Beer & Wine

HopCat, the Grand Rapids based beer and food restaurant chain, which has a location in Kalamazoo's "beer-muda" triangle, has been saved, for now.

You get a little tired of the hype from up 131. Beer City, Shhhmeer City. Bell's Brewery is once again home to the best beer in the country.

Sweetwater's has created a donut made with St. Julian Wine's Head Games wine by taking their white cake mix and using Head Games to make the batter instead of water.

At long last, a merger between two brewing companies has been approved in Kalamazoo!

This Halloween zip line is just the tip of this Michigan guy's creative iceberg.

Finley's Grill and Smokehouse is closing its West Main Street restaurant location immediately, a victim of falling sales due to the Covid pandemic.

Tibbs Brewing Company has announced closing due to covid restrictions

As the pandemic heads into fall, the Downtown Kalamazoo Partnership is launching a "Central Commons Refreshment Area".

Now it's just a matter of local pride. I'm secure in what beers I like and don't care for, and I know the beers made here in Kalamazoo, and nearby, in Grand Rapids, and Holland, etc, are pretty darned good, too. But still, these lists come out and I feel the need to puff out my chest …

There's not going to be any college football this fall in these parts, but a West Michigan brewery is going to try and fill the gap. As we all know, you don't need football to have a good rivalry (thought it does help.).