Join us in celebrating March Madness with a hops - not hoops - competition. A single elimination bracket of 32 IPAs from across the nation are going head to head in a battle to see who has biggest cone-jones! The National IPA Championship (NIPAC) starts with the preliminary round on February 23rd in Grand Rapids, […]

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Nick & Jimmy’s Beer Tasting with Rave Associates
7309 Lewis Ave
Temperance, MI 48182
Monday February 25, 2008 from 6pm - 8pm
$20 for 14 tastes
Free buffet of finger food and appetizers.
A great opportunity to try some of the finest craft beer that Rave Associates has to offer. If you tried all their beer just come out to support craft […]

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The list of beer being served at the MBG Winter Beer Fest was announced last week. Why is this information important? Game-planning, you need to know ahead of time the beer you must taste. Here is my plan; you get 12 initial tastes, 8 of them will be picked out ahead of time and 4 will be left […]

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By: Matt Allyn & Matt Bean - Men’s Health
Beer makes you feel good. You knew that. But you don’t realize just how good. Recent research has revealed bioactive compounds in beer that battle cancer, boost your metabolism, and more. And these benefits come on top of the oft-touted upsides of moderate alcohol intake: clot prevention, […]

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“Things started out great. I ate what my mother ate - and my mother loved chili.”
 - Homer Simpson (on life in the womb) 
You may have noticed (or may not have noticed depending upon how closely you were paying attention) that over the past few months I haven’t been blogging as much as Kevin and Rob. I’m […]

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Arbor Brewing has teamed up with Tree Fort Bikes and the Michigan Mountain Biking Association for a special beer release. Tree Fort Beer is a English Summer Ale brewed with German hops. Made with pale malts and 20% wheat. The site describes it as “sort of a lawnmower beer for the sophisticated […]

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 By Robyn Vincent - The South End (Wayne State)
Nearly a week after the Forest Arms fire, residents and businesses of the apartments are finding themselves in dire financial straits. Some are left with few or damaged possessions while all seem to be dealing with feelings of shock and despair.
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Sometimes even referred to as “liquid bread”, beer is one of the oldest and one of most popular alcoholic beverages in the world. Brewer’s yeast, one of the beer’s main components, is known to be a rich source of nutrients and this means that beer may have some health benefits. Does this mean beer is […]

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I posed the question to the Homebrewing group on Beer Advocate, and got so many cool responses, I figured I should post it on the beer buzz blog. Maybe some of you will want to further comment. Here’s the question I presented (link below):
I get this question all the time from […]

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Fort Street Brewery is turning 3 years this week (February 11-16) and they will be celebrating in grand style. Fort Street Brewery is located in Lincoln Park and is easily accessed from I-75 (click here for map).   It is a great place to stop going to or from Detroit sporting events. Their beers are great and reasonably priced. Here […]

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