Beer & Wine

Not trying to make light of a tragic situation (the pandemic and the associated quarantine and shutdown), but If you believe in "if life gives you lemons, make lemonade", then this has not been a bad year for craft beer lovers.

Vote for your favorite bartender in the Kalamazoo / Battle Creek area for 2020.

So in terms of being able to sell cocktails to go in a college town, one would expect that this would be a success in Kalamazoo. But a lot of college kids have gone home since the pandemic started.

Bell's Brewery says they are joining an initiative, "Black is Beautiful", which hopes to bring awareness to the injustices that people of color are facing on a daily basis.
Bell's is one of over 700 breweries worldwide that have signed on to this effort, that began with Marcus B…

It'll be their 2nd Annual Michigan Made Festival held from July 17th - 19th, and will feature some of the best Michigan beers & cocktails along with crafts, artists, food, shopping and live music from Michigan bands & more

The problem with Arcadia Ales' beers was never the quality of its brews. It was bad business decisions that sank the Southwest Michigan after over twenty years in business. So, here's some good news if you loved those beers. Short's is going to bring some of them back.

I discovered four new beers that have joined my personal "starting line-up."

Nothing gets in the way of Michiganders and their beer.

Unfortunately most places that are open can only be filled to 50% capacity and the Brew bus must also follow those guidelines to try and include as many people as possible, while also keeping people safe.

The beer doesn't taste like you are eating a bowl of Froot Loops in a sense, but it does have a Froot Loop component to it if you smell the beer