Category: Ken’s Thoughts

• Schramm’s Orchards

  09-10-2021

  I’d like to talk a little about the orchard.  We are going to begin letting people get a look at what we are doing there. We are asking people to …Read More

• Winemakers

  01-07-2016

  There is a lot that we admire about the wine world. This is not to say that we do not admire the beer world deeply, or that we do not …Read More

• Growing Up

  12-21-2015

  At this point, craft beer is in its second generation. There is a whole slew of twenty-somethings out there who learned about stouts and IPAs and weizens from their Moms …Read More

• Mead’s Coming of Age

  10-02-2015

  Mead is coming of age in the US. Meadmakers will face some very challenging questions as our star rises in the beverage alcohol market. Mead needs to get registered in …Read More

• A Story About Good Mead

  05-12-2015

  I’m on a quest.  A quest to answer the question, “how good can mead be?” And thus the adventure begins. What makes the greatest mead? Is it great honey? Yes. …Read More

• Beholden to Nature

  05-09-2015

  We are into the portion of the year when cherries take on monumental importance. My family has regularly accused me of being a slave to my orchard. I readily admit …Read More

• Wine Reviews: Drink or Hold

  04-10-2015

  Beyond the descriptions of flavors and aromas, and subjective views on whether the wine is actually enjoyable or not, many of the wine tasting notes I read include a final …Read More