The Michigan Brewer’s Guild released the latest news on who will be at the festival and where to purchase tickets today on The Mash. I’m so excited that I’ll post it and save you the time clicking on the link.  There is still a lot of great info about the festival on the site so it is well [...]

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Slow Food Detroit and Detroit Beer Co. present:

Valentine’s Eve, Wednesday, February 13th • 7 pm
Detroit Beer Co. 1529 Broadway St.
Come for the beer. Come for the chocolate. Come for the love.
We’re putting together the perfect pairs to attract all the right elements.
It’s the ultimate singles event or Valentine’s experience. The rest is up to [...]

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If you haven’t heard the news yet, Leopold Bros., a brewer in Ann Arbor, MI is closing it’s doors and heading to Denver, CO. From what the article in The Ann Arbor News says, the two brothers, Todd and Scott Leopold are originally from the Denver area. It sounds like they [...]

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I heard about this event called Strong Beer Month while listening to a podcast from Craft Beer Radio  and had to look into it. It is a collaborative effort between two San Franciscan breweries called The 21st Amendment and Magnolia Pub and Brewery. It is called Strong Beer Month because the lowest ABV beer is 8.5%. [...]

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This beer has been on my list of wants for quite a while. I pass it in the store quite often, and only finally picked one up tonight. The bottle doesn’t mention anything about the style, so I had to dig a description up on Rogues website.
From rogue.com: Gratefully [...]

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“Mmmm…Sacrelicious!” Homer Simpson
Today is Fat Tuesday which means lent starts in just a few hours. I must admit that I am a lapsed Catholic and outside of never drink communion wine when you sit in back of church, lent is one of the traditions of the Catholic church that has stuck with me. I wish typing skills from my 10th grade [...]

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Brewhalla - I ran across this website in the Beer Advocate forums.   Tons of homebrewing set ups.   Some crazy, some awesome - but they all do the same thing!    Forewarning - you’ll be on this site for quite a while. 

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I’m starting off with my Bells Two Hearted clone homebrew - turned out fantastic!!  My buddy Aaron picked up some Stoudt DIPA and Flying Dog IPA - so, it’ll be a hoppy game for sure.  :)   Here’s a pic of my freshly poured IPA - using a Arbor Brewing Co. growler.  I also made [...]

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I may be the last to see this list, but I figured I would post it. I found it pretty interesting. Three Floyds in Indiana came in first place in the U.S. Yet another reason I need to get down to that brewery!
January 21, 2008
(Santa Rosa, CA) Over 1.4 [...]

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A little intro: Sarah and I met Brandon and Frank at Slows BBQ in Detroit. It is always fun to meet other homebrewers, especially when they are from a town near Monroe. They are a great example of brewing together as a team. If you are thinking of starting to homebrew try to find someone [...]

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