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• Witch's Hat Holy Confusion

  by beergeekhowell May 23, 2011
  Witch's Hat Holy Confusion Barley Wine The Witch’s Hat Brewing Company is small microbrewery located in South Lyon, Michigan.  They have yet to open officially but I have been blessed to receive an advanced bottle of their beer to review. Ryan Cottongim was kind enough to bring me a 2...

• New Holland The Poet Stout

  by beergeekhowell April 9, 2011
  New Holland Brewing Company was my first love when I got into the craft scene so it holds a special place in my heart and Isaac Hartman, their Beer Ambassador, does a fantastic job supporting his brand and Michigan Beer in general.   The Poet is their Oatmeal Stout.  It rings in at a...

• Cinco de Mayo w/ Shorts Brewing Company!

  by beergeekhowell April 6, 2011
  Cinco de Mayo w/ Shorts!   ***   10am-11am Craft Beer 101 Hosted by Jon Wojtowicz of Short's Brewery $5 per person includes the Lecture and tastings!   Come learn the history of Micro Brews and their importance in the growth of America and how they fit in to our culture then and...

• Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA

  by beergeekhowell April 6, 2011
  Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree As you can tell from my previous posts, I am a glutton for hop punishment, so when we tapped this years Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA you know I couldn't resist. I sat down with my good friend Chad Roe and we gave it a whir   Right off the bat I noticed...

• Stone's Cali-Belgique Belgium IPA Tasting

  by beergeekhowell April 6, 2011
  Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA is a marquise craft brewery and certainly one of my favorites. Opening in 1996 they went from a well-kept secret to a world wide juggernaut in the industry in only 10 years. Their barrel production went form 400 in '96 to 115,000 in 2010. checkout out the website f...
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• Founder's Double Trouble Tasting

  by beergeekhowell April 6, 2011
  As a huge fan of giant IPA's I was very much looking forward to tasting this one. Just arriving on tap last week, I don't expect this to last long, so come in and grab a glass while it lasts.   After a few glasses of Breakfast Stout I decided to switch it up to close out the night, so ...