Oktoberfest Dinner & Brew Cruise on MI Princess

On tap every May is a fantastic beer sampling event that takes place in Frankenmuth, MI. Over 60 breweries, cider makers, meaderies and beer vendors (distributors) were represented at the World Expo of Beer offering over 300 options, including many of our favorite Michigan beverages. The Mitten state’s beer was in attendance, and beers from all around the world are represented.

Peace on Earth and good beer for all. That’s the holiday motto of the brew team at Frankenmuth Brewery who’ve at least delivered on the “good beer” side over the years. With Christmas cheer centered right in Frankenmuth every holiday season, you could have bet that their anticipated limited seasonal, Christmas Town Ale, would be back again this year.

The 2014 World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, Michigan was a hodge-podge of sixty seven breweries and beer fanatics clamoring to support the international beer community. Amidst the bustle of swag shops, popping corks and clinking glassware, I was able to experience a well curated beer dinner with my parents and about thirty other curious imbibers.

The Intersection has introduced a new “Rock the Lot” series of concerts this year, and have topped it off with a new Fall beer festival named “Oktobeerfest.”

I had a strong lust for beer cheese soup recently. There are hundreds of recipes online for it and most of them are boring & bland, calling for watery beer with very little character or flavor. Sifting through some of them, I found a workable one from the Food Network's website and altered it to my taste. Also, since this is a very German-American recipe, I thought it fitting to use one of Frankenmuth Brewery's beers. Any of them would probably taste great, but I had some of their Batch 69 IPA in the fridge, so we set to work with that.