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West Michigan IPA Review


h1 January 29th, 2008

In this special video, my brother and I review six West Michigan India Pale Ale’s. The beers we review come from the following West Michigan breweries: Arcadia, Dark Horse, Founder’s, Bells, and New Holland.


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7 comments to “West Michigan IPA Review”

  1. I definitely agree on the verdict: Founder’s Centennial is by far tastier, complex, and robust than the rest. Mad Hatter borders on gross, and Two Hearted is way too tame.

    Next time throw some Bell’s Hopslam and Founder’s Devil Dancer into the mix! They’re not quite IPAs, but are certainly hop-laden.

    So, six open ales…I’m guessing it was a good evening.

         by Nate January 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm

  2. that Bell’s Two Hearted is a popular choice round these parts.

         by Chuck Olsen January 29th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

  3. Mmmm. Beer. Good.

    I learned two things from this video.

    1) West Michigan is known not only for blueberries, tulips, and fish, but also for microbrews.

    2) I know nothing about West Michigan.

         by Tim January 29th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

  4. I bought myself some of the Centennial for xmas and was sorry it was only a six pack. Will have to look around for the others.

    Hi Joel! Remember me?

         by Dave J. January 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

  5. hey!
    i just loved your review of beer. you two seem to have had a great time infront of those beer bottles. i missed the authentic american “DRINK RESPONSIBLY” from you and your brother.
    now that you pointed out that west Michigan is not just tulips, fish and blueberries, i’d say i ll swing by for one or the other beer :P

         by Philipp January 30th, 2008 at 4:49 am

  6. experiment, experiment, experiment! (craig hospital education department’s motto – but they were talking about something else…)

         by daryl March 10th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

  7. How about another beer review? Something dark for the winter season?

         by Jesse November 19th, 2011 at 6:01 pm