Tag Archives: Michigan Craft Beer

Saugatuck, MI–  Hold onto your beer folks! Our very own Amy Sherman is hosting Saugatuck Brewing Company’s Craft & Courses on Friday, March 4th.  It will be an evening of Michigan craft beer, great food, and good company that you will NOT want to miss! In addition to the FIVE ...

So, you didn’t win the Powerball this week and it’s bumming you out? Don’t worry, there are still some great things for us mere mortals to do this weekend that don’t require a lot of cash! From snowshoeing up north to taking a drive to Grand Haven for one of their famous corndogs, ...

Frankenmuth, MI- It’s Michigan’s Christmas Wonderland.  It’s home to fried chicken dinners.  It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state.  It can only be one place: Frankenmuth!  I think everyone in Michigan has a favorite memory of this iconic Bavarian village, as it’s on most Michigander’s must visit ...

Mackinac Island, MI-This weeks show brought us back up to our second home, .  We have been lucky enough to visit the island several times this season, for everything from opening weekend, to hosting the Lilac Festival, to enjoying the fall colors.  Every visit is unique and different, but what stays ...

Grand Rapids, MI- One of the things I love about Michigan is that any given day you can find some kind of wacky event to participate in.    Most of these occur outdoors and celebrate something great about Michigan.  Festivals celebrating asparagus or mint.  An ice fishing derby.  Cardboard sled races. ...

Marshall, MI- Where can you go in Michigan and buy a skateboard or sweatshirt, have your motorcycle fixed, get a tattoo, see a concert AND drink some of the best beer in Michigan?  Those who have visited Marshall know.  It’s one of the biggest breweries in Michigan, but the complex ...

  Lansing, MI- This week brought us back to the recently opened Lansing Brewing Company.  John and I have been stopping by all summer to visit and check on progress.  It’s been awesome to watch the space change from a construction zone, into a partially finished pub, to a full, busy ...

Every Thursday at 9:45 a.m. John and Amy have the pleasure to be guests on Wood Radio’s West Michigan Live with Neal Dionne to talk about what’s going on around the mitten. And of course to bring a morning sample of beer of the week! This week Amy flew solo, bringing the host, Neal Dionne, ...

Saugatuck, MI- We visited Saugatuck Brewing Company to visit our good friend Gabe Bober from Treetops Resort who was there brewing up a beer for Hops for Hope.  We here at Behind the Mitten have partnered with Hops for Hope this fall to help raise money for the Purple Community to fight cancer, and Treetops Resort ...

Kalamazoo, MI- We always love to stop by Arcadia Ales, whether we are in Kalamazoo or Battle Creek.  Each place is distinctly different.  I’ve been good friends with owner Tim Surprise since I taped an episode of the Great American Brew Trail with him at the original location in Battle Creek.  It was ...