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Upper Peninsula Fall Beerfest

August 8, 2011 in Blog

Michigan does not suffer from a lack of breweries.  Living in the Lansing are, I am about a.5 hours away from more than a dozen great breweries.  Unfortunatly, not everyone is so lucky, especially our friends from north of the Mackinaw Bridge.  But just because they don’t have the concentration of great breweries we enjoy down here, does not mean that they are out of luck for getting great beers.  In fact they get to play host to one of the Michigan Brewers Guild’s four annual festivals.

On September 10th, in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park MBG will be holding its 3rd annual U.P. Fall Beer Fest.  The festival starts at 1PM (noon for Guild Enthusiast members) and runs until 6pm.  Hopefully enough time to samplesome of the more than 200 different local beers that will be available.  So if you live up north and couldn’t make the trek down to any of the other festivals, or live under the bridge and want to make a journey northward, I recommend you check it out.

More information and full press release after the break

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This is Kombucha

August 5, 2011 in Cryptic Review, Stewart Recommends, The Hopster, Video

Now I know many of you have been waiting with bated breath to hear more about the intriguing new brew from Unity Vibration.  We didn’t want to disappoint you, so we got the whole gang at the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival to give it a try and share our thoughts.  We’ve got Stewart Recommends to tell you what it tastes like, The Hopster to tell you when would be the best time to be seen drinking it, and a Cryptic Review to let you know how this particular brew _feels_.  So check them out and stay tuned for some more reviews, AND Interviews with some new brewers and some familiar faces to This Week in Beer from the Beerfest.

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What is Kombucha?

July 20, 2011 in Blog

I’m glad you asked, because I didn’t know either.  But a quick look at the wikipedia page tells me two things, first, that “Kombuchais a is an effervescent tea-based beverage that is often drunk for its health benefits or medicinal purposes,” and second, that the Image they choose is downright frightening.  Why am I talking about this strange and intriguing beverage?  Because Michigan’s own Unity Vibration Living Kombucha Tea has created a Kombucha Beer.  And if that isn’t exciting enough, it will be available at the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beerfest in Ypsilanti this coming weekend.  I will tell you this, I am very excited to give this a try.  If you’d like some more information, I have the full Press Release after the break.

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Cryptic Review: Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale

July 13, 2011 in Cryptic Review, Video

Hey everyone, glad you made it back.  I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying the nice weather here.  It is perfect for stepping out on the porch and enjoying a fine beer.  This week I have a great selection from Dark Horse Brewery, their Sapient Trip Ale.  Enjoy.
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The Hopster: Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

July 6, 2011 in The Hopster, Video

It feels so good to be back. Not that I don’t like camping, I’m just not sure my back likes it as much as I do. Air mattresses are great, or they would be if they didn’t deflate during the night. But that is the past. We are living in the now. and the now includes this review from The Hopster. You may not have noticed but over the break we experienced the solstice, and do celebrate it we here in Lansing went to the Festival of the Moon. While there we were able to sample a variety of great beers from Bell’s Brewery. So here we have the Hopster’s thoughts on their Two Hearted Ale.
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