Well after a turbulent week in the Michigan brewing industry…..5 locations have closed their operations since Sunday, I halfway expected that I would be announcing that another place or two decided to close up shop. Luckily I didn’t wake up to find out that someone else decided to call it Read more…
I am sad to announce that the Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids just announced that effective immediately that they will be closing their location permanently. They originally opened in 2016 and were purchased by Saugatuck Brewing Company in 2021. It has been a few years since I was last there Read more…
Last month on my trip up to Mackinaw City, we decided that after a long weekend with family that we needed to stop and have a few beers on the way home. We stopped at Oracle Brewing Company which I already did a review of a few weeks ago. About Read more…
To everyone out there, this will be the last weekend of business for Wolverine State Brewing Company in Ann Arbor. They have been serving up their Handcrafted Lagers to the Ann Arbor community and beyond for the last 15 years. If you have a chance to go out this weekend Read more…
This was an interesting article that was posted by Mike, Skip and the gang over at Full Measure Brewing Company. I personally believe that we need something like this in the State of Michigan in the future for our brewing industry to thrive and prosper. There are too many quality Read more…
Well tonight felt like a good night for a new iteration of Steve After Dark. Tonight we went out to dinner and our choice was Mexican food for the evening. The food was delicious but the Margaritas tasted like watered down cheap well Tequila. There was no sweetness to it Read more…
Last night as I was sitting around watching a movie with my night off from work, I casually sipped on a Black IPA from Eastern Market Brewing Company. It was called Frost Bite and as I have stated before on this page, I do love a good Black IPA. It Read more…
Brew Detroit has been purchased by Benchmark Beverages which is the same company that owns ROAK and Dark Horse Brewing Company. They will be moving all Brew Detroit operations to Marshall, Michigan. You will still be able to get all of your favorite beers from Brew Detroit, they just won’t Read more…
The brewer at the Bearded Lamb Brewing Company, Doug Diedrich is at it again. He has reached into the annals of beer history and pulled another historical style out of his bag of tricks. I would like to introduce you to his newest creation, Mephisto’s Tears, which is a Schwarzbier. Read more…
As you are making the rounds around the Grand Rapids area checking out all the breweries, there is a place that is just Southwest of Grand Rapids in Byron Center, Michigan called Alebird Taphouse and Brewery. Alebird opened their operation in 2019 and has been slinging suds to the thirsty Read more…
