(KALAMAZOO, Mich) – The Michigan Brewers Guild recently elected its 2018 Board of Directors at its annual meeting, January 13, at the Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel. Each board position is a two-year term, elected in alternating years (4, 3). The conference was a record-breaker in many ways for the organization, with more than 525 attendees… Continue reading
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Michigan Craft Brewing Industry to Return to Kalamazoo for Annual Conference & Trade Show
PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS (LANSING, Mich)—More than 700 individuals are expected to attend the Michigan Brewers Guild (MBG) and Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) – District Michigan Annual Conference & Trade Show, January 10-12, 2018, in Kalamazoo. The three-day event kicks off with the largest Trade Show to date, with about 110 exhibitors inside The… Continue reading
North Peak Brewing Launches… Hail Pale Ale
Hey everyone, I got another announcement from North Peak Brewing Company. You know the _other_ beer in the short fat stubby bottles. Also they make some of my favorite IPAs. Seriously, if you don’t know you should check them out. They are easy to find if your local shop carries them, just scan for the… Continue reading
Tickets for Detroit Fall Beer Festival Go On Sale This Week
If you live in Michigan, and you haven’t had a chance to make it out to one of the Michigan Brewers Guild Beer festivals, you are really missing out. They are a great chance for beer enthusiasts to come together and meet with Michigan breweries from all over the state. Coming up this fall is… Continue reading
Celebrate the Summer of 2017 with Rochester Mills Raspberry Radler
PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS (ROCHESTER & AUBURN HILLS, Mich) – Rochester Mills Beer Co. & Production Brewery announce the 2017 release of Raspberry Radler, a summer beer brewed with pureed raspberries, lemons and fresh Michigan hops. Coming in at around 4% ABV, this is a Radler- or Shandy-style beer, with a refreshingly-tart yet sweet flavor, that pours deep pink… Continue reading
North Peak to Launch Stormy Series
Press Release Follows: Last year, North Peak Brewing Company released its first East Coast IPA called Stormy. An Oat IPA full of haziness unlike any other IPA in their portfolio. Stormy came in with a force and quickly became one of the brewery’s most well received beers ever produced. “You asked for it and we… Continue reading
Newfangled Pale Ale Release from North Peak and Busch’s Fresh Food Market
Press Release Follows North Peak Collaborates with Busch’s Fresh Food Market for Special Beer Release: Newfangled Pale Ale (Dexter City, MI) — If you live in the Southeast Michigan, you know that Busch’s Fresh Food Markets and North Peak Brewing Company are both businesses focused on serving their local community – so why not… Continue reading
North Peak Releases Stormy Oat IPA
PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS (Dexter City, MI)— New Year, New Beer. Headed your way this month is a new style of IPA for North Peak, an East Coast IPA called Stormy. The brewery staff boasts this beer quickly became a favorite among them. “It’s a perfect beer for the wintery stormy weather we get here in… Continue reading
Traverse Tall Ship Autumn Cruise is Coming Up
Remember the news a couple of months ago about the Craft Beer Cruise being offered by the Traverse Tall Ship Company? That time is fast approaching. Traverse Tall Ship Company’s 4 day Michigan Craft Beer Cruise is taking place from Sept 15th thru the 17th, and will feature great food and beer from around the… Continue reading
Get North Peak Mellow Cherry Beer All Year Round
It’s time to look forward to something new from North Peak Brewing Company. Mellow Cherry Hibiscus. You might know North Peak as “That beer in the short stubby bottles that isn’t Red Stripe” or something more like “That Michigan Brewery that makes those damn fine IPAs.” They have announced their plans to release a new… Continue reading