Freakin' Flights
Freakin’ Flights – Hefeweizens (2020)
If you’re looking to soak in the spring vibes, crack open a Hefeweizen. This Freakin’ Flight features Michigan breweries that get the Hefeweizen right.
Blogs
The List – 6 Winners from the Winter Beer Festival (2020)
It was an amazing weekend in Grand Rapids for the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. The weather was almost perfect with tons of sun, warmer temperatures, yet gusty winds to keep festival-goers in check that it is still February. Plenty of people from all over the state of Michigan Read more…
The List
The List – 20 Beers You Want to Try at the Winter Beer Festival (2020)
2020 is here and so are the changes for the Michigan Brewers Guild’s festivals. The first of the handful of changes go into effect this week with the 15th Annual Winter Beer Fest in Grand Rapids with the festival being reduced to one day instead of two. Other changes this Read more…
Event Reviews
Friday Eve Chat at Eastern Market Brewing Company – The State of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Craft Beer
Important conversation was flowing just as much as the beer was tonight at Eastern Market Brewing Co. The topics centered on diversity, inclusion, and equity in craft beer. The event, Friday Eve Chat, is going to be a soon to be staple in the event offerings of Eastern Market Brewing Read more…
Brewery Reviews
Brewery Review – Harmony Brewing Company
The day before Thanksgiving is known as the busiest travel day of the year as the holiday season begins to ramp up. People are hitting the road and flocking to the airports to travel to see friends and family. I decided to hit the road that day, as well, for Read more…
Beer Reviews
Beer Review – Eastern Market Brewing Company – Dees Bees Knees
Eastern Market Brewing Company (EMBC) shook things up for the Detroit Fall Beer Festival last month in their backyard at Eastern Market. They were the only brewery to withdraw from the annual Michigan Brewers Guild festival in light of the fallout with Founders Brewing Company. EMBC’s beer Dees Bees Knees Read more…
Better on Draft Podcast
Better on Draft 201 – Big Buck Brewery
Doug takes the long trip down I-75 from Gaylord Michigan to bring us some tasty beers! He wins bonus points for bringing an altbier for Ken, while they discuss traveling in Michigan during the winter, deer season, and self distribution. Talks about the journey from home brewing to production brewing Read more…
Better on Draft Podcast
Better on Draft 199.5 – Middlecoast and Michigan Brewers Guild
Prior to the Detroit Fall Beer Festival put on the by the Michigan Brewers Guild, we invited a lot of out of town brewers to come into studio to chat about their brewery, try some of their beers, and see what’s going on in their tap rooms! This episode will Read more…
Blogs
The List – 20 Beers You Want to Try at the Detroit Fall Beer Festival (2019)
NOW UPDATED with the location of the breweries featured! The 2019 Detroit Fall Beer Festival will be taking place at the historic Eastern Market on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Tickets are still available for this beer festival featuring 130 breweries and 850 beers. With the Michigan Brewer’s Read more…
The List
The List – 5 Winners of the U.P. Fall Beer Festival (2019)
Whether you are still holding on to summer or wishing for fall, the U.P. Fall Beer Festival delivered the best of both worlds this past weekend in terms of weather and beer offerings to the masses of people who attended. The thermometer read 60° and there were partly sunny skies Read more…
