Home Brewers Unite

There's a new club in town. Desperately in need of a place to meet after the Detroit Brew Factory closed its doors, several local area home brewers decided to form a club and hold regular meetings at the Park Winery, sustaining their mutual fondness of home-style beer making. Using the Detroit Brew Factory's DBF moniker, the new group chose to name itself the Displaced Brewery Fanatics, creating its logo after the old DBF's design.

The fact that the club meets at the Park Winery is no coincidence. The co-owner of the winemaking shop, Sandy Harville, is the former owner of the Detroit Brew Factory. The Winery, which holds a license for making wine on premises, offers a large assortment of supplies for the do-it-yourself home brewer.

The DBF plans to meet monthly, allowing members to share recipes and samples of their beers. Additionally, the club will invite guest speakers to liven up the meetings. Club organizers have started making plans for several field trips, and DBF members elected the club's first officers at a recent meeting (see related articles). DBF will maintain this Website to feature recipes and to inform members and visitors of DBF's activities.