Hey all, I am planning on taking a trip to some Michigan breweries sometime and figured this may be a good event to schedule around. I am from Pittsburgh so it's about a 5 hour drive... How was the event last year? Around when in December was it and how was it set up in terms of getting bottled beer? Any suggestions or recommendations for places around the area? What other breweries around there are worth stopping at? Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance!
Fun/good time with great beer On the actual day of the Winter Solstice (Google) You mark quantities of each beer you want on a numbered order form sheet. They call your number to pickup/pay when order is ready Champane's is a good bottle shop is just down the block Some other good Michigan breweries (depending on how far you want to drive): Dragonmead Microbrewery is 10 minutes away Jolly Pumpkin is 1 hour away Dark Horse is 2 hours away Founders is 2.5 hours away Livery and Greenbush are 3 hours away (Check out my Kuhnhenn, Jolly Pumpkin & Greenbush photos) Food info in this thread
solstice party is on 21st and 22nd of december. bottle sales start at 11am on the 21st line was about 50-60 people deep when doors opend but expect more this year since its on the weekend. wife and I arrived at 7am for bottle share and were 6th and 7th in line. there are tons of great breweries around that you could easily hit in royal oak: bastone/lilys/royal oak brewery in detroit: atwater/ motor city brew works/ traffic jam/ detroit beer co/ slows/forans around macomb and oakland county: sherwood (highly under radar)/ rochester mills/berkley front/clubhouse/vinsetta garage/one eyed bettys/big rock chop house/copper canyon/malty dog/ message me if you need any more info! have a spare bedroom with futon could offer up also or possibly do a little tasting wife and I are at kuhnhenn 1-2 a week
