Michigan Brewing Company

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Michigan Brewing
Location	Webberville, Michigan, USA
Year opened	1996
Active beers
Celis White	Belgian Wit
Celis Raspberry	Fruit Beer
Celis Grand Cru	Belgian Strong
Celis Pale Bock	Bock
High Seas India Pale Ale	India Pale Ale
Mackinac Pale Ale	Pale Ale
Sunset Amber Lager	Ale
Peninsula Porter	Porter
Superior Stout	Stout
Wheatland Wheat Beer	Hefeweizen
Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale
Big Mac	Pilsner

The Michigan Brewing Company is a brewery operating in Webberville, Michigan. It produces craft beers.

[edit] History

The brewery started in 1996. Celis was purchased by Michigan Brewing in 2002. Pierre Celis, who is credited for the Wit beer revival in his native Belgium, was hired to continue his famed style of beer.

In 2006 the Michigan Brewing Company announced that they would be moving into a larger facility, in order to stock more beer. Pub 122, the brewery's own pub, will also be moving and will feature 16 beers on tap, more seating, and an expanded menu. The new facility will be 76,000 square feet, which is about 7 times larger than the current facility.

In the year of 2007, Michigan Brewing Company settled into its new building increasing capacity and setting up several projects. In partnership with Michigan State University, Michigan Brewing Company has started producing biodiesel in the fully functional on-site lab and production facility in order to power the breweries boilers. Plans are also in place to power the entire breweries electricity needs from bio-diesel generators. In 2007, the 5th anniversary of acquiring and continuing the legend of Celis, MBC won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival for its Celis Grand Cru. This was the only gold medal of the many medals acquired by Michigan breweries that year.

[edit] Awards

Gold Medal, 2007 Great American Beer Festival (Celis Grand Cru [Category: Belgian Strong])
Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival