Arbor Brewing Beer Tasting: Stouts

Ann Arborites, do you need some rich and delicious beer to sustain you in the chilly March weather? At Arbor Brewing Co. on Thursday night (March 10), big, roasty, dark-as-night beers will be on offer at the Stout Beer Tasting. ABC is at 114 E. Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor, right between Fourth Ave. and Main St.

Beer tastings are at 7:00-9:00 the second Thursday of the month, and they are a heck of a lot of fun. Typically including 25-30 beers, the tastings feature a substantial buffet and a chance to try a nice assortment of beers and hang out with fellow craft beer enthusiasts. Oh, and let's not forget that there are door prizes at the end of the evening, too, such as glassware and brewery t-shirts. Tastings are generally around $25 in advance, $30 on tasting day.

Besides the discount, an additional incentive for picking up your tickets early is that these tastings sometimes sell out. The stout tasting was the first that Arbor Brewing ever put on, way back in 1997, and tends to feature a great combination of Irish stouts, milk stouts, coffee and chocolate stouts, imperial monsters, and other less common types.

If you come by, visit my station: I'll be more than happy to pour you a beer. Cheers!

PS: Next month, IPA's.