Entries from September 2008

Events: Week of September 28th to October 4th

Date September 30, 2008

 Dragline: Nothin’. A handful of nothin’. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin’. Just like today when he kept comin’ back at me - with nothin’.
Luke:Yeah, well, sometimes nothin’ can be a real cool hand.
                                                                                                  From “Cool Hand Luke”
I just wanted to throw in my favorite quote from one of my favorite Paul [...]

A Cold One Dedicated to Our Little One

Date September 29, 2008

It is a tradition to hand out cigars after the birth of your baby. Why am I not doing this?  I hope this does not take my license to be a man away but I don’t care for cigars. And I really don’t like the bubblegum cigars. The gum is almost as bad as the ones that [...]

AHA rally @ Bells Kalamazoo

Date September 29, 2008

This past weekend, my wife and I went to an AHA membership rally at Bells in Kalamazoo.  They had a tour of Bells Brewery to start off, and then it was off to the Eccentric Cafe downtown for the rally.   The tour was awesome.  The place was far bigger than I imagined.  I got a [...]

Show off your favorite beer blog - MiBeerBuzz apparel available!

Date September 26, 2008

We created this cafe press site back in the summer, and for some reason it totally slipped my mind posting it!   All of the prices are set to the bare minimum, so we’re not making anything at all on these.   We just appreciate the support and free advertising!!     Shirts, ladies shirts, pins, stickers.. even a [...]

Michigan Brewing Co. to host appreciation party

Date September 26, 2008

YOU ARE INVITED TO A FALL PARTY CELEBRATING - YOU!
Michigan Brewing Company is hosting the 1st Annual Appreciation Party
Honoring our valued Patrons and Investors
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
4:00 pm to close
Come out and join us for food, friends, music, games, prizes, and great beer
in the brewery, The Pub and on the patio.
Vendors will be on hand [...]

Fort Street Brewery Celebrates Michigan’s Harvest

Date September 22, 2008

Supporting Michigan is something I feel strongly about so I am excited to spread the word about Fort Street’s Harvest Fest. From September 22nd to the 27th, Fort Street will be releasing a new beer every night and having food grown right here in Michigan. Doug Beedy, the Fort Street brewer, can describe it best. Below are the [...]

Saturday Beer Tastings @ The Andersons

Date September 18, 2008

Satruday Beer Tastings @ The Andersons
7638 West Sylvania Ave.
Sylvania, OH 43560
12 p.m.  - 3 p.m.
Below is the info for the next few weeks.  Check this link, future tasting dates will be posted.

09.20

Rogue Tasting
Sylvania - Ohio - United States

09.27

Lindeman’s Tasting
Sylvania - Ohio - United States

10.04

Jolly Pumpkin Tasting
Sylvania - Ohio - United States

10.11

Oktoberfest Tasting
Sylvania - Ohio - [...]

Beer Events: September 15th - 21st

Date September 15, 2008

One of the cool events this week is Suds on the River . It takes place on Thursday, September 18th at 6pm. It is being held by the Huron River Watershed Council. The event spotlights the micro-breweries that have their water supplied by the Huron River. Jolly Pumpkin, Arbor Brewing, Grizzly Peak and Wolverine will all be there. Some of the [...]

New website features Michigan Breweries “On Tap Now” list

Date September 10, 2008

Have you ever wondered what beer is on tap at your favorite Michigan Brewery?
I was browsing one of my favorite websites today (Michigan Brewing Co.),  checking out their current tap  list.   I thought it was pretty brilliant that they had the list on the site.   Before, to find out their tap list, consisted [...]

Beer wish list - The Andersons in Toledo, OH

Date September 10, 2008

I’m a big follower of the Beer Advocate website forums and groups.   On a daily basis, I read the Great Lakes group and the Homebrewing group.  I get some tips and ideas for blog posting from time to time from the Great Lakes forum.  Today, there’s a post from a user who goes by “GlassCityBrewer” [...]