July’s Beer of the Month is the CS IPA from Cedar Springs Brewing!
On July 16th and 30th, CSB hosted their own Sippy Saturday Beer Release parties.
On the 16th, they opened the special dry-hopped cask on CSIPA 1.1: The Comet. Brewed with Citra and Cascade hops, it’s dry hopped with Comet, then served as a real ale from the cask.
Following up two weeks later, the crew then released CSIPA 1.2: Citra-riffic, brewed with Citra and Cascade hops and dry hopped with Citra.
BeerCityHoops is proud to announce our June 2016 Beer of the Month is New Holland Brewing‘s Extra Time Pale Ale.
It’s the creation of New Holland Head Pub Brewer Steve Berthel and features Michigan-sourced ingredients and is the perfect beer to enjoy before, during, and after cheering on GRFC.
This past weekend, the team headed down to Bob’s Bar to chase the Grand Army and follow the mob down to Houseman Field for the match against Detroit City FC.
Check out our video from amid the Northern Guard, Detroit City FC’s fan base.
It’s absolutely no coincidence that we’ve picked Citra Warrior Imperial IPA from Railtown 
Brewing as our April 2016 Beer of the Month during the same week that our friends at Behind The Mitten have named it Beer of the Week. Honestly.
We’ve been waiting to honor a brew from Railtown for a couple months now and recently found out about their new bottle release coming Monday, April 18th, the super fruity and hoppy Citra Warrior Imperial IPA. It made this choice a no-brainer.
Brewer Justin Buiter has put together a big, balanced dry-hopped concoction that leaves you wanting more. Made with locally sourced honey, it’s citrusy enough to make this guy sneeze, and finishes smooth.
Coming Monday at 3pm, Railtown will open its’ doors and hope to keep the mobs calm. Better get there early and save me a place in line.
I grew up in a Michiana town…no, that’s not it.
‘Cause I’m free. Free fallin’. Again, no. That’s Tidwell’s agent.
Those pigeons down there in Market Square, not the Bird in Indy we’d chase around.
If Stan Van Sundae forms that “f***ing wall”, no one’s backing down.
Truth is, when it comes to the BeerCityHoops March Beer of the Month, New Holland’s Mad Hatter tells all contenders to “come around here no more”. Not that I don’t love a good Joe Walsh rendition of Rocky Mountain Way, but akin to the cold brewed mountain river water MillerCoors calls beer, I’d rather fill our casks with something more along the lines of a Stevie Nicks version of “Silver Springs” from southwestern Michigan like New Holland’s IPA.
Just go get one and enjoy it. Maybe you can take it away from someone who doesn’t love it quite enough to see its worth. Tom Petty gets it. Stevie Nicks gets it. Hopefully, you get it, too.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Beer City!Â
BeerCityHoops is proud to finally* announce our February Beer of the Month is The Brew, a collaboration between Grand Rapids Brewing Co. and local radio station, 101.3fm.
GRBC has found the right mix to co-mingle the craft beer scene and the classic rock soundtrack of Beer City, USA. They’re using rye to give this one a spicy grain character and adding organic Michigan hops for a refreshing kick, according to the bottle. The ABV is 7.6% with an IBU rating of 62.
*=We parked in front of B-Dubs on Ionia Ave., hazard lights on in the loading zone, at 8:43pm on Valentine’s Saturday. Ran across the street to GRBC to get The Brew in bottles for takeout, knowing that it might be packed and take more than the (daytime) allowable 20 minutes to “load/unload”, but made it out of there before 8:51pm! The GRBC staff rocks!Â
Azacca IPA from Founders’ Brewing Co. is our January Beer of the Month!
After our monthly meeting of some friendly minds (we don’t seem to schedule the same group well), the five of us in attendance came to the conclusion that this seasonal offering would be January’s winner.
Our subsequent trip to The Tin Can would solidify our choice, as someone in our party (it was The Good Doctor) decided to buy a round of $1 Black Label beers.
Azacca IPA is named after the Haitian god of agriculture. The Azacca hops intense tropical aroma hints of citrus and mango, according to the label and my undying need to drink beer that makes me sneeze. The backbone, sweet with a caramel malt, supports the fruit character of the beer. Again, from the label.
The 7.0% ABV and 70 IBUs help keep you warm when you pour this burnt orange heavenly delight.
BeerCityHoops is once again proud to name the Beer of the Month! December usually brings guests to the Dirty Water Tavern, but this year the crew became out-of-towners for the holidays(not tourists, or ‘two-wrists‘: folks holding open travel maps). Finding themselves in the mysteriously chilly desert of Arizona over Christmas 2015, they’ve brought you an extra label to chase and an extra special ‘go-to’ spot for fried chicken and strawberry shortcake that satisfies before sending the whole party into a food coma.
This month’s beers of the month are, of course, IPA’s.
LumberYard Brewing Co.’s Flagstaff IPA and SanTan Brewing Co.’s HopShock IPA headline the marquee of the On The Mitten Road page over at BeerCityHoops.com’s December’s Beer of the Month!
And that restaurant? It’s called The Horny Toad. Hold on, read the backstory. Jeff and the gang over at the The Toad are a necessary food stop when visiting the Phoenix area. Yes, it’s a drive from downtown, but settled back in Old Cave Creek(since GC first visited in 1980-something), this fried chicken heaven can knock your vacation plans out of whack for a week! Diving in to a half order is enough for three grown men(boys). If they’re drinking, get the whole chicken. Order the strawberry shortcake with dinner and just accept that you want/need to eat it.
BeerCityHoops is proud to announce our November Beer of the Month as White Flame Brewing’s Super G!
Right in the heart of Hudsonville sits White Flame Brewing’s wide variety of great beers just a short ride out of Grand Rapids on Chicago Drive. No matter your preferred choice, White Flame is sure to have something in store for you.
