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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Saturday, Rob and I drove up to Milan to check out the progress on Original Gravity, one of MI’s newest breweries. As you can suspect Brad Sancho, the owner/ brewer, was extremely busy but he still took time out to show us around. Sorry, there are no pictures. Since it was just a pop in we […]

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From MetroMode
Michigan’s beer industry accounted for $133 million of the state’s economy last year and, despite the current market, business is growing. Melinda Clynes chats with several of the region’s microbrewers about what’s on tap this season and where things are headed next… (read more)

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I know it is short notice but if you are looking for some great local beer, the place to be tonight is Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti MI. Slow Food Huron Valley and 02Michigan/Green Drinks are having beer tasting. It is a great brewery and they are great organizations that  believe in supporting local products. Here is the details from […]

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Tri-City Brewing in Bay City, MI will be launching a new sumer ale named after their baseball team called Loons Summer Ale. The team: The Great Lakes Loons - a Single-A affiliate of the L.A. Dodgers.  The beer: (from oursportscentral.com):  “Loons Summer Ale is a balanced ale with a light, clean taste and […]

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You may have heard of Short’s brewing in Bellaire, MI. They put out some amazing beers and have recently announced an expansion of a new brewing facility. Creating more beer means they need to ship it somewhere to sell. If you’d like to see Short’s in your neck of the […]

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“We’re making something that makes people happy … Especially in the craft brewing industry, we create something people really enjoy, that tastes phenomenal, and can really accentuate and benefit your life.” - Ron Jeffries
Read the Small Business Q&A article that tells you everything you ever wanted to know about Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales.
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Guest Post and Photography by: Bryan Bosch
My wife and I went to Grand Haven this weekend to see my parents and celebrate our sons second birthday. Evey time we drive over the bridge from Spring Lake I see this brewery … Old Boys’, but I’ve never gone in until this past weekend. I was […]

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The Town Meeting - Elk Rapids, MI
By Hadley Robinson
Antrim County News Editor
ELK RAPIDS - By the time spring rolls around, Short’s Brewing Company will be pumping out bottles of beer in Elk Rapids.
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If you haven’t heard already, Milan is getting it’s own brewery. Ypsilanti home brewer, Brad Sancho will soon be living the dream all home brewers hope to eventually graduate to. Brad has been home brewing for around 6 years using a 10 gallon all-grain system he built in […]

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