Portage Lake Association
[ Approximately 17,ooo Visitors Annually ]
Breweries, Cider, Distilleries, Wineries & Tasting
Beer, wine, cider, mead and spirits - you can find it all in our region! Follow this tasting map to experience the very best we have to offer. From award-winning organic hard cider, wine made from local fruit and new brewery beers debuting daily, you'll be happy you discovered these gems.
Northern Natural Cider House & Winery
7220 Chief Rd • Kaleva, MI
East of US 31 Between Manistee and Bear Lake
At Northern Natural Cider House and Winery, organic fruit is not a passing fad, it's a way of life. Our Founder, Dennis Mackey, is a pioneer in the area of organic farming techniques and best-practices. In fact, Northern Natural is one of only a handful of USDA Certified Organic hard cider producers in North America.
Iron Fish Distillery
Iron Fish Distillery was founded in 2016, as Michigan's first farm distillery growing grain and distilling spirits, and barrel finishing sourced whiskey. Located along the Bestsie River watershed, home of the Steelhead, this MAEAP-certified working farm and distillery attracts over 100,000 guests annually to our agricultural destination in Manistee County's Springdale Township. Every step of our soil-to-spirit process, starting in our farm fields where we grow and harvest our own grain to milling, mashing, fermenting and distilling and barrel aging occurs on site.