No matter the change, there will always be opposition to it. Today the office of Regulatory Reinvention sent to Lansing a list of 72 recomendations to amend the Michigan Liquor control code. Some of the changes can be major boons for the growing craft beer industry. A big one is the ability to hold a…
I can’t remember if I mentioned this before, but I am doing a bit of writing outside my pages here. I recently paid a visit to Kissell Brewing and that visit is now posted over at I’m a Beer Hound. Check it out (we all need some love every now and then). Time for a…
Aside from the fact that this is a classic, its just pretty dog gone good. So what we have for this edition (doesn’t that sound official… ok maybe not) is a bit o’ soup, beer and cheese soup when you get down to it. You could go out and get a few beers just for…
I spent a few hours hanging out with a couple friends last night. Who knew, I actually have a friend or two. I was a bad house guest, I didn’t bring beer to share. Instead I had a couple of the beers from the fridge. For a long time I have had a schedule that…
I am sure we don’t have to go into this again but yes, I am a geek. I recently found out that at the geekiest convention of conventions, Gen Con, there will be a special tapping for a beer brewed especially for Gen Con. Yes, it’s true, even geeks are jumping on the craft beer…
This forever seems a subject we may never move away from. I recently ran across two great articles pertaining to the never ending discussion of style, each approaching from a different angle. The first from Jeff Alworth at Beervana, raises the question of our methods in brewing to recreate a style. Does the method matter or…
I have been reading He Said Beer, She Said Wine. From what I have seen so far, it is pretty informative. It has been a while since I have gone through any formal wine training, so the information that Marnie Old has put in the book has been a good brush up. Although the book…
