So, yesterday I took a day off of traveling, went down to a good beer store and bought a few New Holland varieties so I could strike them off the list. Today was the great GR adventure, with Founders, Hop Cat and Hideout being stricken from the list.
But this isn't a post about the 28 different beers I've sampled over the past 48 hours. This is a post about why I'm doing this MI beer tour. It's the event that is big on my list. It's the same reason I'd drive down to K-zoo and thrash a bunch of underprepped, unexperienced civics in Western MI region races. It's the stories, the people, and the ride across the state. I love the ability to walk into any brewery, belly up to the bar, order a sampler and chat with the folks around me and the guys behind the bar. You meet so many different types of people dealing with so many different life scenarios. I've hung out with everyone from hard up unemployed factory workers, to multi-store business owners worth well into the 7 figures. I've chatted with beer geeks who are years ahead of my knowledge, and explained how a growler works to total novices. I've given beer suggestions to recent 21 year olds, and some folks well into their 60s. How awesome is all of that? And there was beer...can't forget about the beer. The beer was awesome too.
I'm sure I'll write up my notes from Founders at some point...but I felt like the beer was the less important part of today's trip.
-James
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