Michigan Beer

Today in 1837, Michigan became the 26th state.

Michigan

Michigan Breweries

• Arbor Brewing
• Arcadia Brewing
• Atwater Block Brewery
• BARTS
• Bastone Brewery
• B.O.B.’s House of Brews
• Bell’s Brewing
• Big Buck Brewery
• Big Rapids Brewing
• Big Rock Chophouse
• Bilbo’s Brewing
• Black Lotus Brewing
• Blue Cow Cafe
• Blue Tractor Brewing
• Bo’s Brewery
• BraVo! Restaurant & Cafe
• Brewery Vivant
• Chelsea Alehouse
• CJ’s Brewing
• Copper Canyon Brewery
• The Corner Brewery
• Dark Horse Brewing
• Detroit Beer Co.
• Dragonmead Microbrew
• Fenton Brewery
• Fletcher Street Brewing
• Fort Street Brewery
• Founder’s Brewing
• Frankenmuth Brewery
• Frog Island Brewing
• Grand Rapids Brewing
• Great Baraboo Brewing
• Greenbush Brewing
• Grizzly Peak Brewing
• Harper’s restaurant and Brewpub
• Helmar Brewing
• Hereford & Hops Brewpub
• Hideout Brewing
• Hometown Cellars Brewery
• Hopcat
• Jaden James Brewery
• Jamesport Brewing
• Jasper Rige Brewing
• Jolly Pumpkin Ales
• Kalamazoo Brewing
• Keweenaw Brewing
• King Brewing [Closed]
• Kraftbrau Brewery
• Kuhnhenn Brewing
• Lake Superior Brewing
• Leelanau Brewing
• Liberty Street Brewing
• Lily’s Seafood & Brewery
• The Livery
• The Local Pub and Brewery
• Lumber Barons’ Charcoal Grill & Brewpub
• Mackinaw Brewing
• Marquette Harbor Brewery
• Michigan Brewing
• Michigan House Cafe & BrewPub
• Middle Villa Inn & Micro Brewery
• Midland Brewing
• Motor City Brewing
• Mountain Town Station
• Mount Pleasant Brewing
• New Holland Brewing
• North Peak Brewing
• Odd Sides Ales
• Old Boys’ Brewhouse
• Olde Peninsula Brewpub
• Old Hat Brewery & Grill
• Original Gravity Brewing
• Quay Street Brewing
• Red Jacket Brewing
• Redwood Lodge Brewery
• Right Brain Brewery
• Rochester Mills Beer
• Round Barn Brewery
• Royal Oak Brewery
• Sanford Lake Brewpub
• Saugatuck Brewing
• Schmohz Brewing
• Sherwood Brewing
• Short’s Brewing
• Sports Brew Pub
• Stoney Creek Brewing
• Sue’s Coffee House Brewery
• Sullivan’s Black Forest
• Tahquamenon Falls
• Traffic Jam & Snug
• Travelers Club
• Tri-City Brewing
• Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro
• Wiltse’s Brew-Pub
• Wolverine State Brewing
• Woodward Avenue Brewers

Michigan Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Michigan Brewers Guild

State Agency: Michigan Liquor Control Commission

• Capital: Lansing
• Largest Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Sterling Heights
• Population: 9,938,444; 8th
• Area: 96,810 sq.mi., 11th
• Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State
• Statehood: 26th, January 26, 1837

• Alcohol Legalized: April 27, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 96
• Rank: 6th
• Beer Production: 6,5774,66
• Production Rank: 8th
• Beer Per Capita: 20.4 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 38.8%
• Cans: 48.1%
• Kegs: 12.8%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.20
• Per Case: $0.46
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.30
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.30

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $242,599,259
• Direct Impact: $2,115,676,429
• Supplier Impact: $1,547,137,698
• Induced Economic Impact: $1,268,318,359
• Total Impact: $4,931,132,486

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: 7 a.m.–2 a.m. (Mon-Sat)
  Noon-2 a.m. (Sunday) *sales may begin at 7 a.m. with special license extension
  Off Premises: 7 a.m.–2 a.m. (Mon-Sat)
  Noon-2 a.m. (Sunday) *sales may begin at 7 a.m. with special license extension
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission allows the sale of alcoholic beverages until 11:59 p.m. on December 24 and after 12:00 p.m. on December 25. On-premises sales are permitted on January 1 until 4:00 a.m. Local or county ordinance may restrict Sunday or Sunday morning sales.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.