  Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 775 Registered: 11-2005 |
I want to know what peoples favorite michigan brewed beers are. Preferably ones that are bottled. Also what are favorite breweries that people frequent? | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2746 Registered: 02-2006 |
Gaylord's Big Buck Brewery's Buck Naked (light beer). They have t-shirts advertising the brew ... a pic of Adam & Eve naked in the Garden of Eden. Haha. | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 183 Registered: 02-2008 |
Motor City Brewing Works. They're Nut Brown Ale and Ghettoblaster are really good. Mix them together for one of my favorites, a Nutblaster. http://www.motorcitybeer.com/ (Message edited by Downriviera on March 29, 2008) | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5839 Registered: 10-2003 |
Always enjoy a nice Oberon with an orange slice. | ||
Tacoaficionado Member Username: Tacoaficionado Post Number: 4 Registered: 03-2008 |
homemade Detroit Water and Sewerage Department-Indian Pale Ale | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 776 Registered: 11-2005 |
were not talkin about wayne county correction brews! | ||
Alley Member Username: Alley Post Number: 120 Registered: 02-2008 |
I'm with Downriviera on this one! I like a lot of Bell's products too (Message edited by alley on March 29, 2008) | ||
Wilus1mj Member Username: Wilus1mj Post Number: 257 Registered: 05-2005 |
Detroit Dwarf-Beer Co, Thunder Bay Bock-Fletcher Street Brewery, Black Cherry Porter-Shorts Brewery. | ||
Daytwa Member Username: Daytwa Post Number: 14 Registered: 10-2007 |
Kzoo's pride, Bells' Oberon w/ a lemon or orange wedge - hands down. | ||
Cas Member Username: Cas Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2007 |
Dragonmead's Dead Monk Abbey Ale is my reigning favorite beer anywhere. I've had people deliver a growler of it to me in Portland, OR when I lived there! | ||
Hornist9 Member Username: Hornist9 Post Number: 104 Registered: 05-2005 |
Dragonmead's Willie's Ommpah Loompa Stout...A very nice chocolate stout...yummy. I'm gonna go and see Jerry and get my growler refilled this week. | ||
Jenay Member Username: Jenay Post Number: 194 Registered: 06-2005 |
Another fan of Dragonmead... my favorite is the Reverend Fred Oatmeal Stout. | ||
Gertrude Member Username: Gertrude Post Number: 53 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'm a huge fan of Bell's Two Hearted Ale and their limited edition Hops Slam. You can find the Two Hearted Ale year round at your favorite beer store although the Hops Slam is done of the year and Oberon isn't out yet. Another Michigan microbrewery I often support is Dark Horse Brewing out of Marshall. I don't think their IPA, Crooked Tree, is quite has good as Bell's but it's pretty good and I like variety. Anyone care to recommend some good local wheat beers? I always end up drinking imports (Unibroue, Weihenstephaner) and I'd like to keep those dollars in MI. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5840 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ever have a Bell's Eclectic Ale? They brew it once a year during a big party at the brewery. Hoo-damn, that stuff is like motor oil, but some people wait all year for it. | ||
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 224 Registered: 08-2005 |
I second the Hopslam vote. It’s a big, hoppy beer in the spirit of American IPAs, but has a malty sweetness typical of an English IPA. Very complex & tasty with lots of spicy flavors. Bell’s Oberon was recently introduced for the year, & you can get it on tap at Foran’s Irish Pub Downtown. They should have bottles out by now, too. It’s a decent American wheat beer, but it’s more like the lawn-mower beer of Michigan microbrews: a light, tasty beer you pound back quickly without getting totally bombed too soon. It’s a good, light beer, but is usually my last choice if other microbrews are available (I’m a hop-head & love stouts – Oberon is too light for me in the hops & malts departments on most occasions). Go to Foran’s & peruse their beer menu at the end of the bar. They have 13 Michigan beers on tap, along with several in bottles. Try the New Holland Brewing Company beers – there’s nothing wimpy about any of them. Their Poet Stout is one of my favorites. I also love Arcadia beers. To get the best understanding of how vast & incredible Michigan beers are, go to one of the Michigan Brewers Guild beer festivals. The winter festival was held back in February, but the summer festival is coming up in July in Ypsilanti. I’m sure there will be tons of wheat beers there for you to try, given the time of year. http://www.michiganbrewersguil d.org/ | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 185 Registered: 02-2008 |
I really like Arbor Brewing's Olde Number 22, a German style alt beer. If you like espresso, you have to try their Espresso Love Breakfast Stout. Although I'm partial to ales, I like Atwater's Dunkel, a nice dark lager. Note to Gertrude; the Bell's Oberon has been released. www.arborbrewing.com www.atwaterbeer.com | ||
Gertrude Member Username: Gertrude Post Number: 59 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'm not so much of an Oberon fan but if that's what's around, I won't turn it down, ya' know? Thanks for the urls, Awfavre and Downriviera (your user name is making me giggle this morning). | ||
Hairybackjoe Member Username: Hairybackjoe Post Number: 33 Registered: 06-2005 |
I second Jenay with the Oatmeal Stout and Wilus1mj with the Dwarf Zweickel over at DBC. | ||
Detsfb Member Username: Detsfb Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2008 |
Bell's Hopslam and Double Cream Stout are great. A scoop of vanilla ice cream in the Double Cream Stout makes a delicious float! | ||
Lifeinmontage Member Username: Lifeinmontage Post Number: 66 Registered: 10-2007 |
Oberon, without a doubt. I get pretty upset each fall when it disappears from bar taps and store shelves. You can imagine my surprise to see it on tap in late December/early January at a bar in Boca Raton, FL. Apparently it's not as popular down there. Their loss was my gain. | ||
Drankin21 Member Username: Drankin21 Post Number: 219 Registered: 12-2003 |
OBERON!••••• It's back in stores now by the way. Cases for sale at Costco. Always have my first Oberon on Opening Day! (Less than 12 hours from now!) | ||
Treelock Member Username: Treelock Post Number: 308 Registered: 03-2005 |
Third Coast Beer from Bell's. Hoppy but not heavy, nice and crisp for a hot summer day. | ||
Tayshaun22 Member Username: Tayshaun22 Post Number: 409 Registered: 02-2005 |
Bell's Cherry Stout | ||
Eastside61 Member Username: Eastside61 Post Number: 1147 Registered: 07-2006 |
Goebels - ••••• We used to drink it on the Dexter Bus but only when Jjaba was driving......it was a tough day when he decided to leave the DSR to sell cotton candy at the JOE...... | ||
Bsu Member Username: Bsu Post Number: 117 Registered: 10-2003 |
An ice cold Bell's Oberon with a lemon slice(an orange makes it too sweet for me). Dragonmead's Final Absolution, tastes good and at 10% alcohol well worth your money. | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 4239 Registered: 02-2004 |
All Bells Beer is good. Oberon, best. | ||
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk Post Number: 236 Registered: 11-2006 |
Fruitless Oberon YUM! | ||
Bongman Member Username: Bongman Post Number: 1558 Registered: 12-2003 |
Lord Spitz Stout at Dragonmead. Vanilla Porter where art thou ? | ||
Melody Member Username: Melody Post Number: 171 Registered: 11-2007 |
Pontiac Porter from King Brewing Co. Jolly Pumpkin from Michigan Brewing Co. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 5308 Registered: 10-2003 |
Kuhnhenn Brewery's Loonie Kuhnie brew is excellent. If you have not been there, I highly suggest you go there. It's on Chicago Road and Mound in Warren. What is Copper Canyon like??? Can you eat there? | ||
Gertrude Member Username: Gertrude Post Number: 61 Registered: 05-2005 |
Patrick, I found Copper Canyon to be okay at best. It's not bad but the food was pricey, the beer kinda mediocre for a brewpub, and the servers flaky. We only went there when a member of my social clan needed a place to go that didn't check ids too closely, IYKWIM. Just go to a place in Detroit or Royal Oak if you want a good time with some good beer. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5861 Registered: 10-2003 |
I second Gertrude's take on Copper Canyon. Overpriced bar food and mediocre beer. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 1820 Registered: 08-2006 |
I like bell's for the Bottled stuff. Kuhnhenn's for the best micro brew. Hard to spell, but easy to drink. |
