It’s early fall in metro Detroit, and those hot days of summer are finally starting to wind down in Southeast Michigan.

These conditions are ideal for tailgating parties and dining outdoors. But if you’ve been around long enough to know Michigan, you know any day now, you’ll be pulling out your fall boots — and before you know it, your snowsuit.

In the meantime, savor these mild temps. Over the past year, metro Detroit has welcomed a number of beer halls, breweries and biergartens designed with these very days in mind.

They’re serving up crisp ales to toast at touchdowns, frothy lagers when you’d rather a cold beer than a hot cappuccino, and craft brews on tap that pair well with food menus meant to be enjoyed on an outdoor patio.

Here’s a look at eight of the most recent beer-centric

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