Rare Bird Brewery

Traverse City, MI

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All beers · Rare Bird Brewery

  • Rare Bird Va Ja Ha

    Blonde Ale · 5.0% ABV

    American Blonde. Brewed with vanilla beans, roasted coffee and hazelnuts. One of Tina's classics.
  • Rare Bird No Pressure

    Imperial Stout · 8.4% ABV

    The cooler, older brother of T&A stout. Made with Higher Grounds Caranavi coffee, chocolate and a touch of vanilla.
  • Rare Bird BA T&A

    Imperial Stout · 9.0% ABV

    Imperial Stout with Coffee, Chocolate, and Vanilla
  • Rare Bird Blood Orange You Witty?

    Witbier · 5.4% ABV

    A light and refreshing citrusy Belgian ale perfect for a hot summer day.
  • Rare Bird El Hundo

    Double IPA · 10.0% ABV

    Imperial IPA. A celebration beer for our hundredth batch brewed! Made with a bone chilling amount of Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo hops as well as a hefty dose of local honey. 100 IBUs and 10.0% abv.
  • Rare Bird Kushy Punch

    IPA · 6.8% ABV

    A delicious brew with a huge hop finish that will punch your taste buds
  • Rare Bird Simarillcoe

    IPA · 7.0% ABV

    Light in color, brewed with Optic Spring Malt and hopped with Simcoe and Amarillo.
  • Rare Bird Son of a Bee Sting

    Blonde Ale · 6.0% ABV

    A super easy drinking blonde ale brewed with a lovely dose of local honey
  • Dam Paddlers

    Cream Ale · 4.2% ABV

    Collaboration with Paddle for Pints. A special brew formulated for paddling around TC. Lots of lime to keep you refreshed!
  • Rare Bird 99 Problems

    IPA · 6.5% ABV

    American IPA. We got 99 Problems but a dank hoppy beer ain't one. Brewed with Centennial Hops and Pale Malt, this is a citrusy and piney SMASH batch.
  • Rare Bird Abuelita's Hot Coco

    Milk Stout · 5.0% ABV

    Mexican hot chocolate stout brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate and cayenne
  • Rare Bird Blueberry for a Daughter

    Cream Ale · 5.4% ABV

  • Rare Bird Cherry Queen

    Belgian Strong Ale · 7.5% ABV

    Cherry Barrel Aged Belgian Strong Ale. Our beloved Large Marge aged in a Buffalo Trace Reserve barrel for 6 months and laid down on local cherries and further cellared for over 2 years...
  • Rare Bird Cinco Hundo

    Foreign Stout · 10.2% ABV

    ESB with notes of figs and toffee.
  • Rare Bird Coco Puffin

    Wheat Ale · 5.4% ABV

    Chocolate Wheat. A dark wheat that drinks like a stout and is made with real chocolate.
  • Rare Bird Crazy Pils

    Pilsner · 5.2% ABV

  • Rare Bird Happy Gaze

    IPA · 5.7% ABV

    The happiest of IPA's loaded with Amarillo, Centennial, Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe hops! 63 IBU
  • Rare Bird Happy Happy Joy Joy

    Porter · 5.4% ABV

    Experimental Porter. Chocolate, almond and coconut but not in an obnoxious way. Well balanced and subtle flavors.
  • Rare Bird Her Name Was Amber

    Amber Ale · 4.8% ABV

    Beautiful red hue with nice hop and malt balance. Made with al local hops.
  • Rare Bird Horchata

    Cream Ale

    Our take on Horchata, the sweet Mexican rice milk drink. A light beer made with cinnamon, vanilla, oats and milk sugar.
  • Rare Bird La Pasión

    IPA · 6.5% ABV

    Passion fruit plays well with Simcoe and Mosaic hops in this tropical tasting delight.
  • Rare Bird Mail Order Blonde

    Belgian Ale · 6.6% ABV

    Belgian Blond. Light, easy-going and not overly complicated. So nice you'll be wanting to take some home.
  • Rare Bird Old Fashioned Gal

    Belgian Ale · 6.5% ABV

    Belgian Special. Like Old Fashions? Made with Iron Fish maple barrels bourbon, King Orchard's Balaton cherries, and orange peel.
  • Rare Bird Rosé the Riveter

    Blonde Ale · 5.8% ABV

    Rosé Blonde Ale. Brewed with raspberries and pomegranate to provide a crisp, fruity finish that's not too sweet. *gluten reduced*
  • Rare Bird Sailing Thru the Haze

    Session IPA · 4.8% ABV

    This Northeast style IPA is juicy, hazy, hoppy and super refreshing. Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe hops.
  • Rare Bird Sour Marge

    Belgian Strong Ale · 7.3% ABV

    Barrel Aged Belgian Strong Ale. Our beloved Large Marge aged in a Buffalo Trace Reserve barrel for 6 months. Just the right amount of funk.
  • Rare Bird Sugar Bits

    Double IPA · 8.7% ABV

    Double Rice IPA
  • Rare Bird The Birds & The Bees

    Rye IPA · 8.0% ABV

    Imperial Honey Rye IPA. Made with almost 10lb of honey per barrel from Rare Bird's own rooftop hives! The rye and nugget, cascade and citra hops will give your taste buds a lesson to remember.
  • Rare Bird Tres Hundo

    Triple IPA · 9.8% ABV

    100 IBUs. Our 300th batch brewed! Over 60lbs of local honey and loads of Mosaic, Amarillo and Citra hops make this whopper of an IPA go down smooth.
  • Sugar Bits

    Double IPA · 8.7% ABV

  • Tiramisu Brown

    Brown Ale · 5.5% ABV

  • Chief's Coconut Brown

    Brown Ale · 5.0% ABV

    A beautiful brown that is smooth. Very drinkable with a nice nose. Good coconut flavor from 22lbs of real coconut.
  • Craft cosmo on draft

    Cocktail

    Classic cosmo with a twist of fresh ingridients served up!
  • Guava Pale Ale

    American Pale Ale · 4.0% ABV

    Tropical flavors dominate in a combo of guava and centennial, El Dorado and Amarillo hops.
  • Heady Ready

    5.5% ABV

    American Red Ale. A A S Slightly hoppier version of your average red. Brewed with red x malt, cascade, centennial, and chinook hops.
  • Margarita on tap

    Cocktail

    Classic margarita on draft served on the rocks!
  • Margarita on tap

    Cocktail

    Classic margarita on draft served on the rocks!
  • Margarita on tap

    Cocktail

    Classic margarita on draft served on the rocks!
  • No Pressure

    Imperial Stout · 8.4% ABV

    The cooler, older brother of T&A Stout. Made with Higher Grounds Caranavi coffee, chocolate and touch of vanilla.
  • Rare Bird 1492

    IPA · 6.8% ABV

    SMASH batch with all local Columbus hops from Michigan Hop Alliance
  • Rare Bird 5-0's

    IPA · 5.0% ABV

    **gluten reduced** Orange IPA. Lemondrop, Centennial, and Cascade hops with oats and OJ...
  • Rare Bird Abazaba

    Session IPA · 5.0% ABV

    Double dry hopped with Sabro, Callista and Azacca for a delightfully drinkable IPA. Abazaba, you're my only friend!! *gluten reduced
  • Rare Bird Alfonso The Great

    Double IPA · 8.5% ABV

    Mango Imperial IPA. This tropical double IPA will make you want to do the Carlton! With real Alfonso mango juice, and Amarillo, Eukanot, and Mosaic hops.
  • Rare Bird All Ya Got

    Session IPA · 5.0% ABV

    Session IPA. A perfectly refreshing IPA with fruit and citrus notes from Bru-1, Equinox, Mosaic, and Strata hops.
  • Rare Bird Back Paddle

    German Hefeweizen · 4.5% ABV

    Lemon Hefeweizen. The perfect beer to help you kick back and paddle around. A bit tart and extremely refreshing.
  • Rare Bird + Beards + Earthen + Five Shores Brave Noise

    American Pale Ale · 4.0% ABV

    Loaded with Simcoe and Mosaic hops but almost no bitterness. A national collaboration recipe with a big goal: a safe and discrimination-free beer industry...
  • Rare Bird Big Kids Table

    Brown Ale · 5.0% ABV

    American brown ale brewed with hazelnuts. A Nutty twist on a traditional brown ale.
  • Rare Bird Breaking The Seal

    Belgian Pale Ale · 5.6% ABV

    A well balanced bkend between malt, Belgian yeast, and local Chinool hops. This is worth breaking the seal for.
  • Rare Bird Breezeblocks Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale Ale · 6.1% ABV

    Best of both worlds. Sweet Belgian notes with subtle hop aroma and finish.
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About the brewery

Traverse City’s best beer destination with 35 taps including award winning house crafted brews as well as beers from around the world. Have a non-beer loving friend en towe? No Problem, we have wine, cider and craft cocktails as well as one of the best food menus in town.

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