Ever been to a Beer Festival and been overwhelmed by all the different breweries, all the different beers and beer styles you find? Craft beers cover a huge variety of delicious tastes, colors, and smells, and it’s sometimes hard to decide to spend a token (or wait in a long line) for a beer you’re [...]

Michael and Kelly explore Northern Lower Michigan’s Craft Brewery scene. In this first chapter, the brewers explain some of the science behind what they do… in the name if beer!
Breweries Visited
Right Brain Brewery
Short’s Brewing Company
Mackinaw Brewing Company
http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/January-2009/Breweries-of-Northern-Lower-Michigan-Chapter-1/

This year we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the modification of the Volstead Act on April 7, 1933, which allowed beer to legally flow once again in the United States of America. Not to be confused with the repeal of prohibition on December 5th, 1933, April 7 marks the date when beer was the [...]

If you are not an Enthusiast Member of the Brewers Guild yet, but would like to get into the Winter Beer Festival an hour early, head to the Hopcat in Grand Rapids this Friday evening. There will be a table set-up where you can join the Guild and show your support for Michigan Beer! [...]

There are two VIP brewery tours scheduled for July. These tours are offered exclusively to Enthusiast Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild. If you are not an Enthusiast Member and would like to join please visit our website and click on “Be a MI Beer Nut”.
Tuesday, July 10th, from 5-7 pm Atwater Block Brewery is [...]

Michigan Beer Nuts, there are two more Enthusiast Tours scheduled this spring and we would love to have you take advantage of us!
Saturday, June 2nd you can join Eric Briggeman at Rochester Mills Beer Co. from noon-2pm for a VIP brewery tour followed by complimentary beer sampling and munchies.
Wednesday, June 13th please join Scott King [...]

Chris P. (Crispy) Frey is an avid homebrewer, member of several local Homebrew Clubs, is a representative for the American Homebrewers Association and has spoken nationally on the unique characteristics that different yeasts provide on the flavor of beer. Crispy will begin a brewing demonstration at 1:00pm on Saturday July 22st at the Summer Beer [...]

Enthusiast members and VIP guests are given an hour early entry into the summer festival on both days - Friday, July 21st at 4PM and Saturday, July 22nd at noon. During this time, you will have the opportunity to meet with various Brew Masters and brewery personnel. You are also invited to attend a POST-festival [...]

Please join us Saturday, June 17 from 3-7 for a Grand Opening Celebration at Ypsilanti’s new Corner Brewery.
Taste the beer, tour the brewery, watch the slideshow of the renovations and brewery installation, check out our new 6 pack designs (coming soon to a store near you!), lounge in our new beer garden, and [...]

Submitted by Michelle Nasers, Enthusiast Member:
We went on the Enthusiast tour at Rochester Mills Beer Co. last Saturday and the tour was AWESOME! Unfortunately, they were expecting 18-20 people, and only 2 of us showed up! We got to do some horizontal tasting of a few different beers that they offer, in various [...]