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GRAND RAPIDS — The conclusion of the National Homebrewers Conference happened last night with a Grand Banquet and awards ceremony. An amazing amount of people shuffled into one room to eat, drink and celebrate their fellow homebrewers. There was a 45 percent increase in the number of competitors, with 8,172 homebrews judged in this year&r ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Charlie Papazian. If you homebrew, you know this name. Author of the quintessential “The Complete Joy of Home Brewing,” founder and president of the American Homebrewers Association and all around godfather of the American homebrew scene, MittenBrew caught Charlie right before a book signing to ask some quick qu ...

GRAND RAPIDS — The name of this year’s National Homebrewers Conference is ‘Mashing in Michigan’, paying homage to our Great Beer State. We pride ourselves on working hard, creating something new, reinventing and rebuilding what it means to be ‘Michigan’. We’ve earned that cold drink. And Thursday saw pl ...

GRAND RAPIDS — The parking lot was definitely an indicator that we’ve reached Conference Week. License plates from Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Maryland, Iowa and Ohio, just to name a few, were present in Brewery Vivant’s lot prior to the start of the second and last day of its ‘Rare Beer & Food Experience’ event. ...

HOLLAND — Alice in Wonderland in Holland? Yes, that happened. On Saturday, New Holland Brewing Company hosted its Hatter Days Street Party outside the taproom in downtown Holland. The annual event is a summer celebration of food, music and — of course — their series of Hatter beers. The event is an amazing birthday celebratio ...

In just one day, thousands (yes, thousands) of homebrewers, craft brew geeks and beer enthusiasts will call Grand Rapids their temporary home. From Thursday to Saturday, DeVos Place will play host to this event, a fun, educational conference designed to increase your knowledge of homebrewing and encourage camaraderie. A quilter’s conventi ...

4.9% ABV, Draft Appearance: Copper with a thin light head Aroma: Malty Taste: Malt-forward with plenty of bread-like flavors. It finishes fairly strong, dry and bitter. Mouthfeel: Creamy with a low level of carbonation. This cask conditioned collaborative brew certainly matches its name with plenty of traditional English ale flavor and d ...

CHARLEVOIX — “Sorry; he told me I needed to dress up.” Dressed in a suit, a festival goer nodded to the man next to him with a smile and headed to the first brewery table, tickets in hand. Not even a wedding stopped people from coming to enjoy the first annual Charlevoix Craft Beer Festival. When founders of Bridge Street Tap ...

DETROIT — For the first time since 1985, beer will be canned in Detroit. Atwater Brewery, the city’s largest brewer, is leading the charge and canning Dirty Blonde Ale, Grand Circus Session IPA and Atwater Lager. The brews will be immediately available in 12-ounce cans. The brewery will be canning in 16- and 19-ounce sizes in the fu ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Sure, you’ve driven to your favorite brewery and walked to explore a new brew, but have you ever paddled to your next pint? Paddle for Pints kicked off summer in Traverse City on Saturday with a unique pub crawl. Paddle for Pints is a new and fun way to experience the breweries on the TC Ale Trail. Instead of visitin ...