Kalamazoo Beer Week, Jan 10-18

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  1. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    It's only a little late to start a thread on this topic to get some chatter going, but better late than never.

    Kalamazoo Beer Week started on Saturday and lasts until this coming Saturday. The various events are listed at http://www.kalamazoobeerweek.com/events-9/ Is anyone in town or who lives close-by who will be going to any of these events? There are a record number of events (194) this year, so something for everyone.

    I went to the Michigan Beer Film on Friday, and then a Cellar Brewery tasting plus a Short's tap takeover on Saturday, and had the opportunity to meet HopHeadHerman. It's cool to put a face to a name. I'll attend other events later this week too -- a Perrin beer dinner and the Founders dinner. Founders is expected to serve Rubeaus, KBS and Backwoods Bastard, so I'm looking forward to that.

    How about any of you?
     
    #1 PapaGoose03, Jan 13, 2014
  2. founder26

    founder26 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2009 Michigan

    Ill be at the founders tap takeover at ccth and the bells rare beer event, hopefully @MichPaul gets work off to go as well.
     
    #2 founder26, Jan 13, 2014
  3. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Done!
     
    #3 MichPaul, Jan 13, 2014
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  4. core42

    core42 Pooh-Bah (1,862) May 5, 2010 Michigan
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    I'm planning on hitting up the Beer Exchange tonight for the Founders backstage series flight since I haven't had Bolt Cutter or Mango even though I have a bottle of both
     
    #4 core42, Jan 13, 2014
  5. BlackNote

    BlackNote Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Michigan

    Went to the pub crawl Sat night and Bell's Brunch yesterday. Probably hitting Bell's Rare Beer, Cured Meat & Cheese Party on Tue. So many events that it is hard to decide.
     
    #5 BlackNote, Jan 13, 2014
  6. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    We'll have a nice draft list for KBE on Thursday night, including the first firkin for West Michigan. It's 2012 Anniversary Ale.:slight_smile:
     
    #6 BeyondDescription, Jan 13, 2014
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  7. gratefulbeerhead

    gratefulbeerhead Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2009 Indiana

    Will be at Bell's Rare Beer event tomorrow evening as well Right Brain events at KBE, and Founders event at CCTH. Am going to have to do this week long event all in one night. I'll be wearing my gray Iechyd Da Brewing cap, and probably a Bell's shirt of some sort.

    here's the menu for the Bell's rare beer event:

    • Bourbon Barrel Dagger Stout

    • Chocolate Covered Cherry Double Cream Stout

    • Toasted Coconut Third Coast Old Ale

    • Breakfast Blend Double Cream Stout

    • Le Bretteur

    • Aged Third Coast Old Ale



    The meats are:

    • Coppa

    • Salame Cotto

    • Delaware Fireball

    • Sopressata

    • Lomo

    • House cure pork belly

    • House made white fish pate

    • House cured salami



    The cheeses:

    • Dunbarton Blue

    • Vella Dry Jack

    • Spanish Mahon

    • Smokey Blue

    • Black Diamond White Cheddar

    • Saint Angel
     
    #7 gratefulbeerhead, Jan 13, 2014
  8. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Hey, everyone. If you have reservations for any of the beer dinner events this week and you discover that that particular event has disappeared from the events list of the kalamazoobeerweek.com site then you should check with the restaurant. I just discovered that the Perrin dinner for Wednesday night has been cancelled. That is the second time this has happened to me this week. :slight_frown: The Founders dinner for Thursday is still in the schedule, so I hope to be there for that one.
     
    #8 PapaGoose03, Jan 14, 2014
  9. elNopalero

    elNopalero Grand Pooh-Bah (5,822) Oct 14, 2009 Michigan
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    I was out and about Friday and Saturday night, and hope to get out at least once more while in town. The nice thing is this is the first year I've been in town for so long over the winter holidays and it just so happened the trip coincided with Kalamazoo Beer Week (and Hopslam! in a bottle! For the first time!). Not a negative, but the flip side to this is that it's been a busy busy busy visit. Glad to see this thread. I'm on twitter and posting with the #KBW2014 hashtag when I"m out and about too. Hope to cross paths with some of ya'll, either this week or on a future visit!
     
    #9 elNopalero, Jan 14, 2014
  10. core42

    core42 Pooh-Bah (1,862) May 5, 2010 Michigan
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    FYI...Bell's just tweeted that Aged 3rd Coast won't be available & is being replaced by 4 yr old Expedition Stout
     
    #10 core42, Jan 14, 2014
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