61 episodes

Michigan's Great Beer State Podcast is a weekly show sharing conversations and stories from the passionate people who contribute to our vibrant Michigan beer community. It is made up of a mix between full-length, archived interviews from the Guild's first documentary book project, A Rising Tide, Stories from the Michigan Brewers Guild, and conversations recorded in the here and now. Each episode is kicked off with a conversational update from hosts Scott Graham, Executive Director and the Guild, and The Beervangelist, Fred Bueltmann, author of A Rising Tide.

Michigan's Great Beer State Podcast Michigan Brewers Guild

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    • 4.8 • 8 Ratings

Michigan's Great Beer State Podcast is a weekly show sharing conversations and stories from the passionate people who contribute to our vibrant Michigan beer community. It is made up of a mix between full-length, archived interviews from the Guild's first documentary book project, A Rising Tide, Stories from the Michigan Brewers Guild, and conversations recorded in the here and now. Each episode is kicked off with a conversational update from hosts Scott Graham, Executive Director and the Guild, and The Beervangelist, Fred Bueltmann, author of A Rising Tide.

    S3E11 - Adam Czap - Ascension Brewing

    S3E11 - Adam Czap - Ascension Brewing

    We spoke with Adam Czap - Co-founder of Ascension Brewing of Novi, MI during Detroit Fall Beer Festival in 2021 

    • 35 min
    S3E10 Matt Gougeon - Marquette Food Co-op

    S3E10 Matt Gougeon - Marquette Food Co-op

    We talk with Matt Gougeon, long-time champion of locally connected food, beverage and agriculture from the 2021 UP Fall Beer Festival in Lower Harbor or Marquette, Michigan.

    • 34 min
    Jim Warbritton - Rave Associates

    Jim Warbritton - Rave Associates

    We talked with Jim Warbritton, owner of Rave Associates, a friend of and a distributor for many Michigan beers in the Ann Arbor and Detroit area, while he was in Detroit for the Fall Beer Festival in 2021.

    • 53 min
    S3E8 Phil Thomson - Big Hart Brewing

    S3E8 Phil Thomson - Big Hart Brewing

    We sat with Phil Thomson of Big Hart Brewing about their origin story, community and making it through the pandemic, during the Great Beer State Conference in Acme, MI in January of 2022.

    • 43 min
    S3E7 Erin Lizotte and Dr. J. Rob Sirrine - Michigan State University Extension

    S3E7 Erin Lizotte and Dr. J. Rob Sirrine - Michigan State University Extension

    • 47 min
    S3E6 - Stephen Roginson - Batch Brewing

    S3E6 - Stephen Roginson - Batch Brewing

    We talked with Stephen at Batch Brewing immediately after the Fall Beer Festival in Detroit, in October of 2022. https://www.batchbrewingcompany.com/

    • 1 hr 3 min

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4.8 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

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Fun Michigan Brewery Stories

Interesting stories about the Michigan beer community; it’s nice hearing the background of iconic breweries and how people got their starts in the industry

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