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6.5% ABV, Draft Appearance: Golden tone, no head with minimal carbonation Aroma: Malty, there are sweet and slightly fruity scents Taste: Sweet malts come forward with good rounded flavor and a nice hoppy finish. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with a lighter to medium carbonation, this is an easy drinker. Likeable for its style, Big Fiets packs ...

GRAND RAPIDS — A consensus was had in a small group standing on the south side of Founders Brewing Co. Saturday during the brewery’s seventh annual Founders Fest. Although the group of four admittedly hadn’t been to many other city’s street festivals, they were adamant Grand Rapids throws some of the best in the country. ...

5.8% ABV, Draft Appearance: Slightly cloudy orange color with no head. Aroma: Subtle fruit nose with hops. Taste: Sweet citrus fruit up front followed by some hops and malty bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. This otherwise traditional ale is somewhat “twisted” with a slight citrus sweetness and hop finish. This brew is cr ...

MARSHALL – If you think Michigan is hot and humid in the summer, try going down to Louisiana in June. Better yet, why not just bring the bayou up to Michigan? That’s exactly what Dark Horse Brewing does the second Saturday of every June for its annual Crawfish Boil. This year’s edition attracted hundreds of revelers throughout ...

GRAND RAPIDS — We had a great time throughout the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrewers Conference held at DeVos Place last week. Below are links to all of our coverage, as well as some of our favorite photo moments. Photos by Steph Harding. MittenBrew Coverage June 11 – Grand Rapids gears up for AHA National ...

Beer, burgers and B-Dubs were on the menu at the Royal Oak Farmers Market on Saturday during the fourth annual BRU Fest, a benefit for the Children’s Leukemia Foundation (CLF) of Michigan. Bell’s Brewery, the exclusive beer sponsor of the event, had more than 20 craft beers on tap for attendees to enjoy while they noshed on burgers ...

ANN ARBOR — Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. is taking its artfully crafted beers to new levels with this summer’s release of four-pack stubby bottles. Hellion — a 9.99% ABV Midwest India Pale Ale — will be the first Grizzly Peak brew to hit store shelves the week of June 23. “It really is a dream come true to see this ...

GRAND RAPIDS — “1 in every 200 Americans homebrew.” Charlie Papazian, quietly unassuming, gently humorous, clad in a hawaiian shirt, shares from the stage. This number has implications. “You — homebrewers — have ignited and inspired the world of craft brewing, in America and elsewhere.” Grand Rapids, es ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Seminars are a part of any conference that the most devoted of attendees geek out about — technical details, pie charts, information from the EXPERTS. Homebrewers are no exception. In fact, they may enjoy it more than most. With the intricacies of their field and the easy accessibility of so many experts at hand, the ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Club Night. An extenuation of the Beer City Social Club, homebrew groups from all over the country use the evening to highlight who they are, what they are about and, most importantly, the beers they brew. Club Night is THE party — some of the best, award winning homebrewers are in attendance and the vibe of the ...