Michigan's Great Beer State Podcast

We talk with Brett, founder of New Holland Brewing about the early days and getting involved, while at the Knickerbocker in Grand Rapids in the fall of 2018.

We chat with Andrea and Wes at Ore Dock about how Ore Dock came to be and the importance of community. https://ore-dock.com/

We chat with Ray Sherwood of Sherwood Brewing in the here and now about how Sherwood came to be, and how they adapted to the pandemic. www.sherwoodbrewing.com

We sat with founder of Arcadia Ales, Tim Suprise in the fall of 2018 on the patio of the Kalamazoo location to talk about the early days of Michigan Brewers Guild.

We talk with beer and brewing educators across the Great Beer State! wsg: Brian Lindberg - Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cory Emal - Eastern Michigan University Allison Hoekstra - Grand Rapids Community College/Secchia Institute Dr Cordell DEmatti - Central Micigan University Annette May - Schoolcraft College Tom Block - Schoolcraft College

We sat with Chris in the fall of 2018 to talk about the origin story of Mitten Brewing and the importance of community.

We talked with Mike Plesz of Rochester Beer Company about his early days in the industry, co-founding Royal Oak Brewing, Rochester Mills and Detroit Beer Company. This interview is from the Rising Tide project and took place at Bell's Brewery in 2018.

Bret and Eric Kuhnhenn share their story, from early homebrew shop beginnings up to improvising and shifting to adapt to the pandemic. February, 2021.

We talked with Scott King about the early days of the Michigan brewing scene and the founding of King Brewing Company in Pontiac. This interview is from the archive of the Rising Tide book project.

We sat with John Mallett in 2018 as part of the Rising Tide book project. John is a natural educator and shares his enthusiasm for pursuing quality and helping everyone he can along the way.