I rate my breweries/brewpubs in how far that I wished I lived from them. The Livery is one of my favorite places in the state and I give them the highest rating of a Fonzie room (If you remember they moved The Fonze to a room above the Cunningham’s garage so he would get more air time).  You can’t get [...]

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“All those years I was dreaming of other things, I was actually doing what I really wanted: hanging out with my family, drinking with my friends, making friends with my family and hanging with my drinking.”
- Homer Simpson
It’s getting close to lent which means it is almost time to practice the religion (Catholicism) that I was raised [...]

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Michigan Brewer Guild has released the beer list for their Winter Beer Fest. There are a lot of beers on this list so my plan is to figure out what I want to drink ahead of time and stick to those beers. Of course the list can change because sometimes a buzz builds about certain beers. Then [...]

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Title: OG\’s IPA Release Party
Location: Original Gravity in Milan
Link out: http://www.ogbrewing.com
Description: IPA Release Night! Enter the contest to Name the IPA!
Date: 2009-02-19
Yes, that’s right! OG will have an IPA on tap starting tomorrow. You can also enter a Name the IPA contest through Saturday.  The winner will get a $50 gift card and an OG t-shirt. They have great looking shirts and [...]

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Here is a list of Breweries that will be at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. The list is from the Mash on their website.
We have a great turnout of brewery members pouring beer at the Winter Festival, here is the list:
Arbor Brewing Corner Brewery
Arcadia Brewing Company
Atwater Block Brewery
Bastone
Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse
Big Rock [...]

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Our native Monroe, MI blogger Adam, who does the German blog for BlogsMonroe.com, recently visited Pilsner Urquell Brewery.  He posted some awesome pictures and discussed some of the techniques the brewery has become known for.
My favorite picture was the beer vending machine. 
German Journal – Czech, Czech…. (click here)
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DIY Network – Yard Crashers
Wednesday February 18 @ 8 p.m. EST
This home brewer’s mess of a yard is quickly transformed into the ultimate backyard brewery. A custom steel wrap-around bar with a dual-tap beer tower serves as the centerpiece, accented by barstools made from recycled kegs. The party space extends past the bar to a [...]

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Michigan company to make craft beer for Kid Rock
Tuesday February 17, 2:22 pm ET
Michigan Brewing Co. gets state tax break to make craft beer for musician Kid Rock LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A beermaker in Webberville has gotten a state tax break to create a new craft beer for musician Kid Rock.
The Michigan Brewing Co. [...]

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My brother sent this to me. He entered a caption contest for the Indiana Brewers Guild. Apparently, he won with the caption “Beer, the real stimulus package.” Although he’s guessing he was the only person who even submitted a caption. In any case, congratulations to him! The award for winning was getting your caption posted along with the photo [...]

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Big Bear Lodge puts on some great beer dinners. We have been to  the Arbor Brewing Co. (wsg Matt and Rene Greff) and the Founders Brewing Co (wsg Dave Engbers) dinners.  They put a lot of effort into these dinners and I highly recommend them. Especially if you are in Monroe County, Big Bear Lodge is the closest restaurant putting on dinners [...]

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