For The Love of The Mitten, Beer, and Baseball

If you’re in Michigan and encounter a business name that includes the word “Mitten”, you’ll find several possible descriptions; all referring to the shape of the lower peninsula of our great state. Two of them happen to be based in Grand Rapids and share quite similar names. MittenBrew.com, the online news source you’re currently reading, recently sat down to chat with the crew of Mitten Brewing Company, the Detroit Tigers baseball-themed brewery in the West Side neighborhood. They share our love of the mitten as well as our passion for Michigan’s craft culture. Sometimes this leads to a brief moment of confusion, more on that in a bit.

Spend some time at Mitten Brewing Company and you’ll begin to understand the depth of their commitment to great beer and baseball. MItten, in their case, also refers to a baseball mitt. Brews have monikers that refer to the game, and are fermented in vessels named in honor of Tigers legends Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, and Kirby Puckett.

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