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Style: Bourbon barrel aged hard cider ABV: 6.9% Glassware: Bordeaux Wine Glass Appearance: The cider sits in my glass, clear as can be. It’s straw yellow in color with a slight greenish tint. Aroma: Sweet floral notes like elderflower hit me initially before subtle scents of apple and pear appear. The barrel aging gives it a very ba ...
Read More »U.P. Fest sells out, provides great view, beer and Northern hospitality
MARQUETTE — It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person attending a beer festival must be in want of nothing (excluding, of course, more beer). But put said beer festival on the shore of Lake Superior, where the climes are agreeable, the scenery is picturesque, and the local humor is good, well, then you’ve got a downright ...
Read More »6th Annual UP Fall Beer Fest
In ways that no other state has, Michiganders have the privilege of traveling to a completely different environment without ever leaving their own state. The upper Peninsula is as fierce and rugged as the people are polite and generous, with a culture and climate wholly different than the lower peninsula. That culture was full ...
Read More »New Holland and Carhartt to kick off craftsmanship tour
HOLLAND — The Carhartt Woodsman collaborative brew won’t be the only thing at center stage when New Holland and Carhartt kickoff The Road Home to Craftsmanship tour. The tour, which starts Sept. 20 at Earthworks Harvest Gathering in Lake City, will also feature New Holland’s newly-renovated Stop & Taste Trailer. The 34-foo ...
Read More »Planting the seeds: reviewing the Brewers Grove beers
GRAND RAPIDS — It’s the time of year for the second annual Brewers Grove event. I’ve had the chance to try four of the 24 tree beers at the Brewers Grove kickoff party, held Friday at Harmony Brewing Company. All of these beers, in addition to the 20 others available, will be on tap at participating breweries through Sept. 12. ...
Read More »Keeping it on the Odd Side
Certainly its name is not a misnomer. When it comes to the eccentric, strange or just plain odd, Grand Haven’s Odd Side Ales advertises itself accurately. Since opening its taproom doors in March 2010 — on St. Patrick’s Day weekend — the brewery hasn’t been afraid to offer products on a wide range of the odd spectr ...
Read More »Brewers Grove Project kicks off second year
GRAND RAPIDS — The Brewers Grove Project kicked off its second consecutive year at Harmony Brewing Company Friday night. Tree-themed beers from different West Michigan area breweries will be available at their locales and different area bars and pubs. The evening started with a toast from the Heather and Jackson Van Dyke — owners of ...
Read More »Mountain Town brings standard, specialty offerings to Alma Brewing
ALMA — While expecting quality craft beers in small-town Central Michigan may seem like far-off dream, Alma Brewing Company is making that dream a reality. In fact, it hasn’t taken long for the brewpub to gain notoriety since its opening July 16. “Our goal here is to bring good hand crafted beer to the area,” said Alliso ...
Read More »Fermenta: An idea whose time has come
MIDLAND — The phrase “an idea whose time has come” gets used quite often, and just as often, it doesn’t really fit the situation. But once in awhile, the phrase fits perfectly — as with the women’s craft beverage trade group Fermenta. Pauline Knighton (Short’s Brewing Compa ...
Read More »HopCat Naughty Nicodemus
Style: Cucumber Lime Gruit ABV: 5.2% Glassware: Tulip Appearance: Exceptionally cloudy. Opaque. It looks like a glass of gold/straw yellow grapefruit juice. Aroma: Bright lime notes pop out before the scent of pear and cucumber come through. Mild bready malt is in the background. Flavor: Lots of cucumber and lime. This finishes with bisc ...
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