Hops & Props on the River in Manistee, West Michigan

Hops & Props on the River in Manistee

September

The Annual Hops & Props on the River is an event not to be missed. It focuses on the city's rich boating history, plus the popularity of Michigan craft beer, cider and wine. Over 100 varieties of beer will be featured from 30 breweries. Wooden boat parade and live entertainment round out this annual festival.

Participating Breweries scheduled in 2019:

Arbor Brewing Company
Beards Brewery
Bell's Brewery
Big Buck Brewery
Big Hart Brewery
Blake's Hard Cider Co.
Cigar City Brewing
Creston Brewery
The Distant Whistle Brewhouse
Farmhaus Cider
Haymarket Brewery
High Five Spirits-Distillery
Iron Fish Distillery
Journeyman Distillery
Ludington Bay Brewing Company
The Mitten Brewing Co
Mountain Town Brewing Co
North Channel Brewery
Northern Naturals Cider
Oskar Blues Brewery
Perrin Brewing Co
Pigeon Hill Brewing Co.
Reed City Brewery
Ridge Cider Co.
Right Brain Brewery
ROAK Brewing Co
Rochester Mills Beer Co
Starving Artist Brewing Co
Stormcloud Brewing Company
Third Monk Brewery
Virtue Cider

Here's was the schedule from 2019:

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Saturday

Boat Show, 10am-4pm. Free and open to the public.
Craft Beer Festival, 2pm, downtown Manistee, featuring over 30 participating breweries. Each entry ticket ($25 in advance, $30 at the door) includes a commemorative tasting glass and includes 5 tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets are available for purchase. Tickets are available at the Manistee Chamber of Commerce, Visitors Center, and North Channel Brewing Company. In Ludington, purchase tickets at Ludington Bay Brewing Co.
Music feature Serita's Black Rose & Desmond Jones (funk, soul, rock, blues).
Tap Takeover-After the festival, head to a participating local restaurant for the tap takeover.

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