Sullivan's Black Forest Brew Haus

p { margin-bottom: 0.15in; line-height: 0.13in; text-align: justify; }p.header-base { margin-bottom: 0in; page-break-inside: avoid; }p.header { margin-bottom: 0.42in; page-break-inside: avoid; }p.footer-western { margin-top: 0.42in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 9pt; page-break-inside: avoid; }p.footer-cjk { margin-top: 0.42in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 9pt; page-break-inside: avoid; }p.footer-ctl { margin-top: 0.42in; margin-bottom: 0in; page-break-inside: avoid; } It was a hot May afternoon as Laura and I parked the car in the lot of Sullivan’s Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill. We had just come off an exciting tour of the northern...

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Angler's Ale Fish Sandwiches with Avocado Sauce

Let's see...how do I put this sandwich into words?  How do I tell you how wonderful the crispy beer batter is?  How do I tell you that the combination of the crispy batter, flaky fish, and homemade avocado sauce is a match made in heaven?  Maybe I should just come out and say it.  It's crispy.  It's fried.  It's slathered with a sauce that's so delicious I could eat it plain.  It is scrumptious. For this recipe you will need: Oil for frying 1 cup Arcadia Angler's Ale 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon coriander Salt and pepper 1 small red onion, thinly...

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Bottled Michigan: Bell's Oberon

I have come to embrace the concept of the seasonal beer. Certain beers just taste better when accompanied by specific weather conditions; a warm fire during a blizzard calls for a stout, freshly mowed grass and a muggy afternoon calls for an IPA, and crisp autumn days punctuated by flashes of bright crimson and saffron leaves demand a balanced brown ale. Additionally, one cannot deny the fact that the old cliché, “absence makes the heart grow fonder” holds a lot of weight when speaking of seasonal beers. Without sounding like too much of a hipster, Bell’s Oberon has been a household name since before it was cool...

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