USA, MI: Bifferhaus Brewing Company hoping to launch soon in Jackson

After brewing beer for nearly two decades in his home for friends and family, Terry Howard has decided to invite the public to enjoy his brews, MLive reported on September 7.

Howard plans to open a microbrewery called the Bifferhaus Brewing Company, located at 900 Lansing Ave. in Jackson, MI. There is no set opening date, but Howard hopes to open soon. He said he is waiting on his license from the state of Michigan, and after he receives his license, he will begin the brewing process, which takes about three to four weeks.

Howard, from Albion, said he decided to open his own micro-brewery after friends and family told him how good his homemade craft beer was.

“In the last couple of years, some of my friends told me I should open a microbrewery,” Howard said. “I love brewing beer and love it when others enjoy drinking the beer I brew. So, I decided to open a microbrewery.”

The beers Howard will craft include Porters, Brown Ales, IPAs (Indian Pale Ales), Pale Ales, fruit beers and seasonal ales. He said he plans to have eight different brews on tap and is working on a Cask beer, which is a beer that is served from the cask it is crafted in, to have on tap as well.

“The batches of beer will be very small, approximately one barrel,” Howard said. “This will help ensure high-quality beers.”

Bifferhaus Brewing is named after a house Howard lived in while he attended Eastern Michigan University with six friends. They named the house the Bifferhouse because EMU’s Intramural sports team was the Biffers.

11 September, 2013