BOTL Info

BOTL is a club that was founded as a means for our members to educate themselves and others about brewing beer, ciders and meads. We are all in this hobby as like minded individuals that have a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for an enjoyable time. Most of us are from Holland, MI and the surrounding communities.
We are accepting new members at this time.
For more information about our fine organization please email us at brewersonthelake@gmail.com


Styles of each month:
January - Cider, Meads, Barleywine and Strong Ales
February - Belgian & French Ales, Lambics and funky stuff
March - English Ales, Milds and Scottish Ales
April -Alts, Kolsch, Hybrids and Lagers
May - Pale Ale, IPA and Ryes
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September - Wheat, Weizens and Fest Beers
October - Ambers, Reds, Pumpkin and Spiced Ales
November – Browns, Porters and Stouts
December - Xmas Party Potluck. Your best beers.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

He's Nationwide


I noticed on a another blog that our favorite brewer is a celeb.
Friday, June 26
"Worthog" friends and myself were at Flying Saucer in Kansas City last night for the rare New Holland Brother Jacob Dubbel. After a few, someone pointed out some guy who had passed out right after ordering a full beer (notice the daylight). I couldn't resist so I went up and talked to his buddies who were having a casual conversation while this guy was snoring in the middle of the bar. They say that he does this all the time and he is just 'power napping', but he was out for a while. Can someone say narcoleptic?"

...or perhaps too many Brother Jacob's Dubbels?

Monday, June 22, 2009

Add the fruits of Michigan in your beer!

 Now is the perfect time for  creating fFruit-flavored beers and they are fun to make. One advantage the home brewer has over large breweries is the use of local ingredients and less concern over cost per unit. There are three options for adding fruit flavors to your beer, and they vary in cost, effort, and flavor...
http://www.brewersfriend.com/2009/06/21/adding-fruit-flavors/

Support local growers
G. R. - http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Shopping/Farm-Markets/Default.aspx?city=G3095&lm=pf
Cherries (year round) H&W Farms Belding 616-691-8802
Cider - James Engelsma Grandville 453-2571

http://www.pickyourown.org/mimp.htm