New brewer in Metro Detroit

[febbrewro]

Brewed my first batch (an IPA) under the careful instruction of Bjornbrewer this past Saturday. Had a great time, hope to do it again real soon.

Little about myself - Born and raised in the Metro Detroit area, currently living in Royal Oak, MI, and I'm a software developer by trade. My beer palate was greatly expanded while going to school at Michigan Tech in the UP. Spent quite a bit of time at The Library brewpub in downtown Houghton. A new place opened up shortly after I graduated (Keweenaw Brewing Company, or KBC) - I was able to try their beer when I came back up to visit a few years after graduation. Wish that place was open while I was going to school there, great atmosphere, awesome view of Portage Lake, and good beer.

 

[Revvy]

YAY! You came in! Welcome!!!

 

[febbrewro]

Thanks Revvy, nice meeting you on Saturday. You'll have to let me know how your Mojave Red turns out.

 

[Bjornbrewer]

What's up buddy! Glad you stopped in.

 

[Revvy]

When all our beers are ready we should do a little group drinking to cap off the group brewing.

 

[Bjornbrewer]

hummm.... a reason to get together and drink homebrew....OK!!!

 

[febbrewro]

Sounds good to me!

 

[Yooper]

Welcome! Would you do me a big favor and give Bjornbrewer a big kiss from me? (You can use a little tongue if you want to). I loved having a beer or ten with him last year, and am glad to see that you guys got to brew.

It's always nice to have another almost-a-Yooper around here, and you've got a great resource with those Michigan brewers to help you out.

Welcome!

 

[febbrewro]

YooperBrew, I'll give him lots of tongue. He likes it.

Where in the UP are you from? I love it up there, and hope I can make a trip back sometime soon. I miss my Porcupine Mountains.

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome

 

[Yooper]

YooperBrew, I'll give him lots of tongue. He likes it.

Where in the UP are you from? I love it up there, and hope I can make a trip back sometime soon. I miss my Porcupine Mountains.

I'm in the central UP, along the WI border. I've backpacked recently in the Porkies, but I spend most of my time in the central/western UP. We have a lake cottage west of Iron River, as well as our house in town.

My husband got his undergrad degree at Tech, about 150 years ago. I love the beer at the library, much better than KBC, but don't get there as often as I'd like. My son likes to ski at Mont Ripley, while I drink. It works out well for both of us.

Seriously, I'm so glad you got to meet Bjornbrewer, and Revvy. They are awesome guys. I really talked a long time to Bjorn, since we have similar tastes in music.

 

[febbrewro]

I've known Bjornbrewer since right after I graduated from high school, about 9 or 10 years now. I don't know about music, but we have similar tastes in beer!

Revvy I just met on Saturday, and he was a lot of fun to hang out with.

Nice meeting you, happy brewing.

 

[Bjornbrewer]

...this thread got weird.

 

[Revvy]

...this thread got weird.

I'm just glad she asked the noob to slip it to you, and NOT me.