Oktoberfest Dinner & Brew Cruise on MI Princess

There were a few breweries that really kicked it up a notch with the Hallowen theme. Dark Horse always brings their best game when it comes to their booth. Even with the limited space, it didn't seem to hinder them. They brought in a projector and a screen and showed classic horror movies throughout the festival. There were several booths that really took pumpkin carving to a whole new level. There was everything from a pumpkin drinking a beer, to a Tigers logo, to a giant hop flower. The pumpkins were my favorite part of checking out the booths. Jolly Pumpkin decked out their booth with various Halloween decorations that really went well with their already Halloweenish logo.

Paul and I absolutely love Oktoberfest, Pumpkin, and Harest Ales. We love this festival because everyone has their fall beers and it gives us a chance to sample them all. Greenbush is one brewery that we have had our eye on for a while. They have really been blowing up over the past year and it was very apparant at this festival. They always had a line that was almost as long as some of the power players like Short's and Bells. They also brought a ridiculous selection of beers--I think they may have had the most out of all of the breweries there. People seem to have really jumped on the Greenbush wagon and we can't blame them. Their beer is fantastic! The standout beer for me at this festival was the Dirty Bird by Short's Brewing Company. This beer is a Brown IPA that is aged in burbon barrels. The reason I loved this beer was because the sweetness of the brown balanced out the burbon flavor very well. Most burbon barrell beers punch you in the face with their booziness. This beer only slaps you with booziness which is a refreshing change for a burbon barrel beer.

Detroit Fall Beer Fest is one of my favorite Brewers Guild festival because the location is fantastic and it is not as crowded as the summer fest and it isn't as cold as the winter festival. It also showcases some of my favorite styles of beer. If you have attended the bigger Brewers Guild Festivals in the past and want to hit up a more laid back one, this is a great one. The Brewers Guild puts on some of the best festivals and the Detroit Fall Beer Festival is smaller in size, less crowded and features amazing Michigan beers!

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• Arcadia's New Booth Arcadia's New Booth
• Bastone Brewery Bastone Brewery
• Copper Canyon Booth Copper Canyon Booth
• Crankers Beer Crankers Beer
• Crankers Brewery Crankers Brewery
• Detroit Beer Week Detroit Beer Week
• Detroit Lager Detroit Lager
• Dragonmead Dragonmead
• Dragonmeads Pumpkin Dragonmeads Pumpkin
• Fenton Brewery Fenton Brewery
• Festival Brochure Festival Brochure
• Fort Street Brewery Fort Street Brewery
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• Inside of the Tent Inside of the Tent
• Michigan Beer!!! Michigan Beer!!!
• Packed House Packed House
• Pumping Up The Beats Pumping Up The Beats
• Right Brain Tap Handles Right Brain Tap Handles
• Rocking Out Rocking Out
• Saugatuck Brewing Company Saugatuck Brewing Company
• Schmohz Beers Schmohz Beers
• Sherwood Brewing Company Sherwood Brewing Company
• Singing Michigan Beer Fight Song Singing Michigan Beer Fight Song
• The Filling Station The Filling Station
• The Line For Shorts The Line For Shorts
• Tri City Brewing Tri City Brewing
• Unity Vibration Kombucha Beer Unity Vibration Kombucha Beer
• Waiting To Get In Waiting To Get In
• Windy Day Windy Day
• Witch's Hat Brewing Witch's Hat Brewing
• Wolverine Beers Wolverine Beers
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