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July 24, 2008 by Kevin Nash Here is a cool article that my cousin emailed me. It is from Mlive.com about plans to make this year’s Michigan Brewer’s Guild Summer Festival a little more Earth Friendly. Here is a link if you want to check it out.
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/07/be_good_to_your_environment_go.html
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July 20, 2008 by Kevin Nash This is our tentative beer menu for the tasting on Tuesday July 22nd. I am really excited about having New Holland Golden Cap Saison on this year’s beer menu. New Holland is delivering it with a representative from their brewery to help us pour.Â
Arbor will also be sending down two of their representatives to the tasting. Arbor Brewing is a great supporter of local products. The ice cream that is served at their brewery is from Carleton Michigan’s own Calder’s Dairy.Â
If you know of anyone that would interested in attending this event pass onto them. We had a great time last year and we hope it will be as big this year.
Arbor Brewing Co. (Ann Arbor, MI)
Bell’s (Kalamazoo, MI)
Dark Horse Brewing Co. (Marshall, MI)
Fletcher Street Brewing Company (Alpena, MI)
Founder’s (Grand Rapids, MI)
Keweenaw Brewing Co. (Houghton, MI)
New Holland Brewing Co. (Holland, MI)
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July 17, 2008 by Kevin Nash Come celebrate and sample a variety of great Michigan-made beers including: Arbor Brewing Co., Bells, Dark Horse, Founders, Fletcher Street, Keweenaw and New Holland.
6pm to 9pm
1.25 per taste or 10 taste for 10 dollars
giveaways including a Bell’s mirror
Beer provided by Rave Associates.
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July 17, 2008 by Sarah Nash The craft beer dinner scheduled for 6:30 P.MM this evening at Frog Leg Inn in Erie, Michigan has been cancelled. It turns out they didn’t have enough people register for the event.
Too bad. I was really looking forward to that dessert!
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July 17, 2008 by Rob 
By:Â Sylvia Rector - Detroit Free Press
Barbecue meister Brian Perrone, founder of the popular Slows Bar BQ in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, and his partners plan to open a Slows carryout and commissary kitchen at the corner of Cass and Alexandrine, across the street from the Old Miami bar, in early 2009.
Click here to read the rest of the article
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July 17, 2008 by Kevin Nash The Michigan Brewers Guild’s Summer Beer Festival is coming up next weekend on July 25 & 26. It is one of the highlights of the summer and once you go you will be hooked. Below is the details of the event and the recently released beer list. All information is also available on Michigan Brewers Guild.
If you check out the list you’ll notice there are over 300 beers being served. Also I noticed that Monroe County’s only brewery, Original Gravity will be at this year’s event.
 Friday, July 25th, 2008. 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the gate if available
Saturday, July 26th, 2008. 1:00pm to 6:00pmÂ
 Saturday admission is $30 in advance and $35 at the gate if available
Due to limited ticket availability advance purchase is encouraged. Tickets will be available at participating member breweries, select retail outlets, on line and by phone beginning May 2nd. For updated locations visit the MASH at www.mbgmash.org . Phone orders will be accepted at 877 772 5425.
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July 12, 2008 by Kevin Nash Just wanted to say cheers to Indiana during their beer week. What I like about Indiana Beer Week (July 10-19) is that it is 10 days long. That is how you celebrate a beer week. You make it so that Thursday, Friday and Saturday gets celebrated twice. Then send the week out with a the Indiana Microbreweries Festival put on by the Brewers of Indiana Guild. Here is the link to Indiana Beer Week. Below is the details to the beer festival.
July 19, 2008
3:00pm - 7:00pm
(Eastern Daylight Time)
Opti Park, 820 E. 66th St, Indianapolis
Just east of College Ave.
in Broad Ripple
26 Indiana Breweries
(Plus 15 more from out of state)
Over 250 different beers to try
(included in admission price)
Free commemorative tasting glass
Program guide
Unlimited sampling
Meet the brewers
Food
Bands, door prizes, games
toss the keg, etc.
$30 advance
Barley Island, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Brugge, Lafayette Brewing, Upland, Indianapolis Marsh Stores and Crown Liquors at Carmel Dr & Meridian, Brooks School Rd, 62nd & Allisonville, 37 & 146th St.
(click here for online tickets)
$35 at the gate
Call 317-856-6092 for information.
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July 9, 2008 by Sarah Nash Frog Leg Inn Restaurant in Erie, Michigan is hosting a summer beer dinner next Thursday, July 17th at 6:30 p.m. Two Michigan breweries (Atwater Block Brewery and Detroit Brewing Company) will be featured as well as beers from Avery Brewing Company in Colorado and Dogfishead in Delaware. The beers will be paired with cuisine that creatively combines classic French country cooking with summer favorites (like watermelon) and fresh seasonal produce. The beer and food pairings are as follows:
 Appetizer - Detroit Lager with Fresh Rabbit Pate
Soup - Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA with Watermelon Gazpacho
Salad - Atwater Brewery Dirty Blonde Ale with Mesclin Greens and Wasabi Mustard Greens in a Spiced Lemon Vinaigrette
Entree - Avery Brewing Company Ellies Brown Ale with Marinated Braised Pork Shank, Smoked Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert - Atwater Brewery Vanilla Java Porter with Layered Chocolate Genoise with Cappuccino Mousse topped with Chocolate Mint Ganache.
As with the Founders beer dinner a few months back, I’m really eyeing the dessert course. It’s probably just the pregnancy sweet-tooth talking but the Atwater Vanilla Java Porter with the Chocolate Genoise (I had to look it up - it means a delicate buttery sponge cake) sounds fantastic. It’s too bad I won’t get to fully indulge with the Vanilla Java Porter. It’s one of my favorites.
The price is $40.00 per person, plus tax and tip. Call for reservations at 734-848-8580.
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July 9, 2008 by Kevin Nash Todd’s post the other day about laws that hinder breweries is just the tip of the iceberg. Another example of laws that regulate the sale of beer are Blue laws . The purpose of blue laws is to legislate morality. The term is used mainly for laws that ban alcohol which whether we want to admit it or not, some people have a moral problem with imbibing.
One of the stranger blue laws in our state is in Ottawa County. There it is illegal to sell beer on a Sunday. A County that is home to New Holland Brewery. People travel far and wide to visit breweries. Imagine coming from another state to stop by a great brewery like NHB and it’s closed. The Say Yes to Sunday is gathering signatures to change that law. They are having meetings at two locations today to discuss the movement against the law.
Two locations and times:
July 9, 2008; 4 pm – Hampton Inn, Holland, 12427 FelchÂ
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July 9, 2008 6 pm — Old Boys Brew House, 971 W. Savidge, Spring Lake
I also recommend checking out their FAQ page at their web-site. Here is a link..
http://sayyestosunday.com/faq.html
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July 9, 2008 by Rob 
The Michigan State Fair Home Brewing Competition has become one of the largest and fastest growing competitions anywhere. From 324 entries in fifteen beer-only categories in 2004, the Michigan State Fair Home Brewing Competition has grown to 720 entries in all 28 beer, cider and mead categories in 2007, making it one of the largest competitions anywhere and definitely the largest single state competition anywhere. The size and growth of this competition is an indication of the vitality and strength of the home brewing and craft brewing community here in Michigan.
Click here for the official website which includes more information and entry forms.  If you plan on submitting one of your beers, let us know which one your entering. Even better, go ahead and send us samples so we can tell you ahead of time if we think you’ll win.  :)   Good luck everyone!!
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