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Imperial Mud 12.5% ABV — Imperial Mud is an imperial stout with all of the qualities you would expect from the style. With a high ABV at 12.5%, Imperial Mud is the same recipe base as Kuhnhenn’s famous Michigan Mud. Brewed with Michigan malt and hops, the aroma is dominated by combination of them. The vanilla beans and ...

While it is a passion of mine to help people make beer at home, I suppose it would be better to state that my passion is to help people to make the best possible beer at home. To clarify, I seek to help home-brewers to identify and construct the beer they wish to make, a beer they can call their own. More often than not, my help is offered by w ...

When the Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen opened 19 years ago, food was the focus. The menu, heavy with hearty comfort food with a unique edge, provided the character and substance. What surprises customers when they come for the food is the quality and variety of craft beer. The Union has 34 beer taps in this refurbished 1840’s Bap ...

HARBOR SPRINGS — The Michigan Brewers Guild announced its latest Board of Directors additions, as well as several award recipients, last Wednesday at the Guild’s annual Winter Conference held at Boyne Highlands Resort. Eric Briggeman of Rochester Mills Production Brewery was elected to his sixth term on the board, and will serve his ...

To age or not to age — is that the question? Nowadays, aging seems to be the answer. In the craft beer world, trends like cellaring, trading, verticals and bourbon barrels, among other things, factor into building a cellar full of craft beer goodness. But how do you go about it? Where should you start? What beers should you be on the look ...

CASCADE — Harvest Health Foods, with a mission to bring wholesome, nutritious foods to your local neighborhood, might seem like the last place to get quality Michigan brewed beer, ciders and wines. But you’d be wrong. With multiple locations in the West Michigan area, Harvest Health has been around for over 60 years, ...

ABV: 5.8% IBUs: 48 Aroma: Rapunzel has let really her hair down here (this pun doesn’t even work that well in this instance, but I wanted to get it out of the way early). The aroma is pretty notable with very forward wheat character, balanced nice and tall with citrus and tropical fruit from the Michigan-grown hops. The aroma is ...

Last fall, we put out a call to our Facebook and Twitter nations, in an effort to look for our next beer-terns as a part of what we call our “MittenBrew Training Program.” Continuing to be a part of our team for 2015 are three individuals who show a love for Michigan craft beer, and also an experience in journalistic abilities. All ...

Just off of the corner of Mound and Chicago in Warren, you will find the humble and hidden Kuhnhenn Brewing Company bustling at capacity most days of the week. In that brewery, you’ll discover the Kuhnhenn family still doing business in their original location. The location where Eric Sr. ran his hardware store. The location where brother ...

COMSTOCK PARK — Perrin Brewing Co. and Colorado’s Oskar Blues Brewery have announced Cornlaboration, a collaboration lager between the two breweries. The lager is currently on tap at the Perrin taproom. The 5.8% ABV beer features a combination of corn, Full Pint malt, German hops and Denmark lager yeast. A fresh bready flav ...