Each and every year the Michigan Brewers Guild have four major festivals in which they collect a huge number of beers from the now over 300 breweries in the state. Every July the Summer Beer Festival takes over Ypsilanti, MI. and this year is no different! With 1140 different beers Read more…
Anything coconut always makes me think of a trip I took to Hawaii in my early 20’s. So when I spotted Kona Brewing Co. Koko Brown, I knew I had to try it. A beer brewed with toasted coconut was just what I wanted on this 90 degree day. Sure, Read more…
I went back to RJ Rockers for another taste. I am not usually a fan of Wheat Beers but was so fond of the last RJ Rockers I tried, their brew called Bellringer, that I thought I’d take a crack at a lighter beer and see how they did. They Read more…
The 8-year Itch When my original business partner, Bryan, and I started Motor City Brew Tours back in 2009, we didn’t have a master plan or a business plan or even much of a clue as to what it would become. All we wanted was to take some friends to Read more…
I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our nations Independence Day then with a cold glass of Old Nation Brewing Company’s M-43 New England IPA. New England style IPA’s have just recently been recognized as an official beer style. The haze is easily recognizable and you a Read more…
I’m becoming convinced that every brewer has at least one ale that they intentionally make light and airy. That’s a good start to describing this beer – light and airy. This is another brew that does not offer up a ton of flavor, yet in this case it serves a Read more…
So, I’m going to skip all the niceities and cordialities and get right to it. Old Nation is LEGIT when it comes to North East Style IPA’s. NEIPA’s are much more than just “cloudy beer”. While the haze is definitely a signature characteristic of the style, it is just one Read more…
Most of the time I get recommendations for new breweries to try out by word of mouth. I was on a west side beer, I mean Lighthouse, trip one weekend, sitting at the bar at The Livery chatting with the Bartender and trying some delicious beers, when a fellow patron suggested I Read more…
I would like to formally introduce myself to you. I am Steve Johnson, small business owner, author and lover of all things beer and biking. Since 2009, I have been running Motor City Brew Tours, which offers guided tours to breweries within Michigan. Over the past eight years, we have taken Read more…
It never seems to fail. Give me a nice sunny day and I will always gravitate toward a beer that is made and infused with fruit. That is probably why Dark Horse Brewing’s Raspberry Ale stood out to me from the back of our crowded beer fridge. Nothing screams 72 Read more…
