Thursday, February 3, 2011

Real Detroit Weekly: CK Diggs


"Tucked away in the corner of a strip mall in one of the less-dense spans of Oakland County, you might not have noticed CK Diggs, or maybe you dismissed it as merely a 'strip mall bar.'

'Expect the unexpected, my pets. CK Diggs is a venerable beer bar, easily in the top ranks of true beer bars (that aren't breweries) in the 'burbs.

'They have 40 beers on their custom-built tap system and not one of them is from Anheuser-Busch – think all imports and local craft brews, plus another 90 by the bottle. Those of you with a graduate beer degree will be stimulated with Belgian ales from Delerium and Trappist ales from Orval, Chimay and Rochefort. Locals have a strong show with favorites like Short's Bellaire Brown and Huma-Lupa-Licious, New Holland's Dragon's Milk and the popular brewery partnership label Milking It. You'll also find Bell's, Dragonmead, Arcadia, Frankenmuth ... it's a beer nerd's nirvana..."
Read the rest of the article here.