The latest from Metromode: Michigan’s beer industry accounted for $133 million of the state’s economy last year and, despite the current market, business is growing.
Beer is big in Michigan. They gave you a complimentary beer at the barbershop. There is a Michigan Beer Guide about the brewing industry, with breweries all over the state and in every corner of Southeast Michigan.
At last month’s Michigan Winter Beer Festival, 17 southeastern microbreweries and brewpubs crash-tested recipes and gained new beer suitors. The February 23rd festival was organized by Michigan Brewers Guild to celebrate Michigan’s lively brewing culture. More than half of the breweries represented at the sold-out Grand Rapids event were from southeast Michigan.
In Michigan, the brewing industry kicks in more than $24 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $133 million, according to a 2007 Beer Serves America
