Pontiac Brewing Tribe

10/13/2026

Many thanks to Keith & the Usual Suspects hbc for organizing the trip to Bottom Creek Brewery Saturday!

Ryan the head brewer gave us a vip tour of their state of the art brewhouse ending in samples of his tasty bison l***r.

We all enjoyed the property while checking out the b**rs & awsome food choices!
What a great day to explore this new one of a kind brewery experience!
It's definitely a must check out destination!
Thanks again Usual Suspects hbc for the invite!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

09/28/2026

PBT weekend,

PBT were at our home away from home brewery RMBC this past weekend volunteering for their 28th annual Octoberfest charity event in Rochester!
The b**rs, food and music were outstanding as usual.
The new Apple C***r Mule was a huge hit!
Great crowds all weekend!

Our very own Nick placed 3rd in the Stein holding contest.
Pic below...
Congrats!

This years charity is RARA! Donation link below...
rararecreation.org
We had a great time for an even better cause!

Prost!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

*Nick far right. Guy in the middle won...

09/21/2026

PBT's annual Brew & Fruit press day was last Sat!
Thx to Nick & Becky for hosting us!

We brewed Sma$h b**rs for our Oct club comp & processed ~60gal of apples and pairs combined.
Look out C***r Madness comp...😉

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

*Nick picked up the apples & pears fresh from the orchard!

*L to R, Colin, Scott & Don prepping the fruit to press.
Far right Peter vacuuming bees...
Not the honey kind...

*Nick's pneumatic fruit press. Highly recommend one...

09/17/2026

Mi. State Fair Homebrew comp '26

It was another successful homebrew comp for PBT this year!
Four 1st place medals
Two 2nd place medals
Four 3rd place medals
PBT swepted the Porter/Stout category.
Not scared of the dark...

PBT finished 2nd overall for points in the Heavy Medal competition.
Congrats to Keepers of the Craft hbc for winning 1st place with the most overall points again this year!

Big thanks to Blair & Grant Bowman for organizing and hosting this awsome event again this year!
Be sure to volunteer in '27 to keep events like this alive!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Proudly celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

*Nick with his medals plus PBT's Heavy Medal award!

*L to R, Peter, Nick, John, Sue & Anand!

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08/24/2026

What a great weekend it was at MHF!

PBT celebrated our 30th anniversary with all the hbc's from all over Michigan!
Pamela turned 21 this year with a toast and Birthday cake on Sat!
See pic below...

Usual Suspects & PBT created the Farfrumpuken Biergarten with assorted hbc's b**rs on tap all weekend!
Big success!
It'll be back in '27!

Congrats to:
Royal Oak hbc
Gang B**r winner!
PBT's ...

Deadgrass award:
Usual Suspects for their 250th anniversary theme. Very cool!

And a very special shout out to PBT's own Al Selberg for winning BOS (Best of Show b**r) in the Michigan B**r Cup!
A German Pils aptly named "Hell Ya".
We're just as shocked as anyone...🤣
Awsome job Al!

Great job per usual by the MHF event crew!
Thanks again to Dan Frechette for all your support of the Michigan B**r Cup and MHF over many years!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!
Plus BOS B**r '26! 🍺
Hell Ya!

08/13/2026

Usual Suspects HBC are hosting & tapping their charity IPA colab b**r featuring Great Lakes Malting Co grains and Top Hops Farm Hops!
Pure Michigan! 💯%
greatlakesmalting.com
tophopsfarm.com

When & where:
Sat. at Kickstand Brewery 1pm!
Link below...

Stop by and say hello and support our local brewery plus a great charity at the same time! Win-Win! 🍻
Thanks for the invite U.S.
See everyone Saturday!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

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Great Lakes Malting Company in Traverse City, Michigan supplies premium malted grains to craft brewers and distillers across the Midwest, offering consistent quality, local sourcing, and expert support for brewing and distilling needs.

07/26/2026

Urbanrest Smash b**r comp results:

Over 200 votes were casts for the Smash b**rs today!
A packed house enjoying these fantastic homebrews this afternoon!

Thanks to Zack and the awsome crew at UrbanRest for hosting & supporting the homebrew community here in Michigan!

Results:
1. Ken Cleary
DH Belgian Single

2. Scott Kimble & Anton Pugh.
English Pale Ale

3.Nick Donnellson
Hazy Brut IPA.
PBT member...👍

Congrats to the winners!
It was a very close finish.

Look for Ken Cleary's Smash b**r to be on tap in the near future!

PBT's next event is the Michigan Homebrew Festival in August at Camp Agawam!
See you all there!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

Nick & Dave serving their b**rs...

07/13/2026

Big Brew Review '26

PBT held its 15th annual homebrew competition at Cadillac Straits Brewery!
Thank you to Gary and Gordie for supporting homebrewers & hbc's in Michigan all these years!
Much appreciated!
And Stec for being a great host Saturday!
We'll all miss the brewery and supply house for sure!

There final day will be Saturday July 18th!
Be sure to stop by as they have some awsome b**rs saved for the party!

Competition results:
Peoples Choice winners:

HM- Naren T. Farmhouse Ale
HM- Nick Donnellson, Neipa
3rd- Steve Zimnie IPL
2nd- Tony Greening, Chocolate Cherry Sout
1st- Peter Jones, Honey Blonde ale.

Brewer's Choice winners:
HM- Naren T. Farmhouse Ale
HM- Nick Donnellson
3rd- Sue Sullivan, Hibiscus Wit.
2nd- Peter Jones, Honey Blonde ale.
1st- Tony Greening, Chocolate Cherry Sout.
It was very close between 1st & 3rd places!

Thanks to ALL homebrewers who brewed at RMBC in May & entered their b**rs for judging Sat!

*Finally thanks to our proud sponsors!Rochester Mills Brewing Company,
Great Lakes Malting Company. & Michigan Hop Allience for supporting homebrewers in this great homebrew state!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

06/08/2026

PBT weekend,

We had two awsome brew days Sat & Sun!

Saturday we brewed with the Usual Suspects hbc at their annual brew for a cause charity event!
Thanks to Keith and Amy for hosting all of us for this worthy cause! It was another great brew day!

Sunday we brewed at Urbanrest's Sma$h b**r competition.
Another great brew day with some of Michigan's best homebrewers!
Stop back July 26th Noon-4pm for the Sma$h b**r comp.
The winning b**r will be brewed on Urbanrest's system!

PBT's next event is our Big Brew Review July 11th 2-6pm at Cadillac Straits Brewery!
This is a free event 21& over...
B**rs from our Big Brew Day (May 16th) will be judged for Brewers Choice and Peoples choice 1-3rd with great prizes for the winners!
Stop by to judge the homebrews and support our local brewery and supply house!

Happy homebrewing and we’ll see you soon!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!

Doug, Dave, Preston & Jeromy. L-R
Brew for a cause Sat.
Nick chillin and brewing at Urbanrest Brewing Company

05/31/2026

Thanks to Nick & Becky for hosting PBT's "Brew for the Cup" day Saturday!
It was a beautiful day for homebrewing!

Members brewed b**rs for the Michigan B**r Cup & Michigan State Fair Homebrew competitions.
Good luck to all!

Next Saturday June 6th we're splitting up our brewers for 2 different days.

We'll be at UrbanRest Brewery for their sma$h b**r competition and the Usual Suspects annual brew a thon at Keith Manchesters house!
Check out their posts for all the information about those great brewing events!

If you're going to The Usual Suspects charity brew day please donate to this year's charity!
Plus they'll have a charity raffle also.
As always cash is king!

See everyone at one or both events!

Cheers!
Pontiac Brewing Tribe Celebrating 30yrs of homebrewing!