Ludwig, the beer-drinking lion, and his staff, Paul Ruschmann
and Maryanne Nasiatka, welcome you to BeerFestivals.org, THE place to
get info about festive places to drink beer.
Our site had over two million hits in 2007, and the festival count was 692.
Both are new records. We already have 521 for 2008. Keep the e-mails coming.
We love to hear about new events. And who knows, maybe this is the year
we'll viist your festival.
Ah, May has finally arrived. The first day of the month holds fond
memories for Paul, who once spent a balmy May Day at a Munich beer
garden. A Dixieland band was playing in the gazebo and the aroma of
grilling meats filled the air. The beer? The first Maibock of the
year was being drawn, cold and fresh, out of wooden barrels. It
truly was heaven in a glass. (To this day, Ludwig is jealous that
he wasn't able to make the trip to Bavaria.)
We're not letting the price of gas stop us from getting out there.
Some new breweries are about to open in our home state of Michigan,
and we'd like to get re-acquainted with some old friends as well.
If you're from the Great Lake State, or know someone who lives there,
may we recommend our book, Michigan Breweries. We traveled traveled
the length and breadth of the state and visited all of its breweries.
And yes, we sampled the beer as well. As a morning talk-show host in
Detroit was fond of saying, "it's a dark and dirty job, but someone
had to do it." And we're glad that it was us.
Michigan Breweries is a comprehensive guidebook that includes
the story behind each brewery, info about the brewer, and
essentials about the beers brewed there. We even tell you our
"favorite pick." Find out why Michigan is truly "The Great
Beer State." Get your copy today! And banish any thoughts
about the contents becoming obsolete. We also have a site dedicated to listing
major updates so you'll always have the latest info
available for your beer travels.