Vivant brings European view to Grand Rapids
There’s something almost sacred about walking into Brewery Vivant. And it’s not just because the Grand Rapids brewery is a former church. Since opening in December 2010, the Belgian-style,...
View ArticleThe art of the beer glass with HopCat
Voted the number three beer bar in the world, HopCat knows how to serve beer. And part of the experience is the glassware used to serve it. At the Grand Rapids pub, you’ll get your Imperial IPA in a...
View ArticleHard cider interest spells growth for mill
With growing popularity in hard cider, a Spring Lake cider mill and winery continues to expand its distribution to meet demands. Vander Mill, 14921 Cleveland St., is already self-distributing its...
View ArticleFounders to release ‘Backstage Series’
Sometimes beer drinkers have a voice. Founders Brewing Co. Vice President/Director of Marketing Dave Engbers announced this week that his Grand Rapids brewery will begin selling 750-milliliter bottles...
View ArticleSchmohz’s Zingiberene uniquely crafted
Sometimes simple is good. The ingredients listed in Schmohz Brewery’s Zingiberene Ale are water, malted barley, ginger root and yeast. While some beer enthusiasts might consider it bland, it’s one of...
View ArticleCongregating at ‘Chapel’ Vivant
I imagine — based on his story — Jason Spaulding as the character Ray Stantz from Ghostbusters. In one of the film’s early scenes, the three ghost-hunting entrepreneurs purchase a former firehouse for...
View ArticlePrep for World Expo of Beer
Is there a more appropriate time for the World Expo of Beer than during National Craft Beer Week? With more than 400 brews on tap, you certainly don’t want to head to Frankenmuth this weekend without...
View ArticleBeer Expo provides something for all
FRANKENMUTH — Apparently the World Expo of Beer is a great way to spend a wedding anniversary. It’s also a worthwhile reason for friends to have an annual reunion. “It’s actually our wedding...
View ArticleSaugatuck brews expand availability
The East meets the West once again. Yes, another West Michigan brewery has reached Michigan’s eastern regions (and mid-Mitten too) as Saugatuck Brewing Company has expanded its distribution. The...
View ArticleFounders Fest attracts the masses
GRAND RAPIDS — The ingredients for Founders Fest are simple — beer and music. Attracting about 6,000 visitors Saturday, the annual outdoor event featured some of Founders’ unique brews and an...
View ArticleBell’s sets ‘sails’ on 5 million
DETROIT — Bell’s Brewery has teamed with Bayview Yacht Club to make this year’s Bayview Mackinac Race available to more than 5 million online viewers, including live broadcast of class starts for the...
View ArticleWelcome to BOB’s House of Brews
GRAND RAPIDS — There is likely a reason they call it BOB’s House of Brews. Emphasis on “house.” Tucked away in the basement of a four-story building in downtown Grand Rapids, the brewpub is much like...
View ArticleVander Mill celebrates cider garden opening
SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP — In hopes of promoting more on-site consumption of its hard cider, Vander Mill celebrated the grand opening of its outdoor cider garden Friday. Hard cider’s increasing popularity...
View Article50 plus breweries to highlight TC Microbrew & Music Festival
TRAVERSE CITY – Perhaps what makes the Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival a destination summer festival is that it’s about more than the beer. Yes, music lovers meet beer lovers. More...
View ArticleFounders to release CBS as Backstage brew
GRAND RAPIDS — Canadian Breakfast Stout will be the second release in Founders Brewing Co.’s Backstage Series, according to Vice President/Director of Marketing Dave Engbers. The brew hits retail...
View ArticleBeer-a-Palooza exceeds expectations
GRAND RAPIDS — Last week’s Beer-A-Palooza was a breath of fresh air for someone who covers a lot of beer events. Although the event is in just its third year, Beer-a-Palooza’s got everything going for...
View ArticleHoptoberfest combines local brews and blues
Oktoberfest is hitting the streets of Grand Rapids in a whole new way. And it’s going to be “hopping.” Together with HopCat and Barfly Events, several Grand Rapids-area brewers are bringing some of the...
View ArticleVander Fest melds beer and cider
SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP — Cider collided with beer Saturday as Vander Mill hosted its second annual beer and cider festival. Vander Fest serves as both a beer and hard cider festival with lots of emphasis...
View ArticleWood-aged beer event on tap for Vivant
GRAND RAPIDS — Tucked away in the bowels of Brewery Vivant are some aging brews that will be ripe for public consumption when they’re tapped in less than two weeks. These barrel-aged brews — some of...
View Article500 congregate for Vivant’s wood-aged brews
GRAND RAPIDS — When a brewery owner and his brewmaster are on the same page, magical things happen. Just ask Jacob Derylo, brewmaster at Brewery Vivant. Saturday, the brewpub hosted its first-ever...
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