Behind the Mitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" interview Brian Bailey of the Chippewa Hotel and Pink Pony, which is getting ready for a Michigan Craft Beer Weekend May 6-7. Only a handful of tickets remain.

More info: http://www.chippewahotel.com/MichiganCraftBeerWeekend.cfm

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez traveled to Lansing for the Pure Michigan Tourism Conference where industry professionals talked about the state's incredible growth in the travel industry.

Segment 1: John and Amy talk to Lorri Hathaway of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail in the Traverse City area. More info: http://www.lpwines.com/

Segment 2: Tracy Padot of Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (Listen at 10:50) More info: http://www.lansing.org/

Segment 3: Patty Janes of Michigan Cares for Tourism about a special project to restore historic sites around the state. (Listen at 19:55) More info: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganCaresForTourism/

Segment 4: John and Amy learn about Ludington from Kathy Maclean of the Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and an upcoming attempt to set a World Record for the Largest Ice Cream Sundae. (Listen at 29:55) More info: http://www.pureludington.com/

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On a recent edition of Behind the Mitten, Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez talk to their buddy Ben Darcie of Experience Beer West Michigan.

His 9-week beer education classes begin April 25 at Harmony Hall in Grand Rapids.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExperienceBeer/

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded their show at Railtown Brewing in Dutton (south of Grand Rapids).

Segment 1: They talk to the owners about the brewery's history, and also an upcoming benefit. https://www.facebook.com/railtownbrewing/?fref=ts

Segment 2: The show also includes interviews with Brian Bailey of the Chippewa Hotel and Pink Pony, which is getting ready for a Michigan Craft Beer Weekend May 6-7. (Listen at 9:38) More info: http://www.chippewahotel.com/MichiganCraftBeerWeekend.cfm

Segment 3: Ben Darcie of Experience Beer West Michigan talks about his 9-week course that begins April 25. (Listen at 18:00) More info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExperienceBeer/

Bonus: John Zimmerman of Fifth Third River Bank Run (Listen at 26:04) More info: https://www.53riverbankrun.com/

Bonus: Chris Hall of Shanty Creek Resorts (Listen at 26:54) More info: http://www.shantycreek.com/

Segment 4: John and Amy do events and BEER OF THE WEEK from Railtown Brewing. (Listen at 28:05)

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Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's Behind the Mitten show at New Holland Brewing, which was hosting malt houses, hop farms and other industry reps to brew a special beer, "The Hollander," for Tulip Time. (This show aired April 9-10, 2016.)

Show Notes:

Segment 1: They talk to Beervangelist Fred Bueltmann of New Holland about how the craft beer and spirits industry has given Michigan a huge economic boom. Fred -- who serves as Vice President of Brand and Lifestyle at New Holland Brewing Company -- is a nationally recognized expert on pairing beer and food, and a Certified Cicerone. More on New Holland at http://newhollandbrew.com/
Listen to Fred's "Stop and Taste Conversations" podcast here: http://newhollandbrew.com/podcast/

Segment 2: Amy and John talk to Gwen Auwerda, the executive director of Holland's Tulip Time. She spends some time talking about the region's Dutch culture, as well as its recent title as the Best Flower Festival in America. Tulip Time is May 7-14 this year.
More info at http://www.tuliptime.com/ (Listen at 9:30)

Segment 3: Amy and John talk to Matt Helmus of Windmill Island, which is a seasonal park featuring tulip gardens, a 250-year-old windmill, a carousel and Dutch-costumed guides. It opens for the season on April 16. More info on Windmill Island at http://www.cityofholland.com/windmillislandgardens (Listen at 18:39)

Segment 4: Amy and John interview Pub on 8th brewer Steve "Bert" Berthel, who talks about the Tulip Time beer, a Michigan Saison that was made with 100 percent, Michigan-grown products. Even the yeast strain comes from the U.P. Bert also picks the show's "BEER OF THE WEEK": Presque Isle-Pure Mich IPA. John and Amy also run down events. (Listen at 28:28)

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Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's show at New Holland Brewing, which was hosting malt houses, hop farms and other industry reps to brew a special beer, "The Hollander," for Tulip Time.

On this segment (Segment 2), Amy and John talk to Gwen Auwerda, the executive director of Holland's Tulip Time. She spends some time talking about the region's Dutch culture, as well as its recent title as the Best Flower Festival in America.

Tulip Time is May 7-14 this year.

This show aired April 9-10, 2016.

More info at http://www.tuliptime.com/

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's show at New Holland Brewing, which was hosting malt houses, hop farms and other industry reps to brew a special beer, "The Hollander," for Tulip Time.

On this segment (Segment 3), Amy and John talk to Matt Helmus of Windmill Island, which is a seasonal park featuring tulip gardens, a 250-year-old windmill, a carousel and Dutch-costumed guides. It opens for the season on April 16.

This show aired April 9-10, 2016.

More info on Windmill Island at http://www.cityofholland.com/windmillislandgardens

More info at http://www.tuliptime.com/

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's Behind the Mitten show at New Holland Brewing, which was hosting malt houses, hop farms and other industry reps to brew a special beer, "The Hollander," for Tulip Time.

On this segment (Segment 1), they talk to Beervangelist Fred Bueltmann of New Holland about how the craft beer and spirits industry has given Michigan a huge economic boom.

Fred -- who serves as Vice President of Brand and Lifestyle at New Holland Brewing Company -- is a nationally recognized expert on pairing beer and food, and a Certified Cicerone.

More on New Holland at http://newhollandbrew.com/

Listen to Fred's "Stop and Taste Conversations" podcast here: http://newhollandbrew.com/podcast/

This show aired April 9-10, 2016.

More info at http://www.tuliptime.com/

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's show at New Holland Brewing, which was hosting malt houses, hop farms and other industry reps to brew a special beer, "The Hollander," for Tulip Time.

On this segment (Segment 4), they interview Pub on 8th brewer Steve "Bert" Berthel, who talks about the Michigan Saison that was made with 100 percent, Michigan-grown products. Even the yeast strain comes from the U.P.

Bert also picks the show's "BEER OF THE WEEK":

Presque Isle-Pure Mich IPA
Pale Malt from Pilot, Empire, Motor City Malting and Michigan Malting; Brewers Malt and Dark Munich from Empire and Pilot
Hops:
Chinook-Empire to bitter
Summit Hops from Hop Alliance
Cascade and Centennial from Top Hops and Hop Yards of Kent.

64 IBUs, 6.5 ABV

Bert says: "It starts out with a nice malt flavor, and as you take more sips, it gets piney, resiny and citrusy; a wonderful hop charatcter that thoroughly embraces the malt we have...it's going to be an amazing glass."

More info on the Pub on 8th at New Holland Brewery: http://newhollandbrew.com/

More on The Hollander Beer for Tulip Time: http://fox17online.com/2016/03/31/new-holland-brewing-the-hollander/

This show aired April 9-10, 2016.

More info at http://www.tuliptime.com/

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez recorded this weekend's show at Cooley Law School Stadium, home of the Lansing Lugnuts. Their season opens April 6 with the Crosstown Showdown when the Lugnuts take on the MSU baseball team.

SHOW NOTES:
Segment 1: They talk to Nick Grueser, General Manager at the Lansing Lugnuts and Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, radio broadcaster at the Lansing Lugnuts
More info: http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t499

Segment 2: Paul Starr from I'm a Beer Hound talks about the upcoming Beer Fest at the Ballpark on April 30. Tickets are on sale now. (9:20 mark)
More info: http://www.beerfestattheballpark.net/

Segment 3: They also talk to Jessica Wright, the Education Coordinator at the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden. (18:10 mark)
More info: http://4hgarden.cowplex.com/

Segment 4: Jenna Meyer, marketing director at Common Ground Music Festival, July 5-10. (28:12 mark)
http://www.commongroundfest.com/

And Jesse returns with Brett Telder, Senior Director of Food & Beverage at the Lugnuts. (32:21 mark)

We ran out out of time for Beer of the Week, which we selected from Lansing Brewing Company. You can find the Podcast here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/michigangonzo/beer-of-the-week-angry-mayor-ipa-at-lbc-

Learn more about Behind the Mitten at http://behindthemitten.com/