By Kristia Postma
West Michigan is celebrated nationally for its breweries.
From the lakeshore breweries that line the coast of Lake Michigan to the downtown breweries that have made Grand Rapids the self-proclaimed “Beer City USA,” breweries are a staple of West Michigan.
Last year was difficult for West Michigan breweries.
Two of them, Tibbs Brewing Co. in Kalamazoo and Craft Beer Cellar in Grand Rapids, closed permanently as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt them financially.
But state grants are helping keep other breweries open.
Osgood Brewing in Grandville has suffered from a lack of sales brought on by the pandemic, owner Ronald Denning said. The company received a $15,000 Michigan Economic Development Corp., a government agency that helps businesses grow through investment in businesses and communities.
STEVE CAHALAN
For the La Crosse Tribune
A consortium of investors is expected to acquire La Crosse-based City Brewing Co., which will acquire the closed former Miller Coors brewery in Irwindale, Calif., from Pabst Brewing Co., City Brewing announced Tuesday.
City Brewing has about 700 employees in La Crosse and will continue to be headquartered here, a company spokesman told the Tribune later, adding that no changes are expected in La Crosse operations.
City Brewing will continue to operate its breweries in La Crosse; Latrobe, Pa., and Memphis, Tenn., he said.
The transaction is expected to close in April, City Brewing said in a press release. When that happens, City Brewing Chairman and CEO George Parke III will retire. And Ross Sannes, City Brewingâs chief operating officer, who has been with the company since 2012, will become chief executive officer.
Published March 17th, 2021 at 6:00 AM
WATSON, Mo. Trey Garst hops into his black Chevy pick-up truck at 8 a.m. on a Thursday morning. Heavy metal blares from his speakers as he sips water out of his large silver thermos.
“Most people think because you’re a farmer that you like country music,” Garst says. “I like metal.”
He talks about Corey Taylor, lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour, while pulling out his phone to play a YouTube video of the singer’s “Wicked Game” cover.
‘Steward of the Land’
This is the first in a series of occasional stories as Flatland rural affairs reporter Jacob Douglas follows a Missouri farm family through the seasons of the year. This coverage is made possible, in part, with the support of Report for America.
Four held with liquor
March 17, 2021
SARGODHA: Police Tuesday arrested four bootleggers and recovered liquor from their possession. Police of different stations arrested four bootleggers and recovered 250-liter liquor from accused M Iqbal, Mazhar Abbas, Liaquat and Ramazan. Cases had been registered against the accused.
World TB Day: The World Tuberculosis Day will be marked on March 22 and various public awareness raising programs will be organised in the district.
Posted By Nina Rangel on Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:15 AM click image Facebook / Roadmap Brewing Co. Roadmap Brewing Co. will participate in a worldwide initiative to smash the stigma surrounding mental health. Roadmap Brewing Co. will participate in Things We Don’t Say: Craft Beer for Mental Health, an initiative that invites independent brewers to “smash the stigma surrounding mental health.”
The only Texas brewery participating at press time, Roadmap will join others in creating an IPA from a base recipe, then adding their own individual twists. A portion of the proceeds from the brews all called Things We Don t Say will benefit nonprofit Hope For the Day s proactive suicide prevention and educational programs.