Articles tagged: beer

The Week in Beer: Still crafty after all of these beers

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Posted: May 16, 2013

How's your American Craft Beer Week treating you? Good, I hope. Well, it's been a long week for yours truly, and if you've been stressed out so far this week, there are a whole lot ... Read more »

MLIVE: The votes are in: Grand Rapids voted Beer City USA in a landslide

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Posted: May 13, 2013

The big news in these poll results is the strong showing of Michigan cities this year. Michigan represents 3 of the top 5 vote-getters in this annual poll. While Grand Rapids tied with Asheville for first place last year, no other Michigan cities even cracked the top 20. Read more »

The Week in Beer: Ann Arbor for BeerCity USA 2013

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Posted: May 09, 2013

"I've always thought Ann Arbor had a great beer scene." So one-time Ann Arbor resident Larry Bell (that guy who founded a little brewery in West Michigan) told me in a recent interview for my ... Read more »

The Week in Beer: You're entering a world of beer

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Posted: May 02, 2013

It's a beery world. Everywhere you look there are people enjoying a brew at a sidewalk table, in a blooming beer garden, or on a rooftop patio. And why not? The warm weather finally appears ... Read more »

U-M alumni plan to open craft beer bar near campus in June

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Posted: Apr 29, 2013

Two University of Michigan alumni plan to bring hundreds of different craft beer varieties to Ann Arbor's South University bar scene this summer. Read more »

food & grocery: Is Ann Arbor Beer City USA?

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Posted: Apr 26, 2013

Is Ann Arbor Beer City USA? We'll never know unless you vote now to put Tree Town on Charlie Papazian's 2013 Beer City USA poll, to be conducted May 6-10. The nominating poll closes today. ... Read more »

food & grocery: The Week in Beer: Turbo deluxe supercharged plus-sized information dump

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Posted: Apr 25, 2013

From Belgium to Hollywood, your globe-trotting Week in Beer has the goods. So much of the goods, in fact, that it's hard to keep up. But whenever I think of all my thirsty readers who ... Read more »

Wolverine State Brewing Company to screen 'The Love of Beer'

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Posted: Apr 19, 2013

Having known and met many professional craft brewers, it's safe to say they have a type. They are often bearded, burly men dedicated to their product. Read more »

The Week in Beer: Something old, something new

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Posted: Apr 18, 2013

This Week in Beer, what's old is new. Or maybe it's the other way around. At any rate, the buildout of the new Old German has commenced in the basement of Grizzly Peak. Old World ... Read more »

with gallery: Ben Folds thrills Hill Auditorium fans with energetic benefit concert

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Posted: Apr 12, 2013

If Ben Folds was really faking his way through his performance at Hill Auditorium on Thursday, as he more or less admitted he was, probably every band in the nation should cancel next week’s rehearsal. ... Read more »

food & grocery: The Week in Beer: Drinkin' in the rain

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Posted: Apr 11, 2013

I know April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but if this keeps up all they're gonna bring is a very large ark with an extensive animal shelter aboard it. Ah well. In other ... Read more »

The Week in Beer: A little something for everyone

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Posted: Apr 04, 2013

This busy Week in Beer has a little something for everyone. Sports? Yep. Beer dinners? You betcha. Parades? Outdoor venues? Check, check. Good brews that cost a buck? Ferreals. OK, now that you're intrigued, let's ... Read more »

New York Times: Craft brewers seek tax cuts as industry grows

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Posted: Apr 02, 2013

Craft beer makers across the country are seeking a federal tax cut that they say would help them increase production and hire additional employees, the New York Times reports. Read more »

food & grocery: The Week in Beer: Easter, Yeasters, Madness, and Fools

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Posted: Mar 28, 2013

Spring is in the air, and the signs of it are now impossible to deny. Not just the obvious signs like sunlight and temperatures rising above freezing, but also the ongoing college basketball frenzy, the ... Read more »

food & grocery: The Week in Beer: Drink spring

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Posted: Mar 21, 2013

Raise your hand if you're ready for spring. Well, too bad, because it seems Mother Nature isn't quite done with winter yet. But beer seasons wait for no man (or mother), so raise your pint ... Read more »