home brewing

• September 29, 2014

  When Life Gives You Apples…Make Hard Cider!

  When we first moved into our house 5 years ago, I noticed that we had a crabapple tree in our side yard. Some years it has bloomed beautifully and produced a good amount of apples; other years, it hasn’t done much. The deer frequently come up to munch on the dropped apples or eat them…

• June 2, 2013

  Brew Blog: Hideout Brewery & Home Brew Update

  It’s been a while since I’ve updated the Brew Blog, and indeed we did take a bit of a hiatus on our tour.  However, we have been to one new one (Tom several times now): Hideout Brewery.  This place is aptly named, as it’s in such a strange location, you would never guess it was…

• March 14, 2013

  2013 Brew-Ski Festival & Petoskey Brewing Co.

  Last year, we discovered the BrewSki festival at Boyne Highlands — which happens to be right around the corner from our family cabin in Harbor Springs, Michigan.  We went up north this past weekend so that we could attend BrewSki and had a good time with my brother and his wife, along with a couple…

• February 7, 2013

  Brew Blog: Thom Bomb Brewery

  Okay, so this isn’t actually a stop on our brew tour, but it’s something I have to share.  Last year, Tom attempted to brew his own beer for the first time.  He enjoyed the process and actually ended up making three different batches.  I think the first batch may be all gone now, but he…