The BEST BEER CITY in America - GRAND RAPIDS Michigan!

[@CRohrscheib]

Grand Rapids is such an underrated city. Truly a hidden gem.

[@bethanyr6951]

Nice to see my hometown get some love! GR is a great place, and keeps getting better 😄

[@scottdeano8397]

Clean up the crime..its a dump

[@g.r.michigan5332]

@@scottdeano8397 No it's not😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerridombrowski6017]

You haven't been to a big city have you? GR has nothing to do. No festivals, no culture.... everyone there is from Michigan. No one else wants to live there

[@g.r.michigan5332]

@@jerridombrowski6017 hopefully you don't live here anymore

[@scottdeano8397]

Yeah they think its a great city because of a few new bars and a new hospital and a new bus station..lol..🤣😂

[@Ladypavs]

As a resident you can forget how cool Grand Rapids really is - Thanks for reminding me :)

[@wilcoxlogos]

Missed: Gr brewing New Holland Jolly pumpkin Big lake brewing Atwater The mitten Greyline Arvon Brewing

[@uofm1334]

GR in the house!!! Nice to see GR getting some love!

[@joshuamiller9930]

This might be the best video showcasing the food, drinks, and vibe of that scene in GR. Great Job! Lived there for several years and am excited to be moving back!

[@Roamaroo]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@33bmitchem]

Grand Rapids and its surrounding areas are such great places to live and visit! Super cool that you guys came to Grand Rapids (again) and filmed content! Even more awesome is you stopped by Third Nature in Rockford. Hope you were able to meet Chad and Troy while you were there. Congrats on keeping the content going while adjusting to being new parents. Two thumbs up!

[@Roamaroo]

It's such a great place! Third nature was lovely. Unfortunately we did not meet Chad and Troy. 😕 Thanks again. I'm glad you liked the video 😀❤

[@georgedavis5828]

MY HOMETOWN...However, where outside coffee and ELK are is NOT EGR it's called Wealthy Street Corridor...additionally, the Halmark of City Built is that it is owned by people of color and features a menu rooted in Puerto Rican culture.

[@Roamaroo]

oh! thank you! 😀good to know👍

[@fixthisflip]

Yes I was going to say outside coffee is not in East Grand Rapids, EGR is a separate entity entirely. I’m surprised more folks from GR didn’t correct this! GR is a destination, EGR is a pass.

[@cindiwindi]

@@fixthisflip I did correct this on another comment (long time south heritage hill resident here)

[@JANDEBND]

Spectacular video! Fun to watch and learn about a city with a lot to offer. It’s fun to watch you have fun.

[@jasontwilliams]

Really enjoyed your video on TC, cool to see you in GR exploring my town.

[@kevinmirwin]

I'm watching this before going to bed and its making my mouth water for a beer! 😂 Very well done video guys! I was born and raised just north of Grand Rapids and love how far our big city has come!

[@Roamaroo]

Thank you! 😀yes, the beer was delicious!

[@amandarumsey686]

Awesome! My husband and I just had our first baby boy 2 weeks after you guys had your little one! Congratulations! We currently live in Grand Rapids and we were super pumped that you guys came to our city!! We love it here! We are living travel life vicariously through you as we are still figuring out how to go anywhere with a newborn!! Safe travels!

[@Roamaroo]

SO COOL! Congratulations on the Bambino! How's Parent life going? It's tough getting out there with a newborn but at some point you just have to "rip the bandaid off" and you'll figure it out as you go 😀❤

[@scottdeano8397]

Grand rapids is a dump

[@amandarumsey686]

@@Roamaroo Starting to get the hang of this parenting thing I think. Brewer is 10 weeks old and a pretty darn happy dude generally. We still haven't taken him out to eat in GR yet for fear of a newborn meltdown. 😉🤣 But we are thinking of starting with a roadtrip before we jump right into flying with babe. You guys make it look so easy! Keep on rocking the parenting thing! It's inspiring me! 🙂

[@Roamaroo]

@@amandarumsey686 I think we took Scotland out to eat at 1 week old.. I still remember the look on the hostess's face when we told her she was only 1 week old. Yes, it can be done. You'll be surprised how forgiving people are when they see the baby. Everyone's heart just melts looking at a newborn. and if they do get upset.. Screw them! having a baby is normal and a part of life. My advice, Rip the bandaid off, go to your favorite restaurant, have a nice meal and a few drinks. Take a bottle and stroller with you. If they get hungry, just shove the bottle in his mouth.. We've found bottle feeding in a restaurant is much easier than breastfeeding. 😀

[@tupac2672]

@@scottdeano8397 Flint & Detroit are dumps! GR is a great place to live.

[@vickie3272]

oooh cant wait to go here with my loved ones xoxo

[@markeesebutler]

Yes my city 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 love it we getting some great recognition

[@yvonnel7777]

Love your content. Fun and informative as usual. Happy family time. Take care!

[@Roamaroo]

Aww! Thank you so much 😀

[@EricHultgren29]

This is such a great look at GR! LOVE the channel

[@Roamaroo]

Thank you so much! ❤️👍

[@JAMIEANDSARAH]

Grand Rapids! 💪🏼😎

[@Kirsielly22]

How exciting to see you guys visiting my hometown 💞💞

[@SB_41]

That's Eastown (Wealthy St) not East Grand Rapids.

[@cindiwindi]

It’s uptown wealthy which is heritage hill not eastown

[@micalebgoeswest]

We just had a kid ourselves and are experiencing the joy/tribulations of traveling with a baby. We love seeing y’all go through the same thing because you have to keep traveling! Great video! And the mezcal margarita looked like perfection.

[@Roamaroo]

Thank you. and Congratulations! Where are you going with the new baby? any good spots yet? ❤ Here's the cocktail recipe if you feel adventurous. 1 oz mescal 1 oz aperol 1 oz velvet falernum (or sub agave) 1/2 oz lime juice Orange peel zest

[@micalebgoeswest]

@@Roamaroo thank you for the recipe! Strangely enough our baby travel has mirrored yours a bit. We took her to the tropics in St. Thomas and Cancun, and then we had a beer fueled weekend in Columbus, Ohio where we pretty much did what you both did in Grand Rapids. Baby travel is different, for sure, but so fulfilling. You are making some incredible memories with your new family.

[@Roamaroo]

@@micalebgoeswest You're right.. our babies are living similar lives.. I love it!! Baby travel is so much fun. You just have to be much more flexible. We've found that until she's a little bit older we have to be careful with weather. Too many times we've been caught outside in 85+ weather and she gets too hot and starts to get fussy. Once in AC she's her normal self.

[@micalebgoeswest]

@@Roamaroo fully agreed. We live in Florida and have learned the same lesson. Thank you again for responding and for sharing your experiences of baby travel. We are big fans and love seeing another new family conquer the world 😎

[@TakeATripTogether]

It's fun seeing you in GR. We live just south of the city and had our wedding reception at Frederick Meijer Gardens 24 years ago. We just celebrated our anniversary on Monday. Such a great place to live!

[@Roamaroo]

Congratulations! 24 years. You Love birds!! ❤❤

[@TakeATripTogether]

@@Roamaroo Thank you!

[@ts58100]

Glad you showed how great Grand Rapids is, I lived here my whole life and don't want to be anywhere else. Really been enjoying watching your videos.

[@nativeadvisors]

Good job. Next time check out Noto’s in Grand Rapids, love that place.

[@christhompson5739]

Nice to see Grand Rapids coming out of the basement, used to be a stiff nobody goes downtown christian reform town.

[@jerridombrowski6017]

it's still kinda that way

[@ChelseaMsChannel]

Come back to Frederick Meijer Gardens in April, when your little lovie is old enough to enjoy it. They have thousands of butterflies in the greenhouse all month.

[@mosheroams]

This is my hometown, but I haven't been for a visit in the summer in six years. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully I can make a summertime trip soon. :)

[@bryanlosen3262]

Grand Rapids isn't a town of 1.4 million people!! It's actually over 200,000 maybe but the metro area is a little over a million including the county and suburbs. But still, a nice size downtown and lots of breweries and restaurants. A great place to live and only a half hour or so from Lake Michigan.

[@abroadwiththeburrells]

It's great to see you enjoying drinks again, Colette!

[@jancarlson2165]

I was born and raised here and love the total vibe. Grand Haven is gorgeous if you haven't been there, so close to GR. There is always so much to do in GR, so many cultural venues and events, concerts etc. If you're into steak, you'll have to go to The Chop House. Ty for promoting our great city!!✋❤️ Your daughter is beautiful btw!!

[@jerridombrowski6017]

cultural events??? like what?

[@WMUBronco]

@@jerridombrowski6017 Art Prize and Festival of the Arts, just to name a few.

[@blakkpaul]

@@jerridombrowski6017 Greek festival last weekend. Polish festival this weekend.

[@cindiwindi]

@@jerridombrowski6017 Mexican festival at Calder plaza this weekend

[@Olgaleigh]

Also I concur with the second pronunciation it’s the fancier one ;)

[@Roamaroo]

Good to hear. We like that one better!!

[@andremathews1823]

GR!!! In my neck of the woods!!! Brewery Vivant is most excellent and the owners are friend of mine!! And your second, fancier pronunciation is the correct one. Hopefully you got to hit the beach in Holland or Grand Haven. We have AMAZING beaches here in West Michigan!!!!!!!

[@Roamaroo]

Loved Brewery Vivant! We didn’t get to see the beaches.. next time 👍😀

[@andremathews1823]

@@Roamaroo You definitely should!! Believe it or not, West Michigan has some of the best beaches in the country!!!

[@WMUBronco]

I agree, Grand Haven and Holland are must visits. And Traverse City is one heck of a destination in the spring/summer/fall.

[@sweetmslovinglife]

Yes, we are full of Beer amongst other things. 🍺🍺

[@zornanrichards]

Not quite sure where the 1.4 million population came from, it’s closer to 200k, but still a fabulous city! Thanks for the focus on another great area in the Great Lakes State of Michigan! Now get to the lake!

[@Chabad770Moshiach]

Metro population

[@rjd0429]

Metro population is 1.4 million.

[@lesanienhuis4802]

I live in Grand Rapids. Your video was wonderful.

[@random13627]

thanks for sharing :)

[@Roamaroo]

You're so welcome! 😀

[@cwilldaedited]

I miss my hometown 😞

[@Professional-fh1ow]

SHOUT! I've lived in G.R. most of my life so at 54, I've seen the city change in sooo many ways, too many to list. That said locals like me forget how much there is to explore in G.R. as the city continues to grow. Heck, a 12k seat amphitheater is going up right next to the Grand River in a couple years. If you can have that plus the 15k capcity Van Andel arena and keep them both busy, you're a highly anticipated growing city. While myself, have to get downtown more often I hope I won't miss the other luxuries of being a mid size metropolitan city.

[@Simplysec52]

I work here at the van andel and the Devos hall I don’t see the magic anymore because Ive lived here for twenty years 🤣

[@abdulHameed-wx3jr]

Is the BOB still popping 😎✅?

[@WMUBronco]

Bob closed down just before new years as they were expecting to sell it. The sale never went through and now the original owner is preparing to reopen this fall right in time for Art Prize.

[@ginafriend1690]

Hi guys. I too, am a coffee snob. Nice informational video. Collette, your looking great, and I especially like the one fingernail ☺️😉 you also look great, Scotland and Scott! I believe everything outside is happening. Same in Chicagoland. With our cold weather states, you better get out and do everything in the short 3 months time your allowed. I'm never looking forward to what is to come in the other 9. I'm rather misplaced, actually! I wonder where your at now. I still would like to meet up with you guys in Chicago or suburbs of. Enjoy! ☕️☕️

[@Roamaroo]

❤️once you have great coffee, it’s hard to go back 😂 we’re back in NJ for a short time. Chicago is the best! There’s nothing like a great Chicago summer. 👍👍

[@ginafriend1690]

@@Roamaroo 😘 and I got that 😅

[@sawyer9times]

Awesome tour! Well done!!!

[@WheatThicc]

If your ever back you should try The Peoples Cider Co. they have some great hard cider.

[@Roamaroo]

Yummy! sounds delicious. It's on our list 😀👍

[@reginabillotti]

You didn't get to the museums, Grand Rapids Market, the baseball stadium, et cetera. Also, hope you come back for ArtPrize.

[@Roamaroo]

Looks like we'll have to go back. 😀

[@brandonmcdowell3714]

Please do more on Michigan!

[@ashasun6620]

My Hometown!!!!!

[@ticrapure669]

I LIVE HERE LOL

[@Simplysec52]

Roam is right across the street from Where I work🤣

[@terawozqualls]

My dad was the brewer at city built

[@tomaspaine7021]

Dropped the ball on missing the duck nachos at brewery vivant. Worth a 2 hr drive alone!

[@Roamaroo]

Bummer.. I guess we’ll have to go back

[@JAYP.616]

She pointed to Grand Haven lol

[@indianapolisconcreto6903]

Los quiero amigos

[@Marioz08]

GR Represent!

[@ASMRPeople]

Tell me you didn't go to founders without having a KBS. Just hassling you. Did you notice however most of the breweries you visited had atleast one large BBA stout? Beer drinkers in grand rapids love there strong beers. We've been drinking KBS & dragons milk for ten years.

[@MrGreatplum]

Great video - despite some of these frankly hilarious comments (some very salty people who won’t go to a city because of the politics of who runs it 🤦‍♂️), it looks like a great place. Outside of the States, the US tends to have a terrible reputation for beer ( looking at you Budweiser and Coors 🤮) so it’s good to see some decent breweries!

[@Roamaroo]

It took a long time for US to step up it's beer game. But we finally have. Yes, some odd comments about this place.

[@dortheschelhaas7356]

Furniture city

[@scottdeano8397]

It used to be

[@theclinchmma4126]

never thought of our city as a foodie city… we have decent food i suppose. really nothing special here outside of your normal medium/big city. pretty good economy/culture. the crazy leftie ideas from calie, New York, Chicago, hasnt reached us. i guess we’re fairly well rounded.

[@PeteCarroll-12-16]

City Built got rid of their awesome Puerto Rican menu. Next best over there is SpeakEZ. Beer is still great tho

[@samtodd6301]

It's probably a fun 2 day visit for a tourist but there has been a cloud over GR ever since the riots and pandemic. Living and working downtown used to be enjoyable..... Glad you all had fun though.

[@jerridombrowski6017]

no one else knows about your riots. Everyone was involved in the pandemic. I don't understand. I guess that shows how isolating GR is. Know one outside of MI has even heard of it

[@random13627]

lmfao. have u seen san francisco? atlanta? new Orleans? gr is heaven compared to the rest.

[@HatedJared]

Agreed. Lived in GR for most of my adult life. After the riots in 2020 my wife and I moved west towards the lakeshore to get away from the craziness. They were setting cars on fire and beating people up in the street right in front of my house. Sad because GR had been improving so quickly up until that point.

[@mcmolly2887]

your not in east grand rapids, your still in grand rapids, east grand rapids is an upper class nieghborhood you continue down wealthy street until you hit a sign welcoming you to east grand rapids, and you can tell the homes are million dollar homes its unreal its a separate city from grand rapids, diffrent police department and all.

[@Usafpararescue96]

Woah you fucked up that mitten map location bad.

[@cornick115]



[@adeelraiz8172]

Love from Adeel Karachi Pakistan.

[@frederickrowzee9410]

Sorry outside coffee is not located in East Grand Rapids that's not even eastown that's located by wealthy and James which is not East Grand Rapids smh

[@jeffburns5152]

Lived here for 60 years and only recognized Meijer Gardens and Founder's. Never been to any of these locations. My wife is a great cook and I really hate beer so that's the reason. I'm not really a stick in the mud.

[@Olgaleigh]

So cool to see my old city being visited lol Deff became beer city after Steel case shut down. We use to be the motor capital and then we got sad and started drinking 😂😂😂 now we are famous for beer

[@Roamaroo]

sad but funny history lesson😂

[@ashleyjordan6142]

That’s not where Grand Rapids is on the map lol…

[@Latycha52]

I am so proud of my City Grand Rapids Michigan too bad sorry ass Floyd Mayweather doesn't care about his City

[@luiscoronado2152]

Go to tacos el caporal donkey tacos ain’t no authentic Mexican food 😂

[@Roamaroo]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@johnkumar76]

Grand Rapids, the best asshole city in america. You will need alcohol to live here. I am happy I live in L.A. now.

[@hounddog4363]

Famous foodie city? You must be kidding me! I lived in GR most of my adult life, and it's always been a culinary wasteland with no more than half a dozen decent restaurants at any given time.

[@AzulzWRLD]

Lived here my whole life …. You aren’t lying 😂

[@hounddog4363]

@@AzulzWRLD I know. These people can be forgiven since they're tourists, but the locals ought to know better. Once you tire of the Gilmore notion of fine dining, and you've had better tapas than San Chez, the landscape gets bleak! Thank heavens for the endless string of hopefuls that struggle mightily to fill the landlords pockets.

[@donaldcady3839]

@@hounddog4363 You are right on about that. I'm in Grand Haven. I work in the industry. Hipster dipshits. Lol.

[@jaythomas7062]

Barrio, Tupelo, New Holland etc there's pretty cool places

[@ruleaus7664]

Not true. There are plenty of decent restaurants. But I don't get why people get so bored with life that they need hundreds of different quality options for dining. Is your life really about food?

[@michiganpoke4772]

FOUNDERS has the nastiest beer around, I honestly don't understand

[@jerridombrowski6017]

Grand Rapids is the most boring place ever. There's nothing to do. No free festivals. No sub-culture. Nothing. Grew up there ... don't miss it.

[@scottdeano8397]

I totally agree its a crime ridden dump..ooh they built a few bars and a hospital..now they think it's great..lol

[@g.r.michigan5332]

Happy that ur gone

[@jerridombrowski6017]

@@g.r.michigan5332 Not anywhere near as happy as I am!!!! 😄

[@WMUBronco]

Art Prize, Festival of the Arts, Polish Fest, Meijer Gardens, etc. I have a feeling you were one of those stick in the muds that stayed in their house all day and never bothered to explore. Glad you are gone.

[@scottdeano8397]

@@WMUBronco I've lived in Michigan all my life and still do Grand Rapids is the s*** stain in Michigan just because they build a couple of bars and a new hospital and a bus station you guys think it's magic what a joke

[@bobbobertson7568]

Come on, I live in the GR area but the ballot box must be stuffed by votes from West Michigan. No way it finishes ahead of St. Louis, Milwaukee etc. I know those are also the home of the huge beer makers and that makes them uncool, but there's no comparison.

[@PeteCarroll-12-16]

Grew up and went to college in Milwaukee, then lived in GR for ten years. Milwaukee is all talk. GR is the real deal.

[@mrhappy5018]

I live in gr and don’t drink it’s a shame the only other thing they’re known for is homeless people

[@oswaldspengler1823]

don't forget scamway

[@MichiganMitch23]

The beer sucks

[@karlreichert9051]

A shooting takes place daily. Right no way you can get this drunk.

[@johnr6143]

Wow something to glory in being an alcoholic! Seriously!!!!

[@Spectralhyena]

Please don’t come here.

[@PeteCarroll-12-16]

😂 you have one video and it's of an awesome concert in GR.

[@Scott-pg3ut]

I've lived my whole life in michigan..but not dump (grand) rapids!..me and others now will apologize for this dump of a town in our beautiful state. They think because they built a couple hospitals and a bunch of bars they got a cool town..one of the worse walkable cities..bad design crappy shallow river..elevated highways..bad design. Save your money and time for a better city

[@bobbobertson7568]

You obviously don't live in Michigan. Because you'd realize there's many, many other cities in Michigan that are much bigger dumps than GR. Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, Lansing, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, etc. pretty much all the major cities are bigger dumps than GR. In fact West Michigan is what keeps the entire state from being called a dump, and I grew up in the Detroit area.