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September 23, 2015 GRAND RAPIDS – Sample unique beer varieties while walking among the dead at Calder Plaza this fall; Zombie Beer Fest is moving its tasty and macabre festivities downtown. Beer City Festivals and Fermenta have teamed up to host an all-Michigan roster of breweries, cider producers, spirits, and more on Oct. 17 from 4-8 p. ...

HUDSONVILLE – Farmhaus Cider Co . Co-Owner John Behrens had one thing in mind when he bought his late grandmother’s abandoned farmhouse and the surrounding property: preservation. “There’s not a lot of people who have farms in their family that are 150 years old,” said Megan Odegaard, co-owner of Farmhaus Cider C ...

COMSTOCK PARK – On Saturday afternoon, Perrin Brewing Company celebrated its third anniversary. A huge blue and white striped tent, adorned with hundreds of hops vines, was pitched in the back lot of Perrin Brewing Company in Comstock Park. Several vendors, including live glass blowers from Sacred Expressions, and a grassy field dedicat ...

DETROIT – An homage to traditional German beer, food, and music was served up at Batch Brewing Company in Detroit this past weekend. Many guests donned Dirndl and Lederhosen as they drank from commemorative beer steins at the brewery’s first Oktoberfest celebration. “We have a lot of love for German beer, and this is the t ...

GRAND RAPIDS – The 5 th Annual Wood Aged Beer Fest (WABF) at Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids has come and gone. Friends, if you weren’t able to attend one of the two sessions on Saturday September 19 th , I’m really, very sorry. The ease and astute organizational flow of this beer festival have only improved since the fi ...

DEXTER – Sour Beer aficionados will want to be at Null Taphouse this Saturday. Sour Beer Day, celebrated on the second Saturday of September each year, will be observed at the production home of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales . The term “sour” refers to brews that have been affected positively by bacteria that change the chara ...

It has been nearly 30 years since the idea and construction of The Vierling came to be. It lends its history to an already historic downtown Marquette, MI, a known destination in the Upper Peninsula for road trips and brewery tours. “We were sitting on Presque Isle when I realized there were great views and a great opportunity,” ...

September 3, 2015 ANN ARBOR – Since the 1300s, the Union of Belgian Brewers has existed as guild for Belgian breweries. It still exists today as one of the oldest professional associations, and nearly all Belgian breweries belong to it. On Sept. 4, the Union will ennoble founders and co-owners Roy More and Jeff More of Ashley’s Res ...

Working in the cellar at Founders Brewing Company often finds me shoulder to shoulder with the Yeast Tech department. Their department, as you may have guessed, is entirely responsible for the care, maintenance, and practical application of any and all yeast used in the brewery. For emphasis, a beer is not released for consumption without their ...

ADA – The unseasonably cooler temperatures and persistent light rain didn’t keep people away from stepping onto the grounds of Sietsema Orchards and Cider Mill on Saturday. The Hard Cider Run kicked off its second year at Sietsema to combine a love of co-owners Courtney Walker and Erik Young, hard cider, with running. “I ...