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The Schaefer family has been growing in the apple business since 1855. Last year, their commercial farm produced 300,000 bushels of apples. As is the case with most commercial farms, many of those bushels went to waste. One hundred thousand Schaefer apples too ugly or too large to put on the fresh market were thrown away. Watching this happen o ...
Read More »Short’s Fest celebrates creatively fearless beer
Short’s Brewing Company’s parties are legendary in the state of Michigan, especially since they are never one and the same. While the anniversary party can be described as brilliant madness to kick off the spring and summer, Short’s Fest, which took place at the Short’s production facility, is the relaxing come-down from ...
Read More »Nature, community, craft: The Workshop Brewing Company quickly becomes favorite among locals
Tucked away in the Warehouse district, in Right Brain Brewery’s original location, is a brewery which aims to be synonymous with Traverse City. The Workshop Brewing Company opened in 2013 and has set itself apart from the other breweries in the area. Its unique atmosphere, amazing selection of food and beer and dedication to the community ...
Read More »Beer Comes From the Ground? Pilot Malt House educates on beer’s earthly origins
Where does beer come from? Much to my surprise, as well as that of Erik May, President of Pilot Malt House, many consumers really have no clue. “Through my traveling I realized more and more that people, generally, think it just appears. Much like a car—they buy it from a dealership and don’t think much about how i ...
Read More »Twenty Beer-y Years with Arbor Brewing Company
The traditional 20th anniversary gift is something platinum. But when Arbor Brewing Company celebrated its 20th anniversary this weekend, it gave us what it has been giving us for two decades: beer! Twenty years ago, the brewpub opened on Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor. Today, thanks largely to the anchoring of Arbor Brewing Company (a ...
Read More »Michigan Brewers Guild highlights Fermenta Collaborations
A year ago, Fermenta: Michigan Women’s Craft Collective premiered 10 collaboration brews with breweries at the 2014 Michigan Brewers Guild (MBG) Summer Beer Festival. At the Winter Beer Festival this past February 2015, they premiered 19. Over the weekend at the 2015 Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Fermenta premiered 26 new c ...
Read More »Festivalgoers cool down with Michigan brews
The 18th Annual Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival took place at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on Friday and Saturday. Over 100 breweries gathered to deliver 932 brews for the celebration of our state’s wildly popular beer culture. Hot and steamy weather didn’t discourage the thousands of exuberant attendees. Shade trees and ...
Read More »Paddle for Pints returns for year two along the Boardman
TRAVERSE CITY — Summertime in Northern Michigan means spending as much time along the water as possible. And even with rain looming overhead, hundreds took to the water on Saturday for a unique paddling adventure. Paddle for Pints, now in its second year, is a TC Ale Trail event and combines some of Traverse City’s best features: fr ...
Read More »Proost! Dutch Girl Brewery opens to excitement in Spring Lake
When you live in West Michigan, you can’t get too far without coming across something touched or inspired by the Dutch culture. With the Mitten State already making its mark in the beer industry, it is no surprise that the Dutch and beer cultures collide in Spring Lake. Located directly across from Vander Mill Cider Mill and Wi ...
Read More »B. Nektar gives the Michigan mead scene some bzzz
Mead isn’t mainstream. It’s where beer was in the early 1980s, when breweries like Sierra Nevada and Bell’s Brewery were just getting started. Michigan, however, has one of the hottest scenes, and B. Nektar has established itself as one of the major mead players in the nation. So, MittenBrew traveled to its facility in Ferndal ...
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