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10 Local Beers You’ll Want to Stick in the Cooler This Summer May 12, 2021 Photo by Stacey Sprenz Photography The summer months can pose a bit of a challenge, here in the Triangle. By May, locals know to expect pollen, sweltering heat, and swarms of bugs. But the trials of summer are no match to a blindly positive attitude (‘It’ll probably cool down soon!”) and a cooler full of locally brewed beers. And as the state’s vaccination numbers rise, folks are more willing ...

I know. I know. These lists come out one after another, and it can be overwhelming. But our lives are so slow these days, due to pretty much everything being shut down by the pandemic, that we need something, even if its just for bragging rights. So here goes. The List Wire division of USA Today published a list of the most popular beers at all the 30 Major League Ballparks. I scrolled through it, and found a lot of familiar names, some surprises, and bragging rights. USA Today, used UnTappd in...

What's the deal with Bell's Beer product showing up on NBC's Saturday Night Live? For the second time in five years, here was the pride of Kalamazoo on display.

Craft Beverage Week Starts With Outdoor & Carry-out Events First Like everything else, its different this year, but Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week (yes, thats the new name. It was Craft Beer Week for the first ten years.) presses on. The organizers have put together a hybrid Craft Beverage Week celebration, in an effort to both help local businesses, but to also get people out, but in a safe and distanced manner. Several participants plan outdoor "parties" while waiting for the restart of indoor...

Bell's Brewery is showing a little love for your pets with a few cool items.

Everyone seems to be jumping on the pet-friendly band wagon. From office buildings encouraging you to bring your dog to work, or pubs that offer a doggy deck, we are getting more and more comfortable with the average pet owner including their dog or cat in their daily activities. Hell, Ben and Jerrys just rolled out their Doggie Desserts line of ice cream, so even your after dinner treat can be shared with your furry best friend. But what about kicking back with a Kalamazoo favorite? Bells Brew...

Readers pick a dark wild saison as Beer of the Year Updated Jan 11, 2021; Posted Jan 11, 2021 Rake Beer Projects GraveHop, a dark wild saison brewed with blackberry and raspberry was the Readers Pick as Beer of the Year in a Michigans Best Poll by John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman. Rake Beer Project is located in Muskegon, Michigan. It opened in September of 2019.John Gonzalez Facebook Share A dark wild saison? That’s right, Michigan beer drinkers chose Rake Beer Project’s GraveHop as Beer of...

Gonzo’s Top 10 Michigan beers of 2020 Updated Jan 09, 2021; Facebook Share How do you pick a list of Top 10 beers in a year that was nothing like normal? Typically, I’m checking out new breweries and sampling as many Michigan beers as possible while out and about. What happens when there is no “out and about”? This year my list is about those “taste memories” my colleague Amy Sherman likes to say shape our decisions of where to eat and what to drink. These were my personal favorite...

Amy’s Top 10 Michigan beers of 2020 Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Fleur de Mac is a special brew by Biére de Mac made to help celebrate Mackinac State Parks 125th birthday. Facebook Share There was nothing normal about 2020, even the simple act of enjoying a cold pint of Michigan beer. And while things weren’t the same, our Michigan breweries stepped up even more, not only brewing up some excellent beers, but also changing almost everything they do in order to remain open. Jo...

A shortage of canned beer looks like its on the horizon leaving many Michigan breweries scrambling to make sure their production facilities can at least produce their product in bottled form. Why the shortage? Many reasons abound but the lack of on-premise sales through taps and sales of kegs thanks to restaurant and bar shut downs due to the Covid-19 crisis is the biggest culprit, with beer lovers having no other choice but to empty beer shelves at local grocery stores. The rush for aluminum c...