ESCANABA – Upper Hand Brewery plans to begin distribution of its beers in Minnesota in early 2017. Minnesota will be the third state where the brewery’s beer will be available. Upper Hand’s current distribution includes the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin.
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Upper Hand Brewery releases its first beer, Escanaba celebrates
ESCANABA – The first shipment of Upper Hand beer left the Escanaba brewery Wednesday. Construction of the new $3 million facility in Escanaba has been closely watched and long anticipated by lovers of craft beer in the Upper Peninsula.
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Upper Hand Brewery unveils designs for craft beer labels, packaging
ESCANABA – Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba has released a first look at the packaging and labels for three beers. The beers are called Escanaba Black Beer, Upper Hand Lager and Upper Peninsula Ale.
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Chocolay River Brewery opens at Harvey restaurant
HARVEY – Marquette’s burgeoning micro-brewery scene is growing again. The Chocolay River Brewery, located inside The Bayou Restaurant & Bar at 200 West Main St., Harvey, will partner with Lake Superior Community Partnership to host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, September 12 at 10 a.m.
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U.P. Craft Beer Week focuses on variety of Michigan beers
ESCANABA – U.P. Craft Beer Week in the Upper Peninsula celebrates the combination of food and unique beers from Michigan. It starts Monday with a variety of events in Escanaba, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie and the Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Schwab sees bright economic development future for Delta County
ESCANABA – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation says Delta County leads the Upper Peninsula in exports to other countries. Economic Development Alliance director Vicki Schwab highlighted at the Joint Governmental Roundtable Discussion Wednesday seven companies in Delta County that are involved in exporting their products.
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