There's this trend that’s becoming more and more popular that I really like, which is to pick a one word "resolution" for the year. A mantra to remember all year long…

Last spring we took a little trip down to Mason to pick up an oak barrel from Droscha Sugarbush…

For the last few months, something pretty cool has been going on quietly behind the scenes around Lansing. Lansing area breweries have banded together to create a group called the Greater Lansing Brewers (GLB).

One of our latest creations is the Neo Mitten Pale Ale. It’s a SMASH beer, using Michigan-grown malt and hops. A SMASH beer, or “Single Malt And Single Hop” beer, is a great way to try out new ingredients and really let them each shine on their own. In this case, the ingredients are so unique and interesting that I thought I needed to do the beer justice by writing about it.

If any beer deserves its own entire blog post, it is the Pineapple Pale Ale. No other beer has brought us as much hype, joy, and frustration.

Let’s start at the beginning: back in 2015 when Chad and I were just homebrewers, we were trying to come up with something new and interesting. What would pair well with all the fruity, citrusy hop flavors that were becoming so popular?

2019 marks the beginning of Year #2 for Dimes Brewhouse. In our first year, it often felt like we were barely keeping up with day-to-day operation of the brewery. That feeling was definitely strongest in the beginning, and has eased considerably as we all become better and more efficient at what we do. Now that we finally have some breathing room, it’s time for us to take on more. So here we have them, our top three goals for 2019: