Our Certified Cicerone Annette will conduct the tastings, and will be able to answer all your questions. Each sampling event will feature three different beers. And, as a bonus, we'll have the beers we are sampling ON SALE for the duration of the sampling.** This will be your chance to sample all those beers you wanted to try, before buying! Call the store for details of our upcoming sampling event, or watch our Facebook page!

* We will do our best to have these every second Friday, but we may have to skip a Friday occasionally.

** If the beers being sampled are already on sale they will not be discounted further during sampling event.

Friday, May 4, 2012, 5-7 p.m.
The Beers of Unibroue.
La Fin Du Monde, Maudite, Trois Pistoles.

Mother's Day is May 13! Spoil yours on Mothers day with beer treats! How about a refreshing orange flavoured wheat ale? Or a delicious chocolate brew? Or, give her an IPA if that's what she loves! We'll find a beer to please her, guaranteed!

Scroll down to see our featured Mexican craft beer!

We're featuring the original Bock Beer from Germany this month, Einbecker Maibock.

The Brewers Association-the national non-profit association representing the majority of today's U.S. breweries, and publishers of CraftBeer.com-will celebrate American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) May 14-20, with local events held nationwide. ACBW recognizes one of America's true culinary arts and provides a platform for small and independent craft brewers to salute supporters and connect with their local communities. Thousands of today's beer enthusiasts, beginners and hard core geeks will toast craft beer, with ACBW events predicted to take place in all 50 states.
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In 2002 Cucapa Brewery opened its doors and became one of the first micro breweries in Mexico.

The Cucapá name comes from one of the native tribe of our state; Baja California. The Cucapá tribe are the pioneers of our region and its love for water and nature took them to live in the delta of the Colorado River in the desert of Mexicali. Cervecería de Baja California started planning what would become our first production and bottling plant in 2006.

Brewed with our indigenous two row Mexican malt and generous amounts of hops, this IPA is a citric bomb! Using four different hop varieties we created four different citric flavors that complement each other. Tangerine, Lemon, Grapefruit and Lime blend in to create a full flavor hopped up brew. The color is golden and the body is relatively full for a beer this light in color. This is an artifact of our full flavored base malt in perfect balance with the bitterness of the hops at 75 IBU.

7.5% ABV. Mexico.

History: This summer specialty is made with fifty percent malted wheat for a clean, light, refreshing character, plus a special Bavarian yeast that creates the classic cloudy appearance and banana, clove, and lemon character. To decant from the bottle, pour three-quarters of the bottle into a glass and gently shake the remaining contents to mix the yeast back into the beer and then top off your glass. Delicious with a slice of lemon but we prefer it au natural.

Description: Classic aromas of banana, clove and floral citrus blossom. Fruity, spicy aromas show a rich yeasty character that follows through on a smooth, medium-bodied palate with a delicately spicy finish.

Food Pairings: Try it with barbecue ribs, smoked ham, marinated pork chops, and grilled or roasted vegetables. Or drink it with a dessert of Banana's Foster or chocolate mousse.

5.5% ABV. Michigan.