Shorts Will Release 20 Or More Bottled Varieties

That Shorts is so hot right now.

Kalamabrew reports that there should soon be five new bottles from Short's on store shelves with up to 20(!!!!) more later this year. See: New bottle release dates from Short's Brewing Co. include S'More Stout, an Oktoberfest style lager and even a World Beer Cup medal winner

It Was The Worst Of Times, But The Best Of Beers

I wonder if this is like the hypothesis of the best music is made when the economy is worse - is the best beer made in the hardest hit states? Because the NYT loves itself some Michigan beer.

See: A Delicious Free-for-All

That Cooks' House Is So Hot Right Now

The Cooks' House is getting a lot of well deserved press.

See MyNorth: A Day Inside The Cooks' House, a Remarkable Traverse City Restaurant

and Food & Wine: Michigan: In Defense of B-List Wine Country

The food scene is also dynamic, embracing all things artisanal and farm-to-table. The two-year-old Cooks' House, for instance, is a tiny storefront restaurant that serves seasonal dishes worthy of an A-list wine country, like a slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich dressed in a sweet barbecue sauce and tucked into a crusty artisan roll.