Jeff & Patti’s Fabulous Beer Trippin’
August 8, 2008
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!  So, instead, I figured it would be quicker and easier to link to Patti’s blog. Thanks to Patti for writing about the trip, it sounded like an awesome time and definitely made me thirsty!
TOTAL BREWERIES VISITED:Â 7
TOTAL NUMBER OF BEERS TASTED:Â 38
TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN:Â 325
TOTAL NUMBER OF VERMIN KILLED:Â 1
Day 1:Â Original Gravity & Corner Brewery
Day 2:Â Bells Eccentric Cafe, B.O.B. & Founders
Click here to see the photo slideshow of the Smith’s beer trip
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August 8th, 2008 at 7:03 am
You’re famous! First Teeter Talk, now this! You’re overexposed like Paris Hilton, girl. I’m just kidding. I know you ain’t stuntin’.
August 8th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I would of squeezed in the Hop Cat
http://www.hopcatgr.com/main/About.aspx
August 8th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Oooh, HopCat (and Schmoe’s) next time, for sure!
I should have mentioned that Jeff’s last name is “Bletch”…once in awhile he gets called “Mr. Smith” and he fusses
We hope to one day catch up with you’all Rob, the Nashs etc!!
August 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
That sounds like a great trip and the whole blog post was fantastic. I wish instead of the gas station doughnut, you had the chance to eat at Sun Dance. It’s as worth the trip as Founders, Hop Cat, and the Hideout. It’s also downtown like Founders, Hop Cat and the B.O.B.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Next time Jeff and I go, we’ll take suggestions cuz, yeah jnaz, I would have totally loved Sun Dance more than my crappy donut.
It could be like a “Plan our Adventure” blog event!!! Seriously–that would be cool.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Great post and it sounds like you had a great trip. Next time you get to Grand Rapids you must get to The Hideout. It is hard to find but well worth the trip.
I agree. Hopefully someday, we will get to meet you. Currently, I have to stay close to home. My wife is about to pop and I’m still working on the nursery.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
How exciting, Kevin! Another future beer drinker
(I hope it’s okay to say that!!)
August 13th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Sounds like you had a great trip! We just did something very similar only we went by bicycle. We hit 12 different brewpubs/microbreweries and logged 475 miles over our 8 days. Sounds like we had a lot of the same brews at the different locations.
Nice Pics
I’d recommend adding Saugatuck Brewing Co., they have a great building and some tasty brews. I would also second the Hopcat suggestion. I was dismayed to find out that we missed the debut of their beer by a week.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Hi, I was with Frank on the Michigan Bike Tour of Beer… We had The Hideout on our list for the Michigan Pub Crawl by Bicycle, but they were unexpectedly closed on the Saturday afternoon we were there… Oh well, next time. The last time I was there, it was still The Hair of the Frog… and Robert Thomas was good, too. By, GR has some good beer. The beer at Founder’s made up for it- nothin’ like riding a bike with a hangover!
August 14th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Wow! Frank & froggyrider, how the heck have we not “met” on line before?? I ride my bike too–although now as well as you do
I bookmarked your blog, looking forward to more beer and biking stuff 