I can think of maybe four reasons that you would ever find yourself in the city of Midland, MI. First, like me you were born and raised in the area and you eventually settled down and started a family (or not) in the same area.
Second, you work for Dow Corning, or Dow Chemical, or whatever they are called these days and they asked you to travel to the corporate headquarters for some kind of training or assignment, or something like that.
Third, you wanted to visit the Alden B Dow museum that is part of the Dow Gardens complex which sits next to the Midland Center for the Arts. Alden B Dow was a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, so his style appeals to a lot of architecture buffs.
Finally, Midland has a hot air balloon festival every fall and you like watching the big bags of gas float through the air.
Whatever brings you to Midland, Midland Brewing Company is definitely on my list of must visit places.
@mrsbozz and I had just spent the morning running around the Tri-City area looking for a new car for her. It was pretty unsuccessful so by the time 11:00 rolled around we were tired, discouraged, and hungry. I wanted to visit someplace we don't normally go, so I picked MBC as our lunch destination.
Turns out we got there about five minutes too early, so we had to sit in the car and wait until they opened the doors. While we were waiting, a bus from one of the local retirement communities pulled up and a whole slew of elderly people got out.
I'm sure I made a comment to @mrsbozz about them drinking all the beer before we could get to it, but we ended up being okay.
Knowing the indoor seating area can be quite loud, we opted to sit outside on the patio. The patio area wraps around the building. We sat on the side, but the back portion overlooks the local "rail trail" and has a garden area where you can play yard games.
Despite the fact that it was only 11 AM, it wouldn't have been right to not get a beer, so I got this delicious cream ale, and @mrsbozz of course got her go-to, a hefeweizen. The beers were both delicious. I honestly hope this wasn't just a summer thing because the cream ale I got is a beer that I wouldn't mind drinking year round.
I noticed the other day on their Facebook page that they have an Oktoberfest out now, so I need to get over there and try that sometime soon.
We decided to get an appetizer to get our meal started. Despite what you might think from following my posts, we don't really eat out that much, so when we do, we like to get an appetizer to try new and exciting things.
In this case, it was a "street corn dip" and tortilla chips. It was quite good if not a little heavy on the mayo or combo of mayo and creme fresh. It had good flavor though and we finished all of it before our main dishes arrived.
@mrsbozz got this turkey club style sandwich that came on what looks like either a ciabatta or flatbread style bun. I tried to find their summer menu so I could give you the specific details, but it looks like my work is blocking their site due to it involving alcohol.
She enjoyed the sandwich, but again she felt they might have went a little overboard with the mayo. You can see it dripping out of the side of the sandwich in the picture above. The chips (crisps) were crunchy and delicious. I think she ended up eating half of the sandwich and taking the other half home as a leftover which is what she generally does.
I got the brisket melt sandwich that you saw in the opening photo and the one above. It consisted of smoked brisket, kimchi, cheese, a garlic aioli, and some bbq sauce of course. One of the things I enjoy about MBC is the fact that they smoke all of their meats on site.
While some places do that, not all of them do. Some do a "faux smoke" where they simply cook it in a commercial kitchen, but the use tricks and shenanigans to impart smoke flavor. I don't appreciate that. There is something to be said for using real wood and real fire and doing things the old fashioned way.
Thanks to the BBQ sauce, Kimchi, and Aioli, this was one quite messy sandwich. As you will see in the next photo, there was a point where it just basically fell apart on me and I had to use a knife and fork to finish eating the thing.
That's not uncommon, but it's still a little disappointing because it becomes harder for all of the flavors to mix together the way they intened.
Like I said, it just basically became a bit of a hot mess by the time I was finished with it. This was the first time I have ever had Kimchi and I have to admit, that it was quite good. They added some red pepper flake to make it a bit spicy and it went really well with the fattiness of the brisket.
In all honesty, I am not much of a brisket guy, I would rather have tri-tip when it comes to beef bbq, but on this day, this item appealed to me and I wasn't disappointed that I got it. I've actually never had anything at MBC that wasn't absolutely delicious. If you do happen to make it there and you aren't opposed to eating some cow or pig, I highly recommend their meatloaf. It's fantastic!
As I said before, Midland Brewing Company is a must visit place for me if you are ever in the area. I'm actually having a hard time finishing this post now because my pictures have me so hungry. It's impossible to focus!
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Wow, talk about mouth watering food! That looks awesome! That's a great looking lunch, if I ever pass through there I know where to stop!
It's certainly worth it, plus their beer is good too.
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If you’re into beers I would recommend San Miguel Pale Pilsen. It is a local favorite here in the Philippines. I like it too. And I hope it is available there in your place.
I will have to keep an eye out for it! Thanks for the tip!
Growing up in Northern Ontario, across the border, we would travel to Midland every summer, late August for our Back to School Shopping … I’m not sure why though…. The US dollar was always so much higher than the Canadian $$$ … maybe it was just an excuse for my dad to visit the Midland Brewing Company ?
Really? That does seem weird. I think the Brewing Company has only been around for about 15 years, so I am not sure that would have been the case. I guess it depends on how long ago it would have been. We didn't even have a mall here for the longest time. Plus it's about a two or three hour drive depending on where you cross the border. That's cool though. Maybe we bumped into each other at the soda counter in Woolworth's and never realized it!
It was back in The 70’s and 80’s… maybe it was Marquette … but we also visited Midland for some reason….
Ah, okay, it could have been. Don't get me wrong, Midland is awesome. I just don't see it as a destination spot for vacations and stuff like that. At least Bay City is right on the Bay.
Reading this at lunch time, I have to say it's making me hungry now!!!
Lucky you! I'm just a little past breakfast and already starving!
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You are making me feel like visiting Midland at the moment
Also, the food looks yummy
Nice one!
Midland is actually a quite nice city. It has been steadily growing since I was a kid and there are some really nice areas and things to do there.
Genial. Se ve exquisito.😆
Brilliant. It looks delicious.😆
Thank you! It really was!
Thanks to you I now have to clean up Craving for food and bacon 🥓 😣
Gracias a ti ahora tengo que limpiar Antojado por comida y tocino 🥓 😣
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