Hour Detroit Magazine
Photograph by Gerard + Belevender
Summer is almost here, which means lazy afternoons spent drinking Michigan beers in the sun! Lucky for us, our state makes some of the best and many of of them come from right here in metro Detroit.
Patti Smith is a home brewer and longtime beer writer for publications such as
Mittenbrew and
CraftBeer.comand is currently writing a book titled
Michigan Beer History for The History Press. For her, the perfect summer beer will tend to be lighter both in color and on the tongue. This includes brews such as Kolsch, classic American pilsners and wheat ales, and also gose. Smith is also a fan of fruit beers for summer. “These have been dismissed as beers for lightweights a stereotype that I loathe,” she says. “Fruit beers are getting better every year and offer a lovely alternative.”