Game Changer: Chef Eric Halverson’s use of North Country products is changing food culture in Grand Rapids

Everybody asks for ranch,” says chef Eric Halverson of Rapids Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. “We don’t have it. Never will.” In a business where pleasing people is the name of the game, Halverson is hospitable but defiant. The food will always be great, he says—a marriage of mostly local food with a wood-fired … [ Read more]

Founders Brewing’s new seasonal pilsner coming to 15-packs

  Founders Brewing Co. is prepping for fall 2016 with the release of a new pilsner. PC Pils is the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company’s take on the classic pilsner, but brewed with the American hops Chinook, Cascade, and Centennial. “PC Pils will be a great seasonal offering to support our six year-round packaged products. We are … [ Read more]