Michigan Kossacks, talk to me about beer!

Well, my first diary in over two years, on the crucial issue of...  Beer.

Oklahoma is a beer lover's purgatory.

I'm going to be in the Traverse City Mich area all next week.

So...  talk to me!  What should I look for in locally brewed bottled beer?  What should I not miss if I can find it on tap?  Are you out there, Dump Terry McAuliffe?

On my tastes:  I saw a discussion several weeks ago where it was claimed Dogfish Head IPA was America's best beer.  I had the 90-Minute IPA last month and I would not be too prone to disagree (though "prone" would be an apt description after two of them...)

But given only one chance, I'll go for a stout.  Victory Storm King.  Thirsty Dog Siberian Nights.  Rogue Shakespeare. Great Divide Yeti.

I know all about Bell's!  Never had any.  I'd die for a taste of Expedition Stout.

I"m planning on stopping in Ludington on the way up for lunch at Jamesport Brewing Co.

And I plan visits to North Peak in TC, and especially Short's in Bellaire.

So, share your wisdom!  I'll be in your debt, and will toast your kindness.