By Helen Lounsbury - The Bay City Times
Northeast Michigan adds a new recreational opportunity to its quiver this month - the Sunrise Side Wine and Hops Trail. “The only Michigan industry that hasn’t taken a hit since 9-11 is wine touring,” says Jack Matthias, a trail organizer and Hillman’s Thunder Bay Resort owner. “With two […]
Entries Categorized as 'Brewery/Brewpub'
New Michigan East Coast Beer and Wine Tour
June 23, 2008
Original Gravity in Milan, MI - Now Open!
June 11, 2008
I got the call yesterday from Brad Sancho letting me know Monroe County’s only brewery was now open for business. I called a few friends and headed up right after work.
The place looks awesome and the beer is excellent. The patio area is going to be a great summer hangout, complete with […]
Farmer Bell
June 4, 2008
Larry Bell becomes a farmer.
A subsidiary of Bell’s Brewery Inc., called Bell’s Brewery Farms LLC, purchased an 80-acre farm in Shephard.
That barley will most likely be used for a new specialty brew, Bell said.
http://appellationbeer.com/blog/larry-bell-brewer-and-now-farmer
Homebrewer goes pro for a day
May 28, 2008
A while back we did a Featured Homebrewer post on Brian Richards from Marquette, MI. Brian entered a Belgian Strong Ale (similar to Duvel) called Biere Bella into the BOSS Chicago Cup Homebrew Competition and won Best of Show. The prize: brew his batch of beer on a large scale at Flossmoor […]
Slow Food Detroit Presents An Inspired Brewery Tour
May 23, 2008
On June 21, Slow Food Detroit is having an extremely special event. It is the tour of Bell’s Brewery. This is even more special giving the fact that they don’t give tours anymore. Not impressed yet? Rex Halfpenny will be giving a speech on the modern craft brewery industry in Michigan. The tour will be led by head brewer […]
Beer Photos - Right Brain Brewery Traverse City, MI
May 8, 2008
MiBeerBuzz.com’s photography team took a break from lower Michigan (and their jobs apparently), and are currently sitting on bar stools at Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, MI enjoying some fine brews. These pictures just arrived to my cell phone, so I figured I would share it with you all. I’m […]
Beer and Ice Cream - Michigan Brewing Co. opening second location
April 23, 2008
The popular, Webberville-based Michigan Brewing Company is opening its first off-site location on Washington Square in Downtown Lansing, and is sharing space with MOO-ville, a Nashville, Mich.-based dairy company that sells ice cream, wedding cakes and other hormone free milk-based products…. (read more here)
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Short’s Article
April 22, 2008
I rate my Michigan breweries with unique categories. Some of the categories are… the breweries I want to live walking distance from, within short driving distance and worth an occasional visit. The highest rating I give a brewery is when I want to live above it in some sort of Fonzie type apartment. Short’s in Bellaire is one […]
Maumee Bay Brewing update (Toledo, OH)
April 21, 2008
I visited some family today in Temperance, and on a whim, thought about Maumee Bay Brewing Co., in Toledo Oh. I mapped it out on my GPS - 8 miles. Not bad,.. I’ve run 8 miles before as a short run in the past. I decided to go for it (driving tho - heck with […]
Original Gravity Brewing Company in the news
April 20, 2008
Beer hobby ferments into heady business
By Charlie Slat - Monroe Evening News
MILAN - Mike O’Brien took a sip of amber liquid from what appeared to be an oversized test-tube, paused, and then a smile flickered across his face.
“It’s very good,” he said. “I could drink that.”
The liquid was the first batch of English bitter ale […]

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