Wild card – Dealer’s choice! Choose one of your favorite brews, wine or spirit from a Michigan maker and pair with a fun snack.
Oktoberfest of choice – Most Michigan breweries have a variation of this classic, fall style with a storied history.
Stout or porter of choice – These two distinct styles are similar in character and pair well with the flavors of fall.
Short’s Pure Michigan Autumn IPA – Straw-colored and slightly hazy, this beer leads with slightly sweet, fruity and malty flavors that are immediately followed with a pleasant hoppiness that finishes dry.
Here’s everything you’ll need to partake in the virtual tasting from the comfort of your own home: Pure Michigan Autumn IPA from Short's Brewing | Photo Courtesy of Pure Michigan To join in on the fun, visit Pure Michigan’s and Short’s Facebook pages on Thursday, Oct.
Executive Producer and co-host of Michigan’s Great Beer State Podcast, and author of “ Rising Tide: Stories from the Michigan Brewers Guild” and “ Beervangelist’s Guide to the Galaxy, A philosophy of beer and food” Fred “The Beervangelist” Bueltmann.
Siren of Stout founder and vice president of Fermenta, a women's craft collective, Barb Baker.
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Detroit Free Press social, search and audience editor and craft beer writer Brian Manzullo.
6-Pure Michigan and Short’s are hosting a virtual Michigan beer and food tasting happy hour with several aficionados, including: To celebrate the release of the beer-which will be distributed around Michigan at Meijer, Busch’s, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Food Center, Kroger Marketplace and many independent retailers beginning Oct. And there’s no better way to celebrate all that a Michigan fall has to offer than with a delicious brew from the Great Beer State.īack by popular demand, Pure Michigan has partnered with Short’s Brewing Company to create the Pure Michigan Autumn IPA, a 100 percent Michigan-grown and harvested IPA that highlights the state’s agricultural bounty and nationally-recognized craft beer industry. It’s that time of year again, when Michigan transforms into a land of orange, red, yellow and green from the top of the Upper Peninsula down to the southern border.