There’s no doubt about it, Michiganders love their brews.
And we have good reason to. With such well known options like Bell’s Oberon, Founders or Atwater to the lesser-known like the excellent Ninja Chicken by Falling Down Beer Company or the wonderful small batches Batch Brewing Company produces (along with many other great producers) it’s not a surprise to us where Michigan places on the list at number four, only behind Colorado, California and Oregon.
[quote_box_center]Beer in Michigan is a way of life, an economic booster that’s helping Detroit pull out of the apocalypse and a soul cleanser up in the UP, where long winters are made better with a growler from Ore Dock. And if that’s not convincing enough, consider this: in Ann Arbor and East Lansing, when the chaos of a tailgate clears, you’ll see as many empty bottles of craft beer scattered about as you will tallboys with holes punched in the side. In Michigan, beer love starts early.[/quote_box_center]
Fun fact? Michigan has one brewery for every 50,000 adults, according to the Michigan Brewers Guild.