Beginning tomorrow, Sunday August 31, at 7 p.m., McGeady’s Pub in Monroe will debut their The I-75 Film Series, a monthly indy film series showcasing talented filmmakers and their work. The goal of series is to promote independent filmmaking on all levels.
Each month they will showcase different indie and student films from around the country. Submissions are $5.00 for short and student films, and $10.00 for [...]

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The Labor Day weekend is here.  Since Labor Day has come to mean the end of summer it also means the end of the summer festival season. I prefer Fall so I am not lamenting the end of summer. Fall is brewing on the deck, football, sitting by a fire, and the return of stouts.
While my [...]

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Just one more thing that I found on the Mental Floss website. One of their bloggers Ethan Trex wrote a great blog on why we have the drinking age set at 21 . The link is below.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17893

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I found this really cool article in  Mental Floss’ special election issue (Mental Floss is a magazine that specializes in trivial knowledge. It is well written, informative and also has an humorous side.) The title of this issue is “The Wildest Rides to the White House.” One of the articles talks about some of the most contentious conventions ever.  
The article deals [...]

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“Oh no! What have I done? I smashed open my little boy’s piggy bank, and for what? A few measly cents, not even enough to buy one beer… Wait a minute, lemme count and make sure … not even close.
- Homer Simpson
 
One place that I always thought nicely bridged the gap between pathetic loners sitting at a bar [...]

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Ann Arbor: Weber’s Restaurant & Hotel will host the Special Chef’s Dinner Beer & BBQ featuring beers from Michigan Brewing Company in Webberville, MI on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
Chef Tye of Weber’s will feature baby back ribs, quartered chicken, corn on the cob, corn bread, fruit salad, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw and more.
Michigan Brewing [...]

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Okay I must confess…Oro de Calabaza is not my favorite Jolly Pumpkin beer. But I drank all my Bam Noire while working on the baby’s room so that review will have to wait for another day. I know that Bam Noire is released in September but I love drinking it in the summer. It is perfect for the [...]

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“Oh, Lisa, you and your stories: Bart’s a vampire. Beer kills brain cells. Now let’s go back to that… building… thingie… where our beds and TV… is.”  - Homer Simpson
If you are unfamiliar with Magellan’s fate click here for the best summary of his final voyage. If you want to avoid his fate click on Craft Beer [...]

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I saw this in the Ann Arbor News:
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/08/college_presidents_call_for_de.html
The snide comment about the police not enforcing the drinking age at some of these college towns is kinda annoying. So is the comment that colleges want to lower the drinking age because it’s a nuisance to have it at 21.
I’ve always felt that lowering the drinking [...]

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Michigan Beer Buzz reader, Patti Smith and her husband Jeff, went on a brewery tour last week and had an awesome time.   My plan was to post the entire article here, but Patti and Jeff had such a good time, the post turned out to be several pages long and way too good to edit!   [...]

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