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Spotlight: Apoptosis Brewing Company

What's New Kzoo · Updated Nov 2, 2026

We got beer down to a science.

We want to offer that neighborhood bar kind of feel.
Dustin Johnson & Andrew Birr, Co-Owners

Dustin Johnson and Andrew Birr each spent over a decade homebrewing before opening Apoptosis together in 2023. South Westnedge needed a neighborhood brewery, so they built one. A rotating tap list of small batch beer, specialty pizzas, and TVs for all the big sports games. Plus a wall of board games, live jazz on Mondays, themed trivia on Wednesdays, and more events year-round.

What makes them special

Always Rotating Tap List: Small batch IPAs, stouts, sours, pilsners, seltzers, and ciders. Constantly changing.
Specialty Pizzas & More: Thai On A Pie, Deluxe, Veggie, build-your-own. Chips & beer cheese, cheese garlic bread.
Live Music + Trivia: Live jazz with WMU Jazz Studies students every Monday, themed trivia every Wednesday, and more.
Catch the Game: Come swing by for baseball, hockey, and all the big games.

Apoptosis Brewing Company, 3811 S Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008