Grand Rapids Brewing Company to be First Organic Brewery in Michigan

100% organic beer and the same philosophy in the kitchen - the soon-to-be only certified organic brewery in the state, in this really cool historical building downtown. The conversation in this article is a bit frightening, yet I see the potential for Sustainability to bring him out of the Fountainhead. Obviously this dude has got it going on to quite an extent, and operations like these seem like sound steering, no matter the pathological politics. He is one heavy hitter when it comes to craft, supposedly leading the way for this weeks tie between Asheville and Grand Rapids. Sick, awesome, cool. I still fear the objectivist stylings of Rand.

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The Hawkins Building (and the entire block, technically) gets its name from a wholesale grocery operation that occupied the building back in the early 20th century. The properties occupy prime real estate on a main downtown artery as well as a acting as a feeder to one of the common spaces that makes this area an up and comer, right near the Van Andel Arena. I am always stoked on urban revitalization, as it is truly the space where all of the good qualities of humanity might coalesce, and we see this happening all over the country.



Same dude owns HopCat - voted as one of the best beer bars in the world, and surely one of the raddest places I've soiled myself. He also owns Stella's Lounge and the Viceroy all just a couple blocks away. He is big time.

Don't forget this dude straight up told Grand Rapids - I won't sell Budweiser or any of those giants in my place and, back in 2008, told people "no smoking" in my place. Cool. He is such a closet progressive.