USA, MI: Northern Wind Brewing coming to Wyandotte next year

Northern Wind Brewing is coming to Wyandotte next year with a 1,100-square-foot brewhouse and a 92-seat tap room, The Detroit News reported on September 24.

Owner Daniel Shock is shooting for a late winter opening for his brick-and-mortar beer business, located at 3353 Third in Wyandotte. He's working with Birmingham-based architecture and interior design firm DesignTeam Plus for the look, which includes a 37-foot u-shaped bar.

Shock said he's excited to add to the area's growing list of destinations like new restaurants and the music venue District 142.

�We know that people downriver are just as passionate about craft beer as anywhere else in Metro Detroit, and my research reflects an underserved downriver market,� he said in a press release announcing some of the brewery's details. �Northern Wind Brewing intends to make a significant impact on the local craft beer scene downriver.�

Once open next year, customers can expect house-made craft beers like New England IPAs, easy-drinking wheat beers, fruit-focused beers and lagers. There will be a food menu, too, likely with approachable fare like sandwiches, salads and pizza.

As for the visuals, DesignTeamPlus is going for "a cross between an industrial warehouse and an old-style British Pub," said owner and designer Shari Stein. Formerly a Dollar Depot, the new North Wind Brewing have brick touches, dark ceilings and a tap wall and tables made of distressed oak.