Oktoberfest Dinner & Brew Cruise on MI Princess

Every year Sawyer’s Greenbush Brewing Co. has something new to offer. Last year, I stopped in to join the mug club as a lifetime member which is still one of the best deals you’ll find. The kitchen continues to serve some of the best BBQ in the area and the pub draws a good crowd just about any night. I stopped by earlier this year to enjoy lunch and tried a few new taps including the Indispensable IPA and Helmut of Remnar Belgian Strong Ale. I also discovered that Greenbush has expanded into the building across the street and had to stop by after lunch to check out the new Greenbush Annex.

We're kicking off spring,  with 2 beer and bacon pairings in March. The first will be held at Front 43 Neighborhood Pub in Lansing on Monday, March 23rd at 7PM and will include 5 of Greenbush Brewing Co. hand-crafted brews paired up with delectable bacon samplings from Jerome Country Market.

Sawyer’s Greenbush Brewing Co. is getting ready to celebrate their 3rd anniversary in style, and if you are not already a “friend with benefits,” you may want to join right away. Of course, “Friends with benefits” is the name of the Greenbush mug club and following this year’s anniversary, the price is being raised from $40 for a lifetime membership to $60. Now, $60 for a lifetime membership is certainly still a steal, but if you are like me and have been thinking about joining up for awhile now, the $40 price-tag might just be the incentive to hop in the car and make the drive- at least this was my decision! (Note: Greenbush also was offering limited phone orders on the Mug Club for awhile just to help keep up with the increased demand.)

Here we are, just a few days away from WINTER BEERFEST! I have assembled my top 25 list for this year, and my is it sounding delicious! Breweries from all over the state are bringing their brightest and best for the festival, anxious to share their fantastic brew with all of you!

The weather forecast for the end of January is still calling for below freezing temperatures. Stay warm and join us at The Buck on January 29th and 30th from 4:00 PM to close for the First Annual Barrel Aged Beer Fest, where the temperature even on the heated, outside deck will be nice and toasty warm. Make sure to mark this event on your calendar, and remember that there is no entry fee.

A top 25 list is quite the challenge, I can't emphasize that enough. It was a very difficult process for me to get a solidified list because there is so much amazing beer in this state!

Greenbush Brewing Co. recently celebrated their 2-year anniversary and the brewery has had quite an amazing 2nd year.

October is here, and the beer community is gearing up for the Michigan Brewer's Guild's fourth and final festival of the year at Eastern Market in Detroit. The Guild is welcoming 60 breweries to the grounds this year, representing over 400 Michigan Brews.

Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park is the home to Michigan Brewers Guild’s Annual Summer Beer Festival, one of several events hosted throughout the year. I’ve previously attended the Winter Beer Festival in Comstock Park, but this was my first year to check out the long-running Summer Beer Fest, and like many of the Brewers Guild events this year’s event was a sellout with over 6000 attendees. Note: if planning to attend one of these events, be sure to book your hotel weeks if not months in advance!

One of southwest Michigan's most innovative and swiftly growing breweries will be bring a tap takeover event to Reno's East on Friday, April 19th. If you are unfamiliar with Green Bush, they are located almost at the Michigan/Indiana border in Sawyer.