January 28, 2012
Liquid Table Announces Inaugural GR Beer Week
Featuring Breweries, Bars and Restaurants in Grand Rapids, MI
Monday, February 20 – Saturday, February 25, 2012
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) – With a cold bite in the air and a cold pint in hand, beer lovers from all over Michigan and surrounding states will
descend on Fifth Third Ballpark just north of Grand Rapids on February 25 for the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. This year, craft
beer fans will have an even better reason to spend an entire week in Grand Rapids.
read more
January 20, 2012
Heralding Gilgamesh: The Epic Sour Ale
Upland’s latest adventure into the world of sour brewing, Gilgamesh, is a beer fit for the legendary king of Uruk himself. This Flanders Red style
beer is our strongest sour ale, at 10.5% ABV, and possesses a fruity Belgian yeast character, creamy mouthfeel contributed by flaked maize, tart
highlights produced by wild microorganisms, and hints of oak texture from slightly neutral bourbon barrel aging.
read more
January 20, 2012
Wolverine State Brewing Company Declares A Lager Revolution
After a successful first year of business, The Wolverine State Brewing Company declares 2012 the Year of the Lager Revolution.
read more
January 17, 2012
Michigan Brewers Guild Presents Inaugural “Tom Burns Award” - Recognizing the Pioneering Spirit of
the Great Beer State – to Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewing Company
(BELLAIRE, Mich) – Nearly 200 leaders in the state’s craft brewing industry were present at the Michigan Brewers Guild annual conference
which took place at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire last week, where the inaugural “Tom Burns Award” – recognizing the pioneering spirit of the
“Great Beer State” – was presented to Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan.
read more
January 16, 2012
Michigan Brewers Guild Announces 2012 Board of Directors
(BELLAIRE, Mich) – The Michigan Brewers Guild recently elected its 2012 Board of Directors at its annual meeting, January 12, at Shanty Creek
Resort in Bellaire. Each board position is a two-year term, elected in alternating years (3, 2).
read more
January 6, 2012
Founders' All Day IPA Release Begins February 6 in Limited Markets
Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that All Day IPA would be the next addition
to the brewery’s year-round lineup, with availability limited to Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and the greater Chicago area beginning on
February 6, 2012.
read more
January 6, 2012
Capital Brewery's 15th Annual Bockfest Coming Saturday, February 25th
For the past fifteen years, on the last Saturday in February (regardless of Wisconsin weather!), Capital Brewery hosts a one-of-a-kind outdoor party
in our Bier Garten located in Middleton, WI. Bockfest is the celebration of our annual release of Blonde Doppelbock; a beer whose inviting
drinkability belies its notorious reputation. In fact, at the 2011 U.S. Beer Open Championships, the Blonde Doppelbock was ranked number two in
the Doppelbock category. It is available at retail March 1st each year; therefore guests at Bockfest are the first to drink Blonde prior to its official
release to the public.
read more
December 14, 2011
Founders Brewing Company Announces: Better Half Is the Next Beer in Our Backstage Series
Grand Rapids, Michigan — Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that Curmudgeon’
s Better Half would be the next release in the brewery’s 750mL Backstage Series, with availability beginning on February 13, 2012, just in time
for Valentine’s Day.
read more
December 6, 2011
Point Brewery Hires Brewmaster To Keep Pace With Demand
Increased sales, brewing capacity mean additional brewing talent required
Stevens Point, WI - A new brewmaster is on the job at the Stevens Point Brewery, which expanded its production capacity earlier this year to keep
pace with continued double-digit sales growth.
read more
December 5, 2011
Enjoy the Tastes of the Season with North Peak’s Blitzen Festivus Ale
Traverse City, MI - Just in time for the holidays, North Peak’s delivers its latest seasonal brew: Blitzen Festivus Ale – a gift to celebrate a joyous
holiday feast from the enchanting Northern Magical Wood Elf.
read more
November 16, 2011
Plans Announced for The Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival 2012
The Third Annual Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival event offers a day of craft and micro-brew tasting for every kind of beer lover. With new
expanded event grounds at The St. Paul Farmer’s Market, the biggest outdoor winter beer festival in Minnesota just got even better. The “coolest”
beer fest on earth has sold out each of the past two years.
read more
October 13, 2011
Summit Brewing’s Mike Lundell Announces His Second Unchained Beer
Black Ale released just in time for Halloween
St. Paul, MN – Brewer Mike Lundell announces his second Unchained beer – Black Ale, which pays tribute to his 15-year run at Summit Brewing
Company. The eighth beer to be released in the limited-time-only Unchained Series, Black Ale will be available in draught the week of Oct. 24 and
in bottles the week of Nov. 7.
read more
October 11, 2011
Bier Brewery Takes Home Brew Bracket Tap Trophy in Tournament of Indiana Stouts
Indianapolis, IN – Brew Bracket hosted its second tournament of craft brews at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 8th. Almost
200 Hoosiers joined together at the fairgrounds to blindly taste variations of stouts from some of Indiana’s finest craft breweries.
read more
October 7, 2011
3rd Annual Detroit Beer Week kicks off with TapDetroit at Fountain Bistro
Features 100% Michigan-made beer, 313ale
Thursday, October 13 – Sunday, October 23, 2011
(DETROIT, Mich.) – The tagline on the flyer for this year’s Detroit Beer Week says it all: “This year, we turned it up to 11.” Only in Detroit can a
week be stretched from seven to eleven days.
read more
October 6, 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Wins at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival
World Class in Every Glass
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company today announces winning a Gold and Bronze medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival
(GABF).
read more
October 3, 2011
Michigan Brewer Guild Members Snag 5 Medals at 2011 Great American Beer Festival in Denver
(LANSING, Mich) – Michigan craft breweries were awarded five medals at the 30th Annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition,
held this past weekend in Denver, Colorado.
read more
October 1, 2011
Great American Beer Festival® Winners Announced
248 medals awarded; 18 first-time entering breweries earn medals; Indiana claims winningest entry rate
Boulder, CO • The 2011 Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) competition drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2011 topping last year's
entries by 11 percent. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,930 beers vying for medals (compared to 3,523
entries in 2010).
read more
September 30, 2011
Detroit Fall Beer Festival Celebrates City’s Rich Brewing History – Saturday, Oct 22 at Eastern Market
(LANSING, Mich) – The Motor City has a long-standing brewing history, and in recent years it has been revitalized thanks to a growing interest in
the craft beer movement – including the 3rd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival. As one of four annual events sponsored by the Michigan Brewers
Guild, this fall event – held on Saturday, October 22 at Eastern Market – is being held in conjunction with media partner, metrotimes. Some 50
Michigan craft breweries will offer samples of more than 200 different beers throughout the afternoon.
read more
September 27, 2011
Upland’s Sour Reserve Release and Reception
Head Brewer Caleb Staton started Upland’s sour ale program as an experiment in 2006 with only four oak barrels for aging sours. The program
has grown much since then, and along the way Caleb has blended portions of his favorite batches together in a single barrel to create the live
harmony of tartness, fruitiness, and layers of unique flavor that we call Sour Reserve. After years in the making, this exceptionally complex beer,
possibly our finest creation yet, is finally ready for release.
read more
September 21, 2011
2011 UP Fall Beer Fest
Seeing it was a beautiful Autumn day, we decided to hit up the UP Fall Beer Festival in Marquette, Michigan a couple weeks ago. While there, we
figured we'd check in with some of the brewers to talk about the Michigan craft beer scene...
read more
September 12, 2011
North Peak Carves Out Latest Brew with Hooligan: A Hoppy Pumpkin Ale
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich) – Tired of having to choose between your favorite pumpkin beer and your favorite IPA when fall comes around? Well, fret
no more. Enter the Hooligan – the new hoppy pumpkin beer from North Peak Brewing Company in Traverse City. Coming in at 5.5%ABV with 35
IBUs, Hooligan is a real treat for beer lovers – just in time for the harvest season.
read more
September 6, 2011
U.P. Fall Beer Fest Returns to Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park
Michigan Brewers Guild Hosts 3rd Annual Event – Saturday, September 10
Nearly 30 Michigan craft breweries will gather at Mattson Lower Harbor Park on Saturday, September 10 for the 3rd Annual U.P. Fall Beer
Festival where attendees will be able to sample from more than 200 different locally-crafted beers – along with food prepared by area restaurants
and live, local entertainment.
read more
September 5, 2011
A Look Back At The Inaugural Midwest Brewers Fest
The inaugural Midwest Brewers Fest took place on August 27th, 2011 in Plainfield, Illinois. In this video, we take a look a the festival and some of
the most buzzworthy brewers in attendance, including Chicago's Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 5 Rabbit Brewery, Argus Brewery and Revolution
Brewing Company.
read more
September 1, 2011
Michigan Craft Beer “Enthusiasts” Offered Fall Brewery Tours
(LANSING, Mich) – One of the benefits of membership in the Michigan Brewers Guild “Enthusiast” program is special VIP tours and tastings at
member breweries around the state. To participate in one of these special tours, one must be a current Enthusiast member – a group dedicated to
celebrating the growing craft beer industry in the Great Lakes State. Enthusiast memberships are $35 each and are available online at www.
michiganbrewersguild.org/beernut.asp. There is no additional charge for the tours, but reservations are recommended and attendees must show
their Enthusiast card.
read more
August 29, 2011
Designing a Personalized Home Bar
If you brew your own beer at home and want to have a place for friends to come over and enjoy it with you, or you simply like to indulge in some
at-home taste tests with members of your family, you may desire a home bar area for just that purpose. Home bars are relatively easy to want,
but not as easy to get. First, you have to figure out a space to put the bar, decide how you’re going to build it or have it installed, and then decorate
it to your liking. Below, we’ll go over some tips on setting up a home bar area in your own home, so that you can entertain friends and family alike
with home-brewed beer or store-bought liquor depending on your preference.
read more
August 24, 2011
Wilson Center Toasts 10th Anniversary with A Beer Tasting Event
Brookfield, WI - Raise a glass and toast the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center’s 10th Anniversary season. In conjunction with the Hidden River Art
Festival, the weekend of September 16-18, 2011, the Wilson Center will have its very first Beer Tasting! On Saturday September 17, 2011 from
4pm to 8pm you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the art of brewing and sample over 30 fine-crafted domestic and international beers. The
festivities will take place under a spacious tent on the Center’s West Side Patio in the Strohmaier Sculpture & Botanical Garden.
read more
August 18, 2011
Toast The Coast At The 2nd Annual Weko Beach Brewers Fest, October 1
Bridgman, MI – Are you ready to TOAST THE COAST? It’s no secret that Michigan is home to great breweries and picturesque beaches.
Combining the best of both worlds, the Bridgman Area Economic Growth Alliance invites you to a relaxing fall day on a pristine beach to savor
award-winning Michigan craft beers that are as spectacular as its harvest sunsets. Live music will enhance the scene as you raise your beer mug
and ‘toast the coast’ on Saturday, October 1st from 3 pm to 9 pm, under a Big-Top Tent overlooking beautiful Weko Beach in Bridgman.
read more
August 18 , 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Hosts 3rd Annual Great Nebraska Beer Festival
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company will host the 3rd Annual Great Nebraska Beer Festival on Saturday August 27, 2011 in Papillion’s
Shadow Lake Towne Center. The festival will run from 1-6 p.m. Attending the festival are breweries representing 14 different states from
California to Florida including nearly every Nebraska Brewery. Brewers, Brewery Owners and representatives from many participating
breweries will be available to interact with festival goers. Over 160 different American Craft beers will be available for craft beer lovers to enjoy
and for the first time in Nebraska beer festival history, breweries not currently distributed in the state will have the opportunity to attend and
share their craft with local enthusiasts. Additionally, educational seminars led by brewers and brewery owners will be available free of charge,
with your ticket, during the festival. Information on all attending breweries and event details can be found at www.greatnebraskabeerfest.com.
read more
August 18, 2011
Celebrate Autumn With Point Oktoberfest
Popular seasonal now available in 12-pack cans.
For the first time, Point Oktoberfest will be available in 12-pack cans --lightweight and convenient and the perfect companion for fun fall
activities. Point Oktoberfest is also available in 6-pack bottles, 12-pack bottles and on tap.
read more
August 15, 2011
More than 50 Breweries, Cideries, Meaderies & Wineries
Featured at TC Summer Microbrew & Music Festival – August 26-27
(Traverse City, Mich) – Over 50 breweries – as well as a cider, mead and wine court – will offer up hundreds of samples of their products August
26-27 at the 3rd Annual Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival on the historic lawn of the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.
read more
August 9 , 2011
Video Tour of the 2011 Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival
The guys over at Milwaukee Beer Buzz put together this great video on the Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival that took place in July. It is
quickly becoming one of Wisconsin's best beer festivals and we'd encourage anyone to add it to their 2012 beer festival itinerary.
read more
August 9 , 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Announces Inception Series
World Class in Every Glass
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company today announces the bottling of the first barrel-aged Craft Beer in its newly formed Inception Series.
read more
Liquid Table Announces Inaugural GR Beer Week
Featuring Breweries, Bars and Restaurants in Grand Rapids, MI
Monday, February 20 – Saturday, February 25, 2012
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) – With a cold bite in the air and a cold pint in hand, beer lovers from all over Michigan and surrounding states will
descend on Fifth Third Ballpark just north of Grand Rapids on February 25 for the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. This year, craft
beer fans will have an even better reason to spend an entire week in Grand Rapids.
read more
January 20, 2012
Heralding Gilgamesh: The Epic Sour Ale
Upland’s latest adventure into the world of sour brewing, Gilgamesh, is a beer fit for the legendary king of Uruk himself. This Flanders Red style
beer is our strongest sour ale, at 10.5% ABV, and possesses a fruity Belgian yeast character, creamy mouthfeel contributed by flaked maize, tart
highlights produced by wild microorganisms, and hints of oak texture from slightly neutral bourbon barrel aging.
read more
January 20, 2012
Wolverine State Brewing Company Declares A Lager Revolution
After a successful first year of business, The Wolverine State Brewing Company declares 2012 the Year of the Lager Revolution.
read more
January 17, 2012
Michigan Brewers Guild Presents Inaugural “Tom Burns Award” - Recognizing the Pioneering Spirit of
the Great Beer State – to Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewing Company
(BELLAIRE, Mich) – Nearly 200 leaders in the state’s craft brewing industry were present at the Michigan Brewers Guild annual conference
which took place at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire last week, where the inaugural “Tom Burns Award” – recognizing the pioneering spirit of the
“Great Beer State” – was presented to Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan.
read more
January 16, 2012
Michigan Brewers Guild Announces 2012 Board of Directors
(BELLAIRE, Mich) – The Michigan Brewers Guild recently elected its 2012 Board of Directors at its annual meeting, January 12, at Shanty Creek
Resort in Bellaire. Each board position is a two-year term, elected in alternating years (3, 2).
read more
January 6, 2012
Founders' All Day IPA Release Begins February 6 in Limited Markets
Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that All Day IPA would be the next addition
to the brewery’s year-round lineup, with availability limited to Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and the greater Chicago area beginning on
February 6, 2012.
read more
January 6, 2012
Capital Brewery's 15th Annual Bockfest Coming Saturday, February 25th
For the past fifteen years, on the last Saturday in February (regardless of Wisconsin weather!), Capital Brewery hosts a one-of-a-kind outdoor party
in our Bier Garten located in Middleton, WI. Bockfest is the celebration of our annual release of Blonde Doppelbock; a beer whose inviting
drinkability belies its notorious reputation. In fact, at the 2011 U.S. Beer Open Championships, the Blonde Doppelbock was ranked number two in
the Doppelbock category. It is available at retail March 1st each year; therefore guests at Bockfest are the first to drink Blonde prior to its official
release to the public.
read more
December 14, 2011
Founders Brewing Company Announces: Better Half Is the Next Beer in Our Backstage Series
Grand Rapids, Michigan — Founders Brewing Co.’s Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing, Dave Engbers, announced today that Curmudgeon’
s Better Half would be the next release in the brewery’s 750mL Backstage Series, with availability beginning on February 13, 2012, just in time
for Valentine’s Day.
read more
December 6, 2011
Point Brewery Hires Brewmaster To Keep Pace With Demand
Increased sales, brewing capacity mean additional brewing talent required
Stevens Point, WI - A new brewmaster is on the job at the Stevens Point Brewery, which expanded its production capacity earlier this year to keep
pace with continued double-digit sales growth.
read more
December 5, 2011
Enjoy the Tastes of the Season with North Peak’s Blitzen Festivus Ale
Traverse City, MI - Just in time for the holidays, North Peak’s delivers its latest seasonal brew: Blitzen Festivus Ale – a gift to celebrate a joyous
holiday feast from the enchanting Northern Magical Wood Elf.
read more
November 16, 2011
Plans Announced for The Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival 2012
The Third Annual Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival event offers a day of craft and micro-brew tasting for every kind of beer lover. With new
expanded event grounds at The St. Paul Farmer’s Market, the biggest outdoor winter beer festival in Minnesota just got even better. The “coolest”
beer fest on earth has sold out each of the past two years.
read more
October 13, 2011
Summit Brewing’s Mike Lundell Announces His Second Unchained Beer
Black Ale released just in time for Halloween
St. Paul, MN – Brewer Mike Lundell announces his second Unchained beer – Black Ale, which pays tribute to his 15-year run at Summit Brewing
Company. The eighth beer to be released in the limited-time-only Unchained Series, Black Ale will be available in draught the week of Oct. 24 and
in bottles the week of Nov. 7.
read more
October 11, 2011
Bier Brewery Takes Home Brew Bracket Tap Trophy in Tournament of Indiana Stouts
Indianapolis, IN – Brew Bracket hosted its second tournament of craft brews at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 8th. Almost
200 Hoosiers joined together at the fairgrounds to blindly taste variations of stouts from some of Indiana’s finest craft breweries.
read more
October 7, 2011
3rd Annual Detroit Beer Week kicks off with TapDetroit at Fountain Bistro
Features 100% Michigan-made beer, 313ale
Thursday, October 13 – Sunday, October 23, 2011
(DETROIT, Mich.) – The tagline on the flyer for this year’s Detroit Beer Week says it all: “This year, we turned it up to 11.” Only in Detroit can a
week be stretched from seven to eleven days.
read more
October 6, 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Wins at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival
World Class in Every Glass
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company today announces winning a Gold and Bronze medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival
(GABF).
read more
October 3, 2011
Michigan Brewer Guild Members Snag 5 Medals at 2011 Great American Beer Festival in Denver
(LANSING, Mich) – Michigan craft breweries were awarded five medals at the 30th Annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition,
held this past weekend in Denver, Colorado.
read more
October 1, 2011
Great American Beer Festival® Winners Announced
248 medals awarded; 18 first-time entering breweries earn medals; Indiana claims winningest entry rate
Boulder, CO • The 2011 Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) competition drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2011 topping last year's
entries by 11 percent. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,930 beers vying for medals (compared to 3,523
entries in 2010).
read more
September 30, 2011
Detroit Fall Beer Festival Celebrates City’s Rich Brewing History – Saturday, Oct 22 at Eastern Market
(LANSING, Mich) – The Motor City has a long-standing brewing history, and in recent years it has been revitalized thanks to a growing interest in
the craft beer movement – including the 3rd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival. As one of four annual events sponsored by the Michigan Brewers
Guild, this fall event – held on Saturday, October 22 at Eastern Market – is being held in conjunction with media partner, metrotimes. Some 50
Michigan craft breweries will offer samples of more than 200 different beers throughout the afternoon.
read more
September 27, 2011
Upland’s Sour Reserve Release and Reception
Head Brewer Caleb Staton started Upland’s sour ale program as an experiment in 2006 with only four oak barrels for aging sours. The program
has grown much since then, and along the way Caleb has blended portions of his favorite batches together in a single barrel to create the live
harmony of tartness, fruitiness, and layers of unique flavor that we call Sour Reserve. After years in the making, this exceptionally complex beer,
possibly our finest creation yet, is finally ready for release.
read more
September 21, 2011
2011 UP Fall Beer Fest
Seeing it was a beautiful Autumn day, we decided to hit up the UP Fall Beer Festival in Marquette, Michigan a couple weeks ago. While there, we
figured we'd check in with some of the brewers to talk about the Michigan craft beer scene...
read more
September 12, 2011
North Peak Carves Out Latest Brew with Hooligan: A Hoppy Pumpkin Ale
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich) – Tired of having to choose between your favorite pumpkin beer and your favorite IPA when fall comes around? Well, fret
no more. Enter the Hooligan – the new hoppy pumpkin beer from North Peak Brewing Company in Traverse City. Coming in at 5.5%ABV with 35
IBUs, Hooligan is a real treat for beer lovers – just in time for the harvest season.
read more
September 6, 2011
U.P. Fall Beer Fest Returns to Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park
Michigan Brewers Guild Hosts 3rd Annual Event – Saturday, September 10
Nearly 30 Michigan craft breweries will gather at Mattson Lower Harbor Park on Saturday, September 10 for the 3rd Annual U.P. Fall Beer
Festival where attendees will be able to sample from more than 200 different locally-crafted beers – along with food prepared by area restaurants
and live, local entertainment.
read more
September 5, 2011
A Look Back At The Inaugural Midwest Brewers Fest
The inaugural Midwest Brewers Fest took place on August 27th, 2011 in Plainfield, Illinois. In this video, we take a look a the festival and some of
the most buzzworthy brewers in attendance, including Chicago's Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 5 Rabbit Brewery, Argus Brewery and Revolution
Brewing Company.
read more
September 1, 2011
Michigan Craft Beer “Enthusiasts” Offered Fall Brewery Tours
(LANSING, Mich) – One of the benefits of membership in the Michigan Brewers Guild “Enthusiast” program is special VIP tours and tastings at
member breweries around the state. To participate in one of these special tours, one must be a current Enthusiast member – a group dedicated to
celebrating the growing craft beer industry in the Great Lakes State. Enthusiast memberships are $35 each and are available online at www.
michiganbrewersguild.org/beernut.asp. There is no additional charge for the tours, but reservations are recommended and attendees must show
their Enthusiast card.
read more
August 29, 2011
Designing a Personalized Home Bar
If you brew your own beer at home and want to have a place for friends to come over and enjoy it with you, or you simply like to indulge in some
at-home taste tests with members of your family, you may desire a home bar area for just that purpose. Home bars are relatively easy to want,
but not as easy to get. First, you have to figure out a space to put the bar, decide how you’re going to build it or have it installed, and then decorate
it to your liking. Below, we’ll go over some tips on setting up a home bar area in your own home, so that you can entertain friends and family alike
with home-brewed beer or store-bought liquor depending on your preference.
read more
August 24, 2011
Wilson Center Toasts 10th Anniversary with A Beer Tasting Event
Brookfield, WI - Raise a glass and toast the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center’s 10th Anniversary season. In conjunction with the Hidden River Art
Festival, the weekend of September 16-18, 2011, the Wilson Center will have its very first Beer Tasting! On Saturday September 17, 2011 from
4pm to 8pm you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the art of brewing and sample over 30 fine-crafted domestic and international beers. The
festivities will take place under a spacious tent on the Center’s West Side Patio in the Strohmaier Sculpture & Botanical Garden.
read more
August 18, 2011
Toast The Coast At The 2nd Annual Weko Beach Brewers Fest, October 1
Bridgman, MI – Are you ready to TOAST THE COAST? It’s no secret that Michigan is home to great breweries and picturesque beaches.
Combining the best of both worlds, the Bridgman Area Economic Growth Alliance invites you to a relaxing fall day on a pristine beach to savor
award-winning Michigan craft beers that are as spectacular as its harvest sunsets. Live music will enhance the scene as you raise your beer mug
and ‘toast the coast’ on Saturday, October 1st from 3 pm to 9 pm, under a Big-Top Tent overlooking beautiful Weko Beach in Bridgman.
read more
August 18 , 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Hosts 3rd Annual Great Nebraska Beer Festival
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company will host the 3rd Annual Great Nebraska Beer Festival on Saturday August 27, 2011 in Papillion’s
Shadow Lake Towne Center. The festival will run from 1-6 p.m. Attending the festival are breweries representing 14 different states from
California to Florida including nearly every Nebraska Brewery. Brewers, Brewery Owners and representatives from many participating
breweries will be available to interact with festival goers. Over 160 different American Craft beers will be available for craft beer lovers to enjoy
and for the first time in Nebraska beer festival history, breweries not currently distributed in the state will have the opportunity to attend and
share their craft with local enthusiasts. Additionally, educational seminars led by brewers and brewery owners will be available free of charge,
with your ticket, during the festival. Information on all attending breweries and event details can be found at www.greatnebraskabeerfest.com.
read more
August 18, 2011
Celebrate Autumn With Point Oktoberfest
Popular seasonal now available in 12-pack cans.
For the first time, Point Oktoberfest will be available in 12-pack cans --lightweight and convenient and the perfect companion for fun fall
activities. Point Oktoberfest is also available in 6-pack bottles, 12-pack bottles and on tap.
read more
August 15, 2011
More than 50 Breweries, Cideries, Meaderies & Wineries
Featured at TC Summer Microbrew & Music Festival – August 26-27
(Traverse City, Mich) – Over 50 breweries – as well as a cider, mead and wine court – will offer up hundreds of samples of their products August
26-27 at the 3rd Annual Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival on the historic lawn of the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.
read more
August 9 , 2011
Video Tour of the 2011 Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival
The guys over at Milwaukee Beer Buzz put together this great video on the Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival that took place in July. It is
quickly becoming one of Wisconsin's best beer festivals and we'd encourage anyone to add it to their 2012 beer festival itinerary.
read more
August 9 , 2011
Nebraska Brewing Company Announces Inception Series
World Class in Every Glass
(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing Company today announces the bottling of the first barrel-aged Craft Beer in its newly formed Inception Series.
read more
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