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This section of the blog is dedicated to my husband, Tom.  He told me that what he really wanted for Christmas was to go and check out all of the local breweries in and around Grand Rapids.  At first, I was at a loss at how that could be a Christmas present, but then I got an idea!  To begin with, I made a list of all of the local breweries in West Michigan.  I then wrote down the name of each of them on a Christmas gift tag.  I placed these in a beer glass (part of a gift set wrapped up as his Christmas gift) -- with the idea that each week (or as we have time) we can draw a name out of the glass and that's the place we'll visit that week.  I also made up a little evaluation form for each location that we can fill out with details about what we tried, what we liked, comments, etc.  And when I say "we", I mostly mean Tom.  Sadly, I'm not much of a beer fan myself.  However, I am going to post reviews of each of the breweries here on my blog, as we visit them so we can share this Christmas gift with anyone who's in search of a place to get a good local beer in West Michigan!  Don't worry, most of the actual "review" content will come from Tom, a beer connoisseur and home-brew master.

Here's a list of the breweries we will be trying to visit sometime in the next year.  Click the name of a brewery to read about our trip and any reviews, or click here to see all entries to date.

Brewery & Review	Website
Arcadia Brewing Co.	http://arcadiaales.com
B.O.B.'s Brewery	http://www.thebob.com/bobsbrewery.html
Bell's Brewery	http://bellsbeer.com
Brewery Vivant	http://www.breweryvivant.com/
Founders	http://foundersbrewing.com/
Grand Rapids Brewing Co.	http://www.grbrewingcompany.com/
Harmony Brewing Co	http://harmonybeer.com/
Hideout Brewing Co.	http://hideoutbrewing.com/
HopCat	http://hopcatgr.com/main/About.aspx
Jaden James Brewery	http://jadenjamesbrewery.com/
Michigan Beer Cellar	http://michiganbeercellar.com
New Holland Brewing Co.	http://newhollandbrew.com
Odd Side Ales	http://oddsideales.com/
Old Boys' Brew House	http://oldboysbrewhouse.com
Perrin Brewing Co.	http://perrinbrewingco.com
Pike 51 Brewing Co.	http://pike51.com
Rockford Brewing Co.	http://RockfordBrewing.com
Round Barn Brewery	http://www.roundbarnwinery.com/brewery.php
Saugatuck Brewing Co.	http://sbrewing.com
Schmohz Brewing	http://schmohz.com/
The Mitten Brewing Co.	http://mittenbrewing.com
Waldorf Brew Pub & Bistro	http://walldorffbrewpub.com
White Flame Brewing Co.	http://whiteflamebrewing.com