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12 Beers of Christmas 12: The Bruery 8 Maids-a-Milking

Tom Bedell

Good luck figuring out when the twelve days of Christmas actually begin and end. Thanks to an abundance of sects... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 11: De Ranke Père Nöel

Tom Bedell

Well, it’s been a busy Christmas Day, unfolding in a traditional and perhaps even necessary state of sleep-deprivation. But it... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 10: Ridgeway Lump of Coal

Tom Bedell

There are a few segues from our last beer to this one. Most obvious is that both Wychwood’s Bah Humbug... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 9: Wychwood Bah Humbug Christmas Ale

Tom Bedell

“I’m in a ‘Bah, Humbug!’ mood this year,” my wife grumbled recently. I should have immediately passed her a bottle... Read more »

Trilogy’s Temptation

Jay Stuller

For Baby Boomers who planned well, invested wisely and generally lucked out on a primary residence, there’s little incentive to... Read more »

MSU alumnus’ book tells tragic tale of Mt. Everest climb

Michael Patrick Shiels

It was 50-below-zero Fahrenheit in the sunshine when I reached 29,000-feet of elevation and could see for miles. I wasn’t... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 8: Smuttynose Smistletoe

Tom Bedell

If you hung a bottle of Smistletoe from the ceiling and stood under it, would any kissing ensue? The beer... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 7: AleSmith Double Red India Pale Ale

Tom Bedell

The king is dead, long live the king! I dubbed our last selection in the series as the best of... Read more »

My favorite Michigan golf stories for 2015

Terry Moore

At the risk of missing a late-breaking golf story before the year’s end, let me humbly submit my favorite Michigan... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 6: Page 24 Bière de Noël

Tom Bedell

Two plus four equals six, so I figured the Page 24 Bière de Noël would take us to our halfway... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 5: Magic Hat Feast of Fools

Tom Bedell

It’s the season of giving, so I give Magic Hat two thumbs up for its Feast of Fools Holiday Raspberry... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 4: Jolly Traveler Winter Shandy

Tom Bedell

After yesterday’s abeyance we’re back in the land of spices, and big time. But the Jolly Traveler is something a... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 3: Warsteiner Winter Special Edition

Tom Bedell

In its native Germany this beer is known as Warsteiner Weihnacht, “Weihnacht” more or less translating to “Christmas.” It checks... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2: Jewbelation 19

Tom Bedell

Happy Hanukkah all, or Chanukah, a spelling muddle that doesn’t faze the Shmaltz Brewing Company of New York in the... Read more »

Unwind and De-stress at the Acqualina

Michael Patrick Shiels

Andy Williams crooned “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but with those heightened expectations, all the budget-smashing gift-giving,... Read more »