Coming Up: American Craft Brew Week
May 17 is the kickoff for American Craft Brew Week (ACBW), a nation-wide event to celebrate small and independent craft brewers. Considering Michigan is in the top five states for craft brew, you should have no trouble finding a bottle or pint to celebrate with. Plus, if you’re in Ann Arbor you have at least four craft brewers downtown to visit (Jolly Pumpkin, Arbor Brewing Company, Blue Tractor, and Grizzly Peak).
From their press release:
In the works for the 2010 American Craft Beer Week are special brewery tours, beer and food pairing events, special release craft beers and festivals all across the country. Participating breweries are encouraging beer enthusiasts to sign the Declaration of Beer Independence, an official document to support America’s small and independent craft brewers, which is available on the American Craft Beer Week website and Facebook page. And, both breweries and homebrewers alike will brew a special recipe called American Craft Beer Wheat to celebrate.
So, crack open a bottle of beer and celebrate some of your local breweries. If you’re in Michigan, I suggest Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales or Bell’s, two of my particular favorites. A list of the participating breweries in your area can be found here, so you really have no excuse to not participate.
