Blackrocks Brewery Spotlight: Marquette, Michigan

Marquette is an Upper Peninsula city that punches well above its weight when it comes to craft beer, and Blackrocks Brewery is a significant reason why. Since opening in 2010, this small brewery in a converted house on Third Street has built a following that extends far beyond the city limits and made beers that people seek out specifically when they are heading north.

Located at 424 N 3rd St in Marquette, Blackrocks started in a setting so small that the original production capacity was measured in the kind of quantities that make current craft beer operations laugh. The growth since then has been driven entirely by making beer people genuinely wanted to come back for, rather than by marketing or expansion for its own sake.

Grand Rabbits Cream Ale is the beer that built the brand: approachable, clean, and sessionable in a way that converts people who do not usually drink craft beer while satisfying drinkers who do. 51K IPA has developed its own following among hop-forward beer fans. The seasonal and limited releases give the community of regulars something to pay attention to throughout the year.

The taproom retains the neighborhood bar character of its original converted-house setting, warm and local in a way that purpose-built taprooms rarely achieve. Blackrocks is the kind of place where Marquette residents end up after a day on the ski trails or the mountain bike paths that have made the city one of the most outdoor-recreation-rich communities in the Upper Peninsula.

Visit at blackrocksbrewery.com on N 3rd Street in Marquette.

Michigan Small Business Spotlight is proud to feature Blackrocks Brewery as one of the Upper Peninsula’s most beloved and authentically local craft beer destinations.