Beer

We joined the flock at the Goose Island Beer company tap take over at the Heidelberg in Ann Arbor, MI. Great place and great beers! Check it out!

It’s a great feeling when you stumble upon a new band whose music makes your soul sing. Its even better when you find out this band is playing at one of your favorite breweries! Such was my luck when I read that Captain Ivory would be jamming over at Dark Horse Brewing in Marshall, Michigan on...

The Beer City Spring Fest in Hudsonville, Michigan did not disappoint — bountiful beverage choices, fancy footwear, hard rock, hula hoops, beautiful faces, gnomes and...

I know what you are thinking, what are you two doing out a Dark Horse Brewing in marvelous Marshall, Michigan for a barbeque contest? You guys don’t eat ribs and brisket! Your vegan! Well, you are right, we don’t partake in BBQ meats, but its a party at Dark Horse and we were out...

Fourteen reasons to attend the Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival! New brews, creative food, BEARDS galore, lively cornhole games, Music are just a...

The Kuhnhenn Brewing taproom is well worth visiting. Be sure to stop in and check out all the great brews these guys are making!…You can’t go wrong with a visit to Griffin Claw Brewing. Stop in and have a beer why don’t you...

Great beer, SUN and fun at the 2014 Annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival: 89 Breweries, 789 beers and lots of new breweries. It did not disappoint.

Mingling with naughty snow sculptures while drinking one-of-a-kind Dark Horse beer in the Beer Garten. It doesn’t get much better! Lots of great pictures.

We’ve been hearing about this great bar down in Detroit called PJ’s Lager House, yet just hadn’t had a chance to stop by and check it out. When we heard our friends, Rickett Pass, were playing their 5th anniversary gig over at PJ’s; we had to...

A recap of the 4 Elf Party at Dark Horse Brewery on Dec 4, 2013. It is a beer sale, music event, food experimentation, beer drinking, dancing, good time.

The Detroit Fall Beer Festival 2013 was fantastic! Did you miss it? We have a great review of the breweries and the bands. Lots of pictures too.

Running Fits Dances with Dirt 2013 100K Extreme Relay Race was a perfect. They delivered with plenty of surprises, mud and great medals.

The Michigan Brewer’s Guild presented its 5th Annual U.P. Beer Festival in Marquette, Michigan on September 7th — Great beer, friends, music and a little rain.

Tahqua Beer Run...who needs a beer??   Ok, I admit it. When we travel, the first thing I seek out after a place to stay, is where to find a local beer. Whether the destination is Scotland or Traverse City, Michigan, finding good beer is part of what makes traveling fun. That said, when we...

  The Old German bar and 'bierkeller' recently opened its doors again after closing them in 1995 when the owner, Bud (Robert) Metzger, retired. Ann Arbor's original Old German first opened in 1928. It was one my favorite restaurants from my youth. I celebrated many important milestones in it....

In this Michigan Beer Enthusiast's opinion, the 2013 Michigan Summer Beer Festival (MiSBF13) was the best Summer Beer Festival to date. It was well organized, attended and the weather was nearly perfect! (So there was a minor thunder storm...) The music was great. I sampled many new beers and...

  Beer, its whats for dinner (and lunch, and well just about any time!) While up in Traverse City for the Bayshore half and full marathon over Memorial day weekend, we couldn't miss an opportunity to check out some great Michigan beer. The Traverse City area has become a bit of a beer mecca...

    Great Beer and Great fun at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest For the past four years, we've headed West to Grand Rapids, Michigan with our friends Jeff and Angie, to partake in the annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter beer festival. Each of the guild festivals have their...

  Its Time for a Beer! After our snowshoe adventure at the Bigfoot Boogie, Brenda and I refueled our tanks with a fantastic lunch at Poppycocks.  Rain had started to fall and after a little bit of shopping (Brenda couldn't resist 50% off!), it was time to start our afternoon beer...

Chelsea Alehouse Brewery opened its doors to the public on Thursday, January 3 and we decided to check it out! Once inside the Chelsea Alehouse, you are greeted with a wide open and inviting space with lots of windows. We thought all the natural light added a nice ambiance. The only thing missing...

Family, friends, food and Dick Clark have always been a New Years Eve tradition. Long before I could host my own New Year's Eve parties, my parents would drag me to their friend's parties. I would curl up in a chair with the TV and Dick Clark, while my parents played bridge and drank Canadian Club...