Follow Steve Siddall as he travels around the state visiting and reviewing craft breweries.
After a lot of research, typing, editing, second and third guessing myself, more typing, more editing, and tons of new gray hairs, we have finally reached the last segment of the 2025 State of the Industry report. I know that so far this segment on the page has seemed like Read more…
Today is a great day for Part 2 of the State of the Industry report, which like the temperatures outside, will probably be by far the coldest part of this segment. We are going to piggyback off of the first segment of this article about the ever changing landscape of Read more…
I have been promising it for over a month now and it has finally arrived. Today is the first part of the 2025 State of the Industry report. This segment is one of the more ambitious topics that has been covered on the page so far and I really hope Read more…
Another brewery that I hit this past June is Third Life Brewing Company up in Manistee, Michigan. They are on River Street just outside of Downtown Manistee. Third Life Brewing Company opened in November of 2022 and have been putting out quality products from day one. They are inside of Read more…
I know that as you have driven North on I-75 towards West Branch you have seen the billboards along your travels for The Highway Brewing Company. Located in Downtown West Branch, they are housed in a restored fire hall from the 1890’s. The Highway opened in 2018 and has been Read more…
Sorry for the late post tonight, but i was just scrolling through my feed, and unfortunately we have another closure to report on. 3 Gatos Brewery out of Wyoming, Michigan will be closing their doors on February 8th of 2025. This is sad news, I went there this past June Read more…
Staying in Lawton, Michigan today, almost directly across the street from Thursday’s review (sorry I missed the last few days), Longship Brewing Company is another brewery, Big T Brewpub. For a small town like Lawton, the fact that they can sustain two breweries across the street from each other is Read more…
Just Southwest of Kalamazoo off of I-94 sits the little town of Lawton, Michigan and Longship Brewing Company, which opened its doors to the public in 2023. I had visited this location a few years back when it was Barn Brewers but this location has quite a bit of history, Read more…
Anytime that I walk into a brewery and I check out your menu, one style of beer that I will always try if it is listed on the menu is an ESB. ESB stands for Extra Special Bitter, this style has a shorter history than most styles of beer. But Read more…
As you are traveling along the Southwest portion of the State of Michigan, you are more than likely going to come across Benton Harbor and North Pier Brewing Company. Since opening in 2016, North Pier has been brewing quality products for their community and beyond. North Pier has been so Read more…
