By Joe, on May 24th, 2011 We just received our allotment of tickets for the Summer Beer Festival. We only got 100 tickets for each day, so you’ll want to get them as soon as you can because they won’t last. They are also available online at Michigan Brewers Guild.
Liberty One will be released tomorrow and it is another small batch, so get some while it lasts. Sorry, no growlers on this beer, but all Mug Club and happy hour discounts will apply.
Next week Tuesday night, our beer will be featured at Cinco Lagos in downtown Milford. Five beers will be paired with the incredible, authentic Mexican food that Cinco Lagos is known for. Call Cinco Lagos for more details, or follow our Facebook page for more details.
This weekend you can enjoy some terrific live entertainment as we welcome back The Northern Skies on Friday night, and The Terry Murphy Band on Saturday night. Both bands have played here before, and have been highly acclaimed by those that have witnessed it.
Get the entertainment while it lasts!!! We have been approached by an organization that is (legally) allowed to charge us for live entertainment that performs in our Upper Hall. We have made an educated business decision to discontinue cover band entertainment in the future. What does this mean, we will still be known as Plymouth’s premier location for fresh music with talented musicians, we’ll just be doing a lot less of it. We are reviewing ways to intelligently utilize our Upper Hall space to still sell as much fresh crafted beer as we can. Stay tuned for more to come…
By Joe, on May 3rd, 2011 The results are in for the World Expo of beer and we have come away with a couple more awards this year. Tart Cherry Porter won again in the fruit beer category with a bronze medal, and Clementine Lemon Thyme is a bronze winner in the spice/herb/vegetable category. They are both on tap now in the pub, and the TCP is very limited. There are also only a few bottles of the Oak Aged TCP left for sale at the brewery. This is truly a one-of-a-kind beer, and in the one liter bottle, it is a great beer to share.
Tonight we have trivia (as we do every Tuesday evening), and I have even been allowed to join a team and play. If you think you are smart enough, come down and play for free – you may even win prizes. We are still offering 10% off your entire bill as you play trivia, so there’s really nothing to lose.
Tomorrow we will release our Black and Blue Blonde Ale – the same great (Liberty Belle) Blonde Ale recipe with heavy additions of fresh blackberries and blueberries. Then, for Cinco de Mayo on Thursday, we will have this years batch of Lime Cerveza. This beer is brewed in the style of a light Mexican lager with lime zest and juice already added so your bottle neck doesn’t get clogged. It goes great with our chips and salsa or with one of our delicious pizzas.
And, this just in… I just added an entertainer for this Saturday night. Plymouth’s Green Street Fair is this weekend, and on Saturday they will feature a live performance from American Idol runner up Crystal Bowersox, and the opening act is another local performer named Sista Otis. After her warm up show downtown, Sista Otis will be gracing the Upper Hall from 7:30 until you’re done listening to her. The ‘Idol’ names Sista Otis as one of her influences and it is obvious when you hear and see her sing. This is a very special booking for us, and coming at such a late notice, we can only hope for the best turnout.
This Saturday is also the annual Old Village garage sales. Walk around town and shop for stuff or come by the brewery and learn about homebrewing. The Sons of Liberty will be brewing different homebrew batches on different styles of systems so that interested people can watch and ask questions of the brewers. It is the mission of the Sons of Liberty Homebrew Club to be evangelists of the homebrew hobby and help educate others about the science and are that is involved in brewing your own beer. The club will start early at around 9am and go until all batches are complete.
By Joe, on April 20th, 2011 Join me at The Grand Trunk Pub in Detroit tonight for our beer dinner at 7pm. Liberty Street beer will be featured, both paired and prepared, in a four course meal.
There is also a special release of an amazing IPA named 42nd Parallel at the brewery tonight at 7pm. 42nd Parallel is an Imperial IPA at 7.5% abv., and a calculated 159 IBU’s (extreme hop bitterness for the layman). An unprecedented amount of Columbus hops in the conditioning tank give the beer an earthy aroma with citrus notes. Initial bitterness lingers long after the beer has been swallowed, and the crisp finish entices another sip immediately. This is a small, expensive batch of beer and is not available in growlers. It will be served in half pints only in the tasting room due to it’s higher alcohol level.
There will be no entertainment in the Upper Hall on Good Friday this weekend, but we will host Bob’s Yer Uncle on Saturday night at 9pm.
We will also be closed on Sunday the 24th in observance of Easter.
By Joe, on April 17th, 2011 We will have our beer showcased in a beer dinner at Detroit’s historic Grand Trunk Pub this Wednesday night. There are a few tickets still available for this special evening, so come by to get yours’ before they’re all gone.
We also have our special release of 42nd Parallel the same day. At 7.5% abv and loaded with an irresponsibly expensive amount of hops, this beer will be in special reserve, being served in half pints only, and not available in growlers, it will still not last long. We have even scheduled a small release of this beer in a 22 ounce bottle, with special labeling commemorating the aforementioned dinner.
Don’t forget to join us on Tuesday evenings fro Motor City Trivia. As always, it’s free to play, and you can win prizes – but only if you’re smart enough. Try to win your share of $5000 and enjoy 10% our entire menu while you play.
We will be open during regular business hours through the weekend until Sunday, when we be closed to observe Easter. We hope that everybody can spend some time with family and friends, and join us back at the brewery on Monday to enjoy our spring beers.
By Joe, on April 6th, 2011 Clementine Lemon Thyme has been on tap for a couple weeks now, and is receiving it’s fair share of acclaim. As the temperature goes up over the next several weeks (hopefully), this beer will taste more and more refreshing. We will try to keep this beer on tap for the entire summer, so you should be able to get some. It is also the beer of the month at all of the Aubrie’s locations for the month of May.
Another great event coming up that features Liberty Street beer is our beer dinner being hosted at Grand Trunk Pub on April 20th. There are only 40 tickets available for this event, and I will try to get some to sell here if people let me know they are interested – otherwise, they are available at Grand Trunk Pub. Here is the menu;
Liberty Street Beer Dinner
Wednesday, April 20
7-10pm
Course One
Wild Mushroom Bruschetta
Course Two
Baby Spinach Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing
Bleu Cheese, Crispy Shallots
Course Three
Braised Beef Short Rib “Wellington”
Mushroom-Leek Duxelle, Crisp Pastry Shell,
Root Vegetables, Natural Jus
Prepared by Guest Chef, Jason Stoops
Executive Chef The Inn at St. John’s
Course Four
Chunky Chocolate Brownie
Caulder’s Vanilla Ice Cream a la mode
Saigon Cinnamon Caramel Sauce
We have been seeing a good increase in the number of trivia players the last couple of weeks, and hope to be filling the place completely very soon. It is a lot of fun to play, and it is free – you can even win prizes. We have been allowing players an additional 10% off their entire bill, so come down and play – if you think you’re smart enough.
This Friday the 8th, we welcome Social Bones back to the Upper Hall at 9pm. Come see the best live show in town! Saturday night, at the same time, Dragon Wagon comes to Liberty Street and brings a great show as well. Either night, or both nights of entertainment are sure to be well worth your attendance. Please come down and support your local entertainers and your local brewery.
Oh, and a few more beer items… On April 13th we will release Wheat & Rye ESB. This was a traditional English Special Bitter – until we got to it. With additions of wheat and rye malts, we increase the complexity of what would normally be a very unassuming beer. If that wasn’t enough, we are also bottling a small portion of the 42nd Parallel Imperial IPA with a special commemorative label for our beer dinner with the Grand Trunk Pub on the 20th. At the same time at Liberty Street (for those who couldn’t join us for dinner), we will release 42nd Parallel on tap. There may be a few bottles available for purchase in the pub if we don’t sell out at Grand Trunk, so look for yours because this will be a very rare find.
And speaking of rare, we also bottled a special reserved batch of Tart Cherry Porter from our award winning batch and aged it on toasted French oak chips for two years. The resulting beer will be available in Cobalt blue 1 liter flip top bottles when the labels are completed. Again, this is incredibly rare (only 65 bottles), and will only be available at the pub while supplies last.
We are currently planning our inaugural Liberty Trash Grab to clean up our neighborhood and the Rouge River basin. Friends of the Rouge and Liberty Street are teaming up and you can help while having fun. Join us with your bicycle at 8am on April 16th to register, we will deploy from the brewery at 9am and ride the area to pick up trash that has been exposed as the winter snow banks melt. Collected trash will be weighed in between 11 and noon to determine the top three ‘collectors’ who will be awarded with annual Mug Club memberships, and the person with the most trash gets a growler filled with delicious Liberty Street craft beer. Volunteers will be given a breakfast bar (made with beer ingredients) before the ride and a hot dog after the ride, as well as $1 off the first pint purchased.
By Joe, on March 20th, 2011 I just pulled a small sample of the Clementine Lemon Thyme and it is coming along nicely. I expect to have it on tap on Wednesday at 9pm, so come out and try some.
On Tuesday, we will be hosting the return of Motor City Trivia to the Upper Hall! We have moved the time up so that working people can enjoy it too – starting at 7pm and 8pm, the two shows are certain to put your brains through a bit of work. You play for free and win prizes… bring your smart friends with you and get in on the fun. There is even an opportunity to win real big, if you’re good enough – last year, Motor City Trivia gave out over $20,000 in prizes to players. To make a great time even better, we are going to add a special incentive for our first day back, if you come in to play trivia, we will offer our entire menu at 10% off.
Then be here this weekend to enjoy our FREE live entertainment and great beer. On Friday the 25th welcome Nobody’s Business and then On Saturday, we have Bebe and the Bluesmasters. Both shows start at 9 so be here and help us support local music.
By Joe, on March 13th, 2011 That’s right, we have a lot of returns coming in the next week or so, starting with the return of Baked Potato last night in the form of the new band named Social Bones. Same great people, same great music, and they packed ‘em in last night with standing room only.
Another return that has everybody talking is the return of Brewer’s Garden IPA – back on tap tomorrow in the tasting room, and not available for growlers until next week. Tart Cherry Porter is also expected back in around 4-5 weeks. We will keep you posted on this release. Red Oak and Clementine Lemon Thyme will also be on tap within the next two weeks.
Motor City Trivia returns to our Upper Hall on Tuesday the 22nd of march with shows starting at 7:00 and 8:00. It is free to play, and you can win prizes and gift certificates from Liberty Street. You don’t need to be a genius to play, but it helps if you bring friends that are.
Then on St. Patrick’s Day, we will release our light beer (green dye optional while supplies last) named Pot ‘O Gold Pils. But come back the day after for our special corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots, served with Irish soda bread. Then at 9:00, we have a special band playing Irish and Celtic music with no cover charge.
By Joe, on March 1st, 2011 
Hal Loo will have some of his artwork on display, and for sale in the Upper Hall at the brewery for the next two months. His skill with the airbrush as a base to a more dimensional presentation of his art is so detailed that sometimes you stare for a while before you see some of the more elegant nuances. The artist will be on hand on Friday from 6 pm until 9 pm, and then on Saturday from noon until 4 pm.
You can also help support Liberty Street Beer if you are in the Ann Arbor area on Friday night. Jim and I will be at Whole Foods at Cranbrook just of Ann Arbor Rd. from 6 to 9 for a special tasting. We will be serving the Pooh Beer, Kilt Tilter and Liberty Belle Blonde Ale until they run out.
By Joe, on February 13th, 2011 Come by for Valentine’s Day and get a taste of this years Red Velvet. We are also serving a special dessert called X & O with our French Vanilla ice cream on a chocolate and caramel ‘O’ with cheesecake filled bread sticks making the ‘X’.
Then this weekend get out and enjoy the heat wave and get a sneak preview of the band playing for our St. Paddy’s day party on March 18th. The Terry Murphy Band is a group of local guys that have been playing together for years. The band goes on at 9 pm Friday night, and as usual there is no cover for this show.
By Joe, on February 11th, 2011 Tonight (Friday the 11th) we have the return of The Delta Twins with their rocking blues sound. I’ve seen these guys play a couple times now, and if you like Stevie Ray Vaughn or Clapton, you’ll love this band. The bass guitarist is quite young, but plays an acoustic bass as if it were a lead guitar… no dumb thumpin’ here. The other two guitarists trade off leads, and compliment each other well enough to sound like one – and the singer can actually sing. I will be checking them out at 9 pm in the Upper Hall at Liberty Street.
Tomorrow night (Saturday the 12th) we have another great show with Four Block Empire. They were the band playing for our second anniversary party in December, and they’ve been working on a mess of new tunes that they will debut here at 9 pm. These guys have regular jobs… like teaching the future rockstars of America as music teachers – they’re that good!
Now of course all of this can be enjoyed in the warmth and comfort of our Upper Hall while sipping a nice winter beer to warm you up. There is just a little bit of the Resinator Doppelbock left, but plenty of the Paint River Bock… both in the mid to upper 6% abv. Then, we had the release (Wednesday) of the first large batch of Pooh Beer – our honey porter brewed with plenty of Michigan honey. This had been a festival favorite that we’ve had many requests for in the tasting room, and coming in at just under 8% abv, this is another very comfortable beer to drink when it is cold outside.
And just as a reminder, this coming Monday is Valentine’s Day, so don’t forget to get your obligatory card (for the inventors of the holiday), and then make sure you come out to Liberty Street to get a taste of this years Red Velvet ale. It is made with plenty of cocoa for a rich flavor with a beautiful deep red color to emulate the cake it is named after. This is a small batch, and will not last long so make sure you get to try it as I won’t make it again until next year. We’ll also be serving a dessert that is both sweet and savory – X&O is french vanilla ice cream on a chocolate and caramel “O” with cheesecake filled breadsticks making the “X”.
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