Spring is kind of here. Sure, it was snowing in Southeast Michigan in late April. But based on every preceding year since 1850, when temperature records began in earnest, Metro Detroit is heading into warmer weather.

And with the warmer weather, many area brewers have begun crafting lighter, and sometimes-fruitier beers to accompany the more comfortable climate.

Below are some of the spring and summer offerings being made by arguably some of Southeast Michigan's finest beer brewers.

If you feel we're missing someone, let us know, we'd be happy to add them. Home brewers do not count (this time).

Detroit Beer Co.

Detroit Beer Co. is brewing a "313," which head brewer Nate Ryske says is "basically a hopped up pilsner." The restaurant/brewery is also doing a peach witbier, which is a Belgian style beer with peach pit in it. There's a brown ale too, which is more for fall, but why not, Ryske said. "And since we're right by Comerica Park, we do a Baseball Beer every year. I got that on tap right now and another batch coming up." The Baseball Beer is a pale ale with dry hops and cascade hops.This week they're also planning to do a Belgian Tripel – a strong, "hoppy" beer with high Alcohol By Volume (ABV) content (about 10 %).

Traffic Jam and Snug

Traffic Jam and Snug, perhaps better known for food offerings, is brewing two special beers for the season. It has a Ryebock, which is a play on the German Maibock spring beer "with a heavy does of rye," head brewer Chris Reilly said. Reilly also brewed an imperial wit and a Belgian wheat beer. He said he will soon do another batch of India Pale Ales.

Motor City Brewing Works

There is a double bock that's only available in the tap room at Motor City Brewing Works. It accompanies another spring, tap room-only brew, the imperial stout.

The next beer that will be brought out for summer distribution, called Summer Brew,

is an American wheat beer brewed with honey and orange peels. "We've been doing that for about six years," said Daniel Scarsella, director of operations.

Atwater Brewery

The Summertime Ale is already on tap at Atwater Brewery. It's a light-amber in color, and features Vienna malt and dark wheat, said Jason Schrider, director of operations. "It gets about ten minutes exposure to ground lemon peel while it's still hot," Schrider said. "It's a light, easy drinker, and the Vienna malt and the wheat make it real crisp." The brewery is also doing a Maibock, a variety of hop-ier beers, and a run of fruity cascades and "super cascade knock-offs." The brewery also released its summer variety packs, which include four six packs of Summertime Ale, Traverse City Cherry Wheat, Purple Gang Pilsner and Dirty Blonde.

Woodward Avenue Brewers

Woodward Avenue Brewers, often referred to as simply "WAB," has six spring beers on tap and four beers on "guest taps." WAB's own beers are the Custom Blonde, the Raspberry Blonde, the Detroit Maiden IPA, the Czech Engine Light Pilsner, the Czech Amber and the Gluten-Less Maximus IPA. The guest taps have 3 Mile Marker Hefe Weizen from Midland Brewery, North Coast Red Seal, Atwater Vanilla Java Porter and Uncle John's Hard Apple Cider.

Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

This Warren-based brewery is "staying constant" with full run of pale ales, production manager and cellar master Todd Schwem said. The brewery will soon crack out a hefeweizen, different wheat beers, and panty-droppers. "The panty dropper is basically the base beer, our classic American," Schwem said. It's a session beer that is infused with fresh strawberries, blue berries, raspberries or oranges. "It's a panty dropper because ladies drink it," Schwem said.

Falling Down Beer Company

Falling Down Beer company, which just opened a few weeks ago in Warren, has the following on tap: Ninja Chicken Pale Ale, Angry Beaver Double Brown, Cherry Blonde, IPA, Belma Pale Ale, Green Tea IPA, Muscovado Stout, Test Batch Stout (Session Stout), and Amber Ale.

Dragonmeade Microbrewery

Dragonmeade Microbrewery, based in Warren, has a lighter, Gemrna-style lager on tap for spring that it is calling Tuhelles Enbock. It also has the Armageddon Grand Cru, a Belgian-style quad that "lives up to its name and then some." It has an ABV of 11.6 %. Rounding out its trio of current brews is the Wench Water Belgian Pale Ale, a golden-colored beer that is brewed with Belgian Candi Sugar and coriander, as well as sweet orange peel. The brewery also still has bourbon-cask beers.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company

Head brewer Duncan Williams said this Ann Arbor brewery still has some brews left on tap from the city's annual FestiFools, but some new ones are in the works for the coming weeks. One is The Mighty Willamette Bitter. It's an English-style, "hoppy" beer, but the Willamette hops make it distinctly American. The brewery is working on a Bavarian-style hefeweizen, called El Hefe. Williams said he's also working on Belgian Saisonaire or farmhouse ale, with all Michigan hops and malt, that will be coming in late spring or early summer.

Arbor Brewing Company

Also in the Ann Arbor area, Arbor Brewing Company owners Rene and Matt Greff are collaborating with their peers at the Troubadour brewery in Belgium. The Greffs brewed a rye Tripel for the Belgians, and the Troubadour folks came to the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti to do a chocolate rye double. At Arbor Brewing Company, three taps are going to be Toubadours, and two will be Amero-Belgian collaborations between the brewers, according to bar manager Ryan Luttermoser. Then, on Cinco de Mayo, the breweyr will release a dark Mexican lager. It is also releasing a Maibock on May 9. In June, the brewery will being doing fruitier session beers.

