In this episode we talk with David Ringer, Founder and Director of Happiness of Cedar Springs Brewing Company in Cedar Springs, Michigan.  David shares his early roots that connect Kalamazoo, Bavaria and Detroit.  A decade later, Ringler came back to the industry to share his take on Bavarian beer culture with his own brewery. and now also serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Brewers Guild. Dave was born in Grand Rapids and went to school both in Kalamazoo, as Bells Brewery was starting, and in Germany, where a love of Bavarian Bier und Kulture was solidified. With nearly two decades in the beer and hospitality industry, Dave is thrilled to no longer be wearing a tie to work. A fan of shade trees in the Biergarten, Tiger baseball, Steeler football, Chopin concertos, N.W.A. on cassette, and questionable clothing choices, he’s the man behind Gemütlichkeit in Cedar Springs.