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What's on Tap: September 25-October 1

Ring in the first week of Art Prize 2014 with new beers on tap at your local brewpub. Take a break from the crowds and attend Oktoberfest this weekend.

Events

Oktoberfest 

Hosted by Edelwiess Club of Grand Rapids

September 26 & 27

Noon-11p.m.

John Ball Park

FREE

For more information on the event, please go to the event website.

 

BREWERY VIVANT 

Weekly Pub Events

Monday - Stein night: bring your own stein. Starting at $5 per liter for mainstay beers.

Tuesday Monk Club Night, Special Discounts for Monk Club Members

Wednesday Growler night, $2 off growlers.

Sunday Smokehouse Sunday - smoked special all day long; Restaurant/Bar Industry Night: 25% off food and $1 off every beer. 

 

FOUNDERS 

This Week

Matuto

September 25 at 9:30p

FREE

Afro Zuma with guests Rick Chyme and Azizi Jasper

September 27 at 9:30p

$5

Jessica Lea Mayfield

September 28 at 9:00p

FREE

 

GRAND RAPIDS BREWING COMPANY 

Weekly Pub Events

Monday - Friday Industry Night. Anyone in the industry receives a discount from 10 p.m. to close; Happy Hour: any Tier 1 or Tier 2, beer, wine, wells, or calls 1/2 off from 4-6 p.m.
Tuesday Local Night. Anyone living in Grand Rapids or surrounding areas receives $2 drafts from 6 p.m. to close.
Saturday and Sunday Brunch and Bloody's. Best Brunch features in town 11 a.m. to 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

Monday Flight Night, $19.99 for pizza flights and $5 for accompanying beer flights.

Wednesday Team Trivia, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

 

OSGOOD BREWING CO

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, $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

 
Brewery Vivant

Brewery Vivant /Caitlin Hoop

Brewery Vivant bartender in the beer garden.

Brewery Vivant bartender in the beer garden. /Caitlin Hoop

B.O.B.’s Brewery

  • Hopsun, Belgian summer whit
  • AHA Bread Beer, Belgian saison
  • Full On IPA, India pale ale
  • Spaceboy Stout, English oatmeal stout
  • Crimson King, amber ale
  • Blondie, golden ale
  • Spooky Action, way beyond IPA
  • Robert the Barrel, bourbon barrel ale

Brewery Vivant

  • Thems the Hops, a really hoppy beer
  • Farm Hand, French Farmhouse Ale
  • Triomphe, Belgian IPA
  • Blanford Maple Amber,Belgian Inspired Amber
  • Big Red Coq, Red Belgo-American IPA
  • Undertaker, Belgian style dark ale
  • Tree Bucket, Belgian double IPA 
  • Agent a Deux, dark Belgian style ale brewed with black currants, vanilla beans, and rose petals 
  • Tripel, Belgian style ale  
  • The Cheetah, defies beer styles   
  • The Cemetarian, wood-aged selection 
  • Whiskey rooster, wood-aged selection 
  • Devastation, Brewer's Grove project 

Elk Brewing

  • Light Ale 
  • Hefeweizen
  • ESB
  • IPA
  • Porter 
  • Imperial Brown 
  • Scotch Ale
  • Hopped Amber
  • Uptown Ale, Simcoe Pale Ale

Founders Brewing Co.

  • Pale Ale
  • Centennial IPA
  • Dirty Bastard
  • Red’s Rye IPA
  • Porter
  • All Day IPA
  • Nitro Pale Ale
  • Nitro Oatmeal Stout 
  • Solid Gold
  • Rubaeus
  • Breakfast Stout
  • Curmudgeon Old Ale
  • Mosaic Promise

Grand Rapids Brewing Co.

  • Silver Foam
  • Rosalynn Bliss Blonde
  • John Ball Brown
  • The Fishladder IPA
  • Senator Lyons Stout
  • Bonita Applebrown
  • James Bowman’s Pale Ale
  • Brewer’s Heritage Hefeweizen
  • Ah-Nab-Awheat
  • Shandi 

Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery and Supply

  • Bottoms Up, amber ale
  • Chain Saw Charlie's Wacky Wit, belgian wheat beer 
  • ZSB
  • Highland Fantasy, scottish ale
  • English Brown Porter
  • Crusher Coco Brown, the brown ale that imploded our fermenter 

Harmony Brewing Co.

  • Golden Lion Tamarin, pale mild ale
  • Grapefruit Moon, IPA shandy 
  • Jackson’s Joy, fall festival
  • Autumn Joy, half Jackson’s and half Vandermill’s Cider 
  • Sumac Attack,fruit wiessbier 
  • Star Stuff, belgian double
  • Albius, vanilla porter
  • Black Squirrel, smoked peat porter
  • Harmonious future, black saison 
  • Crossroads, rye
  • Grand Daddy Rapids, cream ale

Hideout Brewing Co.

  • 18th Amendment Gluten Free Ale
  • Black Hearted Bitter Ex IPA
  • Black Rye
  • Hefeweizen
  • Fruit Punch Pilsner
  • Hoppy Lager 
  • Light Amber Ale 
  • Light Coconut Brown Ale
  • Mint Chocolate Stout (Nitro)
  • Oktoberfest 
  • Orange Cream Pilsner
  • Sour Black Rye 
  • The Almost ESB 
  • Rebellion Mead 
  • 9AM Hazelnut IPA 
  • Aviator Pale Ale 
  • Gangster IPA 
  • Getaway IPA
  • Hired Gun Red Ale 
  • Mystery Tap! 
  • Purple Gang Pilsner 
  • Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout 
  • Polish Potato Ale 

Jaden James Brewery

  • Gluten Free Ale
  • Cream Ale
  • Apple Raz Wheat 
  • Weiss Bier
  • IPA
  • Peanut Butter Porter
  • Black IPA
  • Milk Stout
  • Russian Stout
  • Cherry Hard Cider
  • Apple Hard Cider
  • Raspberry Hard Cider
  • Peach Hard Cider
  • Strawberry Hard Cider
  • Root beer soda

Mitten Brewing Co.

  • Ryebaby
  • Black Betsy Coffee Stout
  • Mitten Pale Ale
  • Country Strong IPA 
  • Sparky’s ESB
  • Triple Crown Brown 

Osgood Brewing Co.

  • Yippee-ki-yay, blonde ale 
  • 358, pale ale 
  • Notley, porter
  • Journey, IPA 
  • Big spring, stout 
  • Best day ever, double IPA 
  • Wingman, wheat IPA 
  • Hammer, gluten free IPA 
  • Slam dunke, dunkleweizen
  • Brownie bite, Belgian brown IPA 
  • Bee line, American brown ale 
  • Sol Seeker, American wheat

Perrin Brewing Co.

  • Perrin Gold
  • Perrin Pilsner
  • Bashtoberfest 
  • Single Track 
  • Call the Banners
  • Perrin Black
  • Kona Brown 
  • Nitro Dry Stout
  • Veteran's Pale Ale (VPA)
  • Grapefruit IPA
  • Rain Dancer
  • Harvest Ale
  • Grapefruit IPA
  • IPA
  • Lil' Griz 
  • I.I.P.A.
  • Razzberry Blonde
  • Hopwood
  • Stoutwood
  • Redwood
  • Quadwood
  • Juicy
  • Black Goat 
  • Rye Wine

Schmohz Brewery

  • Valley City Cream Ale
  • Treasure Chest ESB
  • Amber Tease Ale
  • Pail Ale
  • India Pail Ale
  • Hopknocker Imperial IPA
  • Bone Crusher Stout
  • Bloody Red Ale
  • Pickle Tink Ale
  • Razzmanian Devil
  • Cirrus
  • Zingiberene Ale
  • Schwartz
  • Miracle Off 28th Street 
  • Kiss my Scottish Arse
  • Mad Tom's Robust Porter
  • Oktoberfest
  • Gypsy's Kiss Bock
  • John T. Pilsner
  • Barley Wine 
  • Sammi Rae Root Beer Soda
  • Sammi Rae Black Cherry Soda

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