Posts Tagged: Michigan
Back From The Eastern Midwest - And What Did I Learn?
Posted by on Saturday, August 15, 2009 in - leave a comment
I don't know that I learned anything. Maybe that faux Amish beards are in with brewers. A lot of the guys at the two breweries I hit between single A baseball games and small town diners, Dark Horse and Jolly Pumpkin, were sporting variations of big bear face. Looked a lot like a reunion of … read more »
Michigan: Bellaire Brown, Short's Brewing, Elk Rapids
Posted by on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in - leave a comment
You can see I am not even in Michigan anymore - you see that, right? - but this beer is so good it is interstate. I bought a six of Bellaire Brown for $9.99 at Wacky's Party Store that forms part of the Dark Horse compound in Marshall, Michigan - just about half an hour's drive north of the … read more »
Michigan: A Two Hearted Ale And Then A Miller
Posted by on Monday, August 10, 2009 in - 4 comments
When we got to Lansing it was too late to do anything like shop for beer. We had a hotel pool to cannonball into, then a supper to find as well as a baseball game to attend. The tickets seven rows back of home were nine bucks, my Two Hearted Ale was four-fifty with dinner and huge mug of Miller at …
Any Travel Tips For Central and SW Michigan?
Posted by on Sunday, August 2, 2009 in - 5 comments
While these things can go astray at the last minute, it looks like I am going to be able to roam the area east of southern Lake Michigan for a week later in August. My 2008 trip fell through so I have only been to Michigan's Ann Arbor area that one time in 2007. There are, however, rules of the …
Not A Michigan But Definitely Something From Michigan
Posted by on Friday, June 12, 2009 in - 3 comments
When I was a kid I watched Hockey Night In Canada every Saturday night. I dropped it in my teens and twenties but in my thirties I was back. Not so much these days. I have drifted in and out of being a hockey fan and have the weird status of being a fan of both traditional rivals, the Leafs and … read more »
Sour Beer Studies: La Roja, Jolly Pumpkin, Michigan
Posted by on Friday, April 24, 2009 in - 4 comments
[Ed.: Note the comments where Greg from Allagash corrects some of my less than stellar observations. But check here for thoughts on my questionable taste.] • Have you ever had a surprise disappointment? I got a bunch of Allagash brews last year, stashed them to great benefit and loved them all …
About Oaked Beer: Perseguidor 2006, Jolly Pumpkin, Michigan
Posted by on Saturday, October 4, 2008 in - 1 comment
This beer crosses a lot of categories: oaked, aged, sour and from a state that looks like a mitten. I picked this 2006 edition of Perseguidor from Ron when I spent an hour with him a year ago, probably my beery highlight of 2007 now that I think of it. • BAer's lavish love - though they lament …
Beer Hunting in Michigan and Quebec
Posted by on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in - 5 comments
I have a couple of big trips coming up in October. Circumstances place me to the west in London, Ontario relieved of duties before noon on a Friday which means I have an hour to head further west still to the border at Sarnia and the afternoon to shop in Michigan. Having been there before, I have … read more »
Jolly Pumpkin Lambic Coming Along Nicely But Awfully Quietly
Posted by on Sunday, April 6, 2008 in - 6 comments
...is it in that one...or that one...? • When I read all the buzz this winter about Allagash's worthy lambic project, I was left scratching my head a little given that Ron at Jolly Pumpkin indicated to me last fall that their own lambic experimentation had started over three years ago and would …
Michigan: Sacred Cow IPA, Arbor Brewing Co., Ann Arbor
Posted by on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in - 12 comments
The other day I had an alt. The alt by Arbor Brewing and it was so good I didn't post about it, take a note or nuttin'. I simply marveled at the most robust head on a beer I had ever seen. I also planned how I might find myself in a position to buy more • We stopped into Arbor Brewing when we …
