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Oktoberfest – Brewery is featured at about the 2:30 mark on the video

Frankenmuth Oktoberfest, held from September 18th through the 21st at Heritage Park behind the Bavarian Blast Waterpark, is the only…

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Frankenmuth is named by Travel + Leisure as the Best Small Town for Families

Walking down the tidy Main Street of Frankenmuth, Michigan, it would be easy to mistake the town of roughly 5,000…

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Frankenmuth Brewery & Brewery Vivant | Episode 4 | Season 1 

In this episode of Pure Brews America, hosts Ryan Terpstra and Shannon Long explore Michigan’s oldest brewery in the heart…

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History of Frankenmuth Brewery

This episode traces the rich history of Michigan’s oldest brewery, founded in 1862 shortly after Frankenmuth’s 1845 settlement by Lutheran…

Ohio and Michigan Have Two of the Oldest Breweries in the Country – WRKR 107.7 FM

Ohio and Michigan both boast some of the nation’s oldest breweries: Michigan’s Frankenmuth Brewery, founded in 1862 (originally as Cass…

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Frankenmuth Brewery, established in 1862 as one of America’s oldest operating breweries, has evolved through names like Cass River Brewery…

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Para/Digm Wins Best of Show at 2024 World Expo of Beer

The 2024 World Expo of Beer Competition featured 479 entries. Frankenmuth Brewery from Frankenmuth, Michigan, won the Rex and Mary…

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Frankenmuth Brewery | Highlights

Narrated with Tim Allen’s iconic voice, the 30-second ad invites viewers to “experience a little Bavaria… in Pure Michigan.” It…

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Focus On 5: Frankenmuth Brewery

The segment delves into Michigan’s oldest brewery, founded in 1862, showcasing its survival through a devastating 1990s tornado and multiple…

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John McGivern’s Main Streets – Frankenmuth

Ohio and Michigan are home to two of the nation’s oldest breweries, both with deep German immigrant roots. Frankenmuth Brewery…

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