Rebecca K.
Yelp
A must try in Ann Arbor! My sister takes all of her guests here when she visits since it's such a crowd pleaser, and we certainly were pleased! I had been before on a previous visit to AA, but fiancee had never been. We stopped by on a Saturday evening ~6:30PM, and it was definitely busy! Luckily, with their open seating arrangement, we were able to snag a few seats at the end of a table outdoors, which was clutch. The ambience at Homes is typical of any brewery - large outdoor seating area with a similarly sized large indoor area and lots of open space. Very modern yet industrial vibes. We ordered our food and beers inside at the bar; our beers were poured right away and our food was brought to us at our seats relatively quickly for the size of the crowd.
In terms of the good stuff...my fiancee and I both opted for flights (you can order basically any of their drafts as 4 oz pours). I focused on the sours, whereas he focused on the IPAs. In my opinion, the sours are the way to go at Homes! My favorite was the cynosure - it was so smooth and the flavors of raspberry, blueberry, and lemon perfectly meshed with the hints of vanilla. An awesome summer beer! I also really enjoyed the king cold brew - I was expecting a dark, heavy beer but was pleasantly surprised with the light colored, very refreshing take on a coffee-based beer. Well done! My fiancee really enjoyed all his IPAs, favoring the same same different over all the others. As she was the DD, my sister just went for the blurb sherbert, which she loved and was impressed by the marriage of the blueberry and basil into a refreshing beer. In terms of food, what makes Homes so cool is it's focus on Korean-style food, a very unassuming match for their beer selections! My sister and I both went for for the tuna poke, which was very nice. I loved the inclusion of roasted pineapple as it gave a sweet vibe to the dish - I only wish there was more pineapple to really bring out the flavors. The tuna was decent quality - I've had better cuts, but given that it's a brewery first with a restaurant, the caliber was totally appropriate. My fiancee got the kimchi fries with the bulgogi burrito, and he was still talking about both a week later! He loved the spice in the fries and the unique inclusion of bacon, and he loved that the burrito also had fries in it. Outside of the carb overload, he really did enjoy the flavors that melded together in both dishes. We all really enjoyed our meals, and the accompanying beer was the cherry on top.
Overall, we loved our recent visit to Homes and we will 100% be back during our next visit! We were raving about the beers and food to all our Philly friends, and we are still thinking about our experience. Thanks for a fun and tasty addition to our recent AA trip, Homes!