I am a fan of IPA’s. I like East Coast IPA’s, West Coast IPA’s, Midwest IPA’s and just about any other kind of IPA you could think of. IPA’s usually have some staple characteristics based on style (East Coast, West Coast, etc.) and that is what makes them stand out. Read more…
I ran my first ever 5k this weekend at Uncle John’s Cider Mill in St Johns MI. I won’t bore you with the details like my time, if I finished or fell into a manure pile, and if that was actually me who ate a dozen donuts and passed out Read more…
Win a Homebrew Starter Kit from Northern Brewer Better On Draft is pleased to announce that we are giving away a Brew Share Enjoy Homebrew Starter Kit from Northern Brewer valued at $99.99! Enter by June 17th and the winner will be drawn on Episode #37 of Better On Draft. Read more…
I came across a local IPA that I had heard about when deciding what to write a review on this week. I hadn’t had any products from Grand River Brewery, so I didn’t have a baseline of what to expect, which is generally a good thing to me. After pouring, Read more…
On a rainy and windy 2nd Saturday in May, Ashley’s Westland was the setting for the Cask Ale Festival. The Cask Ale Festival featured 32 different cask beers from Michigan Breweries and several others from around the country. Arriving shortly before 1pm, I found a full parking lot and a Read more…
Episode #33 Drink List Bell’s Brewery – Batch 4000 Alaskan Brewing Co. – Kicker Session IPA Heineken Newcastle Brown Ale Blackrocks Brewery – Coconut Brown Evil Twin Brewing – Liquid Double Fudge New Holland Brewing Co. – Dragon’s Milk Chocolate and Coffee
Greenwich Time Pub is an adorable little bar located on Cadillac Square in Downtown Detroit. It gives you the feeling that it’s where everybody knows your name and it’s a great place for a liquid lunch! Since it’s nearly summertime in Michigan it’s time to have a Bell’s Oberon! It Read more…
When I heard that Bell’s was adding another IPA to their portfolio, I was a bit excited. The IPA’s that Bell’s has done over the years have been really well done. Two Hearted Ale is consistently on lists of “must taste” IPA’s. HopSlam, while meeting with various levels of acclaim, Read more…
Episode #32 Drink List Arbor Brewing Company – Anniversary Barleywine Arbor Brewing Company – Anniversary Sour Barleywine Axle Brewing Co. – IPA MillKing It Productions – BRIK Griffin Claw Brewing Company (GCBC) – Norm’s Raggedy Ass Short’s Brewing Company – Melt My Brain Pigeon Hill Brewing Company – Oatmeal Cream Read more…
