Perrin Brewing

Had a great experience other than the corn hole was only open on Monday’s. Ethan was our waiter. #spectacularservice

Went to Perrin a brewery on Saturday night. Beer was okay, burgers were well done and not cooked to temp. When I told the server they took the beer off the price and not the burger that only had a couple bites out of it. Michigan state law says that we cannot give away free beer, therefore the burger should have been taken off the ticket. They will learn. Don’t know when I will be back.

The beer is amazing. The menu is much smaller now but the food on it is still great. It’s off the beaten path but worth the trip.

Perrin is a newer brewery in the Grand Rapids area, and they built the brewery the right way with garage doors to open in the nicer weather, hop vines grow in the lot, and you can watch the brewing operations.
The food menu is limited, but with enough options to satisfy everyone. They have a happy hour during the week with a discount on appetizers. The pretzels and wings are very good, as are the wonton nachos.
The beer is very well done, and they keep some standards are the tap, and rotate some other great options so you will also want to go back. Get a flight of 5 or 9 beers — which are priced indivually depending on the «tier» of the beer selected.

Service was top notch, food was great, and the beer was even better. I had the kettle sour and gingerbread nitro, both were excellent. I would definitely go back. The wonton nachos were delicious

Tried twice to make a reservation. Was told by the hostess that she would transfer us. We got an answering machine? So what do you think? I think that my money and our groups money is better spent elsewhere.

Well Perrin I wanted you to work on your food and you listened. Thank you!
I was leery to return but the promise of coffee-​infused beer lured me back (more on that later)
Perrin’s menu went through a revamping when Oskar Blues took over and I watched as it went from being too big then too minimal, then too weird, but finally with the return of fan favorites (thank you for listening to your customers!) and with the addition of better product I think Perrin’s food quality is back up to par.
After about 4 visits we’ve enjoyed the soft pretzels, the brisket sandwich, the chili but the burgers are really our favorite. My requested medium is actually served medium and the new brioche buns melt in your mouth. The BEST new addition has to be the option to upgrade to wonton chips. YES, always yes. A PBC burger with wonton chips and a dash of the locally made Corazon chipotle sauce is a meal I could have everyday (sadly my jeans won’t allow it). Our kids like the usual kid fare but I would love to see the price point go down. Here’s a suggestion: you already serve the adult meals with chips and charge an upgrade for fries, why not lower the kids meals a buck and offer the same. My kids aren’t fry eaters anyway.
Now about that beer.
Kona Brown was my favorite beer. Hotbox is not Kona, its just not. It’s not a bad beer but I’ve found the consistency isn’t there. Sometimes the coffee flavor is pronounced sometimes its nonexistent. Where I never failed to get a growler of Kona to bring home, I’m not so inclined with Hotbox. I truly, hope either you return to Kona or work on the inconsistencies. The rest of your brews remain good. My husband loves the Lil Griz and I am a huge fan of The Black Goat. But I still really miss Kona Brown (and I’m not alone)
Your servers are terrific, very accommodating and good with the kids (who are big fans of the recently added cornhole!)
Perrin has become a family favorite destination so cheers and thank you!

I am very impressed! Been to Perrin bout half dozen times. I just found out on this visit they will put any beer they have on tap in a can and seal it on the spot double bag it on ice for you to bring home. They want to sell beer. Everything I have had on the food menu is very tasty and I never been disappointed or had problems with service. The place is clean. The can they fill with ANY beer on tap is called a crowler, somebody is a genius!

All you need to know about Perrin is that you need to order the sweet potato fries with the garlic aioli.
The beers here are all drinkable, and they arguably have the best variety of any brewery in town. Not necessarily saying the beers are better than other places but the variety is better.
The place is big so there are lots of seats, and the service is usually pretty good. Although some people say that the food has gone down after they sold to Oskar Blues Brewing, I think it is just as good.
Another awesome menu item is the peanut butter bacon fried egg burger. It is savory with just a little bit of fun from the pb.
Only con is that Perrin is a lot further out of town than most of the other breweries, but definitely worth a trip out.

I love craft beer and Perrin definitely knows how to make fantastic beer, hands down. Perrin Black and Hot Box are definitely a must try of the winter season. Smooth and dark. My husband had his work party there recently and we were up in the loft. It was a great space with high tops and a few bigger tables, worked great for the kind of event we were attending. The service was absolutely awesome! The staff was super nice and attentive, always checking on us to make sure we had what we needed. The food on the other hand… not as special. The menu was nothing special. The usual appetizers, burgers, salads and sandwiches. I got the pulled chicken, buffalo style on flatbread. It wasn’t anything special… pulled chicken with red-​hot buffalo sauce on flat bread… And a tomato. My husband had the Ruben. Again, the typical Ruben sandwich, nothing to write home about but something to soak up the beer. I may be off my rocker but I feel that a brewery should have great and inventive «pub» food. I’m a firm believer that if you’re going to take pride in your craft beer you should take the same amount of pride in the food you serve.
Bottom line: Good beer, good service… average at best food.

Good beer and the bomb ass black bean burger (made like an olive burger)!! I love the atmosphere and customer service. This was my second time at Perrin and I loved it more this time. I brought my parents with me and they enjoyed it as well.

I had the sour beer and the ruben with chips for dinner. Both were fine, but nothing spectacular. Service was a little bit slow but friendly (our guy was a bit over-​enthusiastic). Big wide open warehouse-​style dining room and seating with windows into the brewery. Very clean, nicely spaced with good views of the TVs.

Had the black and blue burger. Cooked the way I wanted it. I wanted onions rather than tomatoes, not a problem
Side order of fries. One of the best
Able to sample some of their varieties of beer before settling on a Perrin Black.
Good food, good atmosphere, Great beer.

Seriously the beers here are AMAZING, so much so that I had to give this place a fantastic review and tell everyone about it! I had a flight of 4 beers, and they all were good size pours too. Anyway, the Caramel Nitro was awesome, really good caramel taste with a smooth finish, the Bashtoberfest was also delicious, had a lot of body to it, the Poop Your Pants Chocolate Bock was dark, very hearty, nice chocolate taste and a lot of body, delicious. I also had the Uncle Louis’ Cocktail which had a nice fruity undertone to it and good carbonation. All of the beers came highly recommended by the waitress who was super nice and attentive. All I can do is comment on the beer, because I just came in and tried the beers, and did some work on my laptop, but they were amazing. I noticed they do $ 5 apps and happy hour, which sounded like a pretty good deal too. I wish I could find these beers in more places!

I have always been a huge fan of Perrin… but today upon arriving we found the food menu to be completely changed. They eliminated pretty much all items previously on the menu. I’ll list the main reasons for my low rating:
1. We ordered the French fries to start and for some reason they now come with some sort of toasted grain or oats on top of them. It literally added no flavor and was just silly and increased their price by about $ 3.00. They got rid of their two amazing French fry sauces that they used to have as well.
2. My friend wanted to try the chicken wings but was a little hesitant because of the price (6 wings for $ 10.00). She asked the server and he assured her that they were «jumbo wings». When they arrived they were in fact regular tiny chicken wings. Seems pretty pricey for some basic chicken wings.
3. The last and largest complaint… I ordered the wonton nachos and after a few bites I bit right into 2 whole cloves. Upon closer inspection I found 25+ whole cloves on my nachos!!! When I asked the server about it he returned and told me the «peppercorns» must have fallen into the onions and gotten on the nachos. He did nothing else beyond this but I was unable to eat them.
Perrin has really messed up with this new menu. They have gone from good bar food and sandwiches to trying to be something they’re not. To conclude, the other two friends I was with both hated their food as well. I’ll be sure to eat somewhere else before I want to have a beer next time.

Such a pleasant surprise! This place is outstanding, from the décor to the beer to the creativity of the menu. We had a blast! Oddly, I chose to order a Cobb salad to enjoy with several beers (all outstanding), but it was probably the best salad I’ve had in GR. I say oddly because we were seated in view of the super cool indoor food trailer (aka kitchen) that was churning out some exquisite-​looking monstrosities of burgers left and right, but due to the warm evening, even my carnivorous boyfriend went for a fresh salad. He too left quite satisfied. All the same, we shall be back to try the burgers at what is now our new favorite watering hole. Extra points for the hops outside, and extra points for giving me a break from downtown.

Solid all around!
Starting from the warm reception from the hostess, to the great beer recommendations, they were top-​notch the whole way. Sam and Ethan were both nice, friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful regarding questions I had.
The Cajun style shrimp w sweet banana rice was a unique twist on boring old rice and tasted incredible. My girlfriend’s BLT w pork belly bacon was PACKED w bacon! Seriously, like a whole piglet.
We’ll definitely be back, but next time we’re getting the ‘Around the World’ beer flight. Yep, exactly what you think it is.

Perrin Brewing was stop four on our Beercation. We’d never have known about this brewery had it not been for Mongolian Barbeque in Dearborn. They had a keg of Perrin’s excellent Grapefruit IPA, which put the brewery on our radar.
We visited on a Saturday afternoon and were seated immediately. I believe Perrin does communal service, as several servers came to our table throughout our visit.
Jacob ordered a flight of six beers and enjoyed all of them. Again, no ciders or liquor, so I was out of luck. I wish they had their delicious Grapefuit IPA on tap, but alas, no such luck.
We decided to get some lunch. Their food menu is pretty limited. I went with the kid’s chicken tender meal and a cup of chili and Jake got a coney dog. The chili was woefully underseasoned to the point I had to add a ton of salt and pepper, and even so, it didn’t taste like much. I didn’t eat it. The chicken tenders were huge (you get three big tenders and fries for $ 4) but they also didn’t have flavor. Bottom line: stick to what you know to be good, otherwise, eat before visiting.
The service was good and our stay was pleasant. Jake really likes Perrin’s brews, so we’ll definitely visit again.

I took my 10-​year-​old to a bar, at 1120 am…
Yep. I did. I bought him a Reuben and sweet potato fries, let him sit next to a really cool mural of Michigan, and had a great time!
His sandwich was excellent, too big even for a growing boy. The sweet fries were incredible! I’d recommend them in a second. Skip the mac&cheese though. It just isn’t good.
Service was excellent. Daniel was a fine server, and we were visited by 3 other employees over the course of the meal to make sure things were great.
We’ll probably go back. One guy told bus cool boys with long hair are welcome day or night, so we’ll go for those sweet potato fries again!

This place has some of the best on tap beer in Michigan!
There’s tons of breweries in Grand Rapids, sure, but this one packs the best line up of beers of any of them, even Founders (and I’m a Founders fan). Every beer I can drink and is perfect, DON’T CHANGE that Perrin. At Founders, I only like one or two of their year-​round beers, but Perrin seriously has the best everyday lineup.
The service is always fantastic. The food options are a little short, but hey, we’re here for the beer right? I wish they’d open a tap room downtown near the other breweries so I didn’t have to drive as far and so I could spend the entire night here! (HINT HINT PERRIN!)
Excellent beer, service. You should go here.