Just wanted to let you know that we have a new feature on our blog. It is our Michigan Beer Event Calendar.  We plan on listing what is going on in the state of Michigan but we will include some Northern Ohio events. We also hope to have updates weekly on small batch releases by OG and [...]

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Anyone wanting to bring a local beer to their Thanksgiving Day festivities can now do so at a reduced price. I just got an email that says…
Original Gravity brewing Company in Milan’s offering $2 off growler fills all day Wednesday (3pm – 11pm). Yum!

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This story was passed on to me by Chris Nass. It is form the News Herald (the voice of downriver). The story is about Donald Gutz who decided to map every bar in Wyandotte’s history.
I want to thank Chris for passing this on to me. It is right up my alley. I love stories of people working on strange history [...]

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“Ah that’s just drunk talk…sweet beautiful drunk talk.” – Barney from the Simpsons
One thing I miss about not hanging out at bars until 2 a.m. anymore is drunk talk. You know the conversations you get into that range from ”Is there a God?” to  ”Betty or Wilma?”. No matter how inane or important, all topics are discussed with equal conviction. I [...]

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“It’s time for the perkulator!” That used to mean it is time to get out on the dance floor. Okay, I never got out on the dance floor, so it means something completely different to me. It means it is time to drink one of Michigan’s finest beers, Dark Horse’s Perkulator Coffee Doppelbock. This seems like an [...]

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Homer: I can’t believe they stuck us at Taxachusetts! Hey, you know, I once knew a man from Nantucket.
Bart: And?
Homer: Let’s just say the stories about him are greatly exaggerated.
 
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. Okay that sentence does not apply to the trip. I just wanted a good opening [...]

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By Jennifer Day – Toledo Blade
It was a year ago this month that the world began to learn of the great hops shortage of ought-7. Corn-loving farmers, seduced by the promise of ethanol, swept hops – not to mention barley – off of the American landscape. Then bad weather struck: Mother Nature trounced Europe’s hops [...]

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The Brewers Association of America has created a new searchable database website of beers coming to your state throughout the year.   Simply pick the season, the state, and search.   Results give you Beer name, style, states available, suggested food pairings, description, brewery info and more.   There’s already a lot of breweries in there, but I [...]

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Adam from beernews.org (beersage on twitter) has a post about a collaboration beer brewed at Stone by the head brewers from all three breweries. The label calls it a Special Holiday Ale Brewed With Spices.
Adam links to a YouTube video where the brewers talk about the beer and Adam also has a haiku from [...]

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I started seeing Christmas displays pop up in stores just before Halloween.   It seems to get earlier each year.  The holiday display I completely welcome is the Christmas and Winter beer displays.   I stopped at The Andersons in Toledo yesterday and as usual, they had a really nice assortment of beer and a nice Christmas [...]

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