We’re in Grand Rapids this week to chat with brewer Chas. Thompson about Schmohz Brewery, before heading to the beach to fly kites at the Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven.
Links for this episode:
Schmohz Brewery
2600 Patterson SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
Great Lakes Kite Festival
State Park at Grand Haven, Michigan
Mackinaw Kites & Toys
& MACkite Kiteboarding
106 Washington Street
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Special appearance by:
Marc Gottfried, Brewmaster and James Hellmuth Assistant Brewer Morgan Street Brewery & Restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri.
Fred Bueltmann, Beervangelist & Partner of New Holland Brewing Company describes their beer menu and philosophy, as well as pub food and their burgeoning distillery. Afterward, we explore the town’s Dutch heritage, and chat with Alisa Crawford, the only American professional Dutch miller.
In part one of our visit to Sullivan’s, we chat with head brewer Dave Shaw about how brewing in a tourist destination effects his menu of beers, before heading over to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland.
In part two of our interview with head brewer Kim Schneider, we learn why she likes brewing nitrogenated beers and more about her brewing philosophy, before hiking a portion of the North Country Trail at Wilderness State Park.
In part one of our interview with head brewer Kim Schneider, we explore the differences between North Peak and Kilkenny, get an overview of their beer menu, and learn what it’s like to a be a woman in a male-dominated field; before heading north to explore the docks of Fishtown in nearby Leland.
In part two of our interview with Marty Rapnicki, head brewer at Lumber Barons’ Grill and Brew Pub in Bay City, Michigan, we learn more about his award winning beers, and what inspired him to become a professional brewer. Later we take a dinner cruise to Charity Island in Saginaw Bay.
In part one of our interview with Marty Rapnicki, head brewer at Lumber Barons’ Grill and Brew Pub in Bay City, Michigan, we get an overview of this dining complex and learn about Marty’s brewing philosophy. Later we explore Michigan’s interior waterways with Johnny Panther Quests.
We spotlighted Jolly Pumpkin in Season 1, episodes seven and eight. Since then, owner Ron Jeffries has opened Jolly Pumpkin Old Mission on the other side of Michigan in Traverse City. Ron has applied the same artisanship of his cask-aged ales, to the food at Old Mission, hiring a Chef Paul Olson to elevate comfort foods to a new level. Menu items include pancetta pie pizza made with local ingredients and hand-stretched dough, and house-smoked ribs.
In addition to serving Jolly Pumpkin’s line of artisan ales, Old Mission’s taps also include Traverse City favorite North Peak (to be featured later in Season 1), and local wines.
Congratulations Ron!
Jolly Pumpkin Old Mission is located behind Bowers Harbor Inn at 13512 Peninsula Drive, on the Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City.
