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Read more about the article Barrel and Beam – Frugivore Kettle Sour – A Summer Beer with Mangoes!

Barrel and Beam – Frugivore Kettle Sour – A Summer Beer with Mangoes!

Today I’m checking out a Kettle Sour from the UP – specifically, Marquette, Michigan. This is Frugivore from Barrel + Beam, which they say on their website “a brewery solely focused on crafting world-class farmhouse and barrel-aged real ale. Our name reflects the intersection of Old-World process with New-World taste and premium ingredients.” Frugivore is a Kettle Sour that’s brewed with mangoes, and they like to categorize it as a summer beer. Since it’s still technically warm enough to be summer, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at it, so stay tuned!

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Read more about the article Zwanze Day 2018 at Jolly Pumpkin

Zwanze Day 2018 at Jolly Pumpkin

This is my first “vlog” so be gentle! When my buddy Tyler from Review the Brew asked me about going to Zwanze day at Jolly Pumpkin in Dexter, I wanted to go, but I just wasn’t sure how much I’d really enjoy all those sours in one place. It was a good opportunity to meet up with Tyler FINALLY since we’d been talking about it for a year. While we were there we also met up with Corey and Brady from BruRevu and got a chance to try Death and the Miser from Burial and Leave the Office from Monkish. So, come along with us on our festival journey and let me know if you want to see more stuff like this!

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Read more about the article Ascension Brewing – Milennials Imperial Berliner Weisse with Sour Patch Kids!

Ascension Brewing – Milennials Imperial Berliner Weisse with Sour Patch Kids!

Ascension Brewing Company just celebrated their 3rd anniversary this past weekend (September 29th, 2018) and to commemorate the event, they had 4 beer releases – two version of “Just Toorf”, a Rye Barrel Aged Gorilla Juice (weighing in at a whopping 19% abv) and the beer I have here today – Milennials. Milennials is a 7% Imperial Berliner-Weisse that’s been brewed with Sour Candy (aka sour patch kids), and while I abstained from trying it at their anniversary release, I’m totally looking forward to trying it on today’s video!

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Read more about the article Arvon Brewing Company – De Tour Reef

Arvon Brewing Company – De Tour Reef

When I was in the west side of the state, one brewery that I was really looking forward to trying beer from was Arvvon Brewing. Located in Grandville, Michigan, they caught my attention when I saw them on Instagram – in particular their light house series was something I found really interesting – a collection of NE IPAs that were all double dry hopped with a single hop varietal. When I happened to find myself in a bottle shop (surprise!) I picked up De Tour Reef – this one happens to be double dry hopped with Citra hops, which is one of my favorites. How did it turn out? Watch and see!

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Read more about the article Founders Brewing – Trigo Hoppy Wheat Lager!

Founders Brewing – Trigo Hoppy Wheat Lager!

Founders has released their beer commemorating Art Prize for 2018 and this time around, it’s Trigo – a hoppy american lager. I know 2017’s Green Zebra was a really big favorite of mine last year – it basically opened the door to the world of sours for me. Will Trigo do the same thing with lagers for you? Stay tuned to find out!

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