We stopped in to Wax Wings on this rainy and dreary Saturday evening. The entire bar area is rustic. The classics play on the speakers, they have games available and Farmers benches to sit at if not at the bar itself.

Today they had just “Up In The Early” which is a 10% ABV Stout. It’s chocolate sweetness is a powerful brew in a snifter glass. The barkeeper was really friendly and suggested that as a microbrewery sometimes their supplies and their demand are hard to synchronize. I get that. I love these sorts of places and since Gonzo’s got absorbed by Saugatuck Brewing Company, this may be my destination pub, along with One Well.

Of course, Arcadia is under a murky cloud of mystery with the tax issues they’ve had. I think they are still open, but I don’t know that for sure. I haven’t been back there since their imminent collapse was reported by mLive, our trashy news service in town. They often times overreact and get wrong as much as they get right.

I’m looking forward to going back to Wax Wings when they have more to serve. So far, bravo ladies and gentlemen. You’re doing something right when you have stock contention. At least beer is being used up instead of dumped.