This past weekend the Drink Michigan crew road tripped out to Grand Rapids to attend the 2012 Michigan Winter Beer Festival. This has to be by far my favorite of all the Michigan Brewers Guild‘s Festivals. Even with the two hour drive from Detroit, sub-freezing temperatures, and long lines, there’s just something special when you…

Attention chocoholics! Chocolate comes in many forms, including beer! Instead of giving out a box of candies this year for Valentine’s Day, perhaps you should take your sweetie out for one of these delicious chocolate tasting brews released right in time for cupid’s favorite holiday.

After a year of drinking our way across Michigan, Audrey and I have come up with our 10 favorite beers of 2011. Here they are (in no particular order): Founders Brewing Company – Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) Short’s Brewery – Ginger In The Rye Old Hat Brewery – Peanut Butter Stout Kuhnhenn Brewing – Imperial…

Just in time for the holidays, North Peak’s delivers its latest seasonal brew: Blitzen Festivus Ale

There are a lot of things that Audrey and I love, but right at the top of the list is craft beer and hot men that make it.  That’s why we couldn’t pass up the chance to join the judging panel of the 2012 Most Eligible Bachelors of Craft Beer! We’ll be joining The Beer…

Since stouts are one of my favorite styles of beer and in honor of International Stout Day, I have decided to share with you my top ten favorite Michigan stouts

***This contest is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Tammy Purol, and thank you all for participating!***   We love 2 things here at Drink Michigan: Celebrating great Michigan beer, wine, and spirits, and giving away stuff to our community.  It’s time to do both of those again. We’re giving away 2 tickets to the…

This past weekend I crossed off a bucket list item by attending the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. GABF, as it’s most often referred, celebrated it’s 30th anniversary this year, featuring over 1900 beers from over 400 U.S. breweries, making it the largest beer festival in the country.

Michigan craft breweries were awarded five medals at the 30th Annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition, held this past weekend in Denver, Colorado.

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of accompanying Joe Hakim of The Hungry Dudes to Foran’s Grand Trunk Pub’s monthly Michigan craft beer dinner series. I love Foran’s and frequent the Detroit establishment for both their awesome selection of Michigan beer, and the beautiful and historic interior.

Certified beer judge, brewer and blogger, Noah Smith shares his story of the day he met Bastone Brewery’s Saison Noir.

This past Friday we decided to celebrate Michigan Craft Beer Month in style and attend the 14th annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival.