After a long, dark winter, we’ve turned the corner and Spring is on it’s way! Gone are the porters and stouts that helped keep us warm through the past few months, and here come the lighter, softer styles to help you usher in warmer weather and the burgeoning blossoms. These brews are crisp and clean, […]

January 2013: What we’re drinking now! You know, we usually like to have a theme, a cohesive narrative that weaves its way through our monthly selections. This month, we just wanted to share some beers that we’re drinking and enjoying now. They’re from all over the USA. They’re in a range of styles. They’re all […]

While still as diverse as any other season’s offerings, the uniting quality of most winter seasonals is the concentration of flavors on the malty-side of the spectrum, giving your palate a break from the aggressively hoppy styles that are so popular these days. You’ll find some lightly spiced, some surprisingly fresh and clean, but no […]

November: Dark Ales for the Season! The weather is crisp, the sweaters are out, the Holiday season is fast approaching, and we thirst to drink beers that are richer in flavor and darker in color, but not necessarily heavy in body. There is a time and a place for every kind of beer, this we […]

Beer has quenched the thirst of Babylonians, Pharaohs, Roman gladiators, and Historians have traced the invention of beer as far back as the first agriculture. As soon as humans decided to settle down and plant grains, they discovered a way to ferment the grain and brew a beverage that still quenches our thirsts today. Food […]

Summertime is all about clean, crisp pilsners, fruity wheat beers, and refreshing German-style lagers. But now that fall is approaching, our palates yearn for flavors that are a little different. For the month of September (2012) we’re featuring four beers (well, technically three beers and one cider!) that will help guide your palate into the […]

May: Summertime Seasonal Beers have arrived! The countdown has officially begun! Memorial Day is around the corner and the summertime seasonal beers are arriving in droves! From crisp wheat-based beers that quench your thirst on a warm summer afternoon to a homegrown Belgian-style Ale in a can (because there are some places you just can’t take glass bottles!), these beers […]

Reserve Cheese RASPBERRY BELLAVITANO A nutty, creamy, award-winning creation — soaked with handcrafted Raspberry Tart ale. The bright notes of ruby-red raspberries combine with hazelnut and brown-butter flavors to make a deliciously complex cheese. “The beautiful life” never tasted so good. Available at Wagshal’s Deli.  

As varied, complex, and downright confusing as the world of beer can be, there is one fundamental truth, some beers are lagers and others are ales. Ales, the older of the two beer types, use warm fermentation and top-fermenting yeasts to produce a bolder, stronger brew than its counterpart. However, just because all ales use […]

When people think about the history of beer in the US, they often think of the great Midwestern brewing masters like Adlophus Busch, Eberhard Anheuser, Joseph Schlitz, and Frederick Miller. Today, the art of brewing beer is alive and well in the Great Lakes region as we celebrate with a selection of beers in different […]