New Beer, New Coffee. Drink Up Lansing!

Yesterday I decided to spice up my life ad take a slightly different route to work. And I'm glad I did; I saw a small business called EagleMonk about 2 blocks from my work. I like beer. I like breweries. I did a little research; it opened less than a month ago! I eagerly stopped by after work to check it out.

I got an India Pale Ale (IPA) which tends to be my beer style of choice. It was pretty good. I'll talk about the beer more on my other blog. EagleMonk is not a super pretty place yet. The main room has 8 tables, several of which were taken up by patrons, and a small bar. They have about 6 beers on tap (pretty standard styles), a few wines on tap, and even some sodas on tap. They also have a food menu with some basic pizza, sandwiches, and salads. Pints are $4.

The ambience left something to be desired. The main room was bright (O! the light hurts me eyes) but there was a cool room off to the side with foosball and shuffleboard! Add some couches, dim the lights, play good music, and you've got yourself a great location. There was also a lot of monk and beer-based art.

Then yesterday my colleague shared with me a newspaper article about a new coffee shop in Old Town. A family member of hers happens to be the owner, so after a meeting this morning downtown, I stopped by. Artie's Filling Station serves high quality coffee with all local, organic, and fair-trade ingredients. It's a cute business with some outdoor seating but otherwise customers drive-through/walk-up-to.

A helpful sign to show you the way.

They serve a variety of coffee drinks as well as very delicious-sounding gelato. The owner was super nice and said business has been steadily picking up. The cappuccino I was served was beautiful and delicious. And I was happy that no cows or farmers were harmed in its production.



Drink up Lansing!