This post is aimed specifically at people in Monroe and MTers.
At lunch on Saturday, November 15, I was told that Original Gravity’s Amber is the next beer to go on tap at Harbor Inn & Ale.  If you frequent HI&A but have never tried OG’s beer here is your chance. If you haven’t done either please go out [...]

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About Beer Nation: A Web-Based Series Exploring the Craft Beer Revolution.
Every time you turn around, the taps are multiplying at your local bar. What was once 2 or 3 beers on tap, is now 10 or 15. And these new beers often come from smaller, more creative breweries.
Join us as we [...]

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Michigan beer lovers know that Oberon means springtime and that warmer weather is right around the corner. They swap stories of their first Oberon sighting of the season. Sure, some may now observe the Kentucky Breakfast’s release date or prefer other “beers of summer” like Arcadia Whitsun or New Holland’s Golden Cap. However,  the quintessential beer of Michigan summers [...]

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Fellow stout-heads rejoice! On Saturday March 28, Oak Cafe is having a party for you. It is in my opinion the best beer bar in the downriver area. They have incredible beer on tap and in bottle. You know it is a great beer bar because their beer menu is bigger than their food menu. Below are the details from [...]

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“Ten Commandments of Beer?
The cornerstones
of the Brewish faith!”      – Homer Simpson
We recently had a great guest post from Mark Brushaber about the lack of knowledge of servers. It reminded me that I had a post saved about my own beer pet peeves that would make a great companion piece.
It started way back in March on a [...]

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I thought I should just write a short post about a few random thoughts to get my head back into blogging. I just got back from being on vacation in Cape Cod and I will be writing about my beer experience there later on this week. The trip did make me realize one thing: How many outstanding [...]

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 As I was talking to our friendly local Rave Distributor, he mentioned a place that I did not know had a great beer selection. It was a golf course. A golf course is one of the last places I would expect to have a fantastic beer selection. Rob, Sarah and I had to go and check [...]

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McGeady’s Town Pub has added some beer to their menu. Two Detroit Breweries are now available. You can go to Monroe’s downtown and enjoy a Detroit Dwarf from Detroit Beer Co or 2 different ales from Atwater Brewery. One of the Atwater ales they have there is the Vanilla Java Porter. Last night, we went and the VJP [...]

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Best American Beer Bars
February 29, 2008
By: Joshua M. Bernstein

Click here for article / slideshow
Hey Joshua – you forgot Ashley’s in Ann Arbor, MI!!
Any in your town that should be on this list?!

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Buffalo Wild Wings in Monroe, MI usually has decent beers on tap, but I was surprised to see Two Hearted on tap today.  I’m sure this won’t last long, since Oberon is on it’s way in..  and, now that I know it’s here, I’ll be frequenting the place a little more often. 

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