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The Ada Pour House Gastropub has already developed the moniker ‘The People’s Pub’ in the small town of Ada, and the pub isn’t scheduled to even open until today. Despite that, it already has a reputation of being friendly, real, accessible and approachable to its new clientele. Rob Aldridge, owner, ha ...

ABV: 6% IBUs: 30 I have a feeling that the folks at Blackrocks know a thing or two about surviving Michigan winters. Located in Marquette in the U.P., winter starts sooner and ends later than most places in the country below 5,000 feet above sea level. I figured that if I were looking for a winter beer to review, then Blackrocks Brewery wo ...

HOWELL — After months of intense renovation, the caterpillar that was once the Shark Club of Howell has emerged as the butterfly that is now Block Brewing Company, the latest Michigan craft brewery to open its doors to a public increasingly craving fresh, local beer. Named after automotive engineer turned brewhouse designer turned college ...

Nestled among Lake Michigan shoreline and the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes lies an oasis for your “up north” adventure: Anderson’s Market in Glen Arbor. Known as a friendly neighborhood corner store to many who live in the area, Anderson’s has evolved to highlight the best local products in the area. Recently remodeled, Ande ...

MARSHALL — The party started early at Dark Horse Brewing Company over the weekend for the 4 Elf party. Although the annual bottle release party officially began at 7 a.m. on Saturday when employees began accepting order forms, Facebook posts of eager fans began as early as 5 p.m. on Friday. The order forms created an efficient p ...

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Tony Batou knew alcohol was his passion back when he started his first retail location in 1995. Batou, Owner of The Wine Garden, started developing his zeal for spirits right out of the gate at 21 years old. “I went to a lot of beer tastings, wine tastings, liquor tastings,” he said. “Sometimes almost ...

HOLLAND — New Holland Brewing Company more than doubled its retail space for merchandise, beer, spirits and re-purposed bourbon barrel furniture when it opened its new store, Sidecar, on Dec. 8. Located at 72 E. 8th Street in downtown Holland, adjacent to the New Holland Brewing pub, the 1,600-square-foot Sidecar also will feature a ...

GRAND BLANC — “Follow me,” he says, and before I can do anything besides enthusiastically nod my head, I’m racing to keep up with this man I had just shaken hands with. He’s gesturing and pointing as we pass shelves of bagged pasta, salsa, giant jars of fresh spices — everything so colorful and delicious that ...

Since I’ve lived in the Lansing area, I have found that many of the area’s hidden gems are found in strip malls, which, although may appear not-so-pretty on the outside, can house truly beautiful things. Vine & Brew in Okemos is one of these places, with its beautifully green walls lined with beer and wine from all over the ...

Style: Kombucha Beer ABV: 8.0% I think I speak for many beer drinkers when I say that one of the best parts about the craft beer industry is the overwhelming variety of beers on the shelf. We’ve come a very long way from the German beer purity law from 1487, The Reinheitsgebot. It simplifies beer quite drastically, and it states ...