Drinks with Pat: Going down to Indy

Last weekend, I went to the Indianapolis 500.

Drinks with Pat: The road not taken

One of my more vivid memories as an adult, for a reason I’ll never be able to understand,  is sitting at a bar in Louisville with Long Road Distillers founders Jon O’Connor and Kyle Van Strien.

Drinks with Pat: From the archives

One of the reasons I fell in love with beer was the stories around it.

Drinks with Pat: A blissful summer

This week, I caught up with Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss.

Do medical professionals finally get a break?

The past two-plus years have been incredibly difficult for everyone.

Drinks with Pat: Derby style

The Kentucky Derby is here, and for some reason, that holds a special place in my heart.

Drinks with Pat: Legends from the old country

This week, we’re catching up with one of the staples of the Grand Rapids beer scene: Brewery Vivant.

Drinks with Pat: Man about town

Pickleball! If you don’t know what it is, go look it up and try it out. 

Drinks with Pat: Derby day

Pretty much every Michigan town worth its salt has a decent brewery pumping out great beer, and the amazing aspect of Michigan living for a beer lover is a trip to one of those towns often is less than an hour away.

Drinks with Pat: Take me out to the ball game

To celebrate the baseball season each year, the Mitten Brewing Co. releases its Peanuts & Crackjack Porter.

Drinks with Pat: The beverage evolution now

As Drinks with Pat takes shape (maybe you’ve noticed it’s a recurring column at this point, or maybe you haven’t) I’m going to use it to chat with fun people.

Drinks with Pat: The OG braumeister

Grand Rapids might go by Beer City now, but the brewing industry’s roots are much deeper than the 21st century.

We ate so you can, too

For nearly five months, I’ve gorged myself eating out at restaurants across Grand Rapids, asking anyone and everyone their favorite joints and then stopping in to taste the fare.

Drinks with Pat: Chatting with comedian Charlie Berens

Midwesterners are known for our modest niceness, our “opes” and our inclination to make fun of ourselves.

Drinks with Pat: What ever happened to flavor?

Dry January might be over, but a Grand Rapids native’s nonalcoholic hemp-infused cocktails recently hit Grand Rapids shelves.

Drinks with Pat: A better-for-you beverage

Nearly six years ago, I first wrote about Brewt’s Bloody Mary.

Drinks with Pat: Playing with the big boys

In 2015, Perrin Brewing Company no longer was a West Michigan-owned company.

Drinks with Pat: Dry-ish January

Whether you’re in dry January, or perhaps a more modest damp January, there are so many new options out there to try in the world of non- and low-alcohol beverages.

A guide for Grand Rapidians

Each year, we entrust our readers with the task of choosing the Best Of pretty much everything in Grand Rapids.

The top 10 stories at grmag.com in 2021

After more than a year in lockdown, Grand Rapidians are making up for lost time. The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines earlier this summer led to the gradual return of in-person events and restaurant dining, with most readers coming to grmag.com to find out where to go next.

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