Michigan Beer Happenings

In a nearly depreciated economy, Beer is one great exception. The Wall Street Journal profiled the increasing expansion of the craft beer industry, and in doing so, featured a Michigan operation set to open its doors this summer. See how Artful Dodge Brewery thinks it can survive and thrive in Midland, Mi.

http://tinyurl.com/adbofmi

Have you heard that there is a new reccommondation to raise the tax on a bottle of beer in Michigan by five cents? This group is hoping the new tax would raise millions to aid in child foster care, prevention and family aid. Seems like a great cause but that extra tax would be passed onto the consumer and that has many arms up, double fisted.

http://tinyurl.com/mibeertax

Bells Beer was rated 13th in sales by a craft brewery in 2008, and 24th in overall brewery sales. Thats pretty remarkable considering that craft beer sales only equate to six percent of overall beer sales.

http://tinyurl.com/bells2008