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New Bill Hopes To End Michigan’s Beer Festival Token System (Lansing, MI) – As things stand now Michigan is one of a very few states that requires the exchange of tokens (or tickets) for pours at beer festivals. But a bill supported by the Michigan Brewers Guild which targets that outdated system passed in the state house last week and is now in the hands of the senate.
The Michigan Brewers Guild, who sponsor four large beer festivals in the state every year including the Winter Beer Festival in Comstock Park, have lent their support to ending a law that they feel limits the sampling experience at their events.
Words To Drink By – “Most states that have large draw festivals that bring in tourism and tourism dollars operate under a one-price system so people can go in and sample throughout the day.” Michigan Brewers Guild Vice President David Ringler to Fox 17
Superior Water The Secret Of Duluth’s Booming Craft Beer Scene (Duluth, MI) – Since the 1990s, Michigan’s Duluth-Superior region has seen the number of breweries dramatically increase, thanks to the region’s pristine water.
Hoops Brewing, owner David Hoops, a California transplant, credits the great beer produced by Duluth’s nearly dozen breweries on the amazingly clean water from Lake Superior.
Words To Drink By II (Duluth, MI) – “It’s almost impossible to brew bad beer here.” David Hoops to the Duluth News Tribune
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Munich Germany) – If you’re exploring Hefeweizens why not start with a beer that has stood the test of time. With a history dating back to 1417 and available now in sleek, lightweight 16.9oz cans, Hacker Pschorr Wiessbier is the brewery’s classic 5.5% ABV unfiltered Wheat Ale that pours cloudy white and never disappoints.
