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Founder’s Brewery Announces Expansion: KalamaBrew Podcast

Founder’s Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich. has announced plans for a $6.6 million expansion. KalamaBrew’s John Liberty reported the expansion will increase production at the brewery from about 30,000 barrels a year to almost 50,000 barrels in 2011. Hear … Continue reading

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Bell’s Releases Dali Inspired Oberon Mini Kegs

It’s that time of year when Oberon Nation can fully take in the bounty of their favorite summer beer in mini keg fashion. That’s right, Kalamazoo’s Bell’s Brewery has released its latest incarnation of the Oberon mini keg! This year, … Continue reading

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Construction Begins at Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe

For our weekly chat with KalamaBrew, contributor John Liberty lets us in on what’s happening at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich. Construction has already begun at the cafe and patrons should expect to see the presence of heavy … Continue reading

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New Holland’s Envious, Founder’s KBS and the Arrival of Spring With New Beers | KalamaBrew Podcast

The fine folks over at KalamaBrew have been busy this week posting lots of interesting videos of brewers they caught up with at the Michigan Winter Beer Festival including one about New Holland Brewing Co.’s wildly popular Envious beer. Also … Continue reading

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Michigan Winter Beer Festival in Grand Rapids And All 300 Beers | KalamaBrew Podcast

With one of the largest beer festivals of the year taking place Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich. what else would we talk about? KalamaBrew contributor Josh Smith discusses the more than 300 beers patrons of the 2010 Michigan Winter Beer … Continue reading

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Grand Rapids’ Growing Brewery Scene and Michigan as a Hops Growing State: KalamaBrew Podcast

KalamaBrew contributor John Liberty has good news for Grand Rapids, Mich.: A new brewery is on the way. Not only that, but Founder’s Brewery continues to grow. Michigan’s second largest city is seeing a boom for craft beer. Also in … Continue reading

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Livery Birthday Party for Brewmaster and Founders Partners with Panama Coffee Grower: KalamaBrew Podcast

This week on the KalamaBrew podcast bloggers John Liberty and Josh Smith discuss the big party taking place this weekend at Benton Harbor, Mich.-based the Livery for brewmaster Steve Berthel who is celebrating his 55th birthday on Saturday. Also we … Continue reading

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A Valentine’s Day Countdown with Craft Beer | KalamaBrew Podcast

The fine gentlemen of KalamaBrew are getting a touch romantic for the approaching Valentine’s Day. Back on February 3 they began a feature highlighting one local craft beer everyday until the big smoochy smooch of all calendar days. Blogger Josh … Continue reading

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Bell’s Oberon Mini Keg New Design Announced: KalamaBrew Podcast

On this week’s KalamaBrew podcast feature, blogger John Liberty discusses the highly anticipated new design (click here to see the image) for the Bell’s Brewery Oberon mini keg. The small barrel every year is redesigned and shipped over from Germany to be … Continue reading

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Founder’s Brewery Expands and Get the Dish on Chili (With Tips) | KalamaBrew Podcast

On this week’s KalamaBrew Podcast, John Liberty has all the tasty details on the expansion efforts at Grand Rapids-based Founder’s Brewery. Also, what’s your special chili recipe? Liberty and Josh Smith have some good tips and tell us about where … Continue reading

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