Rare Bird Brewpub

House Beers

• Rare Bird Blood Orange You Witty?

  Witbier · 6.0% · Traverse City, MI

  Blood Orange Witbier. A classic recipe with a juicy, blood orange twist. Made with all local malt *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird El Guante

  Mexican Lager · 4.5% · Traverse City, MI

  Extremely light and easy drinking. Made with a traditional Mexican Lager yeast and grain bill to give you an authentic south of the border beer. Salud! *glut...

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Green To Gold

  Hazy IPA · 5.5% · Traverse City, MI

  Beautiful, green Cryo Pop, Citra and Motueka hops transform into a gorgeous golden hazy laced with notes of peach, strawberry candy and lime.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Homeschool Dropouts

  Red Ale · 6.0% · Traverse City, MI

  A slightly hoppier version of an American Red, brewed with Red X malt, Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops. Ode to Lars Kelto. *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Kea Chaos

  New Zealand IPA · 5.5% · Traverse City, MI

  Fruity, funky, and floral notes from Riwaka and Nelson Sauvignon hops in a crisp, clean body. *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Kushy Punch

  IPA · 6.8% · Traverse City, MI

  A delicious brew with a huge hop finish that will punch your taste buds. Equinox, Citra, Galaxy and Mosaic hops. Winner of the 2018 IPA Challenge! *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Lost Coastlines

  Session IPA · 5.5% · Traverse City, MI

  Hazy Session IPA. Citra and Motueka hops create waves of lime zest and a bright tropical glow. No map required. 5.7% 35 IBU *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Mama Moves

  Bohemian Pilsner · 5.0% · Traverse City, MI

  German Pilsner. A traditional German style pilsner with a light, crisp base and a little noble hop bite in the finish. *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Mixed Feelings

  Double IPA · 8.1% · Traverse City, MI

  Experimental IPA. Loads of Citra, Sabro, Azacca and El Dorado hops and a mixed culture fermentation give this big bright notes of candied citrus peel and resin kisses. 8.1% abv, 70 IBU *gluten reduced

  14oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird No Pressure

  Imperial Stout · 8.0% · Traverse City, MI

  3X TC Stout Challenge winner! Made with Higher Grounds French Roast coffee, chocolate, and a touch of vanilla. *Gluten Reduced*

  14oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Nuts to Butter

  Brown Ale · 6.2% · Traverse City, MI

  Peanut Butter Chocolate Brown Ale. Over 1/2 pound of peanut butter powder per gallon and a touch of chocolate makes this brown ale one you won't forget! *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Pango Tango

  Fruited Sour · 5.2% · Traverse City, MI

  Brewed with Omega's expressive Tartango yeast, real passion fruit, and mango puree. Sun drenched flavors and refreshingly bright. 5.2% abv 7 IBU *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Rosé the Riveter

  Blonde Ale · 5.8% · Traverse City, MI

  Rosé Blonde Ale. Brewed with raspberries and pomegranate to provide a crisp, fruity finish that's not too sweet. *gluten reduced*

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Rare Bird Va Ja Ha

  Blonde Ale · 5.8% · Traverse City, MI

  American Blonde. Brewed with vanilla beans, roasted coffee, and hazelnuts. One of Tina's classics. *gluten reduced

  16oz Draft $6.50

On Tap

• Against The Grain Loo A Vuhl

  American Pale Ale · 6.0% · Louisville, KY

  Hazy Pale Ale

  16oz Draft $7

• Athletic Run Wild

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  The ultimate session-able IPA. Brewed with a blend of Northwest hops with Citra and Mosaic at the forefront. Body of premium organic malts from US & Germany. Subtle yet complex malt profile.

  16oz Draft $6

• Austin Brothers Raspberry Vanilla Porter

  Porter · 6.0% · Alpena, MI

  Pours a dark Brown with Raspberry and dark chocolate aromas hitting the nose. The caramel and chocolate malts gives this beer a rich and roasted taste, that is then balanced with just a touch of vanilla beans. A great well balanced porter leading into the fall weather.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Cheboygan Lighthouse Amber

  Amber Ale · 5.25% · Cheboygan, MI

  Our German Style Alt has a brilliant amber hue, and silky-smooth body. Its complex malt profile is deep with notes of light toasted bread, caramel and toffee.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Fair State Big Doinks

  IPA · 6.5% · Minneapolis, MN

  16oz Draft $7

• Fat Orange Cat Baby Kittens

  NE/Hazy IPA · 6.5% · East Hampton, CT

  A lovely hazy pale yellow brew with a tiny hint of sweetness on the nose. Up front we find a relaxed medley of fresh citrus, mangos, and pineapple. It finishes with a hint of pine and invigorating grapefruit with just enough bitterness to cleanse your palette and invite you back for another sip.

  16oz Draft $7

• Metazoa Wicked Pawsome

  NE/Hazy IPA · 6.3% · Indianapolis, IN

  A 2020 GABF Bronze Medal Winner, Wicked Pawesome is the first in our line of experimental Hazy IPAs and leans on additions of Loral and El Dorado hops to give a tropical fruit and slightly floral flavor to this medium full-bodied IPA.

  16oz Draft $7.50

• Paulaner Oktoberfest

  Oktoberfest · 6.0% · München

  This full bodied beer with its rich malt flavor and dark toffee note, has an underlying fruitiness and masterful hop balance. Prost!

  16oz Draft $7.50

• Radeberger Pilsner

  Pilsner · 4.8% · Frankfurt, Hesse

  Radeberger is also the first brewery in Germany to brew beer exclusively in the Pilsner style and which still exists today.

  16oz Draft $7.50

• Southern Tier Pumking

  Spiced Beer · 8.6% · Lakewood, NY

  As spicy aromas present themselves, let it’s deep copper color entrance you as your journey into this mystical brew has just begun.

  14oz Draft $7

• Upland Champagne Velvet

  Pilsner · 5.2% · Bloomington, IN

  True to most pre-prohibition American pilsners, CV continues to be brewed with corn and malted barley and showcases Cluster & Tettang hops.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• Urban Artifact Capy Snacks Fruit Punch

  Fruit Beer · 5.0% · Cincinnati, OH

  A fruity and nostalgic delight. Ale brewed with fruit and natural flavor

  16oz Draft $6.50

Non-alcoholic

• Athletic Ripe Pursuit

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  Ripe Pursuit is based on a simple belief: the juice is always worth the squeeze. It’s a lemon-infused, radler-style brew bursting with citrus and balanced with a light sweetness. Smooth and zesty with a moderate haze, it’s about as refreshing as it gets.

  12oz Can $6

• Athletic Run Wild

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  The ultimate session-able IPA. Brewed with a blend of Northwest hops with Citra and Mosaic at the forefront. Body of premium organic malts from US & Germany. Subtle yet complex malt profile.

  16oz Draft $6

• Casamara Alta Amaro Soda

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Detroit, MI

  This aperitivo leisure soda tastes like a light and refreshing spritz made in the style of a Negroni. It's non-alcoholic and not very sweet, so it's good to drink on its own or with food... more

  14oz Can $7

• Casamara Super Clasico

  Cocktail · 0.0% · Detroit, MI

  14oz Can $9

• Cultured Ferments Cultured Kombucha Strawberry Rhubarb

  Kombucha · 0.0%

  A spring treat featuring strawberry and rhubarb

  14oz Draft $6

• Dram Apothecary Adaptogenic Mushroom Cola

  Non-Alcoholic · Salida, CO

  Adaptogenic Mushroom cola with no sugar

  12oz Can $7.50

• Great Central Ted Segers

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.33% · Chicago, IL

  Unleaded Regal Brew Lager

  12oz Can $5

• Gruvi Bubbly Rose

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Denver, CO

  Tiny, sparkling bubbles compliment notes of tart, green apple alongside fresh strawberry. This refreshing wine is gluten free, alcohol free.

  12oz Bottle $6.50

• Heineken 0.0

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Netherlands

  Heineken “0.0” is an alcohol-free (0.05%) pale lager, which is malty and fruity with cereal undertones.

  12oz Bottle $5.50

• Lagunitas Hazy IPNA

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Petaluma, CA

  Non-alc hazy IPA

  12oz Can $5.50

• Rare Bird Cold Brew

  House made cold brew coffee on nitro tap! Made with local Roaster Jacks coffee

  $5

• Short's The Thirst Multilator

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Bellaire, MI

  Lemon lime flavored non alcoholic sparkling hop water

  12oz Can $5

• Untitled Art CBD Blackberry

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Waunakee, WI

  Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Water Infused With Natural Flavors Of Blackberries And 20 MG CBD + Also Great As A Mixer!

  12oz Can $6

• Untitled Art CBD Grapefruit

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Waunakee, WI

  Sparkling water with organic grapefruit flavor and 20mg CBD hemp oil

  12oz Can $6

• Visitor Dry Hopped Lager

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Potosi, Wisconsin

  A lightly-hopped non-alcoholic lager that‘s crisp, clean + refreshing. Less than 0.5% ABV. 79 calories. Gluten-reduced.

  12oz Can $7.50

Cider

• Tandem Ciders Smackintosh

  Cider · 4.5% · Suttons Bay, MI

  This cider is mostly McIntosh apples, which account for it’s distinctly McIntosh flavor.

  14oz Draft $6.50

• Tandem Clear Conscience

  Dry Cider · 6.8% · Suttons Bay, MI

  Dry Cider using select NW Michigan apples

  14oz Draft $6.50

Cocktails

• *Nitro* Cold Brew Martini on tap

  Our house made cold brew made from Roaster Jacks Coffee, Rare Bird coffee liqueur, and Michigan vodka pushed with nitro

  $10

• Bird Claw Hard Seltzer on tap

  House made Huckleberry Lime hard seltzer

  $6

• Bulleit rye manhattan

  Cocktail

  7oz By the glass $10

• Bulleit rye old fashioned

  Cocktail

  7oz $12

• Cold Brew Irish Coffee

  Equal parts Bailey's Irish Cream and Jamesons Irish Whiskey, ice, and our house made cold brew coffee. Served cold

  $9

• Craft Cosmo on Tap

  Our crafty take on a classic cosmo. Michigan made vodka, fresh lime juice, triple sec and cranberry

  $10

• Grapefruit Rose on Tap

  Michigan Vodka, Grapefruit Juice, Rose Essence, Lime, Simple, and Champagne

  $9

• Grey Goose Cosmopolitan

  Purus: $12 Tito's: $13 Ketel One: $14

  7oz By the glass $12

• Hendricks Negroni

  $9

• House Infused Vodka Bloody Mary

  $9

• Margarita on tap

  Cocktail · Traverse City, MI

  Classic margarita on draft served on the rocks!

  7oz $9

• Michelada

  El Guante Mexican lager with Clamato

  $7

• Montana Mule on tap

  Our house made Montana Mule on tap! Michigan whiskey, Northwoods Ginger Beer and fresh lime juice

  $8

• Moscow Mule

  Cocktail

  Tito's Vodka, Ginger Beer

  7oz $9

• Old Fashioned on tap

  Kentucky bourbon, a splash of local cherry juice and orange bitters. The classic cocktail you love with a little Traverse City twist.

  $10

• Paloma

  Tequila and grapefruit

  $9

• Rare Bird Jungle Bird

  Cocktail · Traverse City, MI

  White rum, pineapple juice, Campari, lime juice, grenadine

  12oz Draft $9

• Rare Bird Watermelon Basil Bliss

  Cocktail · Traverse City, MI

  Michigan vodka, real watermelon juice, fresh basil, lime juice

  12oz Draft $9

• Traverse 75 on tap

  Our take on a French 75 with a Michigan twist: MI made Well Gin, lemon juice, simple and champagne

  $9

Sparkling Wine

• Mawby Sex Sparkling Rosé

  Rosé · 12.5% · Suttons Bay, MI

  A provocative blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes that are hand picked and carefully whole-cluster pressed.

  8oz Draft $9

White Wine

• Babich Sauvignon Blanc

  Sauvignon Blanc · 13.0% · Marlborough, NZ

  This is a rich, intensely flavored Sauvignon Blanc that proves a versatile partner for many dishes. Delicate floral notes intermingle with ripe melon and apple

  Glass $9.50

• Cortenova Pinot Grigio

  Pinot Grigio · 12.0%

  Brilliant straw color with emerald reflections. Fresh and floral bouquet with a hint of pears, apricots and bananas. Fresh and inviting with bright fruit a...

  6oz Glass $9

• Grand Traverse Semidry Riesling

  Riesling · 12.8% · Michigan, USA

  2015 Michigan

  6oz Glass $9

• Parducci Chardonnay

  Chardonnay · 14.0% · Ukiah, CA

  Bold and lively with quintessential Mendocino flavors of crisp apple, Asian pear, and a creamy vanilla-caramel finish. Aged in a combination of French and American oak. Vegan, produced in a "California Certified Sustainable Winery" (CCSW)

  Glass $10

Rosé Wine

• Chateau Grande Cassagne Rosé

  Rosé · France

  Glass $9

Red Wine

• Bodego Cuarto Domino Lote 44 Malbec

  Malbec · 13.5% · Mendoza Argentina

  Glass $9

• Dante Cabernet Sauvignon

  Cabernet Sauvignon · 13.5% · Livermore, CA

  On the palate, the wine is rich with dark chocolate-covered cherries, freshly ground coffee, layered with broad but supple tannins.

  Glass $9

• Good Harbor Leelanau Red

  Red Wine · 12.0% · Lake Leelanau, MI

  Rich with aromas of stewed bramble fruit, cherries, and bubblegum, Harbor Red is a wild blend of red hybrid grapes most people have never heard.

  Glass $8.50

• Lexicon Merlot 2020

  Merlot · 14.1% · Marlborough, New Zealand

  Glass $12

• The Pinot Project Pinot Noir

  Red Wine · 13.5% · California

  pure California Pinot Noir, black cherries, kissed by oak and complimented by just the right amount of Asian spice.

  Glass $9.50

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