![]() What could be better than traditional Celtic-inspired rock music and some feisty outlaw country? The answer, not a thing. Music is a key part of any good party, I mean a festival. When I eventually found my way to the front of the line I was told the “Triple Berry Marmalade” was gone. Several friends mentioned it and the line was always too long. Like Amy predicted, “Then, a line for a whale beer you wanted to taste might just be too long and your glass too empty, so you’ll just hop on over to another brewery.” My whale beer this year was the “smoothie” from the Ferndale Project. We got a bit of a history lesson in addition to our sample. They specialize in historical-style beers, like Aegir’s Double – Sahit which they were pouring at the festival. Not on Amy’s list and new to us was Archival Brewing in Belmont. Amy was right, “Literally anything” from Dragonmead Brewery would be a perfect choice.Īmy had Supernatural Spirits & Brewing’s Paranormal Pilsner and Brewery Becker’s Entire Butt on her list but I’d gotten carried away with the pumpkin ales and lost track of time and tokens. I’d just finished the 2018 Gravity Shift from Ellison and thought a 10% beer would not be in my best interest so picked the Belgian Orange Session at 5%. It’s a good thing I got the scoop from the source on the Gravity beers.įinal Absolution, a killer Belgian Tripel, was Amy’s recommendation for closing out the beer festival. The 2018 Gravity Shift was my choice because they were pouring from the last keg in existence. I wasn’t sure if she meant we should try them all or you can’t go wrong with any of the Gravity beers. Ellison Brewery and SpiritsĪmy recommended all the Gravity beers from Ellison Brewery and Spirits. We thanked the Wizard for the delicious beer and moved on. A pinball wizard’s got such a supple wrist.” I figured I’d used up all my attempts at being funny and should just keep that thought to myself. I wanted to sing out, “He’s a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist. My joke fell flat when I said it on Saturday too.Īfter explaining what we knew about OGMA’s opening, we learned One Well is opening an arcade. “No,” I said, “I’m involved with him” pointing over my shoulder at Chuck. I looked down and had to think for a second to clear my head of the cobwebs left by the pumpkin beers. As I was approaching the table, the Wizard said are you involved with them, pointing to my chest. He thought it might clear my palate, plus it was on Amy’s list.įor context, I was wearing my OGMA Brewing sweatshirt. Midway through my squash ales binge, Chuck suggested I get some Wizard Potion from One Well. I rather enjoyed Great Baraboo’s Punkin Weizguy and Block Brewing’s Pumpkinhead. ![]() “Long live squash ales,” will not be carved into my gravestone but I do have a new appreciation for them. Well, friends, the wheels did fall off the bus towards the end of Amy’s very long pumpkin beer list. ![]() It’s super balanced and you can taste every one of those flavors.” He was right. Garry Boyd told Amy, “It contains over 20 pounds of actual Belgian waffles, coffee beans from a local roaster, vanilla bean, and maple syrup. ![]() Since Amy had a bunch of pumpkin beers on the list, I figured I better save my tokens and opted for just their Belgian Waffle Porter. We got there at 10:15 and there was plenty of seating but it was quickly filling up.Īmy suggested 4 beers from Burzurk Brewing. Pre GameĪmy’s tip about Bloody Mary’s at Vivio’s before the festival was an easy one to check off the list. It pushed me out of my comfort zone, like way out into the pumpkin patch. This year it was like I had a treasure map with instructions for finding the buried treasure. Wandering aimlessly, talking with friends, sampling beer randomly is my standard beer festival plan. Our friend Amy Sherman published an insider’s guide to the 2021 Detroit Fall Beer Festival, “ Thousands to descend on Detroit for the fall beer fest,” After reading it I said, “I wonder if I have the stamina to do ‘my very beer-fest-best’ and complete Amy’s beer list for the 2021 Detroit Fall Beer Festival?” Chuck being the wise man that he is, didn’t say no and just agreed he thought it was a good idea to try. The 2021 Detroit Fall Beer Festival was classic, from the Detroit bands to the beer enthusiasts relieved to finally be at Eastern Market enjoying beers from many of Michigan’s finest breweries. ![]()
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