What's on Tap?

Centennial IPA

The Glenside pub currently has Founder's IPA (as featured in last week's email) on tap. 

Founder's Centennial IPA

Centennial IPA

http://www.foundersbrewing.com/beer_styles.php?recordID=2

Founders Brewing Co. eyes expansion; requests tax abatement from city

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/02/founders_brewing_co_eyes_expan.html

What's on tap? 750 GRILL

750 Grill in North Muskegon now has a coupons available at http://www.restaurant.com and features New Holland Sun Dog and Founder’s Centennial on tap!

Also Bear Lake Tavern has been bought by one of the owner’s of Alleyways – so maybe we can expect a lot more beers on tap soon!

Hopcat brewery grand opening!

I've got the scoop for you directly from the Hopcat webpage. (http://www.hopcatgr.com)

2/27/2009 Winter Fest Pre-Party

We'll finally be cracking into our house brews in anticipation of tomorrow's big fest Oh, right, the brewery. For those of you following along at home, you may remember that long ago (August to be exact) we had a bid Grand Opening Beer Advocate Party for our humble little kettle. Turns out, we were a few forms short of being able to do that legally, so we had to take some time out to get it straightened out.We hope the second time's the charm!

Brett and Jeff have been busy back there for a few weeks, here's a peek at what they've been up to

English Bitter

I.P.A.

Porter

Belgain Dubble

There are more to follow, but these should all be ready to roll out tonight, and we'll have them at the Fest, of course. Tunes from local bluesman Jimmy Stagger

Valentine's Day 2009

For those not attending the Brian Vander Ark concert in Grand Rapids on Valentine's Day, Groove Solution will be performing at the Lakeshore Tavern. Also, Revolutionary Road starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet is showing at the nearby Harbor theater, which looks like it might be a good movie to take a date!

Flyer for: A Valentine's Day Celebration Of Love Songs with Brian Vander Ark

What's on Tap at O'Charley's in G.R.

Not a great selection here... but they did have the following "seasonals:"

Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Anheuser-Busch Shocktop

New Beers from Founders

Got this news from this weeks podcast at:

www.mlive.com/kalamabrew

Founders has a new double-IPA, called Double Trouble, which I am very looking forward to as their triple, Devil Dancer is one of my all-time fave brews. Double Trouble is at least 9.4% alcohol, according to their estimates.
They will also be introducing a bourbon-barrel aged version of this brew, called the Hand of Doom, at the Winter Fest next month, of which they've said POTENT is an understatement, and that the 1 oz sampler is all you will need....

They will also be featuring the Imperial Stouts and Porters in bottles once again after several years of absence, thanks to their recent expansion.

Winter Beer Fest at Fifth Third Ballpark Feb 28th

Michigan Brewers Guild is hosting the annual Winter Beer Fest which will feature 35 to 40 local breweries.

Verve Pipe Live CD on the way?

The Big news last night was the return of A J Dunning to guitar!
Here is MLIVE's review of last night's Verve Pipe show.

http://blog.mlive.com/soundcheck/2008/12/verve_pipes_grand_rapids_reuni.html#more

What the article DOESN'T mention is that Brian indicated early in the show that they were recording - so I guess we might see a Verve Pipe live CD in the near future?

The only disappointment for me; and I'm really not one for XMAS songs, but the last several years the set ended with a XMAS song and this year it did not.

I will be doing a more in-depth review for my weekly email.
Email me at JZID@SPAM.LA if you are interested!

UPDATE: The show has been recorded, but I don't think the intention was for a live CD release.
In fact, you can download the whole show at this link!

http://www.archive.org/details/thevervepipe2008-12-20

Queensrÿche coming to Grand Rapids

Queensrÿche is coming to the Intersection to promote their upcoming album AMERICAN SOLDIER. (Due in March)

Here are the details:

The Intersection

05-05-2009 20:00 at
133 Grandville Ave, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
Cost: $25

18+ welcome. $25 tickets. Doors 7pm. Show 8pm

Alleyways opens with 21 beers on tap!

Article here:

Restaurant developer invests $300K in Muskegon eatery’s renovation

I will have to check it out tonight and update here will a full report!

UPDATE: Just got back from Alleyways, I had the Leinie's 1888 Bock, and Bell's Winter White. Other beers on tap include, but are not limited too Goose Island 312, Founder's Pale, New Holland Sun Dog, Longhammer IPA, and Samuel Adams Seasonal.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I went to purchase tickets from ticketmaster for the upcoming Verve Pipe show and these were the fees:

Item Charge Tickets (The Verve Pipe) ADVANCE TICEKT AGE 18+ US $15.00 x 2 Total Building Facility Charge(s) US $0.50 x 2 Total Convenience Charge(s)

US $6.15 x 2

Order Processing Charge(s) US $4.35 Standard Mail

No Charge

TOTAL CHARGES US $47.65

Plus they wanted to charge me more to print out the tickets as oppose to mail them to me! (Does that make any sense?)

I was wondering what the cheapest way for me to get tickets is- I don't want to get them through ticketmaster, I hope all these "extra fees" are because of them and not because of The Intersection. I've attended the Verve Pipe Xmas shows for the last few years, and don't every recall the fees being this ridculous!

In addition, ticketmaster is giving me the option of paying an additinal $6.00 per ticket for "ticket insurance" - I don't remember going to show being this complicated at last year's show???????

If I'm going to pay all these extra fees, I'd PREFER THEY GO TO THE ARTIST INSTEAD OF TICKETMASTER!

Thanks

Dan VK

What's on tap?

City Cafe in downtown Muskegon had the following to offer tonight:
FOUNDER'S CENTENNIAL IPA
NEW HOLLAND CABIN FEVER
NEW HOLLAND SUNDOG

They had also just recently ran out of Bell's Christmas Ale!

(Big improvement from Bud & Heineken!)

WGRD Presents 12/20/08 The Verve Pipe Special Performances by The Hard Lessons and TwoFiveSix.

WGRD Presents 12/20/08 The Verve Pipe Buy Tickets 18+ Welcome. Doors at 8pm. Show at 9pm. $15

4-Pack of the week: Founders Backwoods Bastard Bourbon Barrel Aged Ale

Also picked this up at Ladd's - at almost 10% alcohol I figured I could do with a 4-pack this week instead of my usual sixer

This is the same recipe as Dirty Bastard I believe except that it's been aged in Bourbon barrels!