Michigan Brewing Company

Michigan Brewing
Location Webberville, Michigan, USA
Year opened 1996
Active beers
Name Type
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.

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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, and founded the Hoegaarden Brewery there and the Celis in Austin Texas, was hired to continue his famed style of beer.[1]

In 2006 the Michigan Brewing Company announced that a move into a larger facility, in order to stock more beer. Pub 122, the brewery's own pub, also moved and features 16 beers on tap, more seating, and an expanded menu. The new facility is 76,000 square feet (7,100 m2), which is about 7 times larger than the current facility.

In 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 started producing biodiesel in the fully functional on-site lab and production facility in order to power the brewery's boilers. Plans are also in place to power the entire brewery's 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.

Awards

(Celis Beers) 1992 Celis White – GABF /Gold 1993 Celis White – GABF /Gold 1994 Celis White- GABF /Silver 1995 Celis White – GABF /Gold Celis Grand Cru – GABF/ Silver 1996 Celis Grand Cru – GABF /Bronze Celis White – World Beer Cup/ Bronze 1997 Celis Grand Cru – GABF /Silver 1998 Celis White – GABF /Gold Celis Grand Cru – GABF /Gold Celis Grand Cru – World Beer Cup /Silver 2003 Celis White –GABF /Gold Celis White- World Expo of Beer/ 1st Place 2004 Celis White – GABF/ Bronze Celis White –World Expo of Beer/ 1st Place 2006 Celis White –World Expo of Beer /1st Place 2007 Celis Grand Cru – GABF /Gold 2008 Celis Grand Gru –World Expo of Beer/ 1st Place 2010 Celis White – World Expo of Beer/ 1st Place

Notes

  1. ^ Cook, David (April 20, 2011). "Pierre Celis: A Conversation in Hoegaarden". Belgian Beer and Travel. http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/04/pierre-celis-conversation-in-hoegaarden.html. Retrieved August 30, 2011. 

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