Greenbush Brewery 5885 Sawyer Rd. Sawyer, MI

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Greenbush Brewery

     Greebush Brewery is a microbrewery located at 5885 SawyerRd, Sawyer, MI. It started quite unexpectedly when Scott Sullivan who had no prior brewing experience began home brewing after a serious accident in 2007 left him to explore the new hobby while living in Chicago and running a custom furniture and lighting business.. Sullivan received a home brew kit from his brother which sparked weekly brewing sessions with a friend. 

Greenbush Brewery

     His first notable beer was named Distorter.  It received strong encouragement to market this beer commercially.  Sullivan moved back to Michigan and continued his home brewing.       In 2011,, Sullivan found an old building for his brewery  2 miles from his childhood home in a Sawyer, MI.  This was formerly was an auto shop,plumbing supply company, laundromat/video rental /candy  store.   He set up his brewery using a copper kettle from San Francisco.      He opened his business on June 10,2011.  The tap room drew large crowds 350 on the first day;and 550 on the second.      Business quickly expanded moving pretzels to sandwiches, salads, soups, and then added BBQ, full kitchen,a patio, and a new brewing system in 2013

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     By 2014, the tap room had from.32-82 seats prompting  opening of an additional building known as the Annex.  Formerly, this was an art gallery known as the Scarlet McCaw.      The Annex added 75 patio seats and 20 window seats and a pilot brewery for new products.      The list of Flagship and popular beers. Brother Benjamin  an IPA Star Chicken Shot Gun IPA Ora  de  Tontes Vienna Lager Distorted Porter Anger Black IPA Traktor Blondish Cream Ale Dunegra IPA Cobra Perdid.Imperial Cream Stout

Greenbush Brewery

Greenbush Brewery

Greenbush Brewery

Greenbush Annex, former Art Gallery Scarlet McCaw

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     On April, 2026, Scott Sullivan announced that he was closing The Green bush Brewery.  He cited as the reasons for the closure : difficulty retail economy, rising food costs, decline in customers.      Shortly after the closure in June, 2026, co-owner Justin Hekathorn reached out to Mug club members with preliminary plans to resurect or reopen the brewery space;long term status of plans remains fluid.

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