Barrels Left to Explore I have filled and emptied hundreds of barrels over the course of my career in craft beer. I know the process and I can repeat it. At Elder Piper, I’m not trying to repeat barrel-aged beers I’ve already made. We are trying to make barrel-aged...
Forager in The Apple Forest Our orchard and cider production are works in progress. We are not Farmers. Sometimes, I have grand notions that I will bring our orchard back to health using biodynamic practice, plant more trees in neat rows, and cut back more of the...
As I drove to Northern Michigan from Asheville, I reflected on the change in direction our lives were taking. What was wrong with our life in Asheville that we needed to pack up and move? Why Northern Michigan, and why try to start a brewery in Eeva’s hometown?...
