Michigan brought home 6 medals from the 2020 Great American Beer Festival: Gold: n/a Silver: Founders Brewing Co.’s “Oktoberfest” (American Amber Lager); Stormcloud Brewing Co.’s “228 Tripel” (Belgian-Style Abbey Ale);…
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One of my most favorite breweries, Black Lotus out of Clawson, Michigan, is closing permanently tonight. Sad news for Michigan beer fans. https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/2019/10/30/black-lotus-clawson-brewery-closing/2498138001/
At the 2019 Great American Beer Festival the Brewers Association awarded 318 medals. In total, 2,295 breweries entered 9,497 beers into the competition. Here are the Michigan-based breweries that won…
Crain’s Detroit Business has an article about the current ‘correction’ that is beginning in Michigan’s craft brewing scene. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/food-drink/michigans-brewing-industry-all-tapped-out
Michigan State University has published a first-of-its-kind study on the economic impact of craft beer.While claims about the relationship between craft beer and economic development are pretty common, this study…
Bell’s Brewery has announced the addition of a new year-round beer. Official American Wheat IPA is a 6.4 percent alcohol by volume brew that, according to the popular West Michigan brewery,…
On May 12 the island of St. Croix celebrates the grand opening of a brand new craft beer brewery. Leatherback Brewing Company has been months in the making with hard…
Many people have observed that Arcadia’s Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter tastes a bit sour this year. Mike Ricken in the Michigan Craft Beer Enthusiasts Facebook Group noted this, and asked Arcadia about it.…
Just got off Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas. Rather than write up a full review, I’ll post some thoughts here as I remember them. If you like craft beer…
In the city of Marshall in my home state of Michigan, Dark Horse Brewing opened in 2000 and grew up alongside the state’s heavy hitters such as Founders Brewing and Bell’s Brewery. Good…