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What's On Tap: December 5-11

Marie Orttenburger
12/05/13 09:18am
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Visit your local breweries this week to have a cold one and discover some new music.

/Marie Orttenburger

Brewpub Events

B.O.B.'s Brewery

This Week

Nathan Kalish, Friday, December 6, 8:30 p.m.

 

Brewery Vivant

Weekly Pub Events

Tuesday Monk Club Night, Monks get discounts on beers (enroll now)
Wednesday Growler night, $2 off growlers.
Thursday Boot and Stein night, bring your own stein. Starting at $5 per liter for mainstay beers.
This Week
Michigan's Best Beer Guide Book Signing with Kevin Revolinski, Sunday, December 8, noon-3 p.m.
 
Founders

This Week

Rubble Bucket, Thursday, December 5, 9:30 p.m., FREE
The Main Squeeze, Saturday, December 7, 9:30 p.m., $5

 

Grand Rapids Brewing Company

Weekly Pub Events

Monday Mug Club Night. Mug clubbers get $2 off their beer and 1/2 off handhelds.
Tuesday Local Night. Anyone living in Grand Rapids or surrounding areas receives $2 drafts from 6 p.m. to close.
Sunday GRBC Unplugged. Live unplugged music from 8-10 p.m. 

 

Gravel Bottom Brewery

This Week

Tinsel Treats and Trolley, Friday, December 6. Ride through Ada on a trolley and stop by Gravel Bottom for cookies and 3 new drink releases, including non-alcoholic root beer.

 

Harmony Brewing Company

Weekly Pub Events

Monday All day happy hour.
Tuesday Dine-in pizza deal, $5 cheese, $6 pizza.
Wednesday Mug Club & $1 off signature cocktails.
Thursday Vinyl Thursday, selection of vinyl records played on the Hi-Fi & $10 pitchers, after 9 p.m.
Sunday $2.50 You Call It Well Drinks, after 7 p.m

Tuesday-Friday Happy Hour 2-6 p.m.

 

The Hideout Brewing Company

Weekly Pub Events

Monday Service Industry Night, Starting at 6:00 pm every week, Restaurant and bar employees, civil servants and military get 50% off their tab until close (excluding merch/to go). Bring a pay stub or ID and drink cheap.
Tuesday Mug Club Night, $1 pints for Mug Club members, $35 registration for year-long membership
Wednesday Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight
Thursday Live Trivia, 1st round at 8 p.m., 2nd round at 9 p.m. 
Friday New Beer Release
Saturday Chess, 1-3 p.m.

 

Jaden James Brewery

Weekly Pub Events

Tuesday $2 off growler refills, $1 off howler refills
Thursday Thirsty Thursday, 5-8 p.m. $1 off pints

 

Mitten Brewing Company

Weekly Pub Events

Wednesday Team Trivia, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

 

Osgood Brewing Company

Weekly Pub Events

Monday $2 off pizzas and salads
Tuesday $1 off pints
Wednesday Mainstay pint and pizza for $13

 

Schmohz Brewery

Weekly Pub Events

Monday Member Night, $3 pints for members*, 2-10 p.m. 
Tuesday Growl-n-Gulp, $1.25 pint with a growler fill, 2-10 p.m.
Wednesday Brewer's Choice (Amber Tease), $3 pints*, 2 p.m.-midnight 
Thursday $11 pitchers, $16 premiums, 2 p.m.-midnight
Friday 50 cents off, noon-3 p.m.
Saturday Schmohz Gear Day and Root Beer Floats, noon-midnight

*Premium Drafts are slightly higher in price

This Week

Roller Derby Beer Brawl, Saturday, December 14, Buy tickets now and you will be entered to win a pair of tickets to the 2014 Winter Beer Festival

B.O.B.'s Brewery

  • Blondie, Golden Ale
  • Crimson King, Amber Ale
  • Pale, Pale Ale
  • Full On IPA, India Pale Ale
  • Peanut Butter Porter, Specialty Porter
  • Robert The Barrel, Bourbon Barrel Ale
  • Spaceboy Stout, English Oatmeal Stout
  • Spooky Action, Way Beyond IPA
  • Wit Rabbit, Belgian Wit

Brewery Vivant

  • Farmhand, Rustic farmhouse style ale
  • Triomphe, Belgian IPA
  • Solitude, Abbey Ale
  • Big Red Coq, Belgian Red ale with Citra hops
  • Belgian Enkel, Traditional Belgian single
  • The Lost Gasket Spelt IPA, Earthy malt and piney hops
  • A Stranger In The Alps, All French IPA
  • Over The Line, Smokey Ale
  • PlowHorse, Belgian Style Imperial Stout
  • Trebuchet, Belgian Double IPA
  • Rotating selection of Wood Aged Beer

Founders Brewing Company

  • Pale Ale
  • Centennial IPA
  • Dirty Bastard, Scotch Style Ale
  • Red's Rye IPA - Draft
  • Porter
  • All Day IPA
  • Pale Ale - Nitro
  • Oatmeal Stout - Nitro
  • All Night IPA
  • Solid Gold
  • Rye Stout
  • Boss Pale Ale
  • The Chronic, American Pale Ale
  • Harvest Ale, wet-hopped ale
  • Double Trouble, Imperial IPA
  • Breakfast Stout
  • Grand Moff Imperial Black IPA
  • CraZpberry SaWce
  • Boilermaker
  • Backwoods Bastard
  • Infiltrator, Imperial IPA

Grand Rapids Brewing Company

  • NMO IPA
  • La Noir Vitesse, Belgian Black IPA, High Five Co-Op Brewery Collaboration Brew
  • Batch 100 IPA, American style with Palisade hops
  • Silverfoam, Light American Lager
  • Stickey Brothers, English Bitter
  • Rosalynn Bliss Blonde,  Blonde Ale
  • Brewer's Heritage, Bavarian Hefeweizen
  • John Ball Brown, Nut Brown
  • Red Ramona, American Amber
  • Senator Lyon's Stout, Dry Stout
  • Fishladder, American IPA

Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery and Supply

  • Bottoms Up, Amber Ale
  • Chain Saw Charlies' Wacky Wit, Belgian Wheat Beer with coriander and bitter orange peal
  • ZSB, Home Brewer's Gold Medal Winning Special Bitter recipe  
  • Highland Fantasy, Scottish Ale
  • English Brown Porter (suggest names for this beer on Facebook!)
  • Crusher Coco Brown

To be released this Friday

  • Jolly Trolley, Holiday spiced ale made with Ginger, Cinnamon and Local Honey
  • Space Baby, India Pale Ale done primarily with Galaxy hops. 
  • Root Beer (suggest names for this drink on Facebook!)

Harmony Brewing Company

  • Daydream Believer, Coffee Stout
  • Brownson, Brown Ale
  • Crossroads, Rye PA
  • Lil Sparky, Session IPA
  • Gingerbread Man
  • Wild Rumpus IPA

The Hideout Brewing Company

  • Gangster IPA 
  • Hired Gun Red 
  • Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout (CO2 and Nitro) 
  • Aviator Pale Ale 
  • 9am Hazelnut IPA 
  • Polish Potato Ale
  • Raspberry Bavarian Creme 
  • Helles Yeah Hoppy Bock
  • Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout (Nitro)
  • Orange Shandy
  • Cinnamon Red Velvet Ale 
  • Citrus Infused Purple Gang Pilsner
  • Butterscotch Toffee Stout
  • Imperial Red
  • Boozehound Brown
  • Lemon Shandy
  • Hefeweizen
  • Berry Pale Ale 
  • Espresso Boozehound Brown (Nitro) 
  • 18th Amendment Gluten Free Ale
  • Squash Stout
  • Coconut Almond Brown
  • Caramel Lager
  • Belgian Quad

Jaden James Brewery

  • Gluten Free Ale
  • Pale Ale
  • German Amber Lager
  • Little Full Lotta Sap
  • Indian Brown Ale
  • Black Lager
  • Russian Stout
  • Scottish Bourbon
  • Cherry Hard Cider
  • Peach Hard Cider
  • Apple Hard Cider
  • Raspberry Hard Cider
  • Jaden James Rootbeer (alcohol free)

Mitten Brewing Company

  • Hefeweizen
  • Country Strong, IPA
  • Triple Crown Brown
  • Superstition Stout
  • Eighty-Four Double IPA
  • MVP(umpkin).
  • Best Day Ever, Double IPA
  • Sol Seeker, American Wheat Ale
  • 358, American Pale Ale
  • Journey, IPA
  • Oakestown, American Amber Ale
  • Notley, Porter
  • Big Spring, Stout
  • Bee Line, Brown Ale

Perrin Brewing Company

  • Bashtoberfest
  • Golden Ale
  • Rye of the Liger
  • Black
  • Peace Out Stout
  • Harvest Ale
  • Sleeping Bear Beer
  • The Ridge
  • Kona Brown
  • The Honey Do
  • Grapefruit IPA
  • Chocolate Milk Nitro Stout
  • IPA
  • Black Manifesto
  • Double IPA
  • Sustena-tor
  • Kingdom of Tonga Vanilla Porter
  • Razzberry Blond
  • Imperial Anniversary Ale
  • Black Goat
  • Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
  • Rye Wine
  • Malted Milk Ball Imperial Porter

Schmohz Brewery

  • Amber Tease
  • Bonecrusher Stout
  • Hopknocker Imperial IPA
  • India Pale Ale
  • Pail Ale
  • Treasure Chest ESB
  • Valley City Cream Ale
  • Zingiberene Gruit
  • Uncle’s Monkey Belgian IPA
  • Gingerbread Brown
  • Miracle Off 28th Street
  • Sammi Rae Root Beer Soda
  • Sammi Rae Black Cherry Soda

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