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Well here it is Michigan Beer Fans! This is a the official beer list for the 2008 Summer Beer Festival. It is complete now so you know exactly what to expect. We have more breweries participating than ever before and we are looking forward to another great event! Arbor Brewing Co. - Ann Arbor Super Snapper Very Special Bitter HXL Strong Pale Ale Uskratsch Mai Bock David's Brown Ale Holy Heifer Hefe IPA Milestone Porter Arcadia Brewing Co. - Battle Creek Cocoa-Loco Triple Chocolate Stout Whitsun Hopmouth Double IPA ESB Hop Rocket Imperial IPA Cereal Killer '08 Barleywine Sky High Rye Big Dick's Olde Ale Atwater Block Brewery - Detroit Vanilla Java Porter Voodoovator Doppelbock Dirty Blonde American Wheat Bloktoberfest D-Light Kolsch D-Lager Helles Pilsner Dunkel Salvation IPA Bastone Brewery - Royal Oak Witface Belgian White Nectar Des Dieux Trippel Dubbel Vision Belgian Dubbel Main St. Pilsner Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse - Gaylord Responsibly Pilsner Red Bird Fighting IPA Doc's ESB Pimpin Porter Razz Wheat Big Rock Chop & Brewhouse - Birmingham Norm's Raggedy Ass IPA Raymondo El Rojo-ator Doppelbock White Cap Wit Kellar Pils Flying Buffalo Imperial Stout Old Woodward Altbier Oops-a-hefe Imperial Hefe-Weizen Cherry Poppin Danny's Sour Fruit Beer Farmhouse Ale Double Trouble Sour Belgian Saison St. Clair Black Lotus Brewing Co. - Clawson Detroit Hip Hops IPA People Mover Pilsner Black Bottom Oatmeal Stout Clawtown Brown Ale World Wide Wheat Red Tao Amber Lager B.O.B.'s Brewery - Grand Rapids Sugar Daddy Belgian Tripple Blackberry Vanilla Blonde Mango Chipotle Hop Sun Orange Lotus Hopsun Full Force IPA Stinger Rubus Raspberry CJ's Brewing Co. - Commerce Twp Summer Brew Lower-Straits Stout Full-moon Fever Rich-Hagg Red Raspberry Pale Ale Vat 33 IPA Copper Canyon Brewery - Southfield Northwestern Gold Munich Helles Devil's Peak IPA Summerzest Wit Rye PA Double Nut Brown Big Time Barleywine Snickerdoodle Belgian Strong Ale Love Potion Belgian Tripel Uber Pils Double Pilsner Miri Maibock "10" Strong Ale Corner Brewery - Ypsilanti Tallywhacker Scottish Ale Espresso Love Breakfast Stout Bavarian Bliss Hefe Weizen Sacred Cow IPA Brasserie Blonde Tree Fort English Summer Ale Dark Horse Brewing Co. - Marshall Crooked Tree IPA Raspberry Ale Reserve Special Black Beer Amber Ale Sapient Trip Ale Double Crooked Tree Plead The 5th Imperial Stout Mystery Wit Rod One Oatmeal Stout Too Cream Stout Tres Blueberry Stout Fore Smoked Stout Perkulator Porter Detroit Beer Co. - Detroit Super Hot Town Wit Ripper's ESB Got Wheat? Steam Tunnel Stout Detroit Brewing Co. - contract brewer Detroit Lager The Detroit Dwarf Dragaonmead Microbrewery - Warren Erik the Red Irish Amber Ale Bill's Witbier Final Absolution Belgian Tripel Kaiser's Kolsch Inquisition IPA Earl Spit Stout Fantail Brewing Co. - Sturgis Shipwreck Chocolate Porter Beachside Summer Ale Admiral Razz Pale Pirate Pale Ale Fletcher St. Brewing Co. - Alpena Thunder Bay Bock Lumber Lager Red Sunrise Wit ESB Fletcher Helles Fort Street Brewery - Lincoln Park Piston Pale Wheat IPA Summer Sunsation Blueberry Wit CPA Gluten Free Motor City Mocha Chocolate Porter Secret Stash Barrel Aged Stout Grapes & Grains of Wrath Porter Shiraz Brownout Belgian Rye Saison d'Antoine When Monks Get Drunk Belgian Imperial IPA Tupelo Rage Braggot Founders Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids Red's Rye P.A. Centennial IPA Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale Dry-Hopped Pale Ale Porter Rubaeus Raspberry Ale Cherry Ale Devil Dancer Triple IPA Kentucky Breakfast Stout Backwoods Bastard Bourbon Porter Bourbon Red's Rye P.A. Frog Island Brewing Co. - contract brewer Devils in the Details Russian Imperial Stout Coffee Porter Castle Bravo Double IPA Cream Ale Amber Ale Grand Rapids Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids Farmers Daughter Saison Lamina Lambic Clockwork Orange Belgian Wheat Wildberry Ambrosia Malternative Tiramisu Stout Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. - Ann Arbor Dry-hopped Willamette Pale Ale Haar der Zeige (Hair of the Goat) Maibock Poolside Lager Munich Helles Pivo Bohemian Pilsner Oasthouse Wheat Ale Strang Wullie Wee Heavy Sour Bear Ale Wood Aged Porter The Hideout Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout Brandy Barrel Abbey Lucy's Vienna Lager Amber Ale Dirty Faced Double IPA Black Lager Hideout Honey Brown Jasper Ridge Brewery - Ishpeming Rope's Golden Wheat Red Earth Pale Ale Blastin Blueberry Wheat Gallagher's Stout Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Dexter Roja Du Kriek Sour Cherry Beer Luciernaga Grand Reserve Perseguido 1 year old Sour Blend Oro de Calabaza Strong Belgian Gold Weizen Bam Sour Wheat Luciernaga Saison Keweenaw Brewing Co. - Houghton Pick Axe Blonde Red Jacket Amber Ale Lift Bridge Brown Ale Widowmaker Black Ale Empress Hefeweizen King Brewing Co. - Beautiful Pontiac Irish Red Ale Quit Jerkn' My Firkin Real Ale Pale Ale IPA Hardtail Ale Pontiac Porter Weissbier Two Fisted Old Ale Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. - Warren Froach Heather Ale Gruit Ancient Ale Ninkasi Ancient Ale Sahti Ancient Ale A Few Shillings Too Many Wee Heavy Fourth Dementia Old Ale Braggot Mead Road Rash Imperial Stout Hefeweizen American Ale Extreme IPA Leelanau Brewing Co. - contract brewer Petoskey Pale Ale Whaleback White Lily's Seafood Grill & Brewery - Royal Oak Lily's Light Pilsner Whitefish Bay Wheat Reggie's French River Red A. Strange Stout C.L.'s California Common Sven & Ollie's IPA The Livery - Benton Harbor Thoms Special IPA Double Paw IPA Maillot Jaune French Farmhouse Ale Poor Freddys German Pilsener Agent 99 Belgian Quad Trippelweizenbock Carvana Imperial Red Ale Maibock Michigan Brewers Guild - East Lansing Michigan's Grand Crew Saison Michigan Brewing Co. - Webberville Superior Stout High Seas IPA My My Maibock Imperial IPA Imperial Stout Celis Raspberry Celis Grand Cru Motor City Brewing Works - Detroit Summer Brew American Wheat Ghettoblaster Mild Motown Lager Honey Porter Old Gear Oil Sour Brown Ale Corktown Stout Mount Pleasant Brewing Co. / Mountain Town Station - Mt. Pleasant Railyard Raspberry Wheat Steam Engine Stout Coal Stoker's Blackberry Ale Second Wind Wheat New Holland Brewing Co. - Holland Zoomer Wheat Ale The Poet Oatmeal Stout Full Circle Kolsch Golden Cap Saison Black Tulip Trippel Dragon's Milk Oak Aged Ale Existential Hop Wine Sundog Amber Ale Red Tulip Night Tripper Imperial Stout Mad Hatter IPA Smokin' Hatter Imperial Hatter North Peak Brewing Co. - Traverse City Summer Ale w/chamomile & lemon Cherry Lickin' Good Frugal Gourmet IPA North Peak Light Shirley's Irish Stout Shake Your Tree Peach Ale Old Hat Brewery & Grill - Lawton Coffee Porter Hefeweizen Scotch Ale Pale Ale Cherry Baby Pilsner Original Gravity Brewing Co. - Milan Primordial Porter Mason Brewer Bitter Belgian Training Wheels County Street Amber Ale Orange Tic Tac Belgian Ale Right Brain Brewery - Traverse City CEO Stout (chocolate/espresso/oatmeal) Sun Cup Wheat w/lemon zest Bourbon Stout cask Magnum IPA Cherry Festive Ale Rochester Mills Beer Co. - Rochester Lazy Daze Lager Munich Helles Wit's Organic Cherry Cream Ale Organic Amber Ale Brickshot ESB Pleszures Pale Ale Sacrilicious Stout 2007 Belgian Trippel Batch 1000 Barleywine Bourbon Barrel Barleywine (VIP hours only!) Round Barn Brewery - Baroda Kolsch Summer Wheat Amber Ale Cocoa Stout Peach Fuzz Belgian Pale Asian Pear Golden Belgian Ale Royal Oak Brewery - Royal Oak Krueger Alt Euphori-ale Barleywine Northern Light Kolsch Royal Oak Red Summer Wit Saugatuck Brewing Co. - Douglas Bamberger Rauchbier Providence Farmhouse Ale Spent Hop IPA Dusseldorf Altbier Schmohz Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids Hopknocker Imperial IPA Treasure Chest ESB Miracle Off 28th Street Old Ale Pickle Tink Strawberry Wheat Ziniberene Ginger Beer Gypsy Kiss Bock Schwartz Black Pilsner Pail Ale Amber Tease Sherwood Brewing Co. - Shelby Twp Peach Pit Wit Daytripper Trippel Houlihan's Irish Stout Buxom Blonde Ale Pretty Penny Pale Ale Very Cherry Trippel - special release 7pm Friday 1492 IPA - special release 2pm Saturday Short's Brewing Co. - Bellaire Huma Lupa Licious IPA Anniversary Ale 2008 Imperial IPA Rich's Rye IPA Ice Nicie Spicie American Wheat Sustenance Black Beer Baltic Porter Magician London Red Traffic Jam & Snug - Detroit Hibernator Doppelbock Centurion Belgian Grand Cru Tri-City Brewing Co. - Bay City Loons Summer Ale Phoenix Golden Ale Alt Bier Phelan Irish Red English Nut Brown Ale Irish Stout Walldorff Brewpub - Hastings Hopnoxious IPA Padawan Pale Ale Bee Sting Honey Rye Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Ale Old Woody Imperial Stout Sundancer Crystal Wheat Wolverine Brewing Co. - contract brewer Wolverine Beer Woodward Avenue Brewers - Ferndale Raspberry Blonde Hefe-Weizen Pale Ale Ruby Lager Oktoberfest Custom Porter 1-year aged X Ale Barleywine By my count that gives us 330 different beers to sample! Obviously everyone's perennial favorites are present, but there are a lot of breweries new to the Festival this year - several of them open less than 6 months. Hopefully everyone gets a chance to visit beer tables they've never been to before. After all, the whole festival is designed to do just that - sample new beers. With a list like this, I'm pretty sure we will all have a great time!