorite barkeep and the name of at least one enigmatic drink-slinger will rise to the top. It’s someone who makes them feel welcome, excited, comforted or special in some particular way. They’re the light in the dark, the face that gets the night started off right… Read full article at Revuewm.com

Michigan’s Best pizza in Grand Rapids delivers old and new favorites

October 11, 2016/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

By Amy Sherman

October 11, 2016

Welcome to the Grand Rapids pizza scene

The metro Grand Rapids area is home to several of our nominees from 2013. Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez stopped by these establishments on their search for Michigan’s Best pizza, and several new places as well… Read full article at MLive.com

Harmony Brewing: Wood Aged Sour Beer Series

April 22, 2016/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

Harmony Brewing Company will be releasing their very first WOOD AGED SOUR BEER in bottles and on draft at bothHarmony locations on Thursday, July 7th at 11am.

“Red Wattle” Flanders style red ale is the first in a series of 4 wood aged sour beers that Harmony will be releasing this summer… Read full article at MittenBrew.com

Breweries form Beer City guild

April 21, 2016/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

The Mitten Brewing Co., a baseball-themed brewery, is located in northwest Grand Rapids. Photo via fb.com

By Pat Evans

April 21, 2016

A group of breweries in the Grand Rapids area have joined forces to create a new nonprofit focused on craft beer.

The Grand Rapids-based Beer City Brewers Guild announced today that it has formed and will be “a vehicle for events, collaborations, charitable giving and knowledge sharing.”

“The brewers thought we should get together to celebrate the initial Beer City, U.S.A. designation [in 2012] and decided to do a collaborative beer,” Guild President and Harmony Brewing Co. Co-Owner Jackson VanDyke said. “That was a success, and we enjoyed each other’s company, so we decided to band together to promote all of the breweries… Read full article at GRBJ.com

Beer and Butchery: A perfect pairing

January 7, 2016/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

By Tiffany Ewigleben
January 7, 2016

Harmony Hall, the companion to the flagship Harmony Brewing Company in Eastown, Grand Rapids, knows a thing or two about craft.

A smaller brewery in our saturated beer city, Harmony recognized right away the need to produce quality product, and that went beyond just the beer. From the beginning, it was about sourcing locally and providing craft food to compliment the craft beer. In the instance of the Eastown locale, it was about the pizza — fresh toppings, local farms, and a wood fired oven… Read full article at MittenBrew.com

Harmony Hall embodies heritage at new Westside location

October 15, 2015/in News/by Harmony Brewing Company

By Marie Orttenburger
October 15, 2015

GRAND RAPIDS – After almost exactly two years in the works, the owners of Harmony Brewing Company opened their massive new restaurant and brewery, Harmony Hall, Oct. 6.

A steady flow of patrons filled, but did not crowd, the new space on its first day.

Harmony Hall has two floors of seating, 24 taps, and a menu full of different varieties of sausage. Its design is influenced by the building’s previous occupants, making for eclectic decor… Read full article at MittenBrew.com