The Michigan Brewers Guild hosted the 24th Annual Michigan Summer Beer Fest last weekend on Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22. The two-day festival was held in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park in Depot Town.
The weather was nearly perfect as the beers were flowing from over 100 Michigan breweries. In addition to the beer, there were food trucks and live music throughout the weekend.
Prior to the festival, we put together a list of 25 beers for attendees to try. The Better on Draft team was on site throughout the weekend. We were able to volunteer a few hours pouring for Odd Side Ales and Cheboygan Brewing Co.
We know we’re unable to try and enjoy the more than 750 beers available at the festival. From what we did enjoy, here are our Top 10. Beers are listed in alphabetical order based on brewery name.
Berry-Licious Lemon-Blaster
Griffin Claw Brewing Company | Birmingham | Fruited Sour | 5% | Ed’s Pick
Tangerine Submarine
HomeGrown Brewing Company | Oxford | Cream Ale | 4.5% | Ed’s Pick
Watermelon Sunset
Niles Brewing Company | Niles | Milkshake IPA | 6% | Wendy’s Pick
Whirled Strawberry Rhubarb
Old Nation Brewing Co | Williamston | Golden Ale | 4.5% | Ed’s Pick
Coconut Blonde Valdez
Pike 51 Brewing Company | Hudsonville | Blonde Ale | 4.2% | Ed’s Pick
Honeycrisp Rum Runner
Pink Barrel Cellars | Grand Rapids | Fruit Beer | 7% | Wendy’s Pick
25th Anniversary Ale
Rochester Mills Brewpub | Rochester | American Barleywine | 9.5% | Ken’s Pick
Devil’s Blood Black Lager
The Royal Oak Brewery | Royal Oak | Schwarzbier | 5.6% | Ken’s Pick
Beer Pom
Thornapple Brewing | Grand Rapids | Imperial Stout | 12% | Wendy’s Pick
Port Barrel Massacre
Wolverine State Brewing Co | Ann Arbor | Dark Lager | 14.5% | Ken’s Pick
What were your favorites from the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival? We’re looking forward to the U.P. Fall Beer Festival in September!
Cheers!
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