The Michigan Brewers Guild annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival, taking place on Saturday, October 23 at Eastern Market in downtown Detroit, will feature 96 member breweries and hundreds of craft beers produced right here in the "Great Beer State." Tickets are still available (at this time) for this popular autumn celebration at $50 per person in advance at MiBeer.com or $60 at the gate (if any are available). The festival runs from 1-6pm with a VIP Enthusiast Hour from Noon to 1pm. Enthusiast membership is $35 per person, per year and may be purchased in advance online here. (NOTE: Enthusiast Memberships WILL NOT be sold/renewed at the gate).
The Motor City has a long-standing brewing history, and in recent years it has been revitalized thanks to a growing interest in the craft beer movement. Eastern Market is one of the nation’s oldest farm markets and the area is rife with brewing history. In its heyday, there were more than 40 breweries in the Detroit area and malt silos still stand as a testament to the rich brewing history – making it the perfect backdrop for the Detroit Fall Beer Festival.
Featured breweries include (the official program will be published the week of the festival):
- Aberrant Ales
- Arbor Brewing Company Microbrewery
- Archival Brewing Co.
- Arctic Circle Brewing Co.
- Arvon Brewing Co.
- Ascension Brewing Company
- Atwater Brewing
- Baffin Brewing
- Barrel and Beam
- Beards Brewery
- Bell's Brewery, Inc.
- Bier Distillery
- Biere de Mac Brew Works
- Big Buck Brewery
- Big Lake Brewing
- Black Fire Winery & Brewery
- Blackrocks Brewery
- Block Brewing Co.
- Blue Tractor
- Brew Detroit
- Brewery Becker
- Brewery Vivant
- Burzurk Brewing Co
- Cadillac Straits Brewing Company
- Cedar Springs Brewing Company
- CJ's Brewing
- Dark Horse Brewing Co.
- Dearborn Brewing
- Downey Brewing Company
- Dragonmead Microbrewery
- Draught Horse Brewery
- Eastern Market Brewing Company
- Elk Brewing
- Ellison Brewery & Spirits
- Ferndale Project
- Fillmore 13 Brewery
- Founders Brewing Co.
- Four Leaf Brewing
- Frankenmuth Brewery
- Grand Armory Brewing
- Grand Rapids Brewing Company
- Grand River Brewery
- Great Baraboo Brewing Co.
- Griffin Claw Brewing Company
- Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
- HomeGrown Brewing Co
- Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
- Kickstand Brewing Company
- Kuhnhenn Brewing Co
- Loaded Dice Brewery
- Loggers Brewing Company
- Ludington Bay Brewing
- MiddleCoast Brewing Company
- Mothfire Brewing Co.
- Motor City Brewing Works
- Mountain Town Brewing Company
- New Holland Brewing Company
- North Center Brewing Co.
- North Peak Brewing
- Odd Side Ales
- Old Nation Brewing Company
- One Well Brewing LLC
- Ore Dock Brewing Company
- Our Brewing Company
- Pavlov's Brewing Company
- Perrin Brewing Company
- Petoskey Brewing
- Pigeon Hill Brewing Company
- Raven Brewing & BBQ
- Reed City Brewing Company
- Roak Brewing Co.
- Rochester Mills Beer Co
- Rochester Mills Production Brewery
- Rockford Brewing Company
- Rustic Leaf Brewing Company
- Salt Springs Brewery, LLC
- Saugatuck Brewing Co.
- Schoolcraft Brewery
- Short's Brewing Co - Arcadia
- Short's Brewing Co.
- Stiggs Brewery & Kitchen
- SuperNatural Spirits and Brewing
- Tecumseh Brewing Company
- Tenacity Craft
- The Livery
- Third Nature Brewing Company
- Thornapple Brewing Co
- Trail Point Brewing Company
- Transient Artisan Ales
- Tri City Brewing
- Unexpected Craft Brewing
- Unruly Brewing Co.
- Upper Hand Brewery
- White Flame Brewing Co.
- Wolverine State Brewing Co
- Ypsi Alehouse
The festival is held rain or shine. Festival attendees must be 21 years of age or older and have valid ID to enter. Designated Drivers are encouraged and DD tickets will be available only at the gate for $10 each. Designated Drivers are not permitted to drink beer.