The Back Lot Bar
BUSINESS HOURS
OPEN SUNDAY thru THURSDAY
11:30AM – 9:00PM
OPEN FRIDAY & SATURDAY
11:30AM – 10:00PM
Menu
Trivia Night
Every Wednesday @ 6:30pm
Last day for the season is Wednesday, May 1st
We will continue next Winter ‘24/‘25
Dart Club
Last day for the season is Monday, April 15th
We will continue next Winter ‘24/‘25
WEEKLY SPECIALS!
Last day for the season is Tuesday, April 30th
We will continue next Winter ‘24/‘25
Happy Hour
Sunday thru Thursday
7pm – Close
Last day for the season is Tuesday, April 30th
We will continue next Winter ‘24/‘25
$2 OFF ALL DRAFTS
Includes all taps & wines!
IPA’s & Pale Ales
Blackrocks 51k IPA
American IPA, earthy grapefruit, apricot & piney hop flavors & aromas with a balanced, dry finish.
7.0% ABV | 68 IBU | Marquette MIBlackrocks MyKiss IPA
American IPA with citra, simcoe & mosaic hops. Bright, punchy, succulent hop profile. Medium bodied.
7.5% ABV | 60 IBU | Marquette, MIFounders Mortal Bloom Hazy IPA
Intense citrus & tropical notes of pineapple & mango. Subtle bitterness & a soft mouthfeel. Flavorful & aromatic without any harsh aftertaste
6.2% ABV | 60 IBU | Grand Rapids, MIStormcloud Cool Cat Kitty Face Juicy IPA
Low-bitterness juicy IPA brewed with Norwegian Kveik yeast & a whole bunch of tasty hops. Flavors of tropical notes, ripe stone fruit, mixed berry & grapefruit marmalade.
6.5% ABV | 20 IBU | Frankfort, MISierra Nevada Pale Ale
Cascade hops, intense aromas of citrus & pine with subtle sweetness of caramelized malt
5.6% ABV | 38 IBU | Mills River, NCFounders Reds Rye
Grapefruit, floral, spice & caramel malt notes with a moderate bitterness & crisp finish.
6.6% ABV | 70 IBU | Grand Rapids, MI
Light Ales
Short’s Locals Light
American Light Lager; an all-grain, crisp, clean, bright yellow lager.
5.2% ABV | 11 IBU | Bellaire, MIFounders MI P1LSNER
Classic Pilsner brewed with locally sourced hops & the highest quality Pilsner malt; crisp & easy-drinking quintessential Michigan Pilsner. Cold fermented, light hop character, a touch of malty sweetness; a true Michigan Pilsner.
Tasting notes: crisp white bread & honey with subtle lemon & herbal hop
5.0% ABV | 20 IBU | Grand Rapids, MIModelo Especial
Coming soon!
Dark Ales
Blackrocks Six Sprocket Black Ale
A lighter to medium bodied black ale. Full of roasted malt, chocolate & creamy coffee notes
6.0% ABV | 25 IBU | Marquette, MIGreat Lakes
Edmund Fitzgerald PorterRobust & complex. Rich roasted barely & bittersweet chocolate coffee-notes.
6.0% ABV | 37 IBU | Cleveland, OHAtwater Vanilla Java Porter
Sweet-vanilla coffee house java & a smoky English style porter
5.0% ABV | 13 IBU | Detroit, MIShort’s Bellaire Brown
Big notes of chocolate, toasted malt, caramel & coffee. It is equally full bodied & easy on the palate.
7.0% ABV | 19 IBU | Bellaire, MIKeweenaw Widow Maker Black Ale
Coming soon!
Wheat & Kolsch Ales
Cheboygan Blood Orange Honey
American style wheat ale. Honey & blood orange purée. Medium bodied, smooth & an exhilarating nose of citrus.
6.2% ABV | 10 IBU | Cheboygan, MIFrankenmuth The Hef
Hefeweizen AleRefreshing German style Hefeweizen is top fermented, unfiltered & lightly hopped to achieve its smooth, pleasant flavor & cloudy appearance. Sweet hits of clove & banana will treat your palate.
5.2% ABV | 17 IBU | Frankenmuth, MIPetoskey Rescue Ale
Peanut Butter WheatPetoskey Brewing donates 10% of all proceeds of Rescue Ale to Michigan based humane societies.
Subtle aroma & flavor of peanut butter leaves this brew light & easy to drink
5.2% ABV | 12 IBU | Petoskey, MIBlackrocks Honey Lav
Summer seasonal; fresh and flavorful; an American wheat brewed with Michigan honey & full lavender flowers.
5.2% ABV | 17 IBU | Marquette, MIGenesee Ruby Red Kolsch
Crisp, bright-golden ale with a bready malt body & a mild hop bitterness that complement the perfect addition of tart, mouthwatering grapefruit flavors.
4.5% ABV | 8 IBU | Rochester, NYStormcloud Sunrunnr
Coming soon!
Kveik Ale that pours sunshine orange with bursting notes of candied orange peel, orange pith & dried apricot
5.2% ABV | 25 IBU | Frankfort, MI
Nitro Brews
Guinness
An Irish dry stout; rich & creamy; hints of roasted coffee & chocolate. Smoothly balanced with bitter, sweet, roasted notes
4.2% ABV | 50 IBU | Dublin, IrelandPerrin Dream Seeker
Raspberry Blonde NITRORaspberry aroma & flavor with a dry, crisp finish. Balanced by sweet, refreshing tartness.
4.8% ABV | N/A IBU | Comstock Park, MI
Red & Amber Ales
Alaskan Amber
Rich malty & long on the palate, with just enough hop backing; well balanced
5.3% ABV | 18 IBU | Juneau, AKPetoskey Horny Monk
Coming soon!
Hard Ciders
Short’s Starcut Ciders Pulsar
This dry cider is made with Michigan apples & fermented with Pinot Noir yeast – fresh apple blends with a slight tartness, leading into a crisp, dry finish.
No added sweeteners; less than one gram of natural sugar per serving.
6.4% ABV | Bellaire, MICiderboys Peach
Thirst quenching apple & ripe fuzzy peach.
100% real apple juice – All Natural – Gluten Free
5.0% ABV | Stevens Point, WIBlake’s Triple Jam
Coming soon!
Sours & Goses
Revolution Freedom Lemonade Session Sour
The bright sweetness of real lemons converges with pure cane sugar for a refreshingly tart finish
4.5% ABV | N/A IBU | Chicago, IL
Radlers & Shandies
Shorts Soft Parade Shandy
Blend of Short’s flagship berry fruit ale, Soft Parade, and homemade lemonade. Pours raspberry pink & is mildly tart, but has added sweetness from the lemonade which brightens the berry notes – blueberries, strawberries, raspberries & blackberries
4.2% ABV | 12 IBU | Bellaire, MI
OUTDOOR BAR OPENING SOON!
Light Ales
Coors Light
Old Style
Blackrocks Ray’s Fiesta Time Lager
Kona Big Wave Golden Ale
IPAs & Pale Ales
Blackrocks 51k IPA
Grand Armory
Wheezin the Juice Mango
Juicy IPANew Holland Peach Space Machine
Hazy IPAFounders All Day Grapefruit
Session IPAFounders Mortal Bloom Hazy
Wheat Ales
Cheboygan Blood Orange Honey Wheat
Sam Adam’s Cherry Wheat
Petoskey Rescue Ale
Peanut Butter Wheat
Hard Ciders
Griffin Claw Fineapple
Ciderboys Peach
Sour Ales
Blackrock Hiawatha
Pineapple Sour
Shandies & Radlers
Leinenkugels Summer Shandy
Sparkling
M Lawrence Sex Brut Rose
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay & Muscat grape blend. Dry sparkling rose from Leelanau Peninsula
13.9% ABV | Leelanau Peninsula. MI
Whites
Natural Origins Chardonnay
Tropical & citrus aromas. Unoaked, medium body & white fruits on the palate. Made with organic grapes
13.0% ABV | Argentina
Reds
Natural Origins Cabernet Sauvignon
Red & black fruit aromas with spicy notes. Medium body with ripe fruit & pleasant finish. Made with organic grapes
14% ABV | California
Domestic Beer
Bud Light – 16oz
Busch Light – 16oz
Coors Light – 16oz
Coors Banquet – 16oz
Hamm’s – 16oz
Labatt Blue Light – 16oz
Miller Light – 16oz
Miller High Life – 16oz
Michelob Ultra – 16oz
Pabst Blue Ribbon – 16oz
Stella Artois – 12oz
Coming soon!
IPAs
Short’s Huma Lupa Licious
Big on bitterness, big on malt backbone, big on piney waves of citrus & wildflowers. Joe Short’s favorite beer!
7.7% ABV | 70 IBU | Bellaire, MI
Gluten Free Beer
Glutenberg Craft Brewery Blonde
Airy, lemony & herbaceous. Dry blonde ale millet & corn beer.
4.5% ABV | 15 IBU | Montreal, QC Canada
Hard Seltzers
High Noon Vodka Soda
Choose from GRAPEFRUIT, PINEAPPLE, PEACH, or MANGO
Real Vodka, Real Juice, & Sparkling Water
100 Calories | No Added Sugar | Distilled 5X
Gluten Free | 4.5% ABV | Modesto, CAHigh Noon Tequila Seltzer
LIME
Real Blanco Tequila, Real Fruit Juice & Sparkling Water
100 Calories | No Added Sugar
Gluten Free | 4.5% ABV | Modesto, CAWhite Claw
BLACK CHERRY
5.0% ABV | 100 Calories
2G Sugar | Gluten-Free
NUTRL Vodka Seltzer
Coming soon!
ORANGE
Refreshingly light & tasty classic orange vodka seltzer. Made with real vodka, real juice & sparkling water
100 calories | Gluten Free
4.5% ABV | St. Louis, MO
Canned Cocktails
Long Drink
TRADITIONAL CITRUS | All Natural | 5.5% ABV
ZERO SUGAR CITRUS | 0 Carbs | 5.0% ABV
PEACH | All Natural | 5.5% ABV
Gin with natural grapefruit & juniper berry flavors & carbonation | Gluten FreeClean Cocktails | High Five Spirits
VERY BERRY VODKA – Wildberry Pomegranate Seltzer
GIN & JUICE COCKTAIL – Gin & Blood Orange Soda
VODKA LEMON & STRAWBERRY
Gypsy partnering with Cason Sparkling Water creating a canned cocktail line
8.0% ABV | No Sugar
No Artificial Flavors | Petoskey, MIThe Mulligan | High Five Spirits
Lemonade, iced tea & Gypsy Vodka. A real life ‘John Daly’ in a canned beverage
8.0% ABV | Petoskey, MI
N/A Beers & Wines
Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn Golden Ale
Classic Golden style; refreshing, clean, balanced & light-bodied. Earthy & spicy notes are balanced with citrusy aromas. Vienna malt, English & American hops.
Less than 0.5% ABV | 25 IBU
VEGAN | Non GMO | Milford, CTAthletic Brewing Free Wave Hazy IPA
Amarillo, citra & mosaic hops
Less than 0.5% ABV | 50 IBU
VEGAN | Non GMO | Milford, CTAthletic Brewing Ripe Pursuit Lemon Radler
Lemon-infused, radler-style brew with a moderate wheat base & a hint of cane sugar. Smooth, zesty & slightly hazy; a perfect balance of citrus & sweet.
Less than 0.5% ABV | 10 IBU
VEGAN | Non GMO | Milford, CTDos Equis Sea Salt Lime Zero*
Mexican cerveza; made with a hint of lime & salt flavor
*Less than 0.5% ABV | 13.5 IBU
73 calories | 18G carbs | 0G fat
Phoenix, AZGuinness 0
Heineken 0.0
Lyre’s Classico
Italian inspired sparkling with a crisp, dry finish. Generous aromatics; classic green apple tartness, lifted lime with notes of fresh peach & Granny Smith apple skin on the nose. Appealing floral & musk tones.
Non-alcoholic Sparkling Prosecco | Australia
Fountain & Canned Soda
Fountain Soda
Pepsi | Diet Pepsi | Sierra Mist | Mountain Dew | Diet Mountain Dew | Dr. Pepper | Lemonade | Unsweetened Iced Tea | Ginger Ale | Tonic | Gatorade Lemon Lime
Faygo
Root Beer | Rock & Rye | Red Pop | Cream Soda | Grape | Orange
Red Bull
Regular | Sugar Free
Barritts Ginger Beer
LaCroix Sparkling Water
Lime | Grapefruit
BRAND NEW!!!
SHOTSKI
Grab your friends & order your favorite shot!
Summer ‘24 Cocktails
Coming Soon!
Buzz Button
Watermelon Bliss
Spicy Watermelon Margarita
Strawberry Margarita
Frozen DrinksFroze
Frozen Vodka Lemonade
Strawberry Daiquiri
Blue Hawaiian
Seasonal Cocktails
Cranberry Mule
House Vodka | cranberry juice | Barritt’s Ginger Beer | lime | cranberries | cloves
Blackberry Margarita
House Tequila | Triple Sec | lime
FICKS Premium Blackberry Margarita Mix – cold pressed blackberries & agave. Half the sugar of other all natural cocktail mix. All natural ingredients.
House Cocktails
White Russian
House vodka | Kahlua | cream
ON THE ROCKS Premium Cocktails
The Old Fashioned
Knob Creek Bourbon Whiskey | bitters | cane sugar | orange | cherry | lemon zestBrewt’s Bloody Mary
Brewt’s signature all natural, garden fresh Bloody Mary mix featuring organic tomato juice, fresh squeezed citrus & Brewt’s jalapeño brine. Garnished with lemon, lime, pickle and rimmed with Demitri’s All Natural Spiced Bacon Salt.
– Ask for Founders Brewing BLiS Blast Hot Pepper Sauce to kick up the spice! Secret blend of 3 premium chilies: Chipotle, Arbol & Cayenne, aged in seasoned oak barrels.
Margaritas
Classic Lime Margarita
Brewt’s brand new all-natural, truly hand crafted, margarita cocktail mix featuring orange blossom water & fresh squeezed lime juice.
Lavender Margarita
Brewt’s brand new, all-natural, fresh lavender margarita featuring fresh squeezed lime, Labanese orange blossom water & steeped natural lavender.
Jalapeño Lime Margarita
Make it spicy! Brewt’s jalapeño margarita cocktail mix featuring fresh squeezed lime juice, Japanese orange blossom water, fresh cut jalapeños that spend just a tiny bit of time in the mix creating the perfect amount of heat.
Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita
Has the same great flavor as the Jalapeño Lime margarita but with a touch of sweet
Mule Bar
All mules are made with Barritt’s Ginger Beer & fresh lime.
We offer regular & sugar free ginger beer.Moscow
Kirkland Vodka
Kentucky
Old Forester Bourbon
Mexican
Kirkland Silver Tequila | Orange Liqueur
Caribbean
Flor De Cana Silver Rum | pineapple juice | cranberry juice
Irish
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Dutch
Petoskey Stone Gin | grapefruit juice
Vodka
Kirkland
House
Gypsy
High Five Spirits | Gluten Free | Petoskey, MI
Titos
Gluten Free
Iron Fish Soft Parade Vodka
Iron Fish Distillery teamed with Short’s Brewing! Vodka infused with real strawberries, blueberries, blackberries & raspberries; the exact same fruit used in brewing Short’s Soft Parade Beer.
75 Proof | Thompsonville, MIGypsy Apple Pie Vodka
Gypsy Spirits & Blake’s Hard Cider have brought you the spirit of the season. Made with Gypsy Vodka, 100% homegrown apples & infused with cinnamon.
Gin
Petoskey Stone Gin
House | Local Botanicals
High Five Spirits | Petoskey, MITanqueray
Tequila
Kirkland Silver
House
Casamigos Blanco
Jalisco, Mexico
Corralejo Reposado
Guanajuato, Mexico
Rum
Flor De Cana Extra Seco Silver Rum
House | Flor De Cana, Nicaragua
Flor De Cana Gran Reserva Dark Rum
Flor De Cana, Nicaragua
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
Malibu Coconut Rum
Whiskey, Bourbon & Scotch
Old Forester Bourbon
House | Louisville, KY
Makers Mark Bourbon
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Foggy Mountain Whiskeys
Bonfire Cinnamon | Salted Caramel
Peanut Butter
Boyne Falls, MIUgly Dog Whiskey
Peanut Butter Bourbon | Chelsea, MI
Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch
Cordials & Flavored Spirits
Long Road MI Raspberry Liqueur
Grand Rapids, MI
Pink Whitney
Pink Lemonade Infused Vodka
Jager
Baileys
Kahlua
Rum Chata
Amaretto
Triple Sec