Just got back from the U.P. today. We stayed in Laurium, MI, and only made it to two breweries. We ate dinner at Michigan House/Red Jacket in Calumet. I only tried their coffee oatmeal stout, and it was tasty. The food was quite good too.
We hit Brickside in Copper Harbor. The people there were very friendly, but the beers were kind of a mixed bag. We tried a flight of 8. The best were the saison, Scotch ale and their porter. There were a couple pale ales, including a SMaSH, that were OK, but not especially memorable. But two beers had bad off-flavors. The IPA had an intense diacetyl aroma and taste, so much so that I could barely smell or taste the hops. Their stout had a sharp sour taste, like vinegar. Maybe bad tap lines.
We never made it to any breweries in Houghton, and didn't make it to Marquette. Maybe next trip up that way.
We did have an awesome 4 days there, with great weather for hiking and photography.