Earlier this summer we praised the rise of the nano-brewery - the tiny one or two tank brewery, open to the public, making great craft beers such as those from Buckle Down Brewery near Chicago, IL. We enjoy the standard micro-brews as much as the next beer-crazed locavore, from the long standing traditions around Milwaukee, WI [...]
Category: Beer
Mini-Micro Brews, or the Return of Tavern Beer
The craft beer revolution keeps getting smaller...and stronger. As the demand for great craft brews continues to grow, mini-micro breweries are popping up all over the Great Lakes region. And as with so many innovations, nothing in this process is that new at all. Massive, global breweries have been a fixture in so many of [...]
Spring Beer Tasting
A recent gathering dedicated to craft brews featured a set of beers from Wisconsin paired with artisan cheeses and small plate appetizers...ahhh, the joy. The variations of craft beers provide a great complement to so many foods and Great Lakes Cuisine takes full advantage of such pairings. The most difficult part was setting the drinking [...]
New Restaurants Added – Grand Rapids, MI
Let me tell you this – the Backwoods Bastard is definitely one of the finest brews I have ever had. Complex, lingering, hauntingly good. It just may be the best brew in Grand Rapids, MI, and given that Grand Rapids has been named Beer City USA in a poll run by the guru of home [...]
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