Royal Oak's Craft Beer Hall · Since 2014

Pour & Praise.
Beer Hall · Royal Oak

Forty-plus rotating taps of American craft, Belgian abbey, and German lager — poured alongside the beer-cheese burger Men's Journal called one of the 25 best in America.

Men's Journal"One of the 25 Best Burgers in America."
40+
Craft Taps
11 yr
On Main Street
#25
Men's Journal Burgers
4.6★
1,100+ Reviews
A freshly poured pint of amber ale with a thick white head
Now Pouring · Tap #7
Dragonmead
Final Absolution
Belgian Tripel · Warren, MI
10.0%
ABV
Belgian Tripels Bavarian Hefeweizens Michigan IPAs House-Made Sausage Beer-Battered Everything Braised Duck Confit Pretzels & Beer Cheese Belgian Tripels Bavarian Hefeweizens Michigan IPAs House-Made Sausage Beer-Battered Everything Braised Duck Confit Pretzels & Beer Cheese
Our Story

A corner of Main Street
that smells like fresh hops & griddle smoke.

Built on the belief that beer deserves a menu as thoughtful as the cellar it comes from. Everything on our plates is touched by what's in our glasses.

Ale Mary's opened on 316 S. Main in 2014 with a simple idea: a genuine beer hall for Royal Oak — long tables, warm wood, and a kitchen that actually cooks with the beer, not just around it.

Our cheese sauces braise in Dragonmead Final Absolution. Our sausages grind in-house. Our fries go through a beer batter that came out of three years of stubborn experimentation. We source Belgian abbey ales, German lagers, and a rotating cast of the best American craft — especially from our Michigan neighbors.

Pull up a stool at the copper-topped bar or claim a booth on the patio. Either way, you'll meet the same people who've been pouring here for a decade. Welcome in.

Warm wood interior of a beer hall with long communal tables
The Hall

Long Tables, Warm Wood

A row of brass beer taps at a craft bar
The Cellar

40+ Rotating Taps

Fresh baked Bavarian soft pretzel with mustard
The Board

Pretzels & Beer Cheese

The Beer Cheese Burger — Angus patty, applewood bacon, beer cheese, on brioche
The Flagship

The Beer Cheese Burger

Eight ounces of Angus, griddled hard, crowned with applewood bacon and a glossy pour of our Final Absolution beer cheese. Spring mix, pickled red onion, and a slow-roasted tomato. Served on brioche.

8oz Angus Final Absolution Beer Cheese Applewood Bacon Pickled Red Onion Roasted Tomato Brioche
"One of the 25 Best Burgers in America." — Men's Journal
See the Full Menu
Explore the Hall

Four doors in. Pick one.

Flip through the menu, peek the cellar, RSVP to the next Sunday Biergarten, or get directions to the patio.

Word on the Street

What people keep saying.

4.6 average across 1,100+ Yelp, Google, and Tripadvisor reviews.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The beer cheese burger is the reason I drive in from Ann Arbor. Worth every mile. The Final Absolution on tap next to it? Criminal combo."
Marcus W.Yelp · Ann Arbor
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"A genuine beer hall, not a theme restaurant pretending to be one. The tap list reads like a love letter to Belgium and Michigan."
Priya S.Google · Royal Oak
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Duck confit poutine changed my life. Came back three nights in a row and ordered it every time. No regrets."
Jon K.Tripadvisor · Detroit
Save a Seat

Pint's up. Table's ready.

Reserve online in under a minute, or just walk in — the long tables almost always have room for one more.