About Stormcloud Brewing Company
Stormcloud Brewing Company has been brewing Belgian-inspired ales in Frankfort since 2013. Its Downtown Pub is on Main Street between the Garden Theater and Betsie Bay Furniture, about three blocks from Frankfort Beach and Lake Michigan, so it is an easy walk after an afternoon on the sand.
The pub pours from 16 taps and serves a full menu with rotating specials, with indoor tables, a patio and a self-serve beer garden. Seating is first come, first served, and the indoor tables are small, so bigger groups may wait or split up. In fall 2026 the pub opened at 11:30 a.m. daily and stayed open until 9 p.m., or 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; the kitchen closes 30 minutes before the bar, with a smaller menu in the last hour. Fall and winter bring a weekly Wednesday trivia tournament, Stormtoberfest with a stein-holding contest, and Turducken Day in late November.
From June 20 through Labor Day, the Parkview Taproom on the east side of town opens Wednesday through Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. It sits inside the 13,000-square-foot production brewery that opened in 2018, has 12 taps, and has an outdoor beer garden and a large fenced lawn where leashed dogs are welcome. A food truck parks there during taproom hours, and you may also bring your own food and soft drinks. Brewery tours are not offered.
Cherry Hill Lavender Farm on White Road is about 10 minutes from downtown Frankfort. Visit the lavender garden, then head to the pub or, in summer, the Parkview beer garden.
What to do
- Try Belgian-inspired house ales from 16 taps at the Downtown Pub
- Walk three blocks from Frankfort Beach for dinner on the patio
- Spend a summer evening in the Parkview Taproom beer garden, June 20 to Labor Day
- Bring the dog to the fenced lawn at Parkview
- Join the Wednesday trivia tournament in fall
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Downtown Pub open year-round; Parkview Taproom June 20 through Labor Day
- Hours
- Downtown Pub, fall 2026: Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Parkview Taproom: Wednesday–Sunday 3–9 p.m., June 20 to Labor Day
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Dogs
- Leashed, outdoors only (pub patio and beer garden; Parkview lawn)
- Reservations
- Walk-in; no reservations
Tips for your visit
- Large groups may wait longer, since indoor tables are small
- Outside food and soft drinks are allowed at the Parkview Taproom
- Food orders by phone are not taken at the pub
- Plan a designated driver, or walk from your lodging in town
Pair it with a lavender farm
Cherry Hill Lavender Farm · about 10 minutes away
Cherry Hill Lavender Farm is about 10 minutes from downtown Frankfort; visit the garden in the afternoon and walk to the pub for dinner.
Getting there
Questions
Are dogs allowed at Stormcloud?
Leashed dogs are welcome on the pub patio and beer garden and on the fenced Parkview lawn, but not indoors.
Do they take reservations?
No. Seating is first come, first served.
When is the Parkview Taproom open?
Wednesday through Sunday, 3–9 p.m., from June 20 through Labor Day.
Can I tour the brewery?
Brewery tours are not currently offered.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farm of Frankfort & Benzie County, Michigan
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