Congratulations to the Michigan breweries that won medals at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival.  In the state medal count our state placed sixth in medals won. Michigan’s entries were 4% of the total number of entries and won 4% of the medals awarded.
Arcadia brought home a gold this year for their Barleywine in the second [...]

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I am reading old articles this morning while Maggie is napping and I thought I would share with you some of these with you. They are on Michigan and Prohibition and both tell a little about Monroe’s roll in bootlegging. (for my five Monroe readers) 
The first article is a story of bootlegging in Detroit. It is a fascinating article on how illegal [...]

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UPtoberfest – Saturday October 10, 2-7 p.m.
Escanaba, MI – $25 (pre-sale) $30 (door)

Brewers Club Hosting UPtoberfest
By Ashley Hoholik – Escanaba, MI Daily Press -  ESCANABA – The United Way of Delta County and Bay de Noc Brewers will be hosting the fourth annual UPtoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 2 to 7 p.m.
“Bay de [...]

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One of my favorite events at Fort Street starts today. It is the their Third Annual Harvest Fest where both beer and food will be showing off Michigan’s great agricultural diversity.
Friday should be a must to any fan of  sour beers when Doug releases a Flemish Pumpkin Ale called “Pompoenoogst”. I can’t be there that day so I want [...]

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Lawmakers Look To Tax Michigan Brewer Companies
By: Stacia Mullaney – WlAJ Channel 3
When it comes to the budget, lawmakers are looking at every option they have to generate more revenue for the state. Local breweries are speaking out today saying they can’t foot the bill.

With just nine days left to come to a budget agreement, Michigan [...]

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Inaugural Harvest Festival
Presented by the Michigan Brewers Guild and Metrotimes
October 24th, 2009 – 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Market, Detroit
Tickets:  $35 (advanced) – includes 15 tokens
Guild Members & Enthusiasts:  12:00 p.m. (noon) entry
The Inaugural Harvest Festival will take place Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at the Eastern Market in Detroit. The Harvest Festival is a cooperative [...]

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I’m the proud new owner of six Bells “The Oracle” Double IPA.  If everyone hadn’t heard, Bells brewed a small batch of this Double IPA.  It came out a couple weeks ago, and they finally reached my beer store, where a six pack was safely stuck aside for me.   The beer differs in malt/hop profile [...]

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The Ann Arbor Michigan Jolly Pumpkin location opens to the public on Wednesday, September 16th @ 11 a.m.
Address:  311 S. Main Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (click for map)
More information on the opening, posted on Beer Advocate:
Here is what the opening draught list will look like:
- Bam Biere
- 
Bam Noire
- 
Autumn Bam (pub only amber [...]

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Here are all the details including beer list from http://www.michiganbrewersguild.org/ on the upcoming Oktoberfest in Marquette, MI. This is the first year for this event and I hope the UP is ready to party because I am. I should put a disclaimer on that last sentence. I am ready to party a safe amount for someone [...]

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