Big Brew Day at the Calder Plaza

On Saturday, May 2, 2015 Siciliano’s Market will once again be sponsoring an American Homebrewers Association Big Brew Day at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids.

As the sponsor for the Big Brew at the Calder, Siciliano’s Market will be donating and providing the following:


  • The ingredients for forty-eight all grain batches of Calder Red Ale.
  • Bottled water for brewing. 
  • A chilling station capable of simultaneously cooling six kettles of wort.
  • Platform hand carts for moving brewing equipment to and from vehicles and transporting kettles of wort to and from the chilling station. 
If you are interested in being the captain of a team or participating on a team, click here for more information.

10th Annual Winter Beer Festival

Fifth Third Ball Park, Comstock Park (just north of Grand Rapids)

Friday, February 27 (3pm to 7pm) TICKETS ON SALE NOW
& Saturday, February 28, 2015 (1pm to 6pm) SOLD OUT!

Tickets: $45 in advance, $50 at gate if available (Saturday is SOLD OUT)

About the Event:

The 2015 Winter Beer Festival featured more than 100 Michigan breweries and over 1000 different craft beers. Guests will enjoy fine music from local bands and other fun entertainment to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this popular event. A selection of tasty food will be available for purchase at the festival.

2015 Winter Beer Festival - Beer List

The Michigan Brewers Guild is happy to be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Winter Beer Festival  in Grand Rapids. And as fate would have it, just as the festival turns 10 we're also hitting a couple other milestones - this will be our first event to feature more than 100 Michigan breweries, and our first event to offer over 1,000 craft beers (103 and 1,035 respectively, for those of you who are curious). All the more reason to celebrate!


Michigan Craft Beer Crawl

The 1st Annual Michigan Craft Beer Crawl is happening in downtown Grand Haven on Saturday, February 21st, from 2 - 9pm. Nine craft breweries from around Michigan will be offering thier beers at nine different restaurants in Grand Haven.

Here's the pairings:

  • Founders Brewing at the Kirby House
  • Right Brain at Porto Bello
  • Latitude 42 at Joe's Wooden Nickel
  • Bell's Brewery at the DeeLite
  • Brewery Vivant at The Theater Bar
  • Blackrocks Brewery at The Pavillion
  • Arbor Brewing at Tip-A-Few
  • Pigeon Hill at 22 Below
  • Dark Horse Brewing Co. at Snug Harbor
I know it's cold outside but it's time to suck it up and get out there. This should be an excellent event and I hope to see you there.
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