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PS This is a fundraiser to well equip Belle Isle with bike racks!
Showing posts with label Michigan Beer. Show all posts
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"Any time one of my friends tells me they want to open a small business, the first thing I do is try to talk them out of it," says Stephen Roginson, who's in the process of setting up his own business in Detroit.
The life of a small business owner — especially in the very early days — is not an easy one. You're human resources, the accountant, the marketer and the general contractor. You're subject to the harsh regulations of zoning and permits, and you have to have your game face on as you meet customers — and prospective customers — in the neighborhood at all hours of the day. It's not a pretty ride, but it's an exciting and invigorating one, especially for entrepreneurs looking not just to make a profit, but to feed a passion and create a way to connect with people. In our new video series, Setting Up Shop, Mashable is documenting the small business journey to profits; Stephen is one of the entrepreneurs we're following.
Check Out Setting Up Shop on YouTube Roginson, featured in the video above, is a former corporate marketer turned homebrewer, hustling to open Batch Brewing Company in Downtown Detroit.
He's on a mission to help revitalize the city he loves, and there's a lot at stake: His life savings, a $50,000 grant, an Indiegogo campaign, his reputation and the hopes of a neighborhood.
Click HERE for the full article!
The craft beer movement continues to boom across the USA. 10 Best editors have compiled this state-by-state guide so you can plan your next beer pilgrimage.
5. Michigan, 102 craft breweries Michigan is quickly moving up the ladder in the world of craft beers with over 100 breweries in the state. You may not find the big name craft brews of other states, but what you will find is some hidden gems -- and maybe your new favorite -- at local institutions like Bells Brewery and Founders Brewery.
Click HERE to read the full article!
Launching Detroit's 1st Nano Brewery. Contributing to charity through the 'Feelgood Tap'. Small-batch handcrafted beer from Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood.
Click HERE to help bring Batch Brewery to life in Corktown!
Click HERE to see Stephen on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon!
For enough money, he may even serenade you with his mean rendition of Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together' or Beck's 'Debra.' Click HERE for a preview (video).
I personally would prefer door-to-door beer delivery service :).
Last year a vacant patch of land in Detroit’s West Village was transformed by a group of local artists, foodies, designers and writers into the Tashmoo Biergarten, a pop-up, European-style Biergarten. After serving more than 7,000 people and raising funds for the Villages Community Development Corporation (CDC), Tashmoo returns, kicking off the fall season on Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th at 1420 Van Dyke Avenue, in Detroit’s West Village. Hours of operation are from 12 – 9 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday, through Oct. 28th.Now in its second year, the family-friendly event provides a venue for both Detroiters and beer drinkers from everywhere to enjoy a cold brew, and come together. Tashmoo Biergarten will pop-up for three weekends in October and feature a rotating selection of beer by Michigan brewers, local food vendors, a corn hole court, and ample board games such as chess and checkers to keep patrons entertained throughout its run.
“Last year’s event was so successful, that we’ve been able to return with a larger list of vendors and more partners,” said Aaron Wagner, co-founder of Tashmoo. “As a part of this year’s fun, we’ll be taking Tashmoo ‘On the Road’ to Atwater Brewery on Oct. 20, participating in the Villages Fall Festival on Oct. 27 in addition to adding Treat Dreams, Avalon Bakery and Detroit Vegan Soul as new food vendors to our roster.”
This season’s dates are listed below. Tashmoo will be located at 1420 Van Dyke Ave Detroit MI 48214 unless otherwise noted above.
Oct. 13-14 from 12 – 9 p.m.
- Vendors for Oct. 13th include People’s Pierogi, Avalon, Porktown Sausage and Treat Dreams.
- Vendors for Oct. 14th include People’s Pierogi, Corridor Sausage and Treat Dreams
- On Oct. 20th Tashmoo will be at Atwater Brewery for Atwater Brewery’s Blocktober Fest.
- Vendors TBD
- On Oct. 27th Tashmoo will be a part of the Villages Fall Festival and Oct. 28th will be the Tashmoo closer as well as the close of Detroit Beer Week.
- Vendors TBD
The name Tashmoo has a rich history. It was an early 20th century Great Lakes steam ship, and the former lead engineer lived in a house that used to be on the Biergarten lots. Tashmoo was also a former amusement park on Harsen’s Island and is an American Indian word meaning “meeting place.” Plenty to talk about over a good bier. The atmosphere at Tashmoo Biergarten is family friendly featuring communal tables and benches, as found in traditional European beer gardens, made from recycled materials.
Tashmoo, year two- Meet up. Drink Bier.
Find out more about Tashmoo Biergarten at tashmoodetroit.com , or on Facebook at fb.com/TashmooDetroit.
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Scheduled to coincide with the Villages Lonely Homes Tour, Tashmoo co-founder Aaron Wagner says it was a natural fit – more than 7,500 visited the biergarten during its five-weekend run in fall 2011.
“That kind of foot traffic – if even for a couple of days – is part of what makes Tashmoo so great,” he says. “People came to the Villages from all over to join us for a drink, and they got to see that Detroit is an amazing place worth visiting, and even moving to.”
The spring biergarten will feature three of the same food vendors as last year – People’s Pierogi Collective, Pork Town Sausage and Corridor Sausage Co. – with new items on the menu.
The biergarten will also feature a new variety of Michigan bier – all session brews, which are traditionally around 4-percent alcohol by volume. Bier can only be ordered with tickets purchased at the door, but food can be purchased with cash. (Wagner says anyone interested in becoming a vendor for Tashmoo can send him a note at guten-tag@tashmoodetroit.com).
Though this event is only a two-day affair, Wagner says Team Tashmoo is actively planning for its next phase. “The pop up style biergarten was always our first phase of the plan, and we’ll be back in the fall,” he says. “But we are now in the process of developing a three-season permanent biergarten.”
As always, Tashmoo Biergarten is a family-friendly event. Patrons can enjoy the same great games – from Cornhole to Candy Land. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult, and dogs are not allowed.
Tashmoo Biergarten Spring Fling takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, from noon – 9 p.m. at 1420 Van Dyke (Between Agnes and Coe), Detroit. For updates, join our Facebook page at http://fb.com/tashmoodetroit. To volunteer during the event, contact our volunteer coordination partner, the Waldorf School, at development@detroitwaldorf.org.
Atwater Brewery, Detroit's hometown craft beer brewery, has experienced exponential growth over the past several years and is investing in people and equipment to meet even stronger demand in the future. From its location in a 1919 warehouse in Detroit's Rivertown district, Atwater now produces more than a dozen styles of beer that meet the brewer's singular focus to produce the highest quality craft beers on the market. In 2011, Atwater's award winning brews achieved record production of 7,500 barrels, and Atwater expects to double production to 15,000 barrels in 2012 and double again to 30,000 barrels in 2013.
In January, Atwater took delivery of four new tanks that will enable it to significantly boost production to meet the sharply rising demand. Atwater has added 12 new Detroit-based employees, and hopes to add up to 25 more employees through 2015.
"We're ecstatic that our Atwater family of craft beers is winning new customers and being invited to the best parties," said Mark Rieth, the Michigander at the helm of the company since 2005. "In 2011, we weren't able to meet 50% of the orders we received. Now, we have the people, the facilities and the partnerships in place to meet demand and help put Detroit back on the national brewery map."
In the 1850s, Detroit had more production breweries than anywhere else in the country.
Brew Process:
In explaining Atwater's recent growth, Rieth points to Atwater's commitment to using the finest ingredients, brewed in industry-best equipment and managed by many of the best people in the business. Craft brewing, especially German Lagers, has long been a passion for Rieth. He first invested in the Atwater Brewery in 2002 and bought it out in 2005 with a renewed focus on brewing and distribution.
Atwater's four new tanks are expected to increase output by 400% over the 2011 levels. The new tanks join Atwater's existing equipment by Kaspar Schultz, a German company that is recognized as the world's best manufacturer of brewing equipment since 1677. Only four such machines are currently operating in North America. The Atwater brewery runs as much as 18 hours a day, six or seven days a week, producing award winning beer.
The best way to sample Atwater's distinctly fresh and flavorful brews locally is by visiting Atwater's tap room in the production facility itself. There, just a few feet from the brewing tanks, customers can taste Atwater's wide variety of beers, including its biggest seller, Dirty Blond, as well as its other lager, stout, ale, pilsner, porter, and specialty beer flavors that round out the product line.
How to put Atwater beer in your fridge:
Atwater brands are sold at Michigan retailers throughout the state. As the brands grow in popularity, Atwater has formed distribution agreements with select national chains and regional distributors. Through these relationships, and beyond the 60% of its product sold state-wide in Michigan, Atwater is finding customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and New England.
Most of the Atwater beers are available in cans. "Cans are considered by many to be the preferred vessel for beer since they limit the access of air and light, both of which are detrimental to the precious liquid," said Rieth. "Cans also help us meet our environmental goals. They require less energy to produce and ship and also are more favorable from a recycling standpoint."
Resurrecting Detroit's Relevance as a brew town:
"We use a time tested German brewing process, but we strive to be authentically Detroit in both our flavors and approach. We are constantly perfecting our beer styles to reflect this heritage," said Rieth.
With its current facility humming, Atwater is planning to build a new, full-scale brewery in 2014. "We'd love to be in the same area [on Jos Campau in the Rivertown District], but whatever we do and wherever we are, we'll certainly keep our production and jobs here in Detroit," said Rieth.
The Best Beer Menus in America In a wine-soaked restaurant world, these ten establishments give hope that the food-and-ale revolution is coming
Evan S. Benn
Esquire Magazine
Roast
Detroit
Iron Chef Michael Symon may call Cleveland home, but he's put his best beer menu in Detroit. Symon's Roast boasts a stunning lineup of sour, acidic, and funky ales served in wine-size bottles, with the stated goal of turning wine drinkers on to beer, a project I'm more than willing to get behind. The kitchen's "Beast of the Day" and a bottle of Jolly Pumpkin's Noel de Calabaza, a Michigan-brewed Christmas ale aged in oak barrels, can provide you with all the warmth you need this winter.
Click HERE for the full list!
Bastone Brewery, located in the heart of Royal Oak, is in the midst of its annual Rocktoberfest celebration.
In addition to a special menu, this Thursday, Oct. 13, the brewery is offering a three-course beer-centric dinner. But seats are limited craft brew fans. Call ahead to be sure they’ll save you a spot at the table.
This Rocktoberfest celebration features a three-course dinner highlighting
Brewmaster Rockne Van Meter’s award-winning seasonal Rocktoberfest beer, as well as a sampler of Bastone craft beer favorites. Tickets cost $30 per person or $50 per couple. Call (248) 544-6250. The event, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., is sponsored by Bastone Brewery and Jack Detroit magazine. |
Time Magazine
Readers submitted their favorite beers to Zymurgy magazine, the official publication of the American Homebrewers Association, who then put together a list of the top 50 ranked by popularity (though there's an extraordinary number of ties). Who got top spot? Well, the winner is...
Russian River Pliny the Elder. Not familiar? Well, it should be as it's won this contest for the third year in a row. Maybe you should check it out. Though it's reportedly hard to come across on the east coast — not very fair to be included on America's list, then, some East Coasters are probably saying right now — but if you live out west, give it a whirl. Or give one of the other 49 beers a try.
(VIDEO: 5 Beers to Try This Summer)
Here's this year's top 10:
1. Russian River Pliny the Elder
2. Bell's Two Hearted Ale
3 (tie). Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
3 (tie). Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout
5. Bell's Hopslam
6. Stone Arrogant Bastard
7. Sierra Nevada Celebration
8 (tie). Sierra Nevada Torpedo
8 (tie). Stone Ruination
10. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
For the full list, head to the Homebrewers Association's site.
A $25 ($30 at the door) ticket will provide attendees with fun, food from a variety of area restaurants, music, door prizes and twelve pours from local breweries including B. Nektar Meadery of Ferndale, Short’s, Founders, Bell’s, New Holland, Arcadia, Dark Horse and many more.
Additionally, bring in a coat for Community Sharing and receive an extra door prize raffle ticket.
Tickets are available for purchase at Bakers of Milford, Milford House, Pine Ridge Market or at the chamber office.
For more information, or to order advance tickets by phone, contact the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce at (248) 685-7129. Baker’s of Milford is located at 2025 South Milford Rd.
Josh Smith
Kalamazoo Gazette
The full list of winners from today's beer competition at this year's Great American Beer Festival has just been released (of course, we've been following the live Twitter feed all afternoon).
We are very excited to report that Michigan breweries earned nine medals or 4% of the total awards.
The winners from the "Great Beer State" were:
| Arcadia Brewing Co. | Cereal Killer Barleywine | MI | Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
| Bastone Brewery | Saison Du Bastone | MI | Bronze | French- and Belgian Style Saison |
| Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Bell's Lager Beer | MI | Bronze | Bohemian Style Pilsener |
| Big Rock Chop House & Brewery | Red Rock | MI | Silver | Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale |
| Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales | Bam Biere | MI | Bronze | Session Beer |
| Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. | 4th Dementia Old Ale | MI | Bronze | Old Ale or Strong Ale |
| Redwood Brewing Co. | Cream Stout | MI | Silver | Sweet Stout |
| Shorts Brewing Co. | Bloody Beer | MI | Silver | Experimental Beer |
| Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill | Pirate's Porter | MI | Bronze | Robust Porter |
Here are a few other highlights:
2009 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards
Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year:
Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO; Dr. David Ryder
Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year:
Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD; Robert Malone
Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year:
Dry Dock Brewing Company, Aurora, CO; Dry Dock Brewing Team
Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year:
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA; Pizza Port Brew Guys
Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year:
Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA; Will Kemper
2009 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition
Gold: Herbal Joe’s Columbarillo IPA, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Brewmaster: Jeff Erway, AHA Member: Ben Miller
Silver: Alright Already Amber, O’Fallon Brewery, O’Fallon, MO
Brewmaster: Brian Owens, AHA Member: Jim Yeager
Bronze: Time of the Season, Upslope Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Brewmaster: Daniel Pages, AHA Member: Brian Patterson
The most competitive category was American Style India Pale Ale with 134 entries. The gold medal went to Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA for Union Jack for the second straight year.
The second most hotly contested category was Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer with 110 entries (up from 79 in 2008). The gold medal went to Arcadia Brewing Co., Battle Creek, MI for Cereal Killer Barleywine.
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