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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September 24, 2009 by Rob
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 Noc Brewers are taking the lead this year,” said Julie Mallard, United Way executive director.
“We are really excited about the changes coming. In fact, we have tagged the festival as being ‘For beer lovers, by beer lovers.’”
This year’s festival will be held behind the Hereford and Hops building on the corner of 1st Avenue North and North 7th Street in Escanaba…. click here for the full article
Here is a list of beers at this years festival – from the UPtoberfest.org website:
Beer list:
Hereford & Hops – Escanaba, MI
Keweenaw Brewing Co. – Houghton, MI
Bay de Noc Brewers – Escanaba, MI
Short’s Brewing Co – Bellaire, MI
North Coast Brewing Co. – Fort Bragg, CA
Rogue – Portland, OR
Southern Tier – Lakewood, NY
Bell’s Brewing Co – Kalamazoo, MI
Firehouse Brewing Co. – San Diego, CA
Leinenkugel’s – Chippewa Falls, WI
Samuel Adams – Boston, MA
Schlitz – Milwaukee, WI
Steves Point Brewery – Steves Point, WI
Lion Brewery – Sri Lanka
Brasserie La Binchoise – Binche, Belgium
Spoetzl Brewery – Shiner, TX
Summit Brewing Co. – St. Paul, MN
Wine:
Threefold Vine Winery – Garden, MI
Garden Peninsula Winery – Garden, MI
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September 22, 2009 by Kevin Nash
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 a report on how it taste. Work has me on a tether for the next week starting Friday.
Here is Doug’s newsletter on Harvest Fest and much more including a bus trip to Michigan Brewers Guild Inaugural Harvest Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 22, 2009 by Rob
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 breweries are speaking out.
Brett Vanderkamp, the chief imagination officer for the New Holland Brewing Company says that cost would ultimately be passed on to consumers.
“What were trying to look out for is come the 11th hour and the 59th minute we just wanna gently remind then that Michigan brewers are providing jobs,” says Vanderkamp. “What ends up happening is we have to build that cost back into our cost of sales and so it goes through the supply chain and gets marked up exponentially through the supply chain.” …..click here for rest of the article
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September 17, 2009 by Rob
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 effort between the Michigan Brewers Guild and Metrotimes and we expect our combined efforts to result in one of the best local beer events in the region. The Eastern Market is one of the nation’s oldest farm markets and the area is rife with brewing history. In its heyday, there were more than 40 breweries in the Market area and malt silos still stand as a testament to the rich brewing history. The Market will be open on Saturday so you may want to come early and check it out. We are expecting more than 40 Michigan microbreweries and brewpubs to participate and there will be nearly 200 different beers available to sample. The event will be open from 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Rain or Shine. Enthusiast Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild will be allowed to enter the Festival an hour early at Noon. The Festival will take place in the parking area near shed #5 and there is ample parking in the surrounding area.
The cost to enter the Festival is $35 in advance and $40 at the gate if tickets are still available. The total quantity of tickets is limited so advance ticket purchase is suggested. Tickets can be purchased here on our website, at participating member breweries and at select retail outlets. Please see the related post on the MASH (our blog) for an updated list of ticket outlets. 15 drink tokens are included with a ticket and each token is good for one 3 ounce beer sample. Additional tokens are available for purchase inside the Festival for 50 cents each. Live entertainment will be provided by local bands and food prepared by local restaurants will be available for purchase.
Festival attendees must be 21 years of age or older and have ID to enter. Designated Drivers are encouraged and DD tickets will be available on line at the gate for $5 each.
Please look for information to be posted on the MASH regarding participating breweries, ticket outlets and other information. The MASH will be updated as new information becomes available. Please feel free to make a post of your own if you are organizing a bus or have something else to share.
Cheers, and see you October 24th at the Eastern Market!
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