Established in 1996, we are brewers of beer, and makers of wine and mead. We meet monthly to share and compare our homebrew recipes, techniques, and of course to sample each others creations.

We usually take our meetings on the road to one of the many quality breweries in the area. Stayed tuned to our website for upcoming meetings in your area and if interested in joining, stop in to experience the wonders of home brewed beer as our guest.

Mark your calendars now:

The next club meeting will be:
Thursday, February 11th at
6:30 p.m. at
Sherwood Brewing Company
Just north of M-59 in the Hayes Center Shoppes Plaza

Buddy Brew/Brewing Demo
January 23rd at Mike's was a Success
We brewed over 35 gallons

1/23/10 - English Brown COC Results - Thanks to all who showed up last night and entered. We judged Cat. 11, English Brown Ales. 12 entries from 9 entrants. 4 Milds, 7 Northerns and 1 Southern. First place goes to Brian H. for his Mild. 2nd goes to Jim S. for his Northern Brown. and 3rd goes to Rob M. for his mild. We all had a great time. I'll have scoresheets today at Mike's and at the party. All beers were really good. Average score was in mid/upper 30s.

1/23/10 - The CRAFT Post Holiday Party is just around the corner.  It will be held on January 30th at Gourmet Manor in Roseville.  Checkout the forum for details.

11/17/09 - You can now support CRAFT by signing up for or renewing your AHA membership.  Sign up by clicking the AHA icon above or the link in this.  Signing up from these links will give CRAFT $5 per person so sign up today!

11/15/09 - We now have a new forum!  Check it out from the link above or by going to http://www.crafthomebrewclub.org/forum/.  Sign-up now and beginning sharing your knowledge and experience.

11/15/09 - Our new November Newsletter is now posted.  Check it out, CRAFT Newsletter 11-2009.

10/4/09 - Our new October Newsletter is now posted.  Check it out, CRAFT Newsletter 10-2009.

9/9/09 - Our new September Newsletter is now posted.  Check it out, CRAFT Newsletter 09-2009.

8/21/09 - The Summer/Autumn Party date has been decided.  It will be help on September 19th at the Lieblang Estate.  Thank you Phill and Michelle for agreeing to host it this year.  Look for more information about the event over the next few weeks.

8/8/09 - Our new August Newsletter is now posted.  Check it out, CRAFT Newsletter 08-2009.

7/30/09 - There will be two more Beer Festivals starting this year, Oktoberfest in Marquette held on September 12th and Harvest Fest will held on October 24th in Detroit's Eastern Market.  Keep posted for further details.

7/29/09 - Online registration for the 2009 Michigan Renaissance Festival Competition (Beer Barons Brew Brawl) is now open thru Aug. 9th.  In addition to the competition events, Hopman's Beer and Wine Making Supply cordially invites you to come out and brew your beers, meads and wines at the festival.  All brewing participants will be given admission to the festival and a 20% discount on any beer, mead, and wine ingredients used to brew during the festival.

7/29/09 - Call to all beer judges to participate in the Renaissance Festival Homebrew Judging. This year's judging will take place at Hopman's in Waterford, tentatively on Saturday, 8/29.  Receive a full lunch with snacks, plus tickets for free entry into the festival -- as well as BJCP points.  Please register yourself on our website and select "Sign In".

7/17/09 - Mead Day, August 1, 2009 • 10am - 5pm at B. Nektar Meadery Mead Day Schedule:

     * 10:00 – Open ( Mead Tasting Starts )
     * 10:30 - 11:30 – Mead Making Demo ( Ancient Orange )
     * 11:30 - 1:00 – Food and Music (BBQ w/ sauces made with mead)
     * 1:30 - 2:30 – Mead Making Demo ( Spiced Cyser )
     * 2:30 - 3:00 – Music
     * 3:00 - 4:00 – Varietal Honey with Ken Schramm
     * 4:00 – Schramm book signing begins, music
     * 4:00 - 5:00 – Mead Making Demo ( Unusual Ingredients )
     * 5:00 – Close ( Tasting Ends )

7/8/09 - August 1st from 10 till 5 at B. Nektar is Mead Day!  This event is open to all.  We should get a bunch of people to meet up at B. Nektar and support them.  Especially since they have supported us (Winter Party).

7/7/09 - We have changed up the newsletter a bit.  Instead of releasing it before a meeting we are now going to be releasing a new addition just after the meeting.  With that in mind check out the CRAFT Newsletter 07-2009.

6/29/09 - Preparations for the 2009 Michigan Renaissance Festival Competitions are under way. Registration opens on 7/24/2009 and new details will be posted at www.snobsbrewclub.com/renfest.

6/29/09 - Our education corner tomorrow will be on Cat 7. Amber Hybrid beers. This includes Altbier and California Common. If you've brewed one of these beers and its ready to go, bring a sample to the meeting tomorrow. We'll also have 4 commercial examples we will be tasting. It'd be great to compare these to homebrews of the same style.

6/15/09 - Find out more information about the State Fair by visiting their website: http://msfhomebrew.org/.

5/27/09 - Congratulations to our new officers:
                    President - Mike Zukowski
                    Vice President - Brian Hojnoski
                    Treasure - John Hilton
                    Webmaster - David Wilt
                    Newsletter - Bill Shadowens
                    Competition Coordinator - Joe Burgel