Updating our announcement of the location of this year's Great Taste of the Midwest Pre-Party, I thought I would finally officially announce the breweries that we will be working with for this year's party.  Previously, we had worked with Surly and Founders.  This year, we decided to change it up a little.  Being a smaller site, we wanted to work with breweries that were a little smaller.  I was ecstatic that our first two choices both said that they would love to help out.

When looking at the first brewery for our party this year, I wasn't only looking at a smaller brewery with great beers, but also a brewery that was close (sort of) to the Great Taste's location.  The logical choice was Central Waters.  Central Waters is a brewery that is highly regarded by the beer community, but especially by us here at The Beer Spot.  In my opinion, they make superb Barrel-Aged brews and excel in the darker side of ales.  Brickhouse will be offering at least 4 different beers from Central Waters.

The other brewery working with us this year has been pushing the flavor profiles of beers for a while.  Short's Brewing knows no boundaries when it comes to what beer should taste like.  Key Lime beer? Check.  Bloody Mary beer? Check.  Peanut Butter and Jelly beer?  Check.  You never know what they will come up with next, and they seem to make these odd flavors work.  Add to that they have an IPA that could be the best made in Michigan (yes, I know that is a strong claim), and you have a brewery destined for greatness.  As of when I'm typing this, I have no idea what beers we'll have from Short's, but it looks like they will fill four tap lines as well.

All of the festivities at Brickhouse BBQ will start off at 6pm.  In addition to the breweries mentioned above, Brickhouse has been stashing away some other fun kegs for the party.  Their normal lineup is great, but the lineup on August 13th should be something to remember.  Come along, and meet up with all the people that you've come to know at The Beer Spot.