If you have never been to Frankenmuth, Michigan I must implore you to visit. Though some people may find it touristy (who doesn’t want to be served fried chicken by a man in a lederhosen?) there are a lot of small shops and restaurants to be discovered that have an Read more…
I was really looking forward to heading to the Michigan Cask Ale Festival at Ashley’s in Westland, MI. I had never tried a cask ale and I was interested to taste the difference! As a brief primer, cask ale is a very traditional way of brewing and called “the craft Read more…
Co-reviewed by Seraphine & Skyler As we don’t get to all that many beer festivals, both of us (Seraphine and Skyler) had very much been looking forward to Beerfest at the Ballpark in downtown Lansing, MI. Even though the weather was looking a little iffy that day, we lined up Read more…
Walking into the World Expo of Beer judging day, a Saturday morning at 9am, 24 judges were prepared to endure three straight hours of drinking where they would taste, eliminate, and award beers in multiple categories, where it would end with five major BJCP judges deciding what beer was going to Read more…
Walking into the Big Beer festival at Halmich Park in Warren, MI, we were greeted by the smell of beer in the air. Curious about this smell, we learned of ten home brewers mashing in as the air smelled of wort throughout the entire park. We noticed everyone was spread Read more…
With over 100 craft and imported beers, the 2017 Polar Beer Club event at the Royal Oak Farmers Market was probably one of the best beer festivals that I have been to. Walking into the farmers market you were greeted with 15 drink tickets as well as a commemorative pint Read more…
On the beautiful, chilly Saturday morning of October 22nd, Seraphine and I braved the mean streets of Detroit’s bustling Eastern Market to hit up the 8th Annual MI Brewer’s Guild Detroit Fall Beer Fest. We strolled through the entrance gates prepared for almost anything… hats and gloves to protect against Read more…
In scenic Riverside Park on the banks of the Huron River, over 1,000 Michigan beers flow in the middle of the summer heat in late July. The Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival takes place in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a town often forgotten for its beer scene. On this weekend though, Read more…
On a rainy and windy 2nd Saturday in May, Ashley’s Westland was the setting for the Cask Ale Festival. The Cask Ale Festival featured 32 different cask beers from Michigan Breweries and several others from around the country. Arriving shortly before 1pm, I found a full parking lot and a Read more…
