Field Report: Brass Ring Brewing

Cask lovers, assemble

“We are here to drink beer.

We are here to kill war.

We are here to laugh at the odds

and live our lives so well

that Death will tremble to take us.”

How have I been alive and drinking beer for this long without ever having heard this Bukowski quote? If nothing else, I have Brass Ring Brewing in Grand Rapids to thank for that … but I also have a lot more to thank them for.

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