GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Greyline Brewing, the anticipated West Side microbrewery launched by former Founders brewmaster Nate Walser, opened Tuesday, April 26 with a dozen beers on tap.

Walser and Kevin Clancy, who managed Founders' taproom when it was at the Brass Works building, are the forces behind the small craft beer maker at 1727 Alpine Ave. NW.

The pair announced plans for Greyline in February 2015 and began renovating the site, which had sat vacant for years, that May. The partners installed a seven-barrel system and plan to brew under 1,000 barrels per year with limited self-distribution.

The brewery will be open from noon to midnight during its grand opening phase. There is seating for 55 indoors and a 20-seat patio outside.

The initial tap offerings include the nitro oatmeal stout shown settling in the above video, several pale ales, a black ale, a red ale and a brown. Greyline also has an American wheat and a German hefeweizen among its debut beers. The brews are available in 4.5-ounce, 11-ounce and pint sizes. The brewery does not fill growlers.



Walser built his reputation for brewing "big beers" at Founders while helping develop the recipes for Kentucky Breakfast Stout and Dirty Bastard, among others. He was the head brewer there from 2001 to 2005. He later joined Perrin Brewing at its launch and formulated many of its mainstays including the Black, Gold, Kona (now called Hotbox) Brown and the Grapefruit IPA.

Greyline has a small food menu that offers nachos, sliders and bread and spreads.