![]() After purchasing a brick clad Peter Austin brew system, Jack headed to Cambridge, MA to learn how to brew commercially under the tutelage of the one-and-only Alan Pugsley. Mashing in every morning at 5:00 AM, as Alan did, after drinking with him each night until 2:00 AM, the apprenticeship eventually revealed the critical conversion skills for taking small novice homebrew recipes and turning them into larger scale professional craft brews. By the early 1990s, his love of craft beer had grown to the point that he decided to open his own "micro" brewery in Williamsburg (near Traverse City), seeking loans from banks who found the concept absurd at the time. Jack Archiable's storied brewing career began in the late 1970s, homebrewing at friends' houses in his native Ohio. Nominees can be part of the industry now or in the past and do not need to be currently living. Nominees can be brewery owners or employees, can be affiliated with a beer wholesaler or beer retailer or otherwise involved in the industry. This is an individual whose hard work, passion, and perseverance has been a guiding force in creating the Great Beer State while being supportive of the entire craft beer industry in Michigan. The Tom Burns Award is given to a person who embodies the pioneering spirit of the Michigan brewing industry. ![]() The Tom Burns Award was presented to Jack Archiable, the MI Beer Champion Award was presented to Barry Johnson, and the Defender of Michigan Beer Award was presented to Representative Pauline Wendzel. ![]() The Michigan Brewers Guild presented three key awards to industry leaders at its annual conference Thursday night, January 12, 2023, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo. ![]()
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