In case you were still on the fence about donning your best Halloween costume and coming out to Short’s for our annual Halloween bash, here are three more reasons to attend (other than our Ween cover band Code Brown or the chance that you could win a Mug Club membership): Funkin Punkin, Bloody Beer, and Evil Urges will all be on tap. Evil Urges is a brand new Short’s Brew that Tony describes as a strong, dark, Belgian beer. It can also be described as super tasty. We’ll see you on Saturday night!
-SBC Staff
Have you picked out your costume yet? Our annual Halloween party is set for Saturday October 29th at 8 p.m. We’ll have a costume contest (best costume wins a mug club membership for a year), Funkin Punkin on tap, and live music by Code Brown, the Ween cover band. View the full sized poster here.
Southeast Michigan Beer Fans, be sure to come out to the Eastern Market this Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, in Detroit. The Eastern Market is one of the nation’s oldest farm markets and is located in an area that is rich with brewing history. In addition to Short’s, more than 40 other Michigan microbreweries and brewpubs will be in attendance with up to 200 different beers available to sample. Short’s will be bringing 10 seasonally appropriate selections:
Funkin’ Punkin’
Noble Chaos
Autumn Ale
Huma Lupa Licous
Pistachio Cream Ale
Kind Ale
Publican Porter
Pontius Road Pilsner
Bourbon Wizard
Chocolate Wheat
The event will be open from 1:00pm to 6:00pm, rain or Shine. We look forward to seeing you there!
Full Promotional Flyer
-SBC Festival Crew
The nationally acclaimed band Breathe Owl Breathe is coming home to Northern Michigan and has announced an upcoming tour date at Short’s on December 11th at 8 pm. Little Wings will also perform.
Breathe Owl Breathe includes Micah Middaugh (from East Jordan), Trevor Hobbs, and Andréa Moreno-Beals. Originating on the Earthwork Music label, Breathe Owl Breathe signed to Hometapes for their fifth studio album, Magic Central. You can check out their critically acclaimed music on their website.
Short’s will be the final stop on Breathe Owl Breathe’s current tour.
-SBC
We had a great time at GABF and, as many of you found out, we shipped a truckload of beer to Colorado for you to enjoy. If you are still trying to find some, here is a list of the places that got some of our beer. Feel free to update our Facebook posting to let others know if you were able to find it. We had a great time in Colorado and appreciated the chance to meet so many awesome people who appreciate good beer.
Don’t forget that the auction for our old pub furniture closes on Sunday, October 16th at noon. This is your last chance to bid on the Cadillac Couch, a dining table and chairs, or even an old sofa. We just found a few more pictures of the high-top tables, including high top #6, that are up for auction and put pictures of them in a Flickr gallery here. Note: in these photos the high tops are not shown with the same set of stools included in the auction. Good luck to all of the bidders!
Start bidding now!
-SBC Staff
3rd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival (formerly Harvest Beer Festival)
Presented by the Michigan Brewers Guild and Metrotimes
October 22nd, 2011
Eastern Market, Detroit ***Purchase Tickets***
The 3rd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival will take place Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
at the Eastern Market in Detroit. The Detroit Fall Beer Festival is a cooperative effort
between the Michigan Brewers Guild and Metrotimes and we expect our combined
efforts to result in one of the best local beer events in the region. The Eastern Market is
one of the nation’s oldest farm markets and the area is rife with brewing history. In its
heyday, there were more than 40 breweries in the Market area and malt silos still stand
as a testament to the rich brewing history. The Market will be open on Saturday so you
may want to come early and check it out. We are expecting more than 40 Michigan
microbreweries and brewpubs to participate and there will be nearly 200 different beers
available to sample. The event will be open from 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Rain or Shine.
Enthusiast Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild will be allowed to enter the Festival
an hour early at Noon. The Festival will take place in the parking area near shed #5 and
there is ample parking in the surrounding area.
The cost to enter the Festival is $35 in advance and $40 at the gate if tickets are
still available. The total quantity of tickets is limited so advance ticket purchase is
suggested. Tickets can be purchased here on our website, at participating member
breweries and at select retail outlets. Please see the related post on the MASH (our blog)
www.mbgmash.org for an updated list of ticket outlets. 15 drink tokens are included
with a ticket and each token is good for one 3 ounce beer sample. Additional tokens
are available for purchase inside the Festival for 50 cents each. Live entertainment will
be provided by local bands and food prepared by local restaurants will be available for
purchase.
Festival attendees must be 21 years of age or older and have ID to enter. Designated
Drivers are encouraged and DD tickets will be available on line and at the gate for $5
each. Designated Drivers are not permitted to drink beer.
Please look for information to be posted on the MASH regarding participating breweries,
ticket outlets and other information. The MASH will be updated as new information
becomes available. Please feel free to make a post of your own if you are organizing a
bus or have something else to share.
Cheers, and see you October 22nd at the Eastern Market!
Wed., October 19
7pm-9pm
$35 per person
Enjoy five different tapas paired with five different craft beers from Shorts Brewing company. Andiamo will have an employee from Shorts to explore the wonderful world of craft beer.
For reservations please call
Andiamo Dearborn
21400 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48124
(313) 359-3300
Come sample up to 11 Short’s brews on tap at the same time!! Chat with a Short’s representative who will be on hand to field questions about our products and our beer liberation movement.
For more information contact:
Pints and Quarts
950 W. Norton
Roosevelt Park, MI 49441
(231) 830-9889
