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DEARBORN — Don’t let the name fool you. Merchant’s Fine Wine has lots of love for the craft beer crowd. The store is located at 22250 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn, and to say it offers a vast selection would be an understatement. According to beer manager Annette May, customers have around 1,300 different beers to choose from. &l ...

WARREN — Located in a huge building just down the street from Kuhnhenn Brewery, Champane’s Wine Cellars has long been known as a destination for Michigan beer. Yes, the name sounds like the delicious bubbly special occasion beverage, but it is actually the owner’s last name — Dean Champane is the long standing owner of t ...

Amidst the rolling hills and serene lakes of Leelanau County a great battle has begun. The Michigan Civil Beer War began with its first battle this weekend at the Little Traverse Inn in Maple City. The competition, which will take place through March, pits the breweries of the Northern part of the state against “heavyweights” of the ...

KALAMAZOO — In a time where beer and spirits are the growing trend, it takes something more than just selling to become a worthwhile bottle shop stop. That is why Salut promises so much more. “People can go anywhere for beer,” says owner Joe Snyder. “What sets us apart from competitors is our exceptional customer se ...

Owner Tim Suprise has immense pride in Arcadia, as well as Battle Creek and Scotland. It was particularly evident on Saturday as the Battle Creek brewery celebrated its 18th Anniversary and Highland Christmas at its original location. “One of the nice things about owning your own brewery is that you can decide what kind of things you ...

On Saturday,  crisp, chilly weather didn’t keep fans away from Grand Rapids Brewing Co.’s 2nd Anniversary Party. The line of people stretched down Ionia Avenue nearing HopCat before the 11 a.m. opening, with many rushing toward the back bar to buy the limited run of bottling for the brewery’s Polish Eagle and the Phi ...

Nestled between college town and the state capitol, Oades Big Ten Party Store keeps Lansing craft beer fanatics from going thirsty. Oades Big Ten, along with the East Lansing Big Ten party store, opened in 1991 shortly followed by the Okemos, and then later, the Holt locations. By the time that Oades Big Ten general manager, Kevin Albery, began ...

If you step into 8 Degrees Plato Beer Company on the right day, you might be required to literally step over the massive amounts of beer piled into their Ferndale store. “The best night for the store is probably Thursday night, after the last trucks come in,” said part owner Tim Costello. “By that Sunday, the store will be emp ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Rishi’s International Beverage is nothing short of a commercial local beer, wine and liquor store. Stepping through the front doors, thousands of bottles — all shapes, sizes, colors and ethnicities — as well as the friendly Rishi Makkar, greet you ready to serve your palate. “I don’t think we d ...

There’s very few occasions where I would instinctively grab a bottle of something as complex as a dark beer with coffee, chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg and habanero peppers. However, Odd Side Ales has time and again surprised me with some less-than-common additions to their beer. Since the late 90’s or so, home brewing has been st ...