Other hobbies besides homebrew..

[HokieBrewer]

Used to be into VW's - SWMBO effectively put an end to that. But she was the one who got me brewing, so not a bad trade off.

Also cooking, reading, running/sports, Virginia Tech sports, and dreaming of opening up my own business. (Hopefully in the next year or so!)

 

[Brew-boy]

My other hobbies are:
Shooting and reloading
Pontiac Cars I have a 67 GTO
Smoking meats and grilling
Fishing
Driving my wife crazy

 

[BlackBearForge]

cooking, Bluegrass music, Bagpipes, flyfishing, shooting, woodworking, gunsmithing, knife making...... wishing the heck I could retire so I could spend more time doing this stuff....

Awesome! Another knifemaker!

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Figured I'd add a few to my list that I forgot in the OP...

Hiking, camping, climbing, mt biking, telemark skiing (currently on hiatus in a snowless climate), really starting to get into grilling as well.

 

[HoppyDaze]

golf, fishing/hunting/camping, bbqing....basically all the good drinking activities

 

[McGarnigle]

biking, running, chess...basically all the good drinking activities

 

[GRHunter]

Hunting, retriever training, baseball, and metal detecting are my current hobbies.

 

[Revvy]

I'm involved with the local 1880's Vintage Recreation Base Ball Club, I'm one of the team's umpires. We wear period clothing.

In my 20's and 30's I was heavily involved in the music industry locally, I was a live music producer for WDET, the Public Radio Station in Detroit, as well as doing freelance photography for local acts, I even helped open a jazz club. I still love live music and the summer music festival circuit in Michigan (except for this year with gas prices so high) you can usually find me at one of them on a weekend.

This is me with this incredible Irish rock Band, "The Screaming Orphans." (Check them out on myspace.) They kinda adopted me last summer....It sucks getting old...being looked up to as a "father figure" by four attractive young sisters from Ireland...Isn't quite the studly thing one thinks it is....

Although I haven't much in the last couple years, I used to be big into african drumming, and the whole drum circle thing. I even used to make drums and flutes. I even taught a couple workshops on spirituality and percussion. The coolest thing I ever did, was help my drum teacher lead a 500 person percussion circle at a world music festival.

I love to cook, it's what got me into Brewing to begin with...(This pic is ime back n my cottage back in ministerial school, my housemate was just as much as a food geek as I was.) At one point I was going to try out for "be the next Food Network Star" when the show first came on, and before it became more about the "reality show" aspect than about finding people who could cook.

I'm also writing a book about the breweries in Michigan's thumb from the 1800's onward.

 

[Shooter]

Despite my name, shooting is really a very minor hobby. I also enjoy riding my motorcycle, playing video games and playing/recording my own crappy music. Brewing is definitely number one on the list.

 

[Bret86944]

mainly cars. I love reading about them, seeing them, driving them, even doing my own maintenance. I used to have a 94 integra (great car), now I drive a 350z. If my wife is scared I know I'm driving well.

I also like tinkering around my house, pretty much with anything that needs fixed or improved. I'm a DIY kind of person which is probably why I like homebrewing so much.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I jump hobbies.
I played tournament paintabll in college
Rode dirtbikes right out of college (plan to get back into this in a couple years when my son ins 4-5)
building brewery projects
Disc Golf
Camping

 

[gak27]

- golf (never play enough)
- music, esp. vinyl playback
- attending the kids' sports activities, esp. now that I don't have to drive them everywhere
- soccer
- reading (until I fall asleep, that is)
- photography

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

Like others have posted, my home improvements and kids take up nearly all of my free time, but I find the time to brew and participate in a few other hobbies:

Cycling
Skating (mostly miniramps in my old age, streets are a lot less forgiving nowadays)
Billiards
Fishing
and Climbing

 

[cclloyd]

in no particular order
fishing
music - collecting and attending shows
golf
cooking / grilling
any and all of the above as often as possible

 

[Brewpastor]

Kids/family (not really a hobby but a great JOY)
Landscape/yard/garden/orchard
Chickens
Mandolin
Alchemy
Cooking
Jewelry/lapidary work
Reading nearly all the time

 

[New2Brew17]

I'm involved with the local 1880's Vintage Recreation Base Ball Club, I'm one of the team's umpires. We wear period clothing.

There are a few clubs in my area...Someone I know from high school is pretty heavily involved, so I am trying to get involved as well. Ipswich Brewing actually has a team and brings their beer truck to some of the games.

As for my hobbies, I play some golf when I can and I do submission wrestling.

 

[cheezydemon3]

smoking meats, otherwise cooking, and......

growing the hottest peppers in the world.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I'm boring, I don't have many hobbies...

Cooking, gardening, and grilling. There are other things I'd like to do, but haven't done them yet.

 

[oo7cable]

Smoking meats!!! I love it!

Music - Playing and creating new sounds.

Audiophile - Always building speaker cabinets and improving old ones.

WoW -

Cars - Although Im broke and dont have anything in the garage to tinker with lately

 

[Revvy]

There are a few clubs in my area...Someone I know from high school is pretty heavily involved, so I am trying to get involved as well. Ipswich Brewing actually has a team and brings their beer truck to some of the games.

Oh that's awesome. It's a lot of fun, and it's a nice community of folks around the country (we just hosted the international vintage base ball association convention, and met folks from all around the country and Canada). The head of my team is also a homebrewer, so we get into beer discussions and swapping all the time.

I'm planning to brew an 1860's cream ale or steam beer for August when we particpate in the World Series of Historical Base Ball, and stay at Greenfield Village for the weekend. We usually have a BBQ the Saturday night of the event, and I usually bring some HB, so I thought I would do something special.

I even have the label.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Skating (mostly miniramps in my old age, streets are a lot less forgiving nowadays)

Everytime I driver past a skatepark I want to get back into skating. Boots or board for you? I was involved in a pretty big scene in college. Couple guys have stayed with it and continue to run a clothing company they started in school. I agree about the streets, That all I ever wanted to skate back then, now I wouldn't be able to handle the massive gaps and wouldn't want to deal with the police now that I'm a "responsible adult" with children and a job,

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

Everytime I driver past a skatepark I want to get back into skating. Boots or board for you? I was involved in a pretty big scene in college. Couple guys have stayed with it and continue to run a clothing company they started in school. I agree about the streets, That all I ever wanted to skate back then, now I wouldn't be able to handle the massive gaps and wouldn't want to deal with the police now that I'm a "responsible adult" with children and a job,

Board. The only way I'd strap boots on is with a hockey stick in hand...

We've got a decent public skatepark down the street from my house with some pools that look to be well laid out but I haven't made the time to go ride it yet.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Board. The only way I'd strap boots on is with a hockey stick in hand...

We've got a decent public skatepark down the street from my house with some pools that look to be well laid out but I haven't made the time to go ride it yet.

I'm a boot man myself. We have a poor excuse for a park in my small town, but it's more of just a hang out for the trash and drug dealers. Two neighboring towns have decent parks though. But I haven't owned a pair of skates for about 5-6 years now.

*edit*
Wow, man, that is a sweet park! Assuming it's the right one.

 

[modernlifeisANDY]

I play a lot of video games, usually World of Warcraft. I also rock climb and ride my bike around the city quite a bit.

 

[copper]

-Tabletop RPG, video, board, and card games (no CCG's please).
-Some desktop publishing and illustration.
-I have a 2 year old girl. Best hobby ever but it tends to overshadow those above (and rightly so!)

 

[Bopper]

I even have the label.

Awesome label, Revvy! I especially like the list of ailments that it cures!

 

[jmkratt]

Aside from homebrewing I fly fish and tie flies and dream of fishing more often. Having 2 kids under 2 years old has put a kink in the days on the water, but I try.

I also enjoy cheering my Colorado State Rammies, Denver Broncos, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish...though there really hasn't been much to cheer about lately

 

[febbrewro]

-Camping and backpacking, although I haven't had much time to do either since graduating from college.
-Computers, building, programming, etc - tied to my career since I'm a software developer
-Computer gaming
-Just got into gardening, had a few fails along the way....

and, my guilty pleasure...
-Magic: The Gathering

 

[HokieBrewer]

I'm a boot man myself. We have a poor excuse for a park in my small town, but it's more of just a hang out for the trash and drug dealers. Two neighboring towns have decent parks though. But I haven't owned a pair of skates for about 5-6 years now.

You know what's the hardest thing about rollerblading?

Telling your parents you're gay.

Just messing with you

 

[curlyfat]

I work 70+ hours a week and have three kids (aged 6, 4, 3). So besides that, I brew beer, drink beer, sleep, work, repeat.