We talk with Isaac Hartman, President of the Michigan Brewers Guild Board of Directors, and long-time ambassador for New Holland Brewing and all things Michigan beer.  www.newhollandbrew.com ..read more

We talk with Pat Scanlon, whose career includes Detroit Brew Factory, Royal Oak Brewing and Motor City Beer Work.  Pat was a big part of getting the Michigan Brewers Guild beer festivals off the ground, and he shares some colorful stories looking back over the years ..read more

Alec Mull has a long history with the Michigan brewing community, dating back to the mid-nineties, prior to his current role at Founders Brewing. He shares his thoughts and stories in this conversation from the Fall of 2018. https://foundersbrewing.com ..read more

In this episode we share an interview with the founder of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, Ron Jeffries.  Ron is a past board member of the guild, and recent recipient of the Tom Burns Award, recognizing the pioneering spirit of the Great Beer State.  www.jollypumpkin.com ..read more

David Manson and Andy Langlois took their robust home brewing hobby to a new level when they opened Blackrocks Brewery in 2010 in Marquette Michigan. They talk with us about mentorship, the UP and giving back to the community, from the beer garden of Blackrocks in the fall of 2018. https://www.blackrocksbrewery.com ..read more

Episode nineteen is a special tribute episode to Shannon O'Brien, an important member of the Michigan Brewers Guild team for eight years. Shannon most recently held the position of Events Manager and Customer Services, however due to the impact of the pandemic her position was recently eliminated as the Guild adapts and restructures.  We talked with Shannon in 2018 at the UP Fall Beer Festival, and are glad to share this conversation with you. Good luck and thank you, Shannon ..read more

Episode seventeen takes us to the harbor town of Frankfort, Michigan and Stormcloud Brewing, which opened in 2013.  We talk with Rick Schmitt, co-founder, who shares the story of getting Stormcloud started what it was like to transition from Fort Collins, Colorado.  https://www.stormcloudbrewing.com/ *Our apologies for the less than ideal audio.  Internet interviews in the days of the Pandemic have their challenges.   ..read more

In episode sixteen, we talk with Joe Short, founder and charismatic leader of Short's Brewing Company, which began in 2002 when Joe was just twenty-two years old. We talked with Joe as part of the Rising Tide project in the fall of 2018 at Arcadia Ales in Kalamazoo. www.shortsbrewing.com     ..read more

We spoke with Adam Czap - Co-founder of Ascension Brewing of Novi, MI during Detroit Fall Beer Festival in 2021  ..read more

We talk with Matt Gougeon, long-time champion of locally connected food, beverage and agriculture from the 2021 UP Fall Beer Festival in Lower Harbor or Marquette, Michigan ..read more