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2012 Michigan Cask Ale Festival program
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WE ARE
ASSEMBLING
THE LARGEST
SELECTION OF
CASK ALES IN
M I C H I G A NAT ONE TIME FOR OUR
SPRING CASK ALE
F E S T I V A L .
S A T U R D A Y ,
MAY 12th
1 2 - 6 P M
SOME OF THEB R E W E R I E SEXPECTED TOA T T E N D :
B E L L S ,
S T O N E ,
A R C A D I A ,
A R B O R
BREWING,NEW
HOLLAND,DARK
HORSE, FOUNDERS,
D R A G O N M E A D ,
KUHNHENN, THE
LIVERY, SHORTS,
SOUTHERN TIER, ODD SIDE,
VICTORY, THORNBRIDGE,
JOLLY PUMPKIN, NORTH PEAK
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Welcome to Westland, the All American City!
Today you will enjoy craft ales the way they were meant
to be enjoyed - cask conditioned and with fellow beer acio-
nados! Ive been told Ashleys Cask Ale Festival gets better
every year and this year is no different with several brewers
scheduled to be on hand to answer questions and meet withattendees.
I would encourage you to head back to Westland on
September 15th and 16th for our second annual Blues,
Brews & BBQ. This two day event, held on City Hall
grounds at 36601 Ford Road, will be fun-lled and will
showcase the areas hottest BBO, a car show full of cars from around Southeast
Michigan, handcrafted beers (served up by Ashleys) and some of the greatest
performers around. Westlands very own American Idol Josh Gracin will perform afree two hour concert on Saturday, September 15.
For more information on this event, be sure to visit cityofwestland.com for details.
Cheers!
William R. Wild
Mayor
Cask Ale: The Craft Beer of Craft BeerMost of the time when you go into a bar or a brewery, you have two choices in beer:
draft or bottle. A small number of places offer a third option: Cask ale. But what is
cask ale?
Cask ale is also known as real ale, cask-conditioned beer, or hand-pulled beer. We
like to call it the craft beer of craft beer. It differs from conventional draft or keg
beer in that its alive. That is to say, it is not ltered or pasteurized in any way, so it
contains live, active yeast that have been left to ferment and mature the beer naturally.
This process results in a gentle, natural carbonation and complex, delicate avors that
simply dont exist in ltered keg beer.
Cask beer is never served with extraneous gas, whether CO2 or nitrogen, but is
usually dispensed straight from the cask (this is known as gravity dispense) or
through the use of a beer engine, AKA a hand pull. Either method ensures the freshest
possible pour.
Most establishments even those friendly to craft beer prefer not to handle cask
ales because they have a shorter shelf life (and less prot potential) compared toltered beers. At Ashleys, we just wouldnt feel right if we didnt offer our guests
the chance to try beer the way its traditionally been made and enjoyed for centuries.
Today you can sample from more than 20 of such beers, but any time you come to
Ashleys, we have two hand pulls that we regularly serve cask ale from, so you can
count on getting your x of beers the way God and the brewers intended them to
be served! Enjoy.
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Welcome to Ashleys:
A Higher Education in Beer
Founded in 1983 next to the University of
Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Ashleys has
been proud to serve its guests a wide selection of
great beers from around the world for nearly threedecades. You can think of us as offering a higher
education in beer.
Today, as Michigans premier multi-tap,
Ashleys features an ever-rotating lineup of a-
vorful draft beers from nearly 120 different taps
at our original Ann Arbor location and here in
Westland, not to mention our more than 80 bottled
beer selections. People seem to like that about us:Ashleys was rated one of the Top 100 beer bars
by DRAFT Magazine and Top 50 beer restaurants
by RateBeer.com for 2012. And weve been voted
as having Metro Detroits Best Beer Selection
by WDIV-TV4 viewers four years in a row.
But were not resting on our laurels. We created
the Michigan Cask Ale Festival a few years ago to
showcase a third kind of beer beyond conventional
draft and bottle: Cask ale, also known as real ale.
This event requires months of planning and work-
ing through our strong relationships with brewers
and distributors. We traveled throughout the state
to personally deliver our own Ashleys casks to
breweries for them to ll with unique, fresh beer
and then put it all together the second Saturday in
May at this, the largest festival of its kind any-where in Michigan. Its a lot of work, but we think
when you taste these live beers youll agree with
us that its worth it.
So welcome to Ashleys, the place that was craft
beer before craft beer was cool. We hope you en-
joy your experience at the 5th Michigan Cask Ale
Festival, and we welcome your feedback on how
we can make this annual event even better!
Jeff More
Roy More
Owners of Ashleys
Roy More with State Senator Glenn
Anderson at Ashleys Second Annual
Belgian Beer Festival
Southeastern Michigan
welcomes you to the Fifth
Ashleys Michigan Cask Ale
Festival - the largest Festival of
its kind in Michigan. Michigan
has been through some hard
times this past decade but
through these difculties many
businesses have persevered and
new businesses have been born.
One area of growth worth noting
is the expansion of Michigans
craft brewers. Michigan made
beer means Michigan jobs
and we have seen an exciting
increase in the number of small
business brewers offering their
hand crafted beverages.
So raise a glass to your local
brew-master, enjoy your time
in Westland and please join us
for future events such as the
Westland Blues, Brews and
BBQ on September 15th and
16th.
Sincerely,
Glenn AndersonMichigans 6th State Senate District
Serving the communities of Westland,
Garden City, Livonia and
Redford Township.
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Kitchen
Patio
Party
Room
Bar
Table1
Table3
Table 6
Table 5
Restrooms
LongBar
Table4
Festival
Grill
Island
Table2
Check-in
To help keep the beers as fresh as possible we do not tap all of the casks
at one time. We will have four casks tapped when the doors open and
then we will tap a new cask every 10 minutes. The smaller wood casks
will not be tapped until the middle of the afternoon so everyone can get
a chance to try them.
All beers are served in a tasting glass (do not lose yours) and beers are
one token each except where noted in the program.
Need more tokens?
Just ask the host (3/$5)
Host
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Festival Layout
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Table 1 Tent (outside)
Cask Tapping Time
Greenbush Red Bud (DH w/ Black Tea) Noon
Epic Hopulent 12:30Arbor Brewing Co. Framboozled (Wood Cask) 1:30
New Holland The Poet Stout 2:30
Table 2 Tent (outside)
Blue Point Brewing White IPA w/ Simcoe NoonBrewery Vivant Triomphe 12:40
Wolverine Pineapple and Coconut Maibock (DH) 1:40
Arcadia Cereal Killer 2:40
Table 3 Patio Arbor Brewing Co. Buzzsaw Noon
Bells Porter 12:50
Kuhnhenn DRIPA (Double Rice IPA) 1:50
Hofstetten Granit Bock (Wood Cask) 2 Tokens 2:50
Table 4 Party Room Founders Reds Rye Noon
Saugatuck Continuum Imperial IPA 1:00
Arbor Brewing Co. Mackinaw Fudge Stout (Wood Cask) 2:00
Midland Pine River Smoked Porter 3:00
Table 5 D Bar
Atwater Grand Circus IPA 12:10Liberty Street Clementine Lemon Thyme 1:10Dark Horse Smells Like Weed IPA 2:10
The Livery Anvil IPA 3:10
Table 6 Long Bar Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA (DH) (Hand Pull) 12:20
Keweenaw East Adit Black IPA (Hand Pull) 1:20
Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Engineers Reserve 2 Tokens 2:20Shorts Franken Pils Brand New -1st keg!!!! 3:20
DH = Dry Hopped
Quick Beer List
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Table 1 Outside Tapping Time
Greenbush Red Bud w/ Black Tea Noon
Our signature copper wheat ale with a mind of its own. Apparently,
a lot of our beers have a personality disorder and Red Bud is no
exception. A directionally challenged ale, hopped just enough to make
it cross paths with a pale ale. Red Bud - one sure way to get lost. Thiscask has been dry hopped with black tea! 6.1% ABV
Epic Hopulent 12:30
Hopulent IPA is a big beer with lots of complex malt avor and exces-
sive hops. This beer will have changes to the grain bill and seasonal
hop changes. The character of Hopulent IPA is over the top, too much
of everythinga real HOP HEADS DELIGHT!
Arbor Brewing Company Framboozled 1:30The newest addition to their sour series is richly complex and reminis-
cent of brandy-soaked dark fruits, toasted nuts, and a sweet balsamic
reduction. Framboozled features a hint of barnyard funk from extended
barrel aging in the presence of friendly microbes. Casked in Ashleys
Sour Wood Cask adding extra oak and vanilla avors! 7.7% ABV
New Holland The Poet Stout 2:30
A rich, smooth malt character enveloped in tones of roast andchocolate. A soft mouth-feel brings luxurious avors and soothing
aroma. 5.2% ABV
Table 3 Patio Tapping Time
Arbor Brewing Company Buzzsaw Noon
A big, bold hop-forward West Coast style IPA. The malt character is
subdued to showcase a blend of Simcoe, Amarillo, and Centennial
hops creating a lingering dry nish with notes of pine, grapefruit, and
apricot. 7.5% ABV
Bells Porter 12:30Porter emphasizes the darker, roasted aspects of malt. Hints of dark
chocolate and freshly roasted coffee provide the focus, while hops
remain in the background. Not as full-bodied as a stout, Porter bridges
the gap between malty brown ales and our more heavily roasted stouts.
5.6% ABV
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Table 2 Outside Tapping Time
Blue Point White IPA w/Simcoe Noon
An unltered European-style white ale with a fresh American IPA nish.
Brewed with malted and unmalted wheat and just the right amount of
West Coast hops, its fermented with Belgian yeast to give it a perfectly
balanced character with less bitterness than traditional IPAs. 6% ABV
Vivant Triomphe Belgian Style IPA 12:40
Made with a classic Belgian style yeast strain that gives the complexity
and slight sweetness you may expect from a Belgian style ale. The beer
then reaches deeper providing a smack-down of American grown hops
to turn the style on its head. It has a light caramel color, is strongly bitter
with a fruity citrus aroma.
Wolverine Coconut Pineapple Maibock 1:40Traditional Maibock brewed with Munich and Pilsner malt. All German
hops, primarily Tettnang and Hallertau varieties. It is balanced perfectly
with a hoppy spiciness that nishes a tad dry and quenches the thirst
on a warm spring day. Take all that, then add coconut and pineapple? A
beer that has all the characteristics of a great German lager with all the
soothing avors of a relaxed Hawaiian vacation.
Arcadia Cereal Killer 2:40Brewed in the tradition of English style barley wines, Cereal Killer
offers an explosion of full-bodied, liquid goodness. Robust malty avors
converge with caramel, toffee, molasses and dark fruit notes to produce
a remarkably complex yet palate-pleasing beer. Its intense malt character
is complemented by a subtle citrus nish from the hops. 10% ABV
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Table 3 (cont.) Patio Tapping Time
Kuhnhenn DRIPA 2012 World Beer Cup Gold Medal 1:30
This gold colored West Coast style Double Rice India Pale Ale has an
intense hop nose, with aromas mainly of citrus. The high hop character
dominates this IPAs avor prole. Made with American long grain rice,
it is quite difcult to make but the rice contributes to this beers crisp
aftertaste. 9.5% ABV
Hofstetten Granit Bock 2:30
2 Tokens
Granite stones are heated to be white hot and added to the wort. This
causes the sugars in the malt to caramelize around the stones and gives
the beer lovely caramel and roasted avors. It also gives the Granit Bock
a unique smoked avor. Served from a wood cask from the brewer!
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Table 4 Party Room Tapping Time
Founders Reds Rye PA Noon
Serious hop bitterness, along with an unyielding grapefruit bouquet
from the Amarillo dry hop, balances the malty richness of four varieties
of imported Belgian caramel malts. Pours a spectacular crimson with acreamy tan head. A generous addition of rye malt accentuates a spicy,
crisp nish. 6.6% ABV
Saugatuck Continuum Imperial IPA 1:00
Imperial IPA, 8.9%, 110 IBUs, Copper/Orange in color - Amazing
amounts of earthy, oral, fruity and citrus aromas & avors. Brewed
with Centennial, Nugget and Cascade hops - dry hopped with Cascades
and Nugget.
Arbor Brewing Company Mackinaw Fudge Stout 2:00
A roasty, dry stout made with real fudge for a subtle chocolate-fudge
character without being sweet or heavy. Aged a couple weeks in an
Ashleys wood cask, taste the subtle wood effect! 5.5% ABV
Midland Pine River Smoked Porter 3:00
Brown Ale with reddish/orange hues. Off white head. Sweet malty
aroma. Delicate roast coffee avor. Medium to full bodied. Moderate
hop nish. Well balanced Ale.
Table 5 D Bar Tapping Time
Atwater Grand Cirus IPA 12:10
A nice and easy, deliciously hoppy IPA only 5% ABV and works
perfect with a day in the park.
Liberty Street Clementine Lemon Thyme 1:10
A light American wheat style beer with an aroma and avor of fresh,
savory thyme, nishing with a citrus cleansing to balance the avor.
5.5% ABV
Dark Horse Smells Like Weed IPA 2:10
Very grassy. Lots of citrus and oral hops in the taste. Floral hops very
prevalent in the nose. 9% ABV
The Livery Anvil IPA 3:10
North American malt meets Pacic Northwest American hops for a
perfectly balanced IPA. This is denitely our hoppiest beer and is a hop
head cult classic! 6.5% A.B.V.
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Ashleys All You Can Eat
29th Annual LobsterfestJune 14-16 (Fathers Day Weekend)Ann Arbor & Westland
Premium, live whole Maine Lobsters
own in fresh every day from Boston. If
you love lobster then this is the event for
you. Singles, Doubles and All-you-can-
eat!
Make your reservations today! Call
Ashleys - Ann Arbor at 734-996-9191
Ashleys Westland at 734-525-1667
Reservations required.
Table 6 Long Bar Tapping Time
Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA (DH) Hand Pull 12:20
A medium-bodied and well hopped India pale ale with a dry, fruity
nish. 6% ABV
Keweenaw East Adit Black IPA 1:20Dark in color, heavy on the hops and balanced nicely with just a hint of
oak. Find your way to the surface with this Adit. 6.0% A.B.V.
Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Engineers Reserve 2:20
2 TokensIntensely avoured but ridiculously smooth, this is our fabulous Old
Engine Oil brewed up to 9% ABV. Originally created as the base of our
award-winning Ola Dubh, our master-brewer enjoyed it so much he feltit deserved its own release. Rich, dark chocolate threatens to overwhelm
the palate but is beautifully balanced by a hoppy bitterness.
Shorts Franken Pils 3:20
A brand new beer from Shorts. The brewery guys were really excited
to try this one out. An India Creme Ale (Pilsner/IPA combination.) Done
in the style of a traditional Creme Ale, where two different beers, and
typically different styles, are blended together. They took one of their
best IPAs, ControversiAle (fka Hangin Frank), and blended it with theirtraditional American Pilsner, creating a lightened body IPA with rich
malty avors alongside unique corn sweetness. Accentuated by earthy
American hop avors of citrus and pine. The nish should be pleasantly
bitter and maybe even a little dry. 5% ABV Tweet your opinions!
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OCCUPY CRAFT BEER
Artwork Courtesy of Chad Baker,
armchairstudios.net
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Craft Beer Drinkers of the World Unite!
Craft beer makes up only 5% of the beer consumed. In Michigan, only
3% of the beer consumed here is made in Michigan yet Michigan beer
means Michigan jobs.
Craft beer drinkers want beer from brewers that put our money into
their beer, not Super Bowl ads. What craft beer drinkers have found is
that drinking real beer is a better value and yet a nice little luxury by
having beers that are based on traditional ingredients rather than the
cheapest ingredients.
Craft beer drinkers know that beer is more approachable and pairs
better with food than any other adult beverage.
For those who say they dont like beer just means they havent found
their beer. With the craft beer movement we are re-discovering styles
of beers that used to exist but that the macro brewers drove out of the
market. Craft beer drinkers know that what existed 30 years ago whenonly three brewers controlled the market was the aberration and not the
norm. Even with now a thousand brewers in the US, we as a country
could triple the number of brewers and just be equal with countries like
Belgium in the number of brewers per population.
Ashleys has been supporting the craft beer effort for decades going
back to offering a tap handle to Bells in 1986 (in the bar trade taphandles are the key real estate and to give one to a new, small brewery
was unheard of). Larry Bell used to deliver his kegs personally in his
pick-up truck. But thats what it took back then. Same for many others
Ashleys has helped along the way Shorts, Arcadia,Wolverine, Avery
just to name a few. At this Festival youll get to see, and taste, many
of the new and upcoming breweries from here in Michigan as well as
across the country.
Craft beer drinkers demand REAL beer and we want it now!
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