Oktoberfest Dinner & Brew Cruise on MI Princess

B. Nektar is pleased to announce and welcome Aaron Tyrell as the company’s National Sales Director. Aaron will lead the B. Nektar sales team and work directly with their distributor network to maximize the growth of the B. Nektar brands. Providing strategic direction for the business and market development, he will serve as a liaison between craft beer customers and the company’s innovation.

Hops at 84 East is located at 84 East 8th Street in downtown Holland. The former 84 East and Froggy’s restaurants have been combined and renovated with a new bar featuring 70 taps of craft beer, cider, and wine and the kitchen enhanced to include old menu favorites as well as new 600 degree brick pizza ovens. Rotating taps for the grand opening weekend included KBS, Devil Dancer, and Backwoods Bastard from Founders, and Q Falls, Oracle, and Wedding Ale from Bell’s. A special “hop-rocket” wet hopped craft beer was also tapped each day for the celebration. Live music was featured all weekend long with Further Closer on Friday, De Hurricane Reggae Band on Saturday, and Matt Plessner on Sunday.

Paul and I have been to a lot of beer dinners but we have never been to a mead dinner. When we found out Gracie's Place in Williamston, Mi was hosting a dinner featuring B. Nektar Meadery we couldn't wait to attend. I am not a huge fan of Meads so I was exctied to attend this dinner so I could try several different ones to hopefully I found one or two that I loved. Beer (and mead) dinners are a great way to find a new favorite flavor.

On Saturday, August 4th, Motor City Brew Tours will be a hosting an event that is a bit of a change from their normal brew tours. Since it is National Mead Day, they will heading out to various meaderies (2 of which are also breweries) in the Detroit area. The event last from 12:00-3:00; tickets are $25 and include transportation, tours and samples at each of the three meaderies. The tour begins and ends at B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale and coincides with their 4-year anniversary. It will then head to Dragonmead Brewery and Kuhnenn Brewery, then finish up back at B. Nektar for their anniversary party.

Motor City Brew Tours on February 11, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m will tour Bastone Brewery, B. Nektar Meadery & Valentine Distilling.The tour includes: guided bus transportation, brewer-led tours and beer/mead/vodka samples at each location, lunch and water & snacks on the bus.