StringGrrl sees the World

  Central Falls, Rhode Island StringGrrrl's siblings live in Rhode Island, presumably to maximize distance from the 'rents in Michigan. Just outside of Providence we found Central Falls and the Blackstone river, providing a nice morning paddle with the opportunity to visit some local breweries.  Below Central Falls, no idea how to access the water here Graffitti artists have some game around here :-) A quiet spot to pause and brew coffee Just below the reservoir dam, riffles and current halted attainment Many old industrial sites pepper the riverbank Blackstone River Greenway Alternate Continuum (Barrel Aged Saison) & Greenway (NE IPA session) Mordax (NE IPA) & Coarse Woody Debris (Saison)   Oops! I accidentally brought some home

StringGrrl met these fine folks visiting from Out of Town Kuhnhenn Creme Brule Java Stout The tents just outside Shed5 ByGeorge | Hot Nutz! Coconut Habenero Porter StringGrrl makes some freinds outside Shed5 SomeBuddies from Someday Jammy Mist from Mothfire Brewing of Ann Arbor Members of the Brewcrew from Griffin Claw Double Chocolate Porter from Kickstand Great day among the the Mi Brewers Guild tribe Oatmeal Cookie Stout | Dragons Milk & New Holland Mike and Mike SomeBuddies  

Craft Brewing is booming to the point where most major cities have multiple microbreweries, brew-pubs, craft beer specialty bars, and larger nationwide distributed hometown beers. Michigan claims a major part of that revolution as Michigan's own Bells and Founders have built global followings (it is not uncommon to find Bells or Founders in bars in Europe, Asia, and Latin America (I have not personally been to Africa, Australia, or Antarctica to verify ubiquity, but it has to be close).  This July StringGrrl and Eric did their damnedest to hit as many Michigan Breweries as we could. From Traverse City down to Saugatuck we hit the following: Filling Station, Traverse City, MI Rare Bird, Traverse City, MI Right Brain, Traverse City, MI Odd Side Ales, Grand Haven, MI Horrocks Tavern, Grand Rapids, MI Big Lake Brewing, Holland, MI In Traverse City, a Brewery tour by canoe, kayak, or SUP (stand-up paddleboard) is pretty easy to try difficult in execution if only because on the day we tr...