On this weekend's "Behind the Mitten" radio show, Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez talk to two brewery owners who made the Top 10 List for Michigan's Best New Brewery.

Amy and John traveled the state recently for MLive and visited 30 breweries and sampled 300-plus beers on the trip.

This show aired Aug. 6-7, 2016. Here is the Podcast:

Segment 1:
Amy and John talk about some of the highlight, and reveal the Top 5.
The Top 10 on MLive:
http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#0

Segment 2 (Listen at 9:37):
Amy and John interview Dave Ringler of the Cedar Springs Brewing Co. He came in at No. 5. His German-style brewery pays homage to Bavarian Beer/German Food, as well as American. It opened Nov. 13, 2015.
MLive story: http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/11/cedar_springs_brewing_company_1.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CedarSpringsBrew/?fref=ts

Segment 3 (Listen at 19:00):
Amy and John talk to Stormcloud Brewing Co. co-owners Rick Schmitt and Brian Confer. The Frankfort brewery was No. 1 on the search. They talk about not only making great Belgian-style beers, but being a "gathering table" for the community. It opened in June of 2013.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormcloudBrewing/?fref=ts

Segment 4 (Listen at 28:45):
Amy and John talk to Dave Ringler again from Cedar Springs Brewing Co., who runs down some big events, including HopStock, which takes place Aug. 13 in downtown Grand Rapids. Amy and John also go behind the scenes of other statewide events.
More on HopStock: https://www.facebook.com/events/625767797580735/
More "things to do" in Michigan: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/08/31_things_to_do_in_august_even.html#0

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