Gray Skies have Shifted for Eastern Kille Distillery
First & 42: Southwest Michigan First News
When two Grand Rapids natives opened the doors of Eastern Kille Distillery in 2016, it was a moment long in the making.
It all started in 2014 when Brandon Voorhees and Steve Vander Pol began transforming a dilapidated industrial building at 700 Ottawa Avenue NW into Grand Rapids’ second distillery. Four walls and a leaky roof were soon transformed into a 10,000-square-foot production facility with a tasting room. Eastern Kille is one of many additions to the Monroe North district over the last decade. Located near the riverfront, north of downtown, it’s one of the city’s most dynamic and up-and-coming neighborhoods.
