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Batch Brewing Co. : Beer Makes Me Happy

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John Fahrner
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Batch Brewing Co., Detroit, Michigan Detroit is awesome. The city as a whole is going through changes and right in the middle of the Detroit revival, located in Corktown, stands Batch Brewing Company.  The brewery opened in 2015 and quickly has earned a reputation for making some of the best and most innovative beers in the state. Even the aesthetic of the building from the outside is a very modern and cool look to a brewery, much like the beer produced at Batch the building…

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Old Nation – Home of the New NEIPA

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Brewery Review Old Nation Brewing, Williamston, MI NEIPA: New England IPA is a style that is characterized by it’s hazy appearance and hopped up flavor. Breweries all over the nation have copied it since its NE origins. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. This is especially true with Old Nation Brewing, as they have made a name for themselves by taking this style, ramping it up and improving upon it to an extent that they have made it their own. Their flagship M43 has…

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Brewery Travels #36: Back to California

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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You may have noticed that I have been on a bit of a writing hiatus the last several months. Between work, graduate school, and my wife and I welcoming our beautiful daughter to our family (she’s our first one) in November, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind as of late. I have definitely missed sharing my explorations with everyone, and am glad to finally be back! While there are so many places I would enjoy highlighting, for this article I am going back to…

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Brewery Travels: My Favorite Brewery/Beer From Each State

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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My Favorite Brewery/Beer From Each State! (That I’ve been to a brewery in) I’ll try to be brief since this is a long article. I have now surpassed the 400-brewery mark, and those breweries have been spread across 37 states and 175+ cities. It has been my pleasure to share my experiences with everyone, and hope to continue to travel when I can. To celebrate this 400 brewery checkpoint, I’ve put together a ‘Special Edition’ of Brewery Travels. For each state, I selected my favorite…

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Brewery Travels #35: Denver, CO

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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A review of the craft beer breweries in Denver, Colorado After spending time on the West Coast, it’s easy to get swept up in the amazing beer cities close to the Pacific. San Diego, Portland, Seattle, the list is quite impressive. Smaller cities tend to dominate the East Coast, such as Burlington (VT), Asheville (NC), Richmond (VA), and Portland (ME). Down south? Austin and to a lesser extent Nashville. And the Midwest has an explosive craft scene, from Grand Rapids and Cincinnati, to the Twin…

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So You Want to Open Your Own Brewery?

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Tom Ayres
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Talk to just about any craft beer fan or homebrewer and they will likely tell you they fantasize about opening their own brewery some day. Well Dave Miller of Brewery 4 Two 4 in Holland, Michigan did just that. After years of working at successful 9 to 5 job, Dave and his wife Erin went “all in” with their personal finances and opened their own place. Only it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Dave graciously sat down with me to tell me about living…

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Brewery Travels #34: Road Trip #5 (Idaho to Nebraska)

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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Two articles ago I described a shorter road trip up California and Oregon. This road trip? A bit further. Several long days of driving took us from Portland, OR all the way back into the Midwest. This article is dedicated to my wife, as 3 of the 4 breweries I am about to discuss were hit only due to her patience. My stops in Boise, ID, Laramie, WY, and Norkfolk, NE were not places we spent the night, they were simply along the route we…

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Brewery Travels #33: Portland, OR

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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If you ask people to name the Beer Capital of the United States, you will probably get a variety of answers depending what part of the country you are in. But one city that will be brought up basically anywhere you go is Portland, Oregon. What many consider to be the original top beer destination even before the craft boom, the City of Roses is a mecca for those craving delicious brews. Part of what makes this place special is the overall culture that has…

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Brewery Travels #32: Road Trip #4 (San Diego to Eugene)

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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After our time in San Diego, we began a long, winding road trip back to the Midwest. First up was a journey North. With stops in Napa, Chico, Klamath Falls, and Eugene, we made our way from the southern border of our country to the Pacific Northwest. This initial part of the road trip was full of excellent beer, including a visit to one of the forefathers of craft. Let’s jump right into it!   Tannery Bend Beerworks: Napa, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing: Chico, CA…

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Brewery Travels #31: San Diego (Part 2)

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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After discussing a few Los Angeles-area spots, we head back down I-5 to one of the best beer cities in America. At this point I’ve visited 60 breweries across San Diego County. The first San Diego article looked at four amazing establishments, but the longer I have stayed here, the more delicious beers I’ve found. In fact, all four breweries discussed in this article were places I hit after that first article. There were several I considered including, and in the conclusion, I’ll give a…

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