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ARMADA, MI – Blake’s Hard Cider located at Blake Farms is gearing up for its 3 rd Annual Cider Dayze Festival on August 26 and 27.  In partnership with the Armada Lions Club, this beer, wine and cider festival is one of the largest of its kind in Michigan.  “Its really about raising money for a great organiza ...

Comstock Park, Mich. – The tradition continues for Perrin Brewing Company as they craft a Veteran inspired beer to support the Grand Rapids home for the Veterans and the return of LZ Michigan 2017. The Veteran Strong Pale Ale is made once a year to honor the community’s veterans and their families. This year, Perrin support is ...

Zeeland, Mich — The Mudflap is a fun, team challenge biking event. Think Amazing Race-meets-Fed Ex delivery-meets-bicycles! Alley Cat According to Wikipedia: An alley cat race is an informal bicycle race. Alley cats almost always take place in cities, and are often organized by bicycle messengers. The informality of the organization is ...

Ada, Michigan –  Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery & Supply today announced plans to relocate to a newly constructed building at 452 Ada Drive, near the corner of Ada Drive and Fulton Street in Ada Michigan, immediately adjacent to the new Kingma’s Market. Gravel Bottom’s new facility will feature a larger taproom, expande ...

“Today is obviously a beautiful day,” said Eric Tranchell, Beer Liberator for Short’s Brewing Company . August 5 th was , in fact, a perfect day for the brewery’s annual Short’s Fest: blue skies, 70 degrees, and plenty of beer on tap. Held against the backdrop of the Elk Rapids production facility, it was a cas ...

MARSHALL, MI –​ Michigan ranks fourth in the United States in terms of total acreage dedicated to hops, one of four main ingredients in craft beer. Many of those acres will be in full harvest mode at the end of August and early September.  In collaboration the Moga family, owners of High Five Hop Farm in Marshall, along ...

Cellarmen’s first-ever bottled release, Beet Your Meade, is a Beet and Black Currant Saison Mead that will be sold at their Hazel Park taproom on August 5th  in celebration of National Mead Day. The magenta hued honey wine is made with all-Michigan ingredients, including a red beet varietal that was brought over by Cadilla ...

The first time I ventured out to Beards , I nearly missed it driving through downtown Petoskey. The sign was relatively small on an easy-to-miss building. The brewery itself was tucked in the back of a building, down a stone path in what looked like an enclosed outdoor space. The taproom was small, cozy, full of board games, and a record playe ...

As they appraoch three years of business, Tripelroot, Zeeland’s first and only brewpub, is maintaining a focus on crafting an experience that is simple, sustainable, and social. The space was designed using only three materials: brick, wood, and metal. Same goes for the menu, which exclusively offers stonebreads, appetizers, and salads. ...

For hop heads, the months of September and October become a palate-testing quasi-holiday. Many breweries are releasing their hop-heavy beers this time of year as the hop harvest has come to fruition. Of the four main ingredients in craft beer, none boast the rabid following of hops, or humulus lupulus. West Michigan Beer Tours, in collaborati ...