What's Brewing for Beer Week: Saturday, February 23

This is it: the moment we've all been waiting for. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERFESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST!!!!!!!!!!!

But first! You'll need a good base coast for all that beer. And there is of course an after party. We'll see you guys there!

SATURDAY, 2/23

~Pre-Winter Beer Fest Beer Breakfast at Logan's Alley, 7 a.m.
Get a good base coat for Beer Fest with this beer breakfast at Logan's Alley!

Show your festival ticket and get a discounted beer/breakfast pairing!

Featuring beers from Bell's Brewery, New Holland Brewing Company, Arbor Brewing Company and Dark Horse Brewing Company.

~Brewer's Big Breakfast at Brewery Vivant (until 3 p.m.)
A Beer Fest breakfast that only Brewery Vivant could make. Chicken 'n Waffles, anyone?

--BEERFEST--
Stop everything, everyone will be here! 12 p.m. (for media and Guild members, 1 p.m. for everyone else) until 6 p.m.

~Dark Horse Brewing Co. Winter Beer Fest After Party at Stella's, 6 p.m.
When: Saturday, February 23, 2013
Time: 6pm
Who: Dark Horse Brewing Company
Cost: No admission fee

What: Stella's will be featuring 24 badass drafts featured at Dark Horse's Winter Beer Fest table

Beers: Crooked Tree, Raspberry, Amber, Brown, Black, Thirsty Trout, Scotty Karate, Double Crooked Tree, Plead the 5th, Fore Smoked, Arctic Errt Dekoorc, SC-7 Eert Dekoorc, Ollirama Eert Dekoorc, I Want More Stout (City Provisions), Salmeyaki, Old Ale, Perkulator, Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th, Sour Plead the 5th, Rye Kwan Do, Mmmmm, Chochili Stoutm KBE Vol. 2, and Tres Blueberry Stout

After Party: The entire Dark Horse crew will be at Stella's holding court after their victorious showing at Beer Fest. Come say, "Thanks!" and drink some beer with them.

~Frankenmuth Winter Party at the Woods (through 2/23)
Celebrate Winter Oktoberfest-style with steins and German culture. Frankenmuth Pilsner and Dunkel feature. No entry fee. February 21-23.

~Peppino's Michigan draft beer special $2.50-3.50 pints all week
Peppino's Downtown is doing a Michigan Beer draft special all week for GR Beer Week. It includes 8 Michigan drafts all $3.50 a pint.

For happy hour they are all $2.50 a pint and $3.50 for a tall. On draft they have Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager, among others.

~Hideout Brewing New Releases (ongoing through Beer Week)
The Hideout Brewing Co is an Official Beer Destination of this year's GR Beer Week. Check out these just-released beers all Beer Week long!

Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Strawberry Brown
Dark Espresso Milk Stout
Triple Chocolate Milk Stout
Pineapple Brown
Imperial Brown
Chocolate Rye with Spice
Forget Her Barley Wine
Bitter Ex Double IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.
Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

What's Brewing for Beer Week: Friday, February 22

For those of you coming in from out of town on this blustery, wintry day, you will be kindly rewarded. Here are many, many things to do and beers to drink.

~Western Michigan Tap Takeover at Logan's Alley
Brewery reps will be on-hand for this all-western Michigan tap takeover at Logan's Alley.

Pike 51: Kush IPA

White Flame: Double Bourbon Barrel Stout 

Jaden James Brewing Co.: Russian Imperial Stout

Michigan Beer Cellar: Mocha Java Stout

~Bell's Tap Takeover at the Meanwhile
And here's the tap list:
Deb's Red Ale
Two Hearted Ale
Expedition Stout
Special Double Cream Stout
Bourbon Barrel Black Note
Raspberry Ale
Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout
Hell Hath No Fury Lager
Midwestern Pale Ale
This One Goes To Eleven
Amber Ale
Kal-Haven
Hopslam
Smoked Vienna Lager
Quinannan Falls Special Lager

~Tap Takeover featuring Mt. Pleasant Brewing at The Score
Brewer Kim Kowalski will be on hand presenting his beers and raffling off (2) tickets to Winter Beer Fest.

~Greenbush Tap Takeover at Big Bob's Pizza
With rare beers from Greenbush.

~Shorts for Short's at the Pyramid Scheme
Wear shorts to this Short's tap takeover at get a free high-five!

Featuring:
Black Cherry Porter
Noble Chaos
Key Lime Pie
Cup A Joe
Publican Porter
Goodnight Bodacious
Aorta Ale
Bloody Beer
Vanilla Porter
Kick Back
Saison du Short's
Earl of Brixom
White Falcon
Huma Lupa Licious
ControversiALE
Soft Parade

~Greenbush Tap Takeover at Logan's Alley Winter Beer Fest Pre-Party, 7 a.m.
Starting bright and early at 7 a.m., Greenbush Brewing Co. will take over the taps at Logan's Alley for this Michigan Winter Beer Festival Pre-Party.

Beers will include: 

Brother Benjamin: A mighty powerful and heavenly Imperial India Pale Ale
Closure: Ready to put the past behind you and reach for something new?
Dunegras: A justly-hopped India pale ale with absolutely no dune grass
Apathy: An oatmeal stout for the undecided
Rage: An Imperial Black India Pale Ale beyond our control

~Arbor Brewing and Dark Horse Tap Takeover featuring limited releases at Graydon's Crossing, 11 a.m.
Arbor Brewing and Dark Horse Brewing Tap Takeover featuring limited release beers from both breweries. Representatives from both will be available throughout the day.

10 Drafts, 5 from each brewery…some cool, limited beer will be available!

Graydon's Crossing's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Saugatuck Brewing Tap Occupation at Derby Station, 11 a.m.
Brewery reps will be on hand throughout the day.

5 taps will include: ESB Amber, Oval Beach, Reverent Monk, Double Black, Pub Specialty

Derby Station's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Our Happy Hour at Our Brewing Company, 3-7 p.m.
Enjoy $1 off all pints at downtown Holland's newest craft beer destination, the homey microbrewery Our Brewing Company. If you haven't been to check this place out yet, be prepared to be blown away by their truly excellent beers. They'll also have $5 slow-smoked sandwiches from Saladino Smoke.

~In-store beer tasting featuring Mt. Pleasant Brewing at Ric's, 4-7 p.m.
Brewer Kim Kowalski will be on hand presenting his beers and raffling off (2) tickets to Winter Beer Fest.

~New Holland Tasting at Smitty's, 5-8 p.m.
The mainstays plus some new releases. A rep will be on-hand to talk about the beer.

~Perrin and Rochester Mills Brewing Night at HopCat, 5 p.m.
Start your Michigan Winter Beer Fest party right and join our friends from Perrin Brewing Co. and Rochester Mills Brewing Co. at HopCat. They've hooked us up with some great treats and are going to hang out all night long. Party starts at 5pm.

Featured Perrin drafts: Bourbon Barrel Ryewine, Bourbon Barrel Double Black Lager, French Polynesian Vanilla Bean Imperial Stout, Extra Pale Ale, Strong Pale Ale, Black Lager, Nut Brown, and Razzberry Blond.

Featured Rochester Mills drafts: Rochester Red, Bourbon Barrel Aged Milkshake Stout, Bourbon Barrel Aged Snow Dazed Winter Warmer, and Cornerstone IPA

~Bell's and WYCE 88.1 Presents the Jammies at the Intersection, 5:30 p.m.
20 Bands, all ages, no cover 

Featuring some amazing limited Bell's drafts. Bell's will have people on-hand.

~North Peak Tap Explosion at JD Reardon's, 6 p.m.
Vicious plus two other specialties on draft. Rep on-hand.

~Spinnaker and Schmohz Dining in the Lounge, 6-10 p.m.
$40 per person all inclusive
Your choice of 11 ~ 6 ounce beer samples and/or food samples, gratuity, and tax

ESB Burger
Heffron Farms All Beef Beer Burger and Farm Country White Cheddar Cheese on a Pretzel Slider Bun

Drunken Kielbasa
Creswick Farms Garlic Kielbasa, Harrison Sauerkraut, and Farm Country Beer Cheese on a Petite Bun

Piggy Sandwich
BBQ Smoked Devries Pork Shoulder, Honey Beer Barbeque, Creswick Farms Bacon, Quincy Street Ham, and Country Beer Mustard on a Little Rooster Bread Company Rosemary Roll

Chicken & Waffles
Smoked BBQ Beer Chicken, Cholula Cream, and Hopknocker & Cowslip Creamery Odin Cheese Waffles

Beer Cheese Dumplings
Farm Country Habanaro Jack Dumplings with Amber Tease Marinara

Smokin’ Bacon Salmon
BBQ Hickory Smoked Salmon wrapped with Creswick Farms Bacon, Served with Apple Honey Beer Chutney, and Dancing Goat Creamery Chevre on a Little Rooster Bread Company Garlic Pepper Cracker

~Schmohz Beer Dinner at the Hilton Hotel, 6 p.m.
A six-course dinner paired with beers from western Michigan's own Schmohz, all for only $40. Starts at 6 p.m. Contact Schmohz or the Hilton for reservations.

Featured beers are:
Treasure Chest ESB
Gypsy Kiss Bock
Bonecrusher Stout
Hopknocker Imperial IPA
Amber Tease Ale
Kiss My Scottich Arse Scotch Ale

~Beer Dinner and Brewer Birthday Celebration at Billy's Lounge Featuring New Holland, 6 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Help us celebrate the birthdays of West Michigan brewing pioneers - New Holland's Brett VanderKamp & Fred Bueltmann and long time Michigan Brewmaster Steve Berthel on MBG Winter Beer Fest Eve.

Billy's will be featuring three New Holland Beers on draft and a collaborative beer, Water Sign Wheat IPA made with 100% Michigan hops and malt, between Vander, The Beervangelist and Bert.

Drafts will include: Cabin Fever, Imperial Hatter, Paleooza, Monkey King , Blue Sunday, Water Sign IPA

Specialty cocktails and spirits from New Holland Artisan Spirits will also be available for the evening. Enjoy a Hatter Royale Hoparita (w/ Hatter Royale Hopquila), Michigan Martini made (w/ Dutchess Vodka) and Beer Barrel Bourbon.

Water Sign Wheat IPA Tapping at 8:00 pm

Birthday Toast at 9:00 pm

 Live Music from:
DJ Dr. Joel
The Veloras
Cavepeople

Billy’s is located in the heart of Eastown and is a proud supporter of Michigan beer and one of the first to support the local microbrew scene with Micro Mondays. Known as Grand Rapids' home of the blues and the city’s longest open mic, this festive event is not to be missed!

Special thanks for West Michigan’s preferred wholesaler beverage distributor - Kent Beverage.

Visit New Holland Brewing here: http://newhollandbrew.com/
Visit Kent Beverage here: http://kentbeverage.com/

~Arcadia Ales Tap Takeover at Rezervoir Lounge, 6 p.m.
Drafts: B-Craft Double Black IPA, Hop Rocket, Sky High Rye, IPA, Cereal Killer Barley Wine No entry fee

~Peppino's Michigan draft beer special $2.50-3.50 pints all week
Peppino's Downtown is doing a Michigan Beer draft special all week for GR Beer Week. It includes 8 Michigan drafts all $3.50 a pint.

For happy hour they are all $2.50 a pint and $3.50 for a tall. On draft they have Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager, among others.

~Hideout Brewing New Releases (ongoing through Beer Week)
The Hideout Brewing Co is an Official Beer Destination of this year's GR Beer Week. Check out these just-released beers all Beer Week long!

Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Strawberry Brown
Dark Espresso Milk Stout
Triple Chocolate Milk Stout
Pineapple Brown
Imperial Brown
Chocolate Rye with Spice
Forget Her Barley Wine
Bitter Ex Double IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.
Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

What's Brewing for Beer Week: Thursday, February 21

Thursday, 2/21

~Frankenmuth Winter Party at the Woods (through 2/23)
Celebrate Winter Oktoberfest-style with steins and German culture. Frankenmuth Pilsner and Dunkel feature. No entry fee. February 21-23.

~Half-Off All Michigan Drafts at the Meanwhile
All 13 Michigan handles, all half off, all night!

~Arcadia Ales Beer Dinner at San Chez
5 courses. Buy or reserve your tickets through San Chez.

On draft from Arcadia Ales:
-16th Anniversary Ale

Bottle: -Sky High Rye
-Hopmouth
-Barrel-aged Imperial Stout
-Lochdown Scotch Ale

~New Holland Tap Occupation with New Beers for 2013 at Graydon's Crossing, 11 a.m.
Brewery reps will be on hand all day and New Holland will also be introducing some of their new beers for 2013!

5 Drafts will be: Cabin Fever, Monkey King, Paleooza, Dragon’s Milk and Imperial Hatter

Graydon's Crossing's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Bell's Tap Occupation Featuring Limited Release Drafts at Derby Station, 11 a.m.
Brewery reps will be on hand all day as Bell's takes over Derby Station's handles with limited-release drafts.

Beers on tap include: Roundhouse IRA, Black Note, Hopslam (cask), Sweet Potato Stout, Oarsman and Best Brown

Derby Station's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Tap Takeover Featuring Mt. Pleasant Brewing at Pints + Quarts, 5-8 p.m.
Brewer Kim Kowalski will be on hand presenting his beers and raffling off (2) tickets to Winter Beer Fest.

~GP Sports Meet the Brewery Happy Hour with New Holland, 5-8 p.m.
Join New Holland Beer Ambassador Isaac Hartman for a night of sampling New Holland Brewing's Winter Seasonal Cabin Fever Brown ale and the Poet Oatmeal Stout. Talk beer and learn about these fine offerings from New Holland Brewing Co.

Featuring: Mad Hatter, Poet, Sundog, Dragon’s Milk New Holland is the featured Michigan Brewers for Grand Rapids Beer Week.

~Beer City Craft Beer Social at The B.O.B., 5:30 p.m.

In celebration of Beer City USA's 2nd Annual Beer Week, The B.O.B. will be hosting a Craft Beer Dinner, featuring expertly prepared tavern fare from Gilly's at The B.O.B. paired with unique offerings from 19 craft beer breweries.

This beer dinner is the real deal and only $25 per person. 5 pairs of tickets to the Michigan Winter Beer Festival will be raffled off. Buy Tickets Online now at https://www.seatengine.com/event/2092 or call 616.356.2000 while space is still available.

Doors @ 5:30pm - Dinner @ 6:00pm $25/person Ticket includes dinner and 4 microbrew sampling tickets. Additional beer tasting tickets available for $1 each.

For the full food and beer menu, click on the link.

~Strolling Beer Dinner with GRBC, Brewery Vivant and HopCat, 6-10 p.m.
The strolling dinner with Grand Rapids Brewing Company, HopCat and Brewery Vivant will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $100 per person (excluding tax and gratuity) at each of the three sites. Attendance is limited to 60 guests with 20 tickets being sold at each venue.

Strolling dinner guests will receive a one-of-a-kind Menage a Trois beer chalice, a ride on the "HopCat Express" between venues and a seven-course dinner. Two courses will be served at each brewpub as attendees make their way through the tour with the seventh course being dessert served upon returning to their starting site. Special dessert and bourbon barrel-aged variation of Menage a Trois also will be available exclusively at the dinner event.

For the full food and beer menu, click on the link.

~Brewery Vivant Tap Explosion at SpeakEZ Lounge, 6 p.m.
Five drafts will be: Solitude, North French, Tart Side of the Moon and two pub specialties. Vivant rep will be on-hand.

~Right Brain Brewing Tap Takeover at the Village Inn, 6-8 p.m.
Right Brain owner Russ Springsteen will be here as Right Brain overtakes the taps at the Village Inn Pizza Parlor. Pizza and beer never gets old!

Beers on draft: Igor Takes a Digger, Second Coming IPA, CEO Stout (Drink Michigan 2012’s Michigan Favorite Stout) , Will Power, Satisfaction ESB, Northern Hawk Owl. No entry fee.

~Derby Station Presents a New Holland Tap Explosion Takeover, 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Join the New Holland crew for a tap takeover at Derby Station the Thursday before the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter beer festival. Come celebrate the release of the brewery's first beer Paleooza, a Michigan Pale Ale made with all Michgian hops from Empire as well as a Monkey King Saison a new year-round offering. Derby will also be pouring Cabin Fever Brown ale, New Holland's winter seasonal, and mainstay brands Dragon's Milk and Imperial Mad Hatter.

~Western Michigan Tap Takeover at the Last Chance, 6 p.m.
Featuring beers from western Michigan's own Schmohz, the Hideout and Pike 51.

Schmohz:
Kiss My Scottich Arse Scotch Ale
Bonecrusher Stout

Hideout:
9 A.M. Hazelnut IPA

Pike 51:
Knight's Brown

~Rochester Mills Tap Takeover at Logan's Alley, 6 p.m.
Rochester Mills will be newly available in the Grand Rapids market and will be celebrating at Logan’s Alley. No entry fee.

Drafts: Bourbon Milk Shake Stout, Cornerstone IPA, Winter Warmer

~Founders Tap Explosion at the Score, 7-9 p.m.
Five drafts will be: Pale, Breakfast Stout, Dirty Bastard, 2012 Devil Dancer, 2013 Imperial Stout. Founders rep will be on hand.

~Hideout Brewing New Releases (ongoing through Beer Week)
The Hideout Brewing Co is an Official Beer Destination of this year's GR Beer Week. Check out these just-released beers all Beer Week long!

Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Strawberry Brown
Dark Espresso Milk Stout
Triple Chocolate Milk Stout
Pineapple Brown
Imperial Brown
Chocolate Rye with Spice
Forget Her Barley Wine
Bitter Ex Double IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.
Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

What's Brewing for Beer Week: Wednesday, February 20

WEDNESDAY, 2/20

~Grazin' Food and Beer Pairing at Gipper's featuring Schmohz
Schmohz beers on draft:
Valley City Cream Ale
Pail Ale
Treasure Chest ESB
Zingiberene Ginger Gruit
Kiss My Scottich Arse Scotch Ale
Bonecrusher Stout
Amber Tease Ale

~Michigan Beer Special All Day and Night at Derby Station

It is what it says. Derby Station's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Euchre Night and $3 Michigan Beers at the Rezervoir Lounge
Just like it says! $5 buy-in for euchre mini-tourney.

~Beer Reveal at The B.O.B.
On Beer Week Wednesday, check out the beer reveal in B.O.B’s Brewery at The B.O.B., featuring their new Michigan Chestnut Beer, a Michigan malt made with Michigan Hopson and Michigan chestnuts.

~Dark Horse Tasting at Siciliano's, 4-6 p.m.
Featuring the mainstays plus some special releases. A rep will be on-hand to talk about the beer.

~Odd Side Ales Night at HopCat, 5 p.m.
HopCat welcomes Odd Side Ales to GR for hump night! Come out and meet the crew from Grand Haven's best brewery.

Featured drafts include: Citra Pale Ale with passion fruit and chipotle, Mayan Mocha, One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer, and one more special treat picked by Odd Side.

~Right Brain Tap Takeover at Stella's Lounge, 6 p.m.
This will be Right Brain’s largest tap takeover ever!

Right Brain Founder/Owner Russell Springsteen will be on-hand all night.

Beers on draft:
Shadow Watcher
Naughty Girl Stout
CEO Stout
Fat Lad Imperial Stout
Igor Takes a Digger
Midnight Rendezvous (limited release)
Irish Goodbye Cream Ale (limited release)
Flying Squirrel Brown Ale
Dead Kettle IPA
Mangalista Pig Porter
Pecan Pie Whole (limited release)
Looping Owl bourbon-aged amber
Imperial Brown
Will Power
Satisfaction ESB

No entry fee.

~Hideout Brewing New Releases (ongoing through Beer Week)
The Hideout Brewing Co is an Official Beer Destination of this year's GR Beer Week. Check out these just-released beers all Beer Week long!

Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Strawberry Brown
Dark Espresso Milk Stout
Triple Chocolate Milk Stout
Pineapple Brown
Imperial Brown
Chocolate Rye with Spice
Forget Her Barley Wine
Bitter Ex Double IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.
Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

What's Brewing for Beer Week: Tuesday, February 19

TUESDAY, 2/19

~Harmony Brewing's Take on a Tap Takeover
Harmony will be throwing a tap takeover extravaganza for Beer Week. They will have four very fine brews in addition to six of their own.

The guest features will be:
*O'Briens Irish Red from Rockford Brewing Company (first time available outside of Rockford!) - 4%ABV
*Tall Boy American Lager from Pike 51 Brewing Company - 5.6%ABV
*Kiss My Scottish Arse Scotch Ale from Schmoz Brewery - 8.85%ABV
*Black IPA from Jaden James - 6%ABV

Brewers and owners from some of the breweries participating will be here to talk about their beer, or beer in general. Since this event happens on Tuesday, like every other Tuesday at Harmony, they will have their hand-crafted wood-fired cheese and peperoni pizzas for $5 and $6, respectively.

Harmony will also be featuring a special pizza for Cool Brews, Hot Eats. It will feature beer braised mushroom ragout, pork shoulder, arugula, red onions, and hop goat cheese. Paired beer suggestion: the Battle Cat White IPA, which will be on tap!

~Pike 51 "Batch 51" Release Party
In celebration of GR Beer Week, Pike 51 will be releasing Batch 51, the first beer in their 51 Series, and their contribution to the Beer City Grand Series. This beer is an 11.2% Rye Wine (think hugely hoppy barleywine made with a bunch of rye). Intense and citrusy hops, rich maltyness and some warming alcohol in the back...yeah.

They will also release 2 very limited beers: Knight's on Mastodons (Knight's Brown with ROWSTER New American Coffee Mastodon coffee), and a very special sixth barrel of Sinister Kid Imperial Porter aged with spice roasted hazelnuts. Yummers.

Oh, and food too! Logistics aren't finalized yet, but there's whispers of brats and pretzel bread sticks and Chef Tim's awesome German potato salad.

~Michigan Beer Specials All Day and Night at Logan's Alley
It is what it says. Logan's Alley's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Founders Brewing Co. Night at HopCat, 5 p.m.
Founders is moving in for the night so HopCat is breaking out the stash.

10 Featured Drafts: 2010 KBS, 2011 Backwoods, 2012 Bolt Cutter, 2012 Devil Dancer, 2013 Curmudgeon, Porter, Red’s Rye, Pale, 2013 Imperial Stout, and a Taproom Specialty, plus Founders Pale Ale is the featured $3 pint frpm 6-9pm.

~Beertails, Brews and Bites at Louis Benton Steakhouse, 5-8 p.m.
Join New Holland Brewing Co. for an evening of “Beer, Beer Cocktails and Bites” as well as conversation with Beer Captain Adam Dickerson.

New Holland will be releasing new brands as a part of GR Beer Week, one beer being Paleooza, an all-Michigan Pale Ale. Paired appetizers will be accompanying the beer cocktails and beers. This is not a formal sit-down dinner and the event is located in the newly renovated Louis Benton Lounge.

Beers available will be: Full Circle, Mad Hatter, Monkey King, Paleooza, Sundog, Dragon’s Milk. Featuring cocktails made with New Holland spirits.

Only $10!

~Perrin Brewing Co. "Beard City USA" Beer Dinner with Beardcore at Stella's, 6 p.m.
When: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Time: 6pm
Who: Perrin Brewing and Beardcore
Cost: $25/person, 30-count capacity, reserve or buy tickets at Stella’s in advance 

3 course dinner.

Drafts: Golden Ale, Double IPA, Black Lager.

After dinner there will be beard competition on the dance floor of the Viceroy dance club with Rush Beardcore (founder of Beardcore), Jarred (owner of Perrin Brewing) and a TBA announced 3rd judge. 3 categories for competition: best stache, best beard, independent category (crazy, costumes, extreme all welcome). Prizes are Perrin/Beardcore swag. Sign up for the competition at beginning of beer dinner.

~Hideout Brewing New Releases (ongoing through Beer Week)
The Hideout Brewing Co is an Official Beer Destination of this year's GR Beer Week. Check out these just-released beers all Beer Week long!

Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Strawberry Brown
Dark Espresso Milk Stout
Triple Chocolate Milk Stout
Pineapple Brown
Imperial Brown
Chocolate Rye with Spice
Forget Her Barley Wine
Bitter Ex Double IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.
Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

What's Brewing for Beer Week: Monday, February 18

GR Beer Week is officially upon us! We know we have a lot of events for you to navigate through the next several days and we want to make this as easy on you as possible. You can refer to our events listings at any point in time for a full run-down of all the hop-penings around town (organized by day), plus we'll highlight everything going on each day every morning so you can plan your day accordingly. Cheers, beeries!

MONDAY, 2/18

~Dark Horse Tap Occupation at Logan's Alley, 7 a.m.
Brewery reps will be on-hand throughout the day. This one starts at 7am and goes 'til close. 5 Dark Horse Taps: Amber, Tres Blueberry, Thirsty Trout, Plead the 5th, Double Crooked Tree Logan's Alley's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Founders Tasting at Siciliano's, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Featuring the mainstays plus a few surprises. A rep will be on hand to talk about the beer.

~Michigan Beer Specials All Day and Night at Graydon's Crossing
It is what it says. Graydon's Crossing's chef will be putting together a tasting menu for this event so it will be like a mini beer dinner!

~Right Brain Tap Takeover at Tavern on the Square
Right Brain Brewery Founder and Owner Russell Springsteen will be here hanging out. Beers on draft: Will Power, Satisfaction, Northern Hawk Owl, CEO Stout. No entry fee.

~Hudsonville Beer Night at HopCat, 5 p.m.
HopCat is bringing Hudsonville to Grand Rapids for the night.

White Flame Brewing Co. and Pike 51 Brewing Co. are splitting a tower for the night and bringing four of their best drafts each. Party starts at 5pm.

Pike 51 featured drafts: Super Kush, Sabotage Milk Stout, Batch 51 Rye Wine and Jeff's super-secret squirrel beer to be announced.

White Flame featured drafts: Black Flame BA Imperial Stout, Big Willy BA Double IPA, Ugly Stick Oatmeal Stout, & Super G IPA

~Cool Brews, Hot Eats feature at Honey Creek Inn (ongoing through March 2)
As part of Cool Brews, Hot Eats, the Honey Creek Inn is featuring Arcadia Ales Nut Brown, Petoskey Brewing Amber, and Perrin IPA.

~Perrin Brewing Co. Beer Feature at Trillium Haven for Cool Brews, Hot Eats (ongoing through March 2)
As part of "Cool Brews, Hot Eats," Trillium Haven will be featuring a pairing with Perrin Brewing’s Black Lager (while supplies last) followed by Perrin's IPA from February 18 through March 2, and will also feature a selection of other Grand Rapids beer pairings throughout.

~All-Michigan Tap Takeover at Vitale's of Comstock Park (ongoing through February 23)
Vitale's of Comstock Park will turn over their entire tap system to feature 32 Michigan beers starting Feb 11th and running through at least the 23rd.

Featured beers include:
Founders - Centennial IPA, Breakfast Stout, Nitro Oatmeal Stout, and more
Bells - Captain Spontaneous, Hopslam, Porter, and more
Shorts - Huma Lupa Licious plus Goodnight Bodacious (eventually)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Perrin - Xtra Pale Ale, I2D2 IPA
Arcadia - Hopmouth, Sky High Rye, Coco Loco, plus more
Frankenmuth - Red Sky Right Brain - TBA
Brewery Vivant - Triomphe, Escoffier - maybe more
The Livery - Telewacker Brown
Dark Horse - Tres Blueberry then Fore Smoked Stout, maybe more!
Vander Mill - Hard Apple Cider
Arbor - Ypsi Gypsi Pale Ale Atwater - Cherry Wheat
Greenbush - Anger (Black IPA)
Dragonmead - Sin Eater Cheboygan - Winter Marzen
Rochester Mills - Milk Shake Stout
The Mitten - Hefeweizen (Vitale's is the first bar outside of the Mitten Brewing Company to have Mitten beers on tap!)

There will also be some specialty tappings happening from some goodies hidden in the cooler. This will be going on all Beer Week! Check out their full beer list here: http://vitalessportsbar.com/beer-list/

Pizza and beer - can't really go wrong!

North Peak Tap Explosion at JD Reardon's

Friday, February 22, 6 p.m.

Vicious plus two other specialties on draft. Rep on-hand.

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