From Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo to Detroit, we samples craft beers, ate some incredible food and met some great people.

1. Michigan Craft Beer Tour
featuring
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
and Detroit
...in which Steve samples upwards of 50 craft
beers, meets some amazing people,
indulges in fantastic culinary delights and
discovers the revitalized City of Detroit.
October 22-25, 2015
A cold glass of Moose Drool at the
Townhouse in Detroit

3. Grand Rapids - voted as "Beer City USA"

4. Sampling included:
• Farmhand
• Triomphe
• Big Red Coq
• Undertaker
• Tire Z
• Solitude
• Liquid Crystals
• On Your Left
• Pepper in the Rye
• Telekenesis
• Multipass
• Abbey Ale

5. Snacks included The Vivant Charcuterie

6. And the Duck Confit Nachos: Brie cream, duck confit, tomato concasse, carmelized onions, duck crackin' and
citrus...very rich and very delicious

7. Ben Darcie, Brewery Vivant's Sales Manager

9. Mike Stevens (L) and Dave Engberg: the co-founders of Founders Brewery
"We work for the Beer"

11. Founder's Brewery Tap Rom
Nitro Oatmeal Stout, Backwoods Bastard, Founders Porter, Breakfast Stout

12. Seared Scallops for dinner at Terra, Grand Rapids.

13. Breakfast at San Chez Bistro--delicious veggie wraps, excellent service and great ambiance

15. Bonnie and Jeff Steinmen, owners of Hop Head Farms.
They grow 8 varieties of hops that provide the flavour and aroma in beer

16. The Gilmour Car Museum in Hickory Corners, near Kalamazoo

22. Arcadia Ales Brewery

23. Great Food and Craft Beers

24. Bells's Brewery--the largest in the state

25. Two-Hearted Ale

26. Luke, the Brand Ambassador for Bell's Brewery led the tour of the facility

30. Similar to a stock exchange, the price of the beers can go up or down and when the market crashes, you can
pickup some great opportunities to sample expensive beers at 50% off or less.

31. Sampling Flights of Beer: Dogfish Head Namaste, Unibroue La Fin du Monde,
Paw Paw Brown, Odd Side Bean Flickers

32. The Fried Pickles and Burger go great with craft beers

74. Steve Gillick
Travel Writer, Speaker, Photographer
steve@talkingtravel.ca
www.gillicksworld.ca