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Michigan, the Great Beer State

If you seek a pleasant pint, look about you

by David Bardallis

Jul 22, 2015

When the Stroh Brewery Company closed its 135-year-old plant on Gratiot Avenue in Detroit in 1985, many thought it signaled the end of beermaking in Michigan. No one would have predicted that 30 years later, the state would bounce back to boast more than 200 breweries, and yet here we are...

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