Welcome to another Slöshed issue of Metro Times, bringing you the last word in beer, bars and much more. This time, we have the lowdown on Detroit's first pop-up beer garden, the latest local products, Detroit cocktails past and present, and listings of some of the best places to hoist a pint glass in town — as well as a long, loving look at a band that has played for decades in more bars than you can shake a mug at. Enjoy!
Building community in Detroit's West Village — by the glass
From Atwater, B. Nektar Meadery, North Peak and New Holland
The Hummer cocktail: Born in Detroit
How bartender Jerome Adams’ mix of the moment became a worldwide phenomenon
More Motown cocktails, old and new
Some better bars, for beer, lore and more
Howling Diablos: Detroit stars of a million bars
Let's hear it for those good, old, 'dirty, filthy, trash-dumpster blues'
WDET Interview with Michael Jackman
MT's own Michael Jackman talks to Craig Fahle about the Sloshed 2011 special issue.
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