“I saw this movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called “The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down.”  – Homer Simpson
 
I have met some of the best people through the CBiM group and I would put Stephen [...]

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Next Tuesday June 2nd 1909 at around 9:30pm the last brewery in Monroe burnt down to the ground. Below I have the article from the June 3, 1909 Record-Commercial (word for word) plus my original post on Roeder Brewery.
Record Commercial, Thursday June 3, 1909
Heavy Loss Roeder’s Brewery Burns
Wednesday evening, shortly after nine o clock, Jacob Roeder’s brewery [...]

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That’s right, The Michigan Brewers Guild’s Summer Beer Festival is only 2 months away and you should think about getting tickets NOW! Why? Well it is cheaper to do so ahead of time and you never know when this event will sell out. The easiest way to get tickets is to visit your local brewery in [...]

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Title: 3rd annual Michigan Beer Tasting in Monroe
Location: 129 Lounge
Description: We will be serving taste of some of Michigan’s best breweries with Bell’s, Founder’s, New Holland, Arcadia, Arbor, Dark Horse and more. We also hope to have Monroe County’s Original Gravity beer on tap. I am still working on the pricing but we will have [...]

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This email was sent to the Craft Beer in Michigan group sometime this week. It originated from Charlie Papazian. It gives you information on a fight to prevent a Federal Excise Tax on brewers. Please if you have time read it.

Some of you are aware of the headline discussions in Washington DC this week and [...]

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Thursday the 21st Big Bear Lodge in Flat Rock will be having a beer dinner featuring the beer of New Holland. I am a big fan of their beer. I can not stop drinking their Golden Cap Saisan and The Poet Oatmeal Stout is one of my favorite beers. This event is well worth the price. The [...]

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Muskrat Mashers May 2009 Meeting
Thursday May 28th 6-8 p.m.
Harbor Inn & Ale – Monroe, MI
www.MuskratMashers.com – Thanks to everyone that attended the first meeting.  For those that couldn’t attend, we had a wonderful turn out and I think everyone walked away learning something from another attendee.   We invite everyone back for our May meeting.  This [...]

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If you think this is just another week that you need to get through so you can enjoy the weekend you are wrong. It is American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) which means there are more than enough beer events in your area to get it through the next 5 days and into the weekend. [...]

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I know I posted the same this earlier but I wanted to get out a reminder about the Michigan Beer Events being hosted by Arbor Brew Pub and Corner Brewery. Below is an excerpt from the Arbor newsletter.

ABC Brew Pub – Michigan Beer Toast May 11, 2009 06:00 PM
Michigan ratified the 21st Amendment (repealing prohibition) [...]

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What is the best way to kick off American Craft Beer Week in Monroe? By attending the Michigan Beer Toast at Harbor Inn and Ale. Just a reminder the toast is Monday, May 11th at 6pm. It is a tribute to all the people who fought for our right to drink and  the current men and women that [...]

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