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Rejoice Short’s IPA lovers! Our second most popular local IPA (next to Huma of course) will be hitting the shelves soon to a Michigan retailer near you!

Here’s the inside scoop on this fan favorite:

(SOURCE – Petoskey News) City Park Grill
It is said that the ghost of Frank Fochtman, former owner of the City Park Grill in Petoskey, haunts the establishment today.
Manager Jason Septic said it is rumored that Fochtman hung himself in the basement, when it was named Grill Cafe. “I know many people who’ve just had a weird sensation or feeling that there’s someone else down there,” he said, adding that his hair has stood up on the back of his neck on occasion when down in the basement.

The ghost has on occasion been blamed for broken glasses, when they would just snap as they sat on the table. “They seemed to, when just sitting on the table, break where the stem meets the glass,” Septic recalled. However, despite some broken stemware, Fochtman — commonly just called Frank by the staff — does not seem to have a mean or negative presence. “My personal feeling is that he’d be here, just watching over the place,” Septic said.

For more information, visit the City Park Grill Website.

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Coming soon in June! Rich’s Rye – A super hopped golden rye beer and Spruce Pilsner – an imperial pilsner brewed with Northern Michigan spring blue spruce tips and healthy doses of high alpha hops!

The wait is over!!!

Nicie Spicie 6 Packs hit shelves sometime in July!!! Short’s summer seasonal American wheat ale spiced with fresh citrus, coriander and freshly ground peppercorns.

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We posted some pictures of some recent past events, including our anniversary party, and the Short’s to Short’s 2010 paddle.

You can find both of these at our Flickr page.

And of course, you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter too.

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Greetings all open mic participants,

First off, thanks for all of your participation!  We have really enjoyed hosting open mic for the last several years.

Unfortunately, we are at a juncture with our music program in which we have to temporarily discontinue open mic.  Without consistent personnel to run sound and logistics for the evening, we are unable to facilitate the weekly program.  If we can implement a system conducive to running an open mic night, we will.

Thanks again for many nights of great music!

Cheers!

Shorts Brewing Company

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We’re stating to sell out of our Imperial Beers of 2007. While we still have some of the 750 ML bottles left for sale, these are currently sold out:

Publican Porter
Peaches and Cream
Black Cherry Porter
Bloody Beer
Woodmaster

Stop by the pub in Bellaire and get the rest while you can!

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Short’s Brewing Co. in Bellaire

Now hiring kitchen staff, experience a plus.

FT/PT Positions available

Must have a positive work attitude and an ability to work well with others in a fast paced, customer oriented environment.

Please pick up an application in person at 121 N. Bridge St. Belllaire, MI 49615 or email us your resume to employment [at] shortsbrewing [dot] com.

No phone calls accepted for this position please!

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State of the Paddle Address: Greetings Short’s 2 Short’s Paddler! First off I want to say thanks for joining me on this adventure; I look forward to meeting all of…

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UPDATE: Please note that some details of the S2S 2010 have changed. Okay, this year’s pre paddle went pretty well.  Everyone was in the water by 8:20 a.m. The morning…

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HOLIE BAJEEZUS! Short’s is six years old! Come join us in celebrating six years of beer liberation and the power of the smallness. We’ve been hard at it and continue to beat the odds. So come venture off the beaten path and take advantage of a special menu, special brews and special folks in a special place!

121 N. Bridge Street – Bellaire Mi.

Come early and do the Short’s To Short’s paddle the day before.

Details of the Anniversary Party are below:

Short’s Brewing Company 2010 Anniversary party Details. Happy 6^th!

May 1^st doors open at 3:00pm

Beers on Tap:

1. Key Lime Pie
2. Caramel Apple
3. Black Belgian IPA
4. Pistachio Cream Ale
5. Ale La Reverend (1 keg)
6. Black Licorice Lager (2010 batch from ER)
7. Golden Rule
8. Nicie Spicie
9. Bourbon Barrel Sustenance
10. Sustenance Black Beer
11. Anniversary Ale (double wheat wine with blood orange, green peppercorns and super hopped)
12. The Curl (till it runs out)
13. New Mission Pale Ale
14. Mystery Stout
15. Uber Goober
16. Turtle Stout
17. Passion Brew
18. Holistic Healing
19. Huma Lupa Licious
20. Locals Light

Kegs we’ll be rotating through:

• Plum Rye Bock
• Hangin’ Frank
• Stellar Ale

Music:

• Nathan Bates 4:00 – 5:30 pm
• Sam Corbin and Jen Sygit 6:00 – 7:30
• Reggie Smith and the After Party  8:00 – 11:00

Food:

• Chorizo Tacos with black beans, corn, lettuce tomatoes and cheddar cheese, served with tortilla chips and a side of cilantro lime sour cream
• Buffalo Chicken Wrap with bacon, tomatoes, lettuce and a blue cheese spread served with kettle chips and a pickle
• Pesto Cucumber Salad with kalamata olives, red onion, carrots and feta wrapped in tomato herb tortilla with hummus and spinach
• Tomato Blue Cheese Soup
• Pizza by the slice – Pepperoni and cheese

Brewers Corner:

This year we’ll be setting up another brewers booth featuring SBC’s Brewstaff. They’ll be pouring 2007 Imperial Beers (ginger in the Rye & Carob Stout) , 2009 Bourbon Barrel Sustenance, Smoked Apple Ale and other

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Alright Short’s Fans! As you’ll recall, we announced that we’re going to have our 2nd Annual Short’s to Shorts Paddle to celebrate our 6th Year Anniversary Party coming up on May…

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Short’s will be closed on Easter Sunday, but don’t worry, we’ll be back up and running as usual on Monday, April 5th! We also have a bunch of great musical…

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April 7th to April 10th The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers will be hosting the Craft Brewers Conference. Short’s is sending a truckload of beer to the windy city to select establishments especially for this occasion. Check out Sheffields website for our brief features.

Here is a list of where to find Short’s in Chi-Town:

• Brixie’s
• Villains Bar & Grill
• Vas Foremost
• Binnys
• Archer Liquors
• Clark Street Ale House
• Armanettis
• West Lakeview Liquors
• Map Room
• Sheffields
• Hopleaf
• Whole Foods (30 W. Huron)
• Drinks Over Deerborn
• Warehouse Liquors
• Jerry’s Sandwiches
• Paramount Room
• Local Option
• The Publican
• Cafe Bionda
• Small Bar

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