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Monday, May 13, 2013
Hopcat and Pike 51 keep hopheads high for 4/20 (“weed day!”)
Written by Dan VanderKooi
“Weed day” might not be a national holiday (at least not yet, anyway,) but 4/20 has been associated traditionally with the controversial herb for decades dating back to the use of 420 as a police code. A couple of Grand Rapids-area breweries thought they would have fun with using the date to promote a related weed - hops, and have enough IPAs on tap too keep any hophead high throughout the day!
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Last spring, Brewery Vivant debuted their Zaison Imperial Saison Ale, and like many I made the very easy to make mistake of underestimating the strength based on the drinkability and having one or two too many. Fortunately this year I went in knowing, as my friends and I all believe this year’s release to be even a smoother more quenchable brew than the 2012 release. For those not familiar with Zaison, the beer is modeled after a seasonal Belgian style Saison with a Brewery Vivant twist. For a summer beer, be very careful, as the ABV comes in 9% and I wouldn’t recommend this as a lawn mower beer!
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rochester Mills 2013 Mills Big Brew Day Yields Over 1,000 Gallons of Beer
Written by Paul Starr
Rochester Mills Beer Co. and Production Brewery held the 2013 Mills Big Brew Day on Saturday, April 27th, 2013. More than 300 homebrewers came from across the State and far away as Maryland to the back lot of Rochester Mills Production Brewery in Auburn Hills to be part of the largest, single day, homebrewing event in the World and to compete for a chance to collaborate with the Mills’ head brewers on a recipe that will be brewed on the Rochester Mills Production system for distribution across Michigan, the Great Beer State.
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- Rochester Mills Beer Company
- Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
- Pontiac Brewing Tribe
- SNOBs
- KGB
- SLAB
- CRAFT
- Black Bottom
- No Restraints
- Lapeer Area Brewers
- Sons of Liberty
- Richmond Worthogs
- Greater Lansing Brew Crew
- MENZ
- Cass River
- Berkley Tied House
- Malty Dogs
- Brew Bubbas
- Long Point Brew Club
- Toledo Glass City Mashers
- Rochester
Monday, April 29, 2013
Saugatuck Brewing hosts a Celebration Women and Craft Beer
Written by Paul Starr
Sunday May 5 – 2-5 PM – Singapore Room at SBC
In recognition of the growing trend of craft beer consumption by women, Saugatuck Brewing Company is hosting an afternoon “Celebration of Women and Craft Beer” on Sunday, May 5 from 2-5pm in its Singapore Room. The event is free and open to the public.
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Put on by the Gilmore Collection, the Grand Haven Blues Festival has been going strong for two decades. This year a new “East”event Chilly, Blues, & Brews has been added and hosted by Grand Rapid’s The B.O.B. The chili cook-off is unique as each recipe in the competition features a Michigan beer, and a variety of breweries were on hand featuring their own entries. The B.O.B.’s own beers were featured in many of the recipes and other breweries on hand included New Holland, Rockford, White Flame and Schmohz.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Recap of Odd Side Ales’ 3-Year Anniversary Celebration
Written by Dan VanderKooi
In 2010, Grand Haven’s first and only brewery, Odd Side Ales, opened in the old downtown piano factory complex. This past St. Patrick’s Day weekend marked their 3-year anniversary, and quite an eventful past year it has been. In recent months, the brewery has seen the selection of brews grow from 16 taps to 22; the days of struggling to keep up with pub demand are now in the past. This has been achieved by moving the production offsite to new facility which also allows for increased distribution outside the pub. In past years, OSA has featured limited run bottles like their famous Morning Wood and Lucid Dream, now a new bottling line is allowing more regular releases including Citra Pale Ale in both the barrel-aged and non barrel-aged varieties.
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Short’s Brewing Company is excited to announce its Annual Short’s to Short’s Paddle to occur on Saturday, May 18th, 2013. One of the Midwest’s largest sea kayaking events, the paddle begins outside the Short’s brewpub in Bellaire and meanders 27 miles through Antrim County’s lower Chain of Lakes to the Short’s production brewery in Elk Rapids.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
More than 50 Restaurants and Breweries Participating in Cool Brews. Hot Eats.
Written by Paul Starr
Beer City USA invites foodies and beer lovers to Grand Rapids, Michigan for two weeks to celebrate Cool Brews. Hot Eats. The inaugural event runs from February 18 to March 2 at 53 restaurants and breweries in the Grand Rapids area. Local chefs have created beer-infused dishes, using beer as an ingredient, or offering menus that include meals with complementary beer pairings.
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Saturday, February 09, 2013
Harmony celebrates 1-Year Anniversary with Balloons, Cake, and Birthday Barleywine!
Written by Dan VanderKooi
Friday, February 1st marked the 1-year anniversary of the Grand Rapids Eastown Harmony Brewing Company. The celebration took place all day from open until close. Free merchandise was given out to who ever happen to be sitting in the lucky seat randomly drawn each hour. Later in the evening, the delicious birthday cake courtesy of Connie’s Cakes was cut and the free cake made the rounds fast. A performance by the brewery’s own Harmony Singers was featured later yet.
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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Griffin Claw Brewing Company Hosts Beer Tasting and Construction Update Event
Written by Paul Starr
Construction is underway on Griffin Claw Brewing Company, the new home for Big Rock Chophouse's award-winning beer and its Brewmaster, Dan Rogers. Join us on Monday, February 11, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Reserve for our fourth monthly beer tasting series with Dan. Hear more about the progress of Griffin Claw Brewing Companyand our countdown until opening.
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