Name: East Side Beer Tour
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-24

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Monroe North is located in the Monroe North neighborhood of Grand Rapids, close to the banks of the Grand River. We are community focused, hosting local artwork and musicians, and have a place for you to come and relax! Our cafe features real ingredient-focused, globally-influenced beverages. With a full coffee menu, an extensive premium tea selection, and unique signature drinks, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! We also serve baked products and light fare.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Monroe North

Experience a different spin on bowling – shorter lanes, smaller balls, thinner pins and three rolls per frame instead of two. It’s easy for all ages to play … but it’s not necessarily easy to get strikes!

Woodrows is located inside downtown’s [Amway Grand Plaza Hotel](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/amway-grand-plaza-curio-collection-by-hilton/11354/). You don’t have to be a guest of the hotel to play, and you don’t need to rent shoes and a ball, either – just show up and pay for a lane (or [make a reservation](https://secure.meriq.com/woodrowsduckpin/) in advance). Woodrows offers a wide variety of beers, wines and craft cocktails you can enjoy between frames. Happy hour drink specials are offered Monday-Friday from 4pm-7pm. Come see why this century-old sport is all the rage again!

Woodrows DuckPin Bowling

The Chop House in Grand Rapids is a beautiful destination restaurant that is richly decorated for an elegant fine dining experience. Radiating a cool, urban vibe that’s sophisticated yet comfortable, this PRIME American steakhouse impresses even the most discriminating diners. The Chop House is a perfect combination of ambiance, exceptional service and unparalleled fare; offering only the finest USDA Prime beef, wet-aged 28 days to flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth perfection. (Only two-percent of all U.S.A. beef is graded Prime.) Delight in the finest and freshest top-catch and premium seafood selections, along with only the best-rated chicken, lamb and pork selections.  
  
For after-dinner delights, indulge in La Dolce Vita’s dessert and cocktail lounge. It offers signature martinis, top-shelf liquors, after-dinner drinks and sinfully rich house made desserts. Private function rooms are also available.

La Dolce Vita at The Chop House

Treat yourself to the finer pleasures with consummately satisfying dining at The Chop House. Featuring USDA Prime Beef, the finest Midwestern, grain-fed meats, and exceptional premium wines in a refined and elegant setting.

The Chop House

At Ruth’s Chris Grand Rapids we’re picky about our steaks. That’s why we serve only the finest USDA Prime beef available. If you’re in the mood for something a little different, try our Chef’s Seasonal Specials, fresh seafood selections, and homemade desserts. Casual attire. Private dining also available.

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Made-from-scratch comfort fare meets authentic global classics in the kitchen of the world’s first celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck. Known for his genuine warmth and love of craft, Wolfgang offers gourmet pizzas, appetizers, salads, noodles and entrees for lunch and dinner in this casual and inviting restaurant. Pair your meal with a signature cocktail or enjoy a glass of wine in our bar overlooking the tranquil Grand River.

The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck

The Lumber Baron Bar lets you settle into the warmth and charm of a historic bar – complete with fireplace, leather club chairs and a large selection of premium drinks and appetizers making it the perfect location before or after a night on the town.

Lumber Baron Bar

Enjoy the skyline as you dine atop the Glass Tower. Indulge on a variety of lavishly Spanish dishes at this AAA Four-Diamond restaurant. The trend-setting decor promises an epic casual dining experience.

MDRD

Foxtail Coffee at the Amway Grand Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids offers specialty coffee in a historic setting. Located inside the iconic former Pantlind Hotel, this café sits beneath one of the world’s largest gold-leaf ceilings. Just steps from the Grand River, DeVos Place, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, it’s perfectly positioned for visitors exploring the city. Guests can enjoy handcrafted drinks, light bites, Foxtail Gelato, and signature affogatos before heading out to experience nearby attractions, dining, and nightlife.

Foxtail Coffee - Grand Plaza

This new, modern lounge offers an excellent relaxing atmosphere to enjoy our breakfast buffet in the morning with create-your-own omelets, breakfast meats, fresh fruit, baked goods and more. In the evening, it's the place you want to meet friends and enjoy craft cocktails, fine wine, premium beer and delicious light eats. Live entertainment on the weekends provides background music to perfect your experience.

Rendezvous

We are an economic generator through sports tourism for Greater Grand Rapids and Kent County in the West Michigan area.

We own and operate an award winning baseball/softball complex; the Meijer Sports Complex [www.MeijerSportsComplex.com](https://www.MeijerSportsComplex.com) featuring eight fields, including a championship field that seats 1,000.

Our signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan (Olympic-style sporting event), draws 10,000 athletes through 60+ sports in its Winter and Summer Games.  We work with many of our local sports clubs and organizations to host various regional and national tournaments.

Why Grand Rapids? We have:
•	12,000 + hotel rooms (2,500 downtown)
•	234,000 square foot downtown convention center (fits 40 volleyball courts)
•	12,000 seat Van Andel Arena
•	5 facilities that feature 4+ courts and multiple grass or turf fields
•	Grant program for new events
•	and more!

West Michigan Sports Commission

The East Side Beer Tour will have you visiting Brewery Vivant, Harmony Brewing Co. and Our Brewing Co. Harmony is eccentric with its unique beer stylings and amazing wood-fired pizzas, Our Brewing Co. has a wide array of different styles and flavors of beers. Brewery Vivant is the 2nd largest brewery in Grand Rapids. They create a variety of beers, including some Belgian influenced ales. The beautiful taproom is housed in an old chapel, the brewery is housed in a livery stable that was built in 1915. Brewery Vivant is unique in every aspect! Our Brewing Company serves up tasty, house-crafted, experimental brews. It's smaller on purpose, to focus only on beer and the people who drink it. Favorites from the ever-rotating taps include the Careless Whisper IPA, the Andes Mint Milk Stout and Ginger Honey EPA. Bring your mustache (or a mustachioed spirit) to Our Brewing Company, where you'll find friends on every stool. Tour includes 12 large samples of beer, a private brewery tour, and transportation to and from the breweries with a knowledgeable beer tour guide. This tour is on Saturday, October 24 - 12:00-3:30pm \*There will be an opportunity for lunch at Harmony Brewing Co (the 2nd stop).

East Side Beer Tour

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