VISITING DURING COVID-19
925 CHERRY STREET IN THE EAST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
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PRIVATE EVENTS
Private Events Will Return, Just Not For A While
We will not be hosting any private events until further notice due to the new format we had to adapt to in response to COVID-19. We’d still love to receive your inquiries as we do plan to bring back events, eventually.
Thank you for your understanding and patience
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THE BREWERY
Nestled into the heart of the East Hills neighborhood (about a mile from downtown), Brewery Vivant is a full manufacturing production brewery. All beer is brewed on premise and either served in the pub or packaged for distribution throughout Michigan. The brewery itself is a 20-barrel (bbl), three-vessel brewhouse built by our friends across the lake in Wisconsin, the WM Sprinkman Corporation.
The brewery has seen quite a bit of change since opening in 2010. While you will still find the signature "milk-can" grant on our 20-bbl Sprinkman brewing system, the original horizontal dairy tanks have all been replaced with stainless steel brewing specific fermenters. Not to worry though, you will still find these original tanks in our completely separate "Funk House" where the award-winning Plein de Vie sour beers are aged. After fermentation, the beer passes through a state-of-the-art GEA centrifuge to remove excess yeast and hop particles to achieve the desired turbidity in the finished beers: not too bright, not too cloudy. Lastly, brewers carefully package each beer on our automated Wild Goose 4-head canning line or into kegs.
One thing that has stayed the same since 2010 is our commitment to producing the highest quality European inspired beers you can find. Enjoy!
OUR BUILDINGS
BREWERY VIVANT IS THE FIRST LEED CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL MICROBREWERY IN THE WORLD!
Brewery Vivant is housed in an 80+ year-old renovated building sitting in the heart of the East Hills neighborhood and has immeasurable character. While the building has had many uses, none have them have been a brewery so we had to get creative to fit our use in this space...but that is what gives it its charm.
The Metcalf family operated the largest funeral home in Grand Rapids from 1894 to 1980. The location where the brewery now stands was built in 1915. Although the building was originally constructed as an automobile garage, the Metcalfs repurposed it as the livery for the company’s 17 large white horses when they moved to the Cherry Street location in 1916.
Over the years the funeral home expanded. In 1948 the current Chapel building was built and that now is home to the Brewery Vivant pub. The original wood beams and light fixtures were able to be restored and provide a great ambiance. All the renovations followed strict Historic Preservation standards and every effort was made to bring the building back to its original look.
Learn more about the sustainable efficiencies of our space.
Chapel Then
Chapel today
Lake Drive Horse Stable
Metcalf Funeral Card
