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What's On Tap: December 5-11
by (Marie Orttenburger)
Submitted 12-05-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
B.O.B.'s Brewery Blondie, Golden Ale Crimson King, Amber Ale Pale, Pale Ale Full On IPA, India Pale Ale Peanut Butter Porter, Specialty Porter Robert The Barrel, Bourbon Barrel Ale Spaceboy Stout, English Oatmeal Stout Spooky Action, Way Beyond...
What's On Tap: November 21-27
by (Marie Orttenburger)
Submitted 11-21-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
B.O.B.'s Brewery Blondie, Golden Ale Crimson King, Amber Ale Full On IPA, India Pale Ale Peanut Butter Porter, Specialty Porter Robert The Barrel, Bourbon Barrel Ale Spaceboy Stout, English Oatmeal Stout Spooky Action, Way Beyond IPA Wit Rabbit...
What's On Tap: November 7-13
by (Marie Orttenburger)
Submitted 11-07-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Brewery Vivant New Limited Release: PlowHorse, Imperial Stout Farmhand, Rustic farmhouse style ale Triomphe, Belgian IPA Solitude, Abbey Ale Big Red Coq, Belgian Red Ale with citra hops Belgian Enkel, Traditional Belgian single The Lost Gasket...
Story Matters: Marie Orttenburger makes personal connection in brew culture through Rapidian internship
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-07-2013 under NONPROFITS
The Rapidian's Story Matters project was at Brewery Vivant's Wood-Aged Beer Festival this weekend, and our intern Marie Orttenburger stopped by to talk about what she's been learning about the local brew culture and how she's getting...
Local brewers create tree-inspired beers for Cheers Beer City
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 07-30-2013 under NEWS
To support Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and their Urban Tree-PLanting Project, 17 local breweries created tree-inspired beers that they will be selling August 4-10. Purchase of the special beers raises money to increase the tree canopy in...
Elk Brewing under full construction
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under NEWS
Solidified with building permits and approval, Elk Brewing is officially under full construction. Located on the corner of Wealthy and Henry, those passing by can expect to see major renovation over the next few months. Erin Karns started brewing...
Motor City Brew Tours comes to Grand Rapids
by (MIBeerDude)
Submitted 06-07-2013 under OPINION
Steve Johnson has been doing Motor City brewery tours for years, based out of the east side of the state. Not only does he do brewery tours with a bus, but he also ventures with groups of people on foot and on bicycles. A few times a year, Motor...
Why Grand Rapids is BeerCity
by (Jake Cagle)
Submitted 05-10-2013 under OPINION
No matter what, Grand Rapids is Beer City, USA. Period, end of story. Even if- for some godforsaken reason- the title changes hands in 2013, the truth is obvious to anyone who has grabbed a drink in Grand Rapids in the past few years: this is a city...
New specialty internships to explore local breweries, farmers, creative class
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under NONPROFITS
Imagine spending your summer keeping tabs on our local breweries and sitting down each week to learn a brewer's story. And then sharing it with your community. Or imagine visiting with our local farmers. Or nonprofits. Or the wide variety of...
West Michigan beer makers "hop" up to the plate
by (Onawa Gardiner)
Submitted 08-01-2012 under NEWS
Michigan’s first annual beer month just came to a close and a look around area farms reveals a surge in growth for a key beer ingredient: hops. West Michigan is experiencing a renaissance in hops farming, with breweries putting their full...