Merchant’s in Dearborn is probably my favorite beer store.  They have an awesome selection and if they don’t have something that you want, Annette will go out of her way to get it for you.   They have wine and beer tasting events from time to time, and from what I’ve heard the beer, wine […]

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A while back we did a Featured Homebrewer post on Brian Richards from Marquette, MI. Brian entered a Belgian Strong Ale (similar to Duvel) called Biere Bella into the BOSS Chicago Cup Homebrew Competition and won Best of Show. The prize: brew his batch of beer on a large scale at Flossmoor […]

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Beer: Founders Red’s Rye 
Brewery: Founders in Grand Rapids, MI                                                         
Style: I.P.A.*
*On the label Red’s Rye is called a Red Ale and on Beer Advocate it is considered a Rye Beer. The IBUs and ABV make this beer an American IPA. Rumor has it that it will soon be marketed as an IPA or a “RyePA”. Also, it […]

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Mashable put together 13 great sites for beer lovers.   Some I currently use, others I haven’t seen yet and will be checking out when I finish this post.   Beer Advocate is a site I definitely spend quite a bit of time on.  The groups are excellent, there is a Great Lakes group where you’ll find […]

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I normally talk about Michigan beer but this store is too cool to not post. Also, I wanted to check if people in San Francisco are still reading the blog. I got this from John Mabley  who is in my Craft Beer in Michigan yahoo group. It is a link to a beer store in San […]

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On June 21,  Slow Food Detroit is having an extremely special event. It is the tour of Bell’s Brewery. This is even more special giving the fact that they don’t give tours anymore. Not impressed yet? Rex Halfpenny will be giving a speech on the modern craft brewery industry in Michigan. The tour will be led by head brewer […]

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Everyone reading this knows that I like craft beer. Well, I also like to listen to podcasting and when you put them together it is a great combination. There is a lot of great podcast shows about beer such asBrew Bubbas from right here in Michigan.  I don’t just listen to shows about beer and don’t be shocked but I do have other […]

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I’ve been wanting to start a weekly Michigan beer spotlight for the last few weeks. The good news is that I got my computer back but the bad news is the battery I bought for my camera didn’t fix the problem. But enough of my whining. I’ve decided to go ahead in spite of having no […]

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Guest Post by Mike Hoepfner
Ever spent two hours or more in line for a beer? Well, thats what I did during Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds Brewing in beautiful Munster, Indiana.
I was fortunate enough to hang out with a local couple Dan and Mary, who knew some people associated with the brewery (beer royalty). At […]

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As if we needed another reason to drink craft beer!
This week marks the 2nd year that Craft Beer Week was reverted to a week long event.   In 2006, Craft Beer was actually recognized by the U.S. Congress with the House Resolution 753.    I downloaded the PDF file and found some pretty interesting facts.   Here’s a […]

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