October 16, 2009 by Rob
(DETROIT, Mich.) – Following the success of “Beer Week” events held in other cities such as Philadelphia, New York and San Diego, a group of Industry Professionals is organizing the first ever Detroit Beer Week, to be held the third week of October, 2009.
The week-long series of beer-centric events will be held at participating venues in Detroit, with satellite events at Metro-Detroit brewpubs. These events will consist of brewery tours, tasting flights, meet-the-brewer sessions, food pairings, and a wide array of other unique activities. Events will be hosted by Detroit Beer Week staff and the Detroit Beer Barons, a group of Metro-area brewery personalities.
“We wanted to stay away from the traditional ‘drink this beer, get a keychain’ –type promotions, and instead focus on events that give value to the consumer and to the venue hosting the event,” stated Jon Piepenbrok, principal organizer of the events, AKA Chief Imaginationer.
The grand finale of Beer Week is the Inaugural Harvest Festival, hosted by the Michigan Brewers’ Guild and Metrotimes on Saturday, October 24, in Eastern Market.
While the Guild is not organizing Beer Week events, they have given their full support and cooperation to the organizing committee. “When the Guild announced the Harvest Festival in Eastern Market, we not only saw an opportunity to promote Michigan Beer in southeast Michigan,” stated Jon Piepenbrok, “but to promote the Great City of Detroit, as well; and the Guild has been extremely supportive of our efforts, even including information about events on their website at www.michiganbrewersguild.org.”
The participating venues include Slow’s Bar BQ, Foran’s Grand Trunk Pub, Park Bar, Motor City Brewing Works, Traffic Jam & Snug, Atwater Block Brewery, Detroit Beer Company, Wolfgang Puck Grille, Michael Symon’s Roast, 24Grille, and Fender’s Pub at the Omni Hotel.
A complete, updated list of events and information can be found on www.facebook.com. Keyword search: Detroit Beer Week.
Michigan’s thriving brewing industry contributes over $24 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $133 million. In terms of overall number breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs, Michigan ranks #6 in the nation – thus supporting its claim as “The Great Beer State.”
The Michigan Brewers Guild exists to unify the Michigan brewing community; to increase sales of Michigan-brewed beer through promotions, marketing, public awareness and consumer education; and to monitor and assure a healthy beer industry within the state. For more information, including a list of Michigan microbreweries, log on to www.michiganbrewersguild.org.
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October 13, 2009 by Rob
Michigan Brewers Guild has begun updating their blog of the breweries that will be at this years inaugural Harvest Festival at the Eastern Market in Detroit. Pay attention to the blog post – not only will they list the breweries (as seen below) they will also update the beers each brewery will be serving.
Click here for “The Mash” Harvest Fest link.
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
Arbor Brewing Co.
Arcadia Brewing Co.
Atwater Block Brewery
Bastone
Big Rock Chop and Brewhouse
Black Lotus Brewing Co.
Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery
Copper Canyon Brewery
Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Detroit Beer Co.
Dragonmead Microbrewery
Fort Street Brewery
Founders Brewing Co.
Frankenmuth Brewing Co.
Great Baraboo Brewing Co.
Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
Hopcat
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Keweenaw Brewing Co.
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co.
Liberty Street Brewing Co.
The Livery
Motor City Brewing Works
New Holland Brewing Co.
Northern United Brewing Co.
Original Gravity Brewing Co.
Redwood Brewing Co.
Right Brain Brewery
Rochester Mills Beer Co.
Royal Oak Brewery
Saugatuck Brewing Co.
Sherwood Brewing Co.
Short’s Brewing Co.
Traffic Jam & Snug
Woodward Avenue Brewers
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The OG is having a special release at 6pm on Tuesday October 13. Here is the description from the Original Gravity’s website.
Small Batch Release – 18 proof Pepper Smoker – 6:00pm
A 9% abv version of the original 440 Pepper Smoker. Twice the malt and 3x the jalapenos. Not for the weak!
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Don’t forget that the Brew n’ Brats For Tots event is this Saturday October 17. The proceeds go to the Monroe County Child Advocacy Center so you can drink great beer and help children at the same time.
Here is the beer list…
Arbor Brewing Company (Ann Arbor, MI)
Olde Number 22 German Alt
Brasserie Blonde Belgian
Sacred Cow IPA
Tree Fort
Jackhammer Olde Ale
Allagash (Portland, Maine)
White
Dubbel
Curieux
Dark Horse (Marshall, MI)
Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock
Crooked Tree IPA
Sapient Trip Ale
Scotty Karate Scotch Ale
Reserve Special Black Ale
One Oatmeal Stout
Founders (Grand Rapids, MI)
Breakfast Stout
Centennial IPA
Pale Ale
Dirty Bastard
Red’s RyePA
Porter
Harvest Ale
New Holland (Holland, MI)
Full Circle Kolsch Style
Ichabod Pumpkin Ale
Mad Hatter
The Poet
Erie Brewing (Erie, PA)
Railbender Ale
Heritage Alt
Fallenbock
Presque Isle Pilsner
Mad Anthony’s APA
The Facebook link is http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=155444884449&ref=nf
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October 8, 2009 by Rob
State Could Extend Bar Hours
By Kathleen Grey – Free Press Staff Writer
Vaughn Derderian has heard it often: “Please, it’s 11:45, can’t you just give me one?”
Under Michigan law, the owner of the Anchor Bar in downtown Detroit can’t serve Lions fans a beer or any other booze before noon on Sundays.
But that could change.
Trying to find revenue to offset deep cuts to popular programs, the Legislature may vote to allow serving Sunday drinkers before noon if the bars pay a $1,500-a-year fee. Retailers with licenses could sell before noon, too, if they paid the fee…. [ click here for the rest of the article ]
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Starting today Original Gravity will be open on Sundays from noon to 
8pm.
It is a big sports day in Detroit with the Tigers needing a win and the Lions on TV. So head to OG to watch the games. If the games start to go horribly wrong, OG has great beer and terrific sandwiches. Just in case you need a diversion.
You can also check out OG’s Facebook page.
MIbeerbuzz is now on Facebook too. Here is the link.
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I’m doing a quick post to inform you that Food Town in Monroe has Golden Cap Saison for $6.99 a 6 pack while supplies last. It is a great beer and one of my favorites so get there before I do.
Also, Chris Nass forwarded an article to me written by Julianne Mattera for Concentrate. It covers the craft beer industry in Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas. It is a great read. Below is the link. http://www.concentratemedia.com/features/microbreweries0075.aspx
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September 26, 2009 by Kevin Nash
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 most contested category (Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer) by beating out 109 other entries.
Here is a list of the Michigan winners.
Arcadia Brewing Co. Cereal Killer Barleywine MI: Gold Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Bastone Brewery Saison Du Bastone MI: Bronze French- and Belgian Style Saison
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. Bell’s Lager Beer MI: Bronze Bohemian Style Pilsener
Big Rock Chop House & Brewery Red Rock MI: Silver Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Bam Biere MI: Bronze Session Beer
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. 4th Dementia Old Ale MI: Bronze Old Ale or Strong Ale
Redwood Brewing Co. Cream Stout MI: Silver Sweet Stout
Shorts Brewing Co. Bloody Beer MI: Silver Experimental Beer
Sullivan’s Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill Pirate’s Porter MI: Bronze Robust Porter
For a full list of breweries receiving medals follow this link http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/medals/medalists.aspx#
I tasted a lot of great beer from our state that didn’t take a medal. I am confident that some of the 49 thousand in attendence got to taste those same beers and loved them. Let’s hope that means more business for Michigan breweries.
My plan tonight to toast the winners with some Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere.
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September 26, 2009 by Kevin Nash
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 booze made it into the state. You can read it at http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=181.
The second article covers some of the same territory but it tells more on the lead up to Prohibition. It has a blurb on the naming of Temperance Michigan (if I am ever in the position to name a town I would name it DrinkMIbeerburg or HomerJollyPumpkinland). You can read it at http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=10016.
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