Frankenmuth Brewery Spotlight: Frankenmuth, Michigan

When the original Frankenmuth Brewery was established in 1862, craft beer was not a category yet. Beer was simply something you brewed if you were German settlers in a small Michigan town and you wanted something decent to drink. The tradition those settlers began in Bavarian-themed Frankenmuth has been carried forward and revived in a brewery that honors that heritage while producing beers built for the modern palate.

Located at 425 S Main St in downtown Frankenmuth, the Frankenmuth Brewery produces a lineup of German-inspired lagers, ales, and seasonal offerings that fit the city’s identity without being limited by it. Pilsners, hefeweizens, bocks, and Munich-style lagers appear alongside American craft styles, giving the tap list a range that reflects both the Bavarian tradition and the evolution of what Michigan drinkers want.

The brewpub setting on Main Street puts the brewery in the middle of Frankenmuth’s considerable foot traffic, drawing in visitors who have come for Zehnder’s or Bronner’s and discover that the city has a craft brewing chapter worth reading. The dining room handles the full range of the meal, with a menu that pairs appropriately with lagers and wheat beers without ignoring the other styles on tap.

Frankenmuth draws millions of visitors annually, and the brewery gives those visitors a reason to slow down and stay a little longer in a city where the tourism infrastructure is already well-developed.

Visit at frankenmuthbrewery.com on S Main Street in Frankenmuth.

Michigan Small Business Spotlight is proud to feature Frankenmuth Brewery as one of Mid-Michigan’s most historically grounded and authentically Bavarian small businesses.