(BENTON HARBOR, Mich) – In celebration of its 5th Anniversary, The Livery in Benton Harbor is hosting a gathering August 20-21, focused on hand-forged microbrews, a summer-style picnic and plenty of musical pickin’s for all to enjoy.
The festivities kick off on Friday, August 20 at 8pm with Pinetop Perkins & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith playing throughout the night. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show and may be purchased online at www.liverybrew.com, by calling 800-594-8499 or at the brewery itself (cash only).
The fun continues on Saturday, August 21 when a “no cover” gathering will be held from Noon to 6pm, with a summer-style picnic featuring local fruits & veggies, beer brats, burgers and more; “old school” vinyl music with DJ DannyBoy (the brewer at The Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti) and beer samplings include six barrel aged brews and the release of the “Anniversary Ale” – an Imperial Black IPA.
This “Anniversary Ale” will debut at the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14 and will then be available at the anniversary party in Benton Harbor. It will be well worth the wait! In February, Brewmaster Steve Berthel and fellow brewers Jared Williamson from New Albanian Brewing Co. in New Albany, Indiana and Josh Davies from Arcadia Ales in Battle Creek, Michigan got together on Steve’s birthday weekend to brew a batch for the 5th anniversary celebration – an incredible Imperial Black IPA, with about 11.5% abv and well over 125 IBUs.
One hundred years ago, the building known as the Palace Livery at 190 5th Street in Benton Harbor provided a vital service making it a gathering place for residents and travelers to Southwest Michigan. Five years ago, the former horse stable and carriage shop was been brought back to life as “The Livery” – one of Michigan’s most exciting and unique microbreweries, featuring a diverse selection of beer styles, ciders and wines, an outdoor beer garden and a Cafe. All of the “Hand Forged Microbrews” are painstakingly created by brewmaster Steve Berthel on a 10 bbl. brewing system of his own design. Music and other live entertainment are regularly featured in The Upper Livery entertainment venue.
The Livery is one of some 70 licensed craft brewing operations in the state of Michigan – most of which are proud members of the Michigan Brewers Guild (www.MichiganBrewersGuild.org).
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The brewery is teaming up with Surfrider to help raise awareness, not just toasts. To compliment Surfrider’s goals of activism and protection of the world’s oceans and beaches, Strauss will support Surfrider’s “Rise Above Plastics” campaign and replace those quaint red cups (an estimated 10,000 of them) with souvenir glassware. And the brewery hired Hands-on-Recycling to help sort the remaining waste and recycle what should be. The event will also feature a bike ride from the beach to the brewery, just to really tie things together.
But it’s not all do-gooding at the birthday bash. The event will also feature 21 unique beers on tap, including Double Barrel IPA, Pintail Ale, a Surfrider collabo-beer called Reef Break Red, and 21st Anniversary Ale, brewed with Zinfandel grapes. Special casks created exclusively for the event include Lavender Hefeweizen and a new black pale ale.
Musical acts at this year’s event include Stranger — a band whose drummer is a Karl Strauss brewer — as well as a number of other local sensations.
Don’t miss out on this coming-of-age party that will do just as much harm as good.
(Chicago, IL) – I’ve handpicked ~30 of the best tweets from this morning’s Craft Brewers Conference Keynote and introductory talks. These are mostly statistics though I’ve added a couple other things. Twitter unfortunately only allows you to view the most recent 20 “favorited” items (it’s a Twitter feature) so I had to create two widgets to show them all. They are listed in reverse chronological order starting from the bottom of the second widget. Enjoy!
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The Siebel Institute of Technology is offering a new course covering all the ins and outs of being a beer expert. The two-day workshop, called “Professional Beer Tasting & Styles,” offers an excellent overview of brews and all the techniques involved in brewing and evaluating beer.
Because it’s impressive, the schedule is below:
Section 1 Introduction
What is Beer?
Beer in Context: Lifestyle & Diet, Culture, Seasons
A Little Beer History: Beginnings, Medieval to Modern, The American Beer Story, Craft Beer Revolution
Section 2 - Sensory
Techniques for Sensory Evaluation:Practical Tips for Evaluating Beer, Sources of Flavor & Aroma
The Taste of Beer:Beer Aroma & the Flavor Wheel
The Formal Tasting: Types of Tastings, Competitive Judging, Evaluation Forms
Informal Tastings: Settings & Methods, Tasting Glasses
Section 3 - Beer by the Numbers
Gravity / Strength of “wort”, Alcohol, Color, Bitterness,
A Question of Balance
Section 4 - Common Defects of Beer
Including tasting of beers spiked with off-flavors: Raw materials, Brewhouse, Fermentation/maturation: Yeast, Infection, Packaging
Mishandling: Age, draft system problems, Light
Section 5 - The Process of Brewing (and why you should care)
Beer Ingredient Analysis: Malt, Other Grains & Fermentables, Hops, Water, Yeast, Other ingredients
The Brewing Process: Malting, Mashing, Boiling, Chilling, Fermenting, Maturation, Filtration, Storage/Shipping
Section 6 - What Is a style?
An introduction to the definitions of beer styles, followed by more detailed presentations of the major beer styles. The styles presentations feature a combination of lectures, PowerPoint slides and numerous tastings, giving a thorough overview of the character of the majority of beer styles including:
Section 7 - Ales of the United Kingdom
Section 8 - Lager
Section 9 - European Ales
Section 10 - Belgium & France
Section 11 - New American Classics
Section 12 - Serving & Storing Beer
(BENTON HARBOR, Mich) – In celebration of its 5th Anniversary, The Livery in Benton Harbor is hosting a gathering August 20-21, focused on hand-forged microbrews, a summer-style picnic and plenty of musical pickin’s for all to enjoy.
