by Brenda Sodt Marshall | May 17, 2023 | Beer |
The Michigan Brewers Guild 2023 Spring Beer Festival in Traverse City was a dinger! Spring Beer Festival – The Promenade The layout differed from other festivals since the Spring Beer Festival was inside the Turtle Creek Stadium in Traverse City. The... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 28, 2023 | Beer, Michigan |
On our Indiana Jones adventure inside the Hidden King, we discover the fantastical powers of Super Duper Drinks, a fairy door, and the promise of beers to come. Super Duper Drinks It splashed on our social media screen, Christopher Lasher was launching a coffee... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 6, 2023 | Beer |
Exploring the universe of beer styles and flavors crafted by Barrel + Beam through stories at the first beer school hosted at Total Wine in Novi. Barrel + Bream Brewery For the last six months, whenever we have a conversation about beer, someone mentions Barrel +... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Mar 23, 2023 | Beer |
We journeyed to Stormcloud Brewing in Frankfort, Michigan, for their 31 Planes Beer Release Party, and as you’d expect, it took us on quite a trip! We arrived at Stormcloud Brewing after driving through a slushy mess that shrouded our car in ice. We felt like... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Mar 14, 2023 | Beer |
The 12th Annual Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival was back on Saturday, March 11th, at the American 1 Credit Union Center. With over 180 different beverage choices, there was something for everyone–beer, hard seltzers, cider, and non-alcoholic drinks. 12th... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Dec 3, 2022 | Beer, Michigan |
In 2021, Chelsea, Michigan, a small town not far from Ann Arbor, got their first beer and wine specialty store, Withington’s. What they really got was Jay Friend, their personal sommelier or, if you prefer, a wine expert. And he is well on his way to becoming a beer... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 9, 2022 | Beer, Travel |
A friend said, “There is a buzz in Cheboygan.” I never dreamed the buzz would start in the Stormy Kromer store. Stormy Kromer a Cap & Ale House The Stormy Kromer a Cap & Ale House is a delightful surprise in Cheboygan, Michigan. As they say,... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Oct 25, 2022 | Beer |
The SOLD-OUT 13th Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival will go down in the books as one of the best festivals I’ve attended. Michigan craft beer, paired with perfect weather in Detroit’s Eastern Market, doesn’t get any better. Steven was deployed in... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Oct 11, 2022 | Michigan |
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation hosted a solidarity event supporting Line 5 Shutdown and Tunnel prevention on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Frog Island in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Stand Against Line 5 Three things you can do: Submit your public comment to the... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Oct 10, 2022 | Music |
On Friday, October 7, 2022, we were one of the lucky few sitting in Mancelona’s Green River Schoolhouse for the opening night of the 40th Anniversary Revival of the musical “North Country Opera.” North Country Opera “The cast and crew knocked it out of the park last... 
