Bill's Beer Garden to open for St. Patrick's Day weekend

By Ann Dwyer Production Asst.

Posted on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 : 11 a.m.

There's a joke that 37 degrees is T-shirt weather is in Michigan. Well, it's also drinking outside weather. Bill’s Beer Garden at Downtown Home & Garden would like to assist you with that. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Garden will be opened for limited times throughout the season.

The official dates and times are:

March 15-17 (Fri.-Sun.) from 5-11 p.m.; April 5-7 (Fri.-Sun.) from 5-11 p.m.; May and June, every weekend (Thurs.-Sun.), from 7-11 p.m.; July 4-Sept. 30, 6 days a week (Tues.-Sun.) from 5-11 p.m.; Oct. 1 through early December, every weekend (Thurs.-Sun.) from 5-11 p.m.

They will offer beers from Arbor Brewing Company, Bell’s, Dark Horse, Wolverine Brewing, Founders, Original Gravity, Dragmonmead and New Holland. Wine will also be available.

Two seating pavilions plus pop-up tents when necessary will provide shelter from the elements. Strings of lights and trees line the perimeter of the beer garden, to create a festive and inviting space.

Fri.-Sun., March 15, 16, 17, 2013. 5-11 p.m. No cover. At Downtown Home & Garden, 210 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor. 734-662-8122. For more information see billsbeergarden.com and facebook.com/BillsBeerGarden or call the Bill’s Beer Garden info line at 734-369-8001.

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