SAMPLING THE LOCAL FARE: Patrons of Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids enjoy some of the product of Michigan’s craft brewing industry, which continues to grow rapidly. (Bridge photo/Lance Wynn) Michigan’s craft beer industry is growing so fast that leaders of the trade association representing it can’t keep track of all the activity. “I […]
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Craft brewers’ recent success runs into old way of doing things in Lansing
Laura Houser, a brewer, tends to the huge tanks at Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids. Founders is one of Michigan’s largest craft brewers. (Bridge photo/Lance Wynn) Beer — the brewing of it, shipping, selling and quaffing of suds — is, by one measure, a nearly $6.1 billion industry in Michigan. And it’s an industry […]
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A quick beginner’s guide to the world of Michigan craft beers
BEER SPLASH: Perrin Brewing isn’t as well-known as other craft brewers from the Grand Rapids area, writes Danielle Casavant, but it’s rapidly raising its profile among the ever-growing ranks of Michigan brewers. (courtesy photo/mlive.com) It’s hard to beat a refreshing beer on a warm summer day — and in Michigan these days, beer drinkers are […]
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“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom” — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman senator * Center for Michigan President John Bebow sat down with Michigan Municipal League President Dan Gilmartin to talk about prosperity in Michigan, along with with Gary Heidel of MSHDA, Tim Fischer of the Michigan Environmental Council […]