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Hummock Lick is a small headwater creek that flows through a high quality Hummock Lick is a small headwater creek that flows through a high quality fen system. Fens are wetlands that receive nutrients from surrounding fen system. Fens are wetlands that receive nutrients from surrounding mineral soils as groundwater enters the system from spring and seeps. This plenti- mineral soils as groundwater enters the system from spring and seeps. This plenti- ful, cold, nutrient-rich water and healthy plant community creates fantastic aquatic ful, cold, nutrient-rich water and healthy plant community creates fantastic aquatic habitat for numerous sensitive insects and small fish. habitat for numerous sensitive insects and small fish.

While this little creek is officially called “County Drain #7”, a group of HRWC While this little creek is officially called “County Drain #7”, a group of HRWC volunteers informally renamed this stream “Hummocky Lick” because it reminded volunteers informally renamed this stream “Hummocky Lick” because it reminded them of small streams in Kentucky which are often named “Licks”. The word them of small streams in Kentucky which are often named “Licks”. The word “Hummocky” comes from the fen vegetation, which is composed of grass and “Hummocky” comes from the fen vegetation, which is composed of grass and sedge bumps on the ground called hummocks. sedge bumps on the ground called hummocks.

Hummocky Lick is a tributary to Hummocky Lick is a tributary to Honey Creek in Livingston Honey Creek in Livingston County. Honey Creek County. Honey Creek (highlighted) flows through the (highlighted) flows through the Hummocky Lick is just a trickle (you can step over it), but the creek village of Pinckney. Hummocky Lick is just a trickle (you can step over it), but the creek village of Pinckney. is full of life and provides clean water to downstream tributaries and is full of life and provides clean water to downstream tributaries and eventually the Huron River. Credit: Max Bromley eventually the Huron River. Credit: Max Bromley

Huron River Watershed Council,1100 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, (734) 769-5123 Huron River Watershed Council,1100 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, (734) 769-5123 Hummocky Lick Hummocky Lick Sumac Sensation Sumac Sensation

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Hummocky Lick Sumac Sensation is the fourth release in Jolly Pumpkin’s earth Hummocky Lick Sumac Sensation is the fourth release in Jolly Pumpkin’s earth shattering series of beers brewed with unusual ingredients - dubbed project shattering series of beers brewed with unusual ingredients - dubbed project Green Leaf. Named for a great little Huron River headwater creek, and two Green Leaf. Named for a great little Huron River headwater creek, and two Michigan staples, Hummocky Lick starts light and grassy as a breezy field of spring Michigan staples, Hummocky Lick starts light and grassy as a breezy field of spring wheat, turns lightly sour and tart with cherries, and finishes with a hint of clove wheat, turns lightly sour and tart with cherries, and finishes with a hint of clove and tamarind from the friendly sumac berry. and tamarind from the friendly sumac berry.

Specifications; Specifications; OG 1.50, FG 1.012, ABV 5, IBU 27 OG 1.50, FG 1.012, ABV 5, IBU 27 Color: Yellow tinged with pink Color: Yellow tinged with pink Malts: Pilsner malt, Wheat malt, Flaked Barley, Crystal 30 Malts: Pilsner malt, Wheat malt, Flaked Barley, Crystal 30 Hops: Perle, Fuggles Hops: Perle, Fuggles Other: Sumac (not the poison kind), Cherries, Cherry juice Other: Sumac (not the poison kind), Cherries, Cherry juice

Head brewer of Jolly Pumpkin, Ron Jeffries. Head brewer of Jolly Pumpkin, Ron Jeffries.

Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery, 311 S. Main St, Ann Arbor, MI. Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery, 311 S. Main St, Ann Arbor, MI.