You may not have heard. Rhino Media Productions is making a film showcasing the rise of the brewing industry in Michigan. Michigan beer is on the rise. As we saw recently, of the top 4 spots in the voting for Beer City USA 3 of the spots were taken by Michigan Brewing cities. Beer City…
Beer isn’t flowing yet. It is still a few months off. But in the grand scheme of things that isn’t as long as it feels. Gonzo’s Bigg Dogg Brewery, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is making huge strides toward opening. On the outside looking in these things never seem to go as fast as we want them…
In the fall of 2012 I was checking around for places that can measure hop bitterness in beer (read about it in my post “Finding Bitterness“). At the time Western Michigan University was in the process of putting together a lab to support the huge beer scene in Michigan. I received an email recently from…
The start of American Craft Beer Week found me at Central City Tap House in downtown Kalamazoo. They were hosting a Bell’s tap take over and I was hoping to find their Kal-Haven ale. A beer commemorating the Kal-Haven trail. The Kal-Haven trail follows the old railway from Kalamazoo to South Haven. This 33.5 mile…
The results came in earlier this week. Grand Rapids, Michigan has been crowned Beer City USA for the second year. But this year they do not share the title. Of the 56,000 votes cast, Grand Rapids garnered 27,000. This was a climb from last year when they had claimed roughly 17,000. Kalamazoo edged out Asheville,…
For Mother’s day I made one of my wife’s favorite soups and invited my parents over for dinner. Was a good night of soup and fresh french bread for dinner. You may notice I went a slightly different route with this video. It was Mother’s Day so my camera person got the day off. This…
There are any number of ways to spend a Friday night. But you don’t often get to spend a Friday meeting the people behind the new breweries in your neighborhood. As part of the events for the vote for Beer City USA, the leaders of 4 of the new breweries coming into Kalamazoo gave the…
The campaign for Kalamazoo to become Beer City USA is in full swing. Earlier tonight Discover Kalamazoo hosted an update get together at Wild Bull in Kalamazoo. Based on the numbers discussed for the growth of the social media campaign, I will say that Kalamazoo is showing the world that yes, there really is a…
The vote for Beer City USA started today. This is the first year that Kalamazoo Michigan has been on the ballot. Part of the kick off for this years vote, Bell’s Brewing opened their doors at the Eccentric Cafe to host a kick off party. When Larry Bell first opened his doors back in 1985,…
Monday the polls will open for voting on Beer City USA. In a crash push, Kalamazoo Michigan made it onto the ballots picking up 2000 votes for nomination (400 was the requirement to be nominated). Earlier this week I received an invitation to join in on the brainstorming session for getting the message out not…
