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Here’s Why Anyone Who Drinks Beer Should Head Up To Traverse City STAT

Hit up these spots...and you'll hit the beer jackpot. Grab a digital passport and check in along the way to redeem prizes. Plan your trip to Traverse City today.

1. So you can sport your fave flannel as you enjoy a variety of brews, good jams, and flapjacks at the Flapjack and Flannel Festival.

Two smiling women in flannel wearing beanies near a fireplace during the daytime

2. To grab a drink at super-unique Earthen Ales — a brewery owned and operated by a beer-loving couple.

3. To relish in all the options Brew has in store, including microbrews, seasonal drinks, espresso concoctions, and all sorts of absolutely delicious beverages.

Cozy eatery with wooden tables and floors

4. To sit back and let the fun come to you at the Acoustic Tap Room. A totally chill atmosphere filled with art, music, munchies, mingling, and ciders.

5. To explore something different and take in a sunset or two at Farm Club. Great brews, foods, and a marketplace await.

Panoramic view from afar of farm nestled amid green foliage and a road nearby

6. To try the amazing, culinary-inspired beers made sustainably at Brewery Terra Firma — a "farm to mug" microbrewery offering a true taste of Traverse City flavors (like honey and nuts).

7. So you can feed both the artist and beer drinker in you at Right Brain Brewery.

Three glasses holding differently colored beers, ranging from dark to light

8. To arrive hungry and leave super satisfied after visiting the Rare Bird Brewpub. Pair exquisite creations (like fried cheese curds) with its award-winning beers!

Beer sitting on wooden ledge

9. So you can dine and "wine" like a ~casual~ king at Stone Hound Brewing Co., where all 13 taps serve delicious craft beer and cider, and food's available from Rad.ish Mexican Street Food on the daily.

Beer set on table in front of establishment's facade

10. To munch on food sourced locally but, like, the *best* food (think Reuben egg rolls and smoked Gouda mac) accompanied by *chef's kiss* good, traditional beers at the Workshop Brewing Company.

11. Because if quality, craft cider rooted in tradition is what you seek, Townline Ciderworks is what you should peek.

Five different types of ciders

12. To properly feast on fresh fare while overlooking Betsie Bay at Birch & Maple.

Drink next to sumptuous waffle dish

It's that time of the year: time to make beer the star of your new favorite week (which will be Nov. 11–18). Book your best trip ever — to Beer Week — today.