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Weekend Getaways: The Up North Drinking Edition
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Thursday, 17 August 2017 12:21 |Not that long ago, going up north for the weekend meant stepping back in time by leaving cellphone coverage and craft beverages behind for a few days.
Fruit Loops: Revue tasting panel weighs in on Michigan-made fruit beers
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Monday, 10 July 2017 10:25 |If you want to drink something fruity and alcoholic, we suggest wine, cider or even mead. However, if you’re dead-set against those other ferments and need a fruity Michigan beer, Revue gathered a baker’s dozen of fruit beers made by Michigan breweries and put them before our tasting panel.
Why many breweries approach New England-style IPAs all wrong
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Wednesday, 07 June 2017 10:27 |Revue’s Beer Czar goes to Vermont to investigate the source of the hottest craze in craft beer.
Try Before You Buy: Beer stores where you can sample brews
Written by Joe Boomgaaard | Tuesday, 02 May 2017 14:24 |Whenever you buy a new craft beer at the store, you essentially roll the dice on whether you’ll like it. Unlike going to a brewery where servers are happy to let you try a sample, most retail stores typically do not offer consumers a preview. Luckily, that trend is starting to change as new specialty stores create space for small bars, taprooms or filling stations.
HAZE CRAZE: Michigan-made New England-style IPAs take the market by storm
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Monday, 03 April 2017 09:50 |For many craft beer drinkers, tastes in IPAs have started to evolve from the bitter, palate-wrecking hop bombs toward a gentler, juicier flavor. Revue tasted six examples of New England-style or juicy IPAs, with Old Nation’s M-43 leading the pack.
Passing the Torch: Laura Bell takes over as CEO of Bell’s Brewery
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Monday, 06 March 2017 11:42 |When Laura Bell was 2 months old, her dad founded what would go on to become the largest brewery in Michigan and the seventh largest craft beer maker in the country.
Revue Taste-Off: The ‘What’s New’ Edition
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Thursday, 23 February 2017 16:32 |We define “new” loosely at Revue. Some of these beers have been around before, but they’re new to us, so that’s reason enough to check them out and let you know what we think. (Note: This was not a blind tasting.)
Something New is Brewing: Experience Grand Rapids launches first-ever Beer Month
Written by Kelly Brown and Joe Boomgaard | Thursday, 09 February 2017 15:43 |When you live in a city where beer is king, it feels like every month is “beer month.” But this February, Experience Grand Rapids launches an entire month dedicated to savoring the craft that makes our city great. The month-long celebration runs from Feb. 15 through March 15 and features a handful of events for the novice and beer connoisseur alike.
Fish On: Thirsty Trout laps up top porter honors
Written by Joe Boomgaard | Saturday, 31 December 2016 11:26 |Call us traditionalists at Revue, but if you’re dosing your beers with a bunch of flavors, we become very suspicious that you’re trying to cover up mistakes.
Perhaps that’s why the top three porters we rated in our recent taste-off all fell into the traditional American or English style with no artificial flavoring. Read on to find out how we ranked almost a dozen Michigan porters.
Comstock Park has the distinction of being neither a city nor a village nor a township, but the area has recently come to be defined, at least in part, as a destination for fans of craft beverages.
Revue hit the road to see what’s fermenting in Comstock Park, given all the new options coming online. Here’s what we found out.
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