Michigan's Best Beer Guide

by Kevin Revolinski

Overview

Dont make Michigan Beer come looking for you. Set out on a pils-grimage to pay respects to the great people and places that bring you Michigan's finest liquid joy. Inside you will find: Listings and directions for all the current breweries History and facts about brewing and drinking A calendar of beer festivals and listings for brew clubs Signature pages to record your visits Special offers from participating breweries Things to do / eat / see a short stumble away from the brewery Lots of pretty pictures to make that reading part less stressful Get this book into your glove compartment. You never know when you might need it! Support Michigan brewers by knocking back a few the next time you're in town!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933272382
Publisher:	Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Pages:	356
Sales rank:	1,062,795
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Kevin Revolinski is an amateur beer snob and born-again ale drinker with a writing habit. A Wisconsin native, he has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Wisconsin State Journal and many postcards to his grandmother. His other travel books include Backroads and Byways of Wisconsin, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Madison, Best in Tent Camping Wisconsin, Insiders Guide Madison, The Yogurt Man Cometh: Tales of an American Teacher in Turkey and Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide. He is a Packer fan by birth. Check out his website and blog, The Mad Traveler at http://www.revtravel.com/.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xi

Introduction 1

But I Don't Like Beer 2

What Is Beer? 3

The History Of Beer 4

Manna From Heaven 4

Beer In Michigan 4

Prohibition 5

Join the Michigan Brewers Guild: 5

Beer Commercials 6

Ingredients 7

The Divine Process 7

Ales Vs. Lagers 8

These Are Not Your Malted Milkballs 8

What's Hoppenin', Hop Stuff? 9

There's Something Funny In My Beer 10

Reinheitsgebot! The German Purity Law 10

Barrels Of Fun 11

Green Beer 12

Tasting Your Beer 12

Sour Ales 13

Beer Engines And Nitro 14

Preserving Your Beer 15

Louis Pasteur Changed Beer Forever 15

Brew Your Own 16

On Starting A Brewery: Tom Porter 16

Where's The Beer At? 18

How To Use The Listings 19

Listings By Brewer 20

Listings By Brewtown 23

Zone 1 26

Round Barn Brewery & Public House 28

Arcadia Ales 30

The Livery 32

Tapistry Brewing Co 35

Patchwork Brewing 37

Saugatuck Brewing Company 39

Bell's Brewing Co. (Production Brewery) 41

Odd Side Ales 43

The B.O.B. Brewery 45

Brewery Vivant 47

Elk Brewing 50

Grand Rapids: Beer City USA 50

Founders Brewing Co 51

Grand Rapids Brewing Co 54

Beer City Series 55

Harmony Brewing Company 57

The Hideout Brewing Co 59

HopCat 61

Jaden James Brewery 63

The Mitten Brewing Co 65

Perrin Brewing Company 67

Schmohz Brewing Co 69

Osgood Brewing 71

57 Brew Pub & Bistro 73

Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro 74

Big Lake Brewing 76

New Holland Brewing Co. (Production Brewery) 78

New Holland Brewing Co. (Pub) 81

Our Brewing Company 84

Pike 51 Brewing Co. (Hudsonville Winery) 86

White Flame Brewing Co 88

Arcadia Ales 90

Bell's Eccentric Café & Brewery 91

Bilbo's Pizza 94

Boatyard Brewing Co 96

Gonzo's Biggdogg Brewing 97

Olde Peninsula Brewpub & Restaurant 99

Rupert's Brew House 101

Kalamazoo House: Bed and Breakfast and Beer! 102

Dark Horse Brewing Co 103

Villa Brew Pub & Grille (Middle Villa Inn) 106

Pigeon Hill Brewing Co 108

Unruly Brewing Co 110

Paw Paw Brewing Co 112

Bravo! Restaurant and Café 114

Latitude 42 Brewing Co 116

Cask-conditioned Ales 117

Rockford Brewing Company 118

Greenbush Brewing Co 120

Michigan Beer Cellar 122

Old Boys' Brewhouse 124

Vander Mill Cider Mill & Winery 126

Fetch Brewing Co 128

Zone 2 130

Arbor Brewing Company 132

Bier Camp 135

The Dry Line 136

Blue Tractor Bbq & Brewery 137

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company 139

Wolverine State Brewing Co 141

The Beer Wench 143

Rochester Mills Beer Co. (Production Brewery) 144

Griffin Claw Brewing Co 146

Brewery Becker 148

Chelsea Alehouse Brewery 149

Black Lotus Brewing Company 151

Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. Production Brewery 153

Great Baraboo Brewing Company 155

Atwater Brewery 157

Batch Brewing Co 159

Detroit Beer Co 161

Motor City Brewing Works 163

Traffic Jam & Snug 165

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales 167

Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub 169

Fenton Winery & Brewery 170

Woodward Avenue Brewers 172

Redwood Brewing Co. (The Redwood Steakhouse Brewery & Grill) 174

Frankenmuth Brewery 177

Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill 180

The Barn Tavern 132

Hometown Cellars Winery and Brewery 184

51 North Brewing Company 186

Eaglemonk Pub & Brewery 188

Midtown Beer Company (MBC Lansing) 190

Lexington Brewing Co. (Old Town Hall Winery) 192

Fort Street Brewery 194

Bad Brewing Company 195

Original Gravity Brewing Co 198

Liberty Street Brewing Co 200

Quay Street Brewing Company 202

Rochester Mills Beer Co 204

Bastone Brewery 206

Lily's Seafood Grill & Brewery 208

Millking It Productions (MIP) 210

Royal Oak Brewery 212

Sherwood Brewing Co 214

Witch's Hat Brewing Co 216

Copper Canyon Brewery 218

Sue's Coffee House 220

Granite City Food & Brewery 222

Dragonmead Microbrewery 224

Falling Down Beer Company 226

Kuhnhenn Brewing Co 228

Sports Brewpub 231

Corner Brewery (Arbor Brewing Co.) 233

Zone 3 236

Fletcher Street Brewing Co 238

B.A.R.T.S. Brewery 239

Beer School At BARTS 240

Tri-City Brewing Company 241

Short's Brewing Co. (Pub) 243

Big Rapids Brewing Co. (Blue Cow Café) 246

Cranker's Brewery 248

Cheboygan Brewing Co 250

Shorts Brewing Co. (Production Brewery) 252

Stormcloud Brewing Co 255

Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse 257

Jamesport Brewing Co 260

Midland Brewing Company 263

Mount Pleasant Brewing Co 265

Mountain Town Station 268

Big O Brewery (Good Neighbor Organic Vineyard and Winery) 271

Wiltse's Brewpub & Family Restaurant 273

Beards Brewery 275

Petoskey Brewing 278

Beggars Brewery 280

Brewery Ferment 282

Brewery Terra Firma 284

The Filling Station Microbrewery 287

Jolly Pumpkin Brewery & Distillery (Mission Table Restaurant) 289

Mackinaw Brewing Co 291

North Peak Brewing Co 293

Rare Bird Brewpub 295

Right Brain Brewery 297

The Workshop Brewing Co 300

The Traverse City Ale Trail 301

Zone 4 302

Red Jacket Brewing Co. (Michigan House Cafe) 304

Brickside Brewing 306

Hereford & Hops Steakhouse & Brewpub 308

Lake Superior Brewing Co 310

Keweenaw Brewing Co 312

The Library Restaurant & Brewpub 314

Jasper Ridge Brewery 316

Blackrocks Brewery 318

Ore Dock Brewery 320

The Vierling Restaurant & Marquette Harbor Brewery 323

Tahquamenon Falls Brewery & Pub 326

Soo Brewing Co 328

Hop(s) On The Bus Brewery Tours 331

Motor City Brew Tours 331

Party Bus Detroit 331

West Michigan Beer Tours 331

Glossary Of Beers 332

Measure for Measure 333

Index 337

Signatures 342

About The Author 356