Welcome to Beer-ian County, Mich.

The Hops, Sweat and Tears IPA at Silver Harbor Brewing Company in St. Joseph, Mich.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Christian Cook, co-owner and brew master at Silver Harbor Brewing Co., cleans a fermentation tank.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Sour beers age for one to three years in the basement under Arclight Brewing Co..  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Opus Kriek Cherry Sour at Arclight Brewing Co. in Watervliet, Mich.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Moe’s IPA Mosaic Hops at Arclight Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Michigan Red sour at Arclight Brewing Company.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Patrons sit at the bar at Arclight Brewing Co. in Watervliet, Mich.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Alyson Wendzel pours a Citrasun Wheat beer at Arclight.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

From left: Navigate, an IPA; Explore, a Coco Stout; Climb, a Belgian Strong; and Pursue, a witbier. They’re served on a wooden board shaped like the state of Michigan at Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Hops grow in a field near the tasting room at Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

The tasting room at Cultivate Brewing Co in Berrien Springs, Mich.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

The exterior of Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Winter barley grows in a field near the tasting room at Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Customers drink on the patio at Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Jack the dog looks up at Paul Cooper on the patio at Cultivate Brewing Co.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Chris Betts, owner of Transient Artisan Ales, outside the tasting room and brewery.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Friends and family drink beer during a soft opening of Transient Artisan Ales in April.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Emily Varichak, right, and Tara Zanzing watch Andrew Lautner pour a beer while attending a soft opening of Transient Artisan Ales.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Double Barrel Obelus at Transient Artisan Ales.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Double Barrel Obelus beer ages in a 900-gallon oak tank in the brewery of Transient Artisan Ales.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

The entrance of Transient Artisan Ales in Berrien Springs, Mich.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Christian Cook, co-owner and brew master at Silver Harbor Brewing Co., measures out hops while brewing a pale ale.  (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)