Import Beers

St. Martin

St. Martin beers are the third oldest in the world. The brewery’s history dates directly to 1096 in Tournai, and a time of severe medieval famine, locally remembered as part of “the great plague”. Beer was already known as a safe alternative to impure local water supplies and the local community desperately needed help to avoid starvation.

Named after St. Martin, the patron saint of hospitality in the catholic church, who is also the official saint of the Quarter Masters (those who supply all of their needs) of the US Army.

St. Martin Belgian style Abbey’s in Blonde, Brune and Trippel.

Brewed by the Brunehaut Brewery, Brunehaut Belgum.

Availability

Package Type: 4 pack and 750Ml bottles

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Available year round

Tyskie

Tyskie, first brewed in 1629, is the No. 1 brand in Poland, and a two-time grand champion of the Brewing Industry International Award. The brand is rich in heritage from its origins near the beautiful city of Krakow and has since been elevated to national prominence.

Brewed by Tyskie Brewery, Tychy, Poland. 5.4% ABV 153 calories.

Availability

Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Pilsner Urquell

Pilsner Urquell was first brewed in the city of Pilsen, Czech Republic, in 1842. Its brilliant clarity, golden color and light body made it an instant success in a world that was accustomed only to dark, heavy, cloudy beers.

Brewed by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery, Pilsen, Czech Republic. 4.4% ABV, 156 calories

Availability

Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe Co.

Time: year round

Peroni

Imported from Rome, Peroni Nastro Azzurro is the No. 1 premium brand in Italy and is the most widely sold Italian beer brand overseas (it’s found in 38 countries). The light, crisp European lager is produced using only the highest quality natural ingredients grown in Italy.

Brewed by Birra Peroni Industriale S.p.A., Rome, Italy.5.1%ABV, 150 Calories.

Availability

Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Foster’s & Foster’s Premium Ale

Foster’s Lager is “Australian for beer” in the U.S. and more than 150 other countries. Foster’s was first brewed in Australia in 1888 by two brothers who dreamed of making a new kind of beer for the colonies.

Brewed by MillerCoors, USA. Fosters is 5.0ABV, 145 calories. Foster’s Premium Ale is 5.5%ABV, 160 calories.

Availability

Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Sheaf’s Stout

Originally brewed by Tooth and Company, Tooth’s Sheaf Stout is now part of the Foster’s Group and is simply Sheaf Stout.
This dark, opaque brown beer has a wonderful cocoa butter aroma with hints of fruit melding with yeast and burnt malts leading to some floral hop fragrances.

Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries, Australia Ltd. 5.7% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Grimbergen

Grimbergen is a group of Belgian abbey beers first brewed in 1128 at the abbey that Saint Norbert of Xanten. They became famous for providing hospitality and their home-brewed beer to visitors, and handed down the recipe over the centuries.

Brewed by Brouwerij Alken-Maes Brewery, Grimbergen, Belgium. 6.7% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw County.

Time: year round

Heineken, Heineken Light, Heineken Dark

Heineken is brewed using the same method developed in 1873 and takes a better part of a month to brew – around twice as long as regular beer. The extended “laagering” gives Heineken its distinctive flavor and clarity.

Heineken is brewed in 39 countries around the world. Heineken is 5.4% ABV, 166 Calories. Heineken Light is 3.5% ABV, 99 Calories. Heineken Dark is 5.1 ABV, 170 Calories.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Amstel Light

This Bavarian Style Lager was the first importer to introduce light beer in 1980; Amstel Light led the American Light Beer revolution with its unique mixture of hops and barley.

Brewed by Amstel Brewery in Amsterdam, Holland. 5% ABV, 95 Calories.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Buckler NA

Buckler is a low alcohol pale lager. It was launched in the summer of 1988, and is distributed worldwide

Brewed by Heineken, Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. 4.5% ABV, 75 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Murphy’s Stout, Murphy’s Red

The Murphy Brewery celebrates 150 years of brewing from 1856 to 2006 going from strength to strength; the now legendary stout is sold in over 40 countries and recognized worldwide as superior stout.

Brewed by Murphy Brewery Ireland Limited, Cork, Ireland. 5.00% ABV.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Affligem

The Affligem Abbey was built in 1074, after 6 pillaging knights established themselves in Affligem to adopt the monastic of the Benedictines. After years of war, in the Flemish village of Opwijk, the abbey has survived and brews the Hoppy Amber Op-Ale that we enjoy today.

Brouwerij De Smelt, Brouwwerij Affligem, Belgium. 6.7% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Paulaner

The name of the Paulaner brewery refers to the order of friars that resided in Neuhauser Straße in Munich who were part of the order of Saint Francis of Paola. The monks had brewed beer for their own use since 1634. Paulaner is one of Germany’s bestselling beers.

Paulaner Brauereri, Munich, Germany.4.9 %ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Corona Extra, Corona Light

Corona is a pale lager style beer. The crown logo from which Corona takes its name is based on the crown that adorns the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Corona Extra is 4.6%ABV and 148 Calories. Corona Light is 4.1%ABV and 99 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Pacifico

Pacifico is a Mexican pilsner-style beer first brewed in 1900 when three Germans opened a brewery, the Cerveceria Del Pacifico in Mazatlan. Known for its crisp, refreshing taste, this beer is now part of the Modelo Group and is available worldwide.

Brewed by Groupo Modelo, Mexico. 4.6% ABV, 145 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Negra Modelo

Negra Modelo is a Vienna lager-style beer first brewed in Mexico by Austrian immigrants in 1926. It is a delicious, creamy, full-flavored dark brew with a pleasant malt aroma and dry hop flavor that has a smooth mellow taste with an unusually shaped, wide brown bottle with a trademark gold label.

Brewed by Groupo Modelo, Mexico. 5.3% ABV, 170 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Modelo Especial

Modelo Especial has been brewed and packaged in Mexico since 1925 and became available in the U.S. in 1990. A rich, full-flavored pilsner beer with a slightly sweet, well-balanced taste, light hops character and crisp finish.

Brewed by Groupo Modelo, Mexico. 4.4% ABV, 145 calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Tsingtao

The largest and most prestigious brewery in China, the Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 by German settlers in Qingdao. The brand is sold in more than 60 countries worldwide and is the #1 branded consumer product exported from China. Tsingtao is an amber-colored, pilsner-style beer delivering a crisp, slightly malty flavor, a perfect complement to spicy or flavorful Asian cuisine.

Tsingtao Brewery, China. 3.8% ABV, 157 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

St. Pauli Girl

St. Pauli Girl is brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516, still in force throughout Germany today. The decree states: “In particular we wish that from now on, in all towns, markets and villages, nothing more is used for beer than barley malt, hops and water alone.”

Brewed by St. Pauli Brauerei, Bremen, Germany. 4.9% ABV, 148 calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Kronenberg

Kronenberg Brewery (Brasseries Kronenberg) is a brewery founded in 1664 by Geronimus Hatt in Strasbourg, France, as the Hatt Brewery. The name comes from the area (Cronenbourg) where the brewery relocated in 1850. Kronenberg is a pale lager which is the bestselling premium lager brand in France

Brewed Kronenberg, Obernai, France. 5.5% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw County.

Time: year round

Red Stripe, Red Stripe Light

First brewed in 1938, Red Stripe can to America in 1985 packaged in its distinctive squat brown bottle and painted label. This pale lager has a light honey color with an easy drinking, soft taste. Brewed by

Brewed by Desnoes and Geddes, Kingston, Jamaica. 4.7% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston Co.

Time: year round

Warsteiner, Warsteiner Dunkle, Warsteiner Oktoberfest

Warsteiner beer is brewed in the Arnsberger Forestpark outside of Warstein, Germany. Warsteiner is Germany’s largest privately owned brewery, and ranks number 4 among Germany’s best-selling beers.

Brewed by Warsteiner, Warstein, Germany.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

New Castle

Newcastle Brown Ale is traditionally sold in a 12 fl oz Wellington glass and is nicknamed “Dog” by people living in and around the areas of Newcastle and Tyneside. This stems from the locals saying, “Going to walk the dog.” This was the excuse used to grab a pint at the local pub

Brewed by Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd., Scotland. 4.70% ABV

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe Co.

Time: year round

Konig Ludwig Weiss

First brewed in 1260, their slogan, “Bier von königlicher Hoheit,” or “Beer of royal highness,” refers to the brewery’s heritage which can be traced back through the Kingdom of Bavaria. This beer has a medium body, cloudy yellow in color, with hints of citrus, banana and clove.

König Ludwig GmbH & Co, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany. 5.50% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Molson Canadian, Molson Canadian Light, Molson Golden, Molson Ice, Molson XXX

Molson Canadian is Molson Brewing Company’s flagship brand. Starting with crystal clear water, malted barley and the finest hops, Molson Canadian is slowly fermented to produce a smooth, refreshing beer with a genuine taste.

Brewed by Molson Canadian, Ontario, Canada. 5.0% ABV, 136 Calories.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round

Tetley’s

Nitro Keg Ale and Canned Widget Ale. This English style ale is praised among beer lovers as having wonderful color, clarity and frothy white head. It is well balanced with a complex range of malty and hoppy notes, enhanced by a fruity aroma.

Brewed by Carlsberg-Tetley Brewing Ltd United Kingdom (England). 3.60% ABV

Harp

Harp Lager was first produced in 1960 as a bottled beer by the Guinness company (now Diageo), in response to the trend among drinkers in Britain and Ireland towards continental lager. Bright pale golden; fruity nose; crisp and clean, slightly bitter up front, smooth aftertaste.

Brewed by Guinness Ltd, in the Dundalk Brewery, Ireland. 5.00% ABV.

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Package Type: package

County: Western Wayne County

Time: year round

Guinness Stout, Guinness Draft, Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

The unmistakable deep-dark color, the crisp hint of roasted barley, the fresh breeze of hops, and the refreshing bite all make for the bittersweet reward.

Brewed by Guinness Ltd, Ireland and in several counties around the world.

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Monroe County

Time: year round

Bass Ale

Founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton, England, Bass Pale Ale was exported throughout the British Empire with the distinctive red triangle becoming the UK’s first registered trademark. Bass’ distinctive caramel notes with hints of nuts and plum has made it a staple ingredient and the “Tan” in a Black and Tan.

Brewed by Bass Brewers Limited, United Kingdom (England). 5.00% ABV.

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Package Type: package and Draft

County: Monroe County

Time: year round

Asahi

The company’s primary beer, from 1957 through the late 1980s, was Asahi Gold. In 1987 it introduced Asahi Super Dry, which initiated the Japanese craze for dry beer.

Brewed by Asahi Breweries, Tokyo, Japan. 4.0% ABV, 149 Calories.

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Package Type: package

County: Western Wayne County

Time: year round

Smithwick’s

Smithwick’s recently celebrated it’s “recent” 300 year history establishing Smithwick’s legacy as “Ireland’s longest established brewer” and the “oldest working brewery in Ireland.” Ale retains great popularity in Ireland to this day, with Smithwick’s being Ireland’s favorite.

Brewed by Smithwick’s Brewery / Irish Ale Breweries Ltd,
Ireland. 4.50% ABV

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Package Type: package and draft

County: Monroe County

Time: year round

Viru

Viru a Pilsner Style beer brewed in Tartu, Estonia, by the A. Le Coq brewery. Viru is brewed with water drawn from artesian wells at the brewery and Saaz hops from the city in the Czech Republic where the hops has been growing for seven centuries. Viru is known for its distinctive octagonal shaped tall bottles intended to resemble the mid evil turrets found in Estonia.

5.0% ABV

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Package Type: package

County: Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe, Western Wayne Co.

Time: year round