The Michigan Brewers Guild had its annual meeting at
Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire in earlier this month, and announced some new leadership on the guild's board.
We were glad to see the guild up here in Northwest Michigan, as we've certainly got some tasty local brews to offer. Hopefully they used them to toast these newly elected or re-elected board members, who each will serve a two-year term.
Our local representative on the board is Scott Newman-Bale, VP of
Short's Brewing Company in Bellaire, who was elected to a second term on the board, and another year as treasurer.
Eric Briggeman, brewmaster at Rochester Mills Beer Co. in Rochester, begins a fourth term on the board, and a fifth year as guild president. Steve Berthal, brewmaster and partner at The Livery in Benton Harbor, was elected to a third term on the board. Isaac Hartman of New Holland Brewing Co. will serve a second term on the board, and Greg Burke, brewmaster at Woodward Avenue Brewers in metro Detroit, will serve a second term on the board and continue to serve as secretary.
The
Michigan Brewers Guild is celebrating its fifteenth year this year, and represents 89 member breweries in the state, a number that just keeps growing. They put on four annual festivals, including the Winter Beer Festival in February in Grand Rapids, the Summer Beer Festival in July in Ypsilanti, the
U.P. Fall Beer Festival in September and the Detroit Fall Beer Festival in October.
Maybe we can get them to add one in Northwest Michigan in the years to come. Now that would be a good time!
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Michigan Brewers Guild
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