by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Sep 14, 2022 | Beer |
The Michigan Brewers Guild’s 2022 UP Beer Festival was held in Marquette on Saturday, September 10. Over 85 breweries brought close to 500 beers for Michigan Beer Enthusiasts to sample while dodging the raindrops. The 2022 UP Beer Festival Michigan Beer...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Aug 24, 2022 | Beer |
Hop Alliance in Omena, Michigan, maybe be small, but as they say, “our cones are big.” This 30-acre farm located at the tip Leelanau Penninsula is anything but small. Hop Alliance is Hopping We visited Hop Alliance in early August, days before the harvest...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Aug 10, 2022 | Travel |
Rattling Rita, our vintage Westfalia Camper is a diva. She required afternoon siestas, regular spa treatments, and constant attention from her fans everywhere we stopped. Our Westfalia Camper is a Diva: ACT II If you’ve not read ACT I of Rita’s story,...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Aug 9, 2022 | Beer |
The Fermenta Meet and Greet Brew Day Extravaganza invitation said, “Come have fun with us making and talking all things beer!! We will be brewing a hazelnut coffee blonde ale.” Hello, who would turn down that invitation? Not me. Brew Day Extravaganza Jay Green...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Aug 3, 2022 | Travel |
Our Route 66 Road Trip in a vintage VW campervan took a few unexpected turns. It started as a quest for #vanlife but ended as a #dystopiancomedy. Chasing Nostalgia in a Vintage VW Campervan: ACT I Four hours into our #vanlife adventure, I text my sister,...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 27, 2022 | Beer, Travel |
The grand opening of Brew Detroit’s new kitchen is on August 13, 2022, and their secret ingredient is Chef Tara Abdusshakur. She is beautiful, funny, talented and she’s got green sharpies! More about the green sharpies in a minute. Brew Detroit’s New...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 26, 2022 | Beer |
The 2022 Brewers Guild Michigan Summer Beer Festival was a craft beer enthusiast’s paradise featuring over 700 beers. 23rd Annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival After a two-year hiatus, the Michigan Brewers Guild 23rd Annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 15, 2022 | Beer |
The new ROAK Beer Garten feels like a mash-up of the movies “Money Ball (2011)” and “Lawless (2012).” When I mentioned this to Chuck, he looked at me rather quizzically. I’m sure he thought, “She’s lost her mind.” The ROAK Beer Garten Let me explain. When I...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 8, 2022 | Beer |
What is next for Batch Brewing? Stephen Roginson’s answer might surprise you. Hint: It might have to do with community. Batch Brewing The street names and directions are familiar: follow signs for Rosa Parks Blvd, merge onto W. Fischer Service, and turn...
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 20, 2022 | Hiking, Travel |
Are you reluctant to visit Death Valley? Concerned it will be too hot? Worried the hikes are too strenuous? Not sure what there is to see besides cactus and tumbleweeds? Here is a truckload of recommendations and tips covering: safety precautions, what to pack,...
