Remember that awkward phase when you were younger, when social guidelines hadn’t set in yet, when your parents or older siblings often told you to “stop being weird…”? Well I do, and frankly I’m not sure I ever grew out of that phase as I quite often still hear people telling me that, even my 7 year old son! Though in this State I’m not alone, in fact I say us strange cookies are in good company because I’ve met a good many of the Brewers in Michigan and I can tell you, oddities and eccentricity are the norm and it shows in their craft.

With names like Chips and Salsa, Peanut Butter Cup Stout and Mama’s Strawberry Milk Ale you instantly have a taste in your mouth as the names plainly give you their flavor profiles. Then you have ROD (laced with aphrodisiacs), Train Wreck (w/ Maple Syrup) and El Mole Ocho (Coffee, Chocolate and Chili Peppers) that all push the boundaries of creativity. The great minds of Michigan brewers are always churning, constantly creating vast amount of variations on classics and ground breaking new styles. They prove again and again the strange and weird are not only accepted in the craft beer scene in Michigan but are highly sought after.

The 1st Semi-Annual Weird Michigan Beer and Food Exhibition intends to shed light on these unique and wonderfully Michigan brews, most of which are tap room only or special limited batches. The Shark Club in Howell, MI will be showcasing the weirdest and most creative beer the State has to offer and some of the classic foods we have all come to love. With over 20 brews on tap for the night and several breweries sending representatives to mingle with the guests and answer their questions, it is sure to be a must attend to any beer enthusiast. Weird Michigan and brewery trivia will be played throughout the night with all kinds of nick-knacks being given out with Albie’s Pasties and cherry pies highlighting some Michigan favorites on the menu for the evening.

It is sure to be a fantastic evening full of incredible flavors and great company. Every beer geek in the land can’t miss this opportunity to enjoy some of the rarest brews in the state and mingle with industry people. It’s a great exhibition of one of the things this State does best, the innovation that is leading the craft beer world into a more main stream role dominated by the Big Breweries for years and showcasing the ingenuity and art of some of the best minds in the beer world.

1st Semi-Annual Weird Michigan Beer and Food Exhibition
(Open Event, no tickets required. 4oz pour of any featured beer for $1)

Presented by
Shark Club Howell
1140 S. Michigan Ave
Howell, MI 48843

Thursday July 28th 6pm-10pm

Featuring
Short’s Adia’s Ale (Strawberry Kiwi)
Short’s Agave Peach Wheat
Short’s Nicie Spicie
Short’s Soft Parade (Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry)
Short’s Mama’s Strawberry Milk
Short’s Key Lime Pie
Arcadia Rapunzel (Wheated IPA)
ABC Chips ‘N Salsa
ABC Macinaw Island Fudge Stout
Atwater Block Vanilla Java Porter
Founders Cerise (Michigan Cherry Ale)
Bell’s Cherry Stout (Michigan Cherry Stout)
Bell’s Oarsman (Tart Session Beer))
New Holland El Mole Ocho (Cocoa, Chilies and Coffee)
Oddside Peanut Butter Cup Stout
Mount Pleasant Gruit (Ancient Herbal Ale)
Mount Pleasant Train Wreck (Maple Syrup and Honey)
North Peak Vicious Wheat (Wheated IPA)
Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga (Belgian Pale, Sour)
Wolverine State Bread Winner (Biscuit Malt)
Wolverine State Bourbon Bread Winner
Liberty Clementine Lemon Thyme
Kuhnhenn HeatherAle (Ancient Herbed Ale)
Dark Horse Smells Like Weed (IPA)
Dark Horse Rod (laced with aphrodisiac herbs)
Original Gravity 440 Pepper Smoker (Jalepeno)
Original Gravity Ginger Ale (Unhopped w/ real ginger)
MBC Vicious Hibiscus
(list subject to change due to availability)

Albie’s Pasties with Asparagus, Cherry Pie, Samples of Erie Bread Company’s Bread (using spent grain from OG!) and more Michigan Inspired food to come.