Michigan Breweries 1930-1970 - Book Info

What started as a twelve-page appendix to the MBC book has morphed into its own living document, currently 236 pages, with numerous details and newspaper advertisements to confirm first production dates of most Michigan beer cans. While driven by Randy Karasek, this has been a collaborative effort with other Michigan experts Chris Taylor, Chuck Starrett and Dave Wheaton. Thank you, gentlemen.

1)    Digitally please use www.mbcinfo.com

The full MBC content remains freely viewable by any collector interested in Michigan beer cans. With the internet and HTML, there are essentially no boundaries and I can web host as many files and in as many different image resolutions as preferred. This should still be your first choice to quickly reference any given Michigan beer can variation.

2)    EBook – MBC/BrewsBook.pdf

In keeping with the MBC core concept as educational, not profit, the full Michigan Breweries book is freely viewable as a single PDF “electronic book”. Please note the above file is approximately 65 MB and may take some time to download.

3)    Available in hard-cover, physical book!

There will NOT be any advance printed book copies, only “publish on demand”.

Realistically, this has been a fun project but unlikely more than 10 or so collectors even interested in such a topic, and that already includes a few copies I am going to give out for free! However, if you are interested in a printed book, please read and follow this process:

· Click here to fill out form and submit a purchase request. UPS ground does not ship to P.O. boxes and a phone number is required. Please online form only, no direct email, no FB messenger, no RB forum. This form allows for simple bookkeeping on my end.

· I will “Add to cart” a Barnes & Noble purchase for your requested quantity and address. Taxes vary per state, shipping varies per state and quantity. I will send you email with an invoice for exact costs and allows you to confirm correct shipping address.

· If you agree to the invoice, send PayPal (friends and family) to randy@mbcinfo.com. By far the simplest my end, but if you need to send check or money order, indicate on your form request and I will respond with my USPS mailing information when I send the invoice.

· Once payment is received, I simply complete the Barnes & Noble purchase with YOUR shipping address, the book will be shipped directly from B&N to your provided address.

· Please be patient. This is “publish on demand” only, no pre-printed books. The B&N website states ten business days, from experience estimate three calendar weeks (19-23 days)

· Once your book is physically printed, I will receive B&N email with UPS tracking number of which I will forward so you can track shipping. Experience has been between 2-4 days.

· Sorry, no refunds. This is bare-bones, exact costs publishing, zero profit. I am happy with the physical book and thus far only positive comments from others!

The following are some random pictures of the Michigan Breweries book: