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“Thanks Big Gretch” is the third, and final, version of a series of beers from Muskegon’s The Rake Beer Project named after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Big Gretch has certainly helped bridge that divide for us." Rake also says that he's been in close contact with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and she's been more than supportive of the beer.