It's sad how few bars stock hard cider, even fewer hard cider from
Michigan mills. I know the Redbud of Grand Haven, MI has Vander Mills
and Clarkston Union of Clarkston, MI carries Uncle John's on tap, but
most places have Woodchuck or Strongbow, if anything. Generally, if a
pub in Ontario has more than three taps, one of those is given to a
cider, such as the nice pint I enjoyed at Down the Street in
Stratford, Ontario after evening theatre, the Importance of Being
Ernest. At the long zinc countertop of Clarkston Union, I was at first taken
aback when Ms. Miller served me my glass of Uncle John's in a tulip
glass, but the narrow mouth focused the dulcet flavors at my
mid-tongue, and that single glass lasted me for more than an hour.
I'll be stopping in St. John's soon to stock that one up by the
growler ! I'll be dropping by a Crate & Barrel for a tulip glass too. Outlier exists at those bars who haven't given in to the
category-killers of the Miller or Budweiser line, where one is allowed
to take off ones coat and sit down before challenged for a drink
order. One of those fine places where the establishment encourages the
patron to think about their selection a bit, where "I'll have a red",
can mean a beer or a wine. Where saying, "I'll have a light" isn't
tumbling off the lips of each arrival. For instance, Racquets of
Muskegon, MI lays in a small stock of Harpoon, even though it doesn't
move very fast. The Livery of Benton Harbor, MI is probably the leader in hard cider
at the bar, and I had several different types, each made from a
different variety of apples: Honey Crisp Apple Cider, Perry Pear Cider
and Barrel Aged Honey Crisp. These are served up proud in a fine pint
glass, but they'll do a horizontal tasting for you too.\ in smaller
glassware. Fenians in Conklin, MI and O'Tooles in Grand Rapids, MI carry Magners,
and when the Irish musicians come from Ireland itself to play at
Fenians, they drink the Magners in pint glasses, tiny ice cubes added
to the amber goodness. Now we can use some training from the Irish
men when it comes to the drinking of hard cider. In fact, they blend
it with Guinness, call it a Smoothy. It's more politically correct
than mixing Guinness with Harps and calling it a Black and Tan. Maybe we need to rotate a Michigan version of the Magners sponsored
Irish Film Festival, just to set Michigan a good example of Hard Cider
consumption ! http://www.irishfilmfestival.com
Michigan mills. I know the Redbud of Grand Haven, MI has Vander Mills
and Clarkston Union of Clarkston, MI carries Uncle John's on tap, but
most places have Woodchuck or Strongbow, if anything. Generally, if a
pub in Ontario has more than three taps, one of those is given to a
cider, such as the nice pint I enjoyed at Down the Street in
Stratford, Ontario after evening theatre, the Importance of Being
Ernest. At the long zinc countertop of Clarkston Union, I was at first taken
aback when Ms. Miller served me my glass of Uncle John's in a tulip
glass, but the narrow mouth focused the dulcet flavors at my
mid-tongue, and that single glass lasted me for more than an hour.
I'll be stopping in St. John's soon to stock that one up by the
growler ! I'll be dropping by a Crate & Barrel for a tulip glass too. Outlier exists at those bars who haven't given in to the
category-killers of the Miller or Budweiser line, where one is allowed
to take off ones coat and sit down before challenged for a drink
order. One of those fine places where the establishment encourages the
patron to think about their selection a bit, where "I'll have a red",
can mean a beer or a wine. Where saying, "I'll have a light" isn't
tumbling off the lips of each arrival. For instance, Racquets of
Muskegon, MI lays in a small stock of Harpoon, even though it doesn't
move very fast. The Livery of Benton Harbor, MI is probably the leader in hard cider
at the bar, and I had several different types, each made from a
different variety of apples: Honey Crisp Apple Cider, Perry Pear Cider
and Barrel Aged Honey Crisp. These are served up proud in a fine pint
glass, but they'll do a horizontal tasting for you too.\ in smaller
glassware. Fenians in Conklin, MI and O'Tooles in Grand Rapids, MI carry Magners,
and when the Irish musicians come from Ireland itself to play at
Fenians, they drink the Magners in pint glasses, tiny ice cubes added
to the amber goodness. Now we can use some training from the Irish
men when it comes to the drinking of hard cider. In fact, they blend
it with Guinness, call it a Smoothy. It's more politically correct
than mixing Guinness with Harps and calling it a Black and Tan. Maybe we need to rotate a Michigan version of the Magners sponsored
Irish Film Festival, just to set Michigan a good example of Hard Cider
consumption ! http://www.irishfilmfestival.com
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