We’re in Grand Rapids this week to chat with brewer Chas. Thompson about Schmohz Brewery, before heading to the beach to fly kites at the Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven.
Links for this episode:
Schmohz Brewery
2600 Patterson SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
Great Lakes Kite Festival
State Park at Grand Haven, Michigan
Mackinaw Kites & Toys
& MACkite Kiteboarding
106 Washington Street
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Special appearance by:
Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster and James Hellmuth Assistant Brewer Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri.
We return to Kelly’s to learn about the brew your own program, which eventually snowballed into the brew pub business. Later we take one of the world’s longest trams to the top of Sandia Peak.
Special appearance by:
Mark Naski, head brewer Amalgamated Brewing (The Stable), St. Louis, Missouri and Dan Kopman, Vice President, COO, The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Beer), St. Louis, Missouri
This week we speak with Dan Cavin, brewmaster at Kelly’s Brew Pub. Kelly’s keeps an astounding 20 beers on tap at all times. Afterward, we learn a bit about the history of the surrounding neighborhood, which has been a part in the heritage of Route 66 since 1937.
Special appearance by:
Steve Buszka, Jennifer Clark-Buszka and Seth Rivard, of the Muskegon Brewing & Distilling Company, currently under construction in Muskegon, Michigan.
Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner of New Holland Brewing Company describes their beer menu and philosophy, as well as pub food and their burgeoning distillery. Afterward, we explore the town’s Dutch heritage, and chat with Alisa Crawford, the only American professional Dutch miller.
