The Collegian

Hillsdale's bartenders serve up stories, cocktails

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

The Hunt Club Lindsay Fucile, the Hunt Club's bartender last Thursday night, values the business. She quickly checks on her customers, keeping their drinks full before sitting down to talk. Fucile has served guests at the Hunt Club for almost five years, and she picked up bartending around the same time.

Medieval brew is a blast from the past

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Most Hillsdale College students probably think of mead as something belonging only in medieval literature. For some at Hillsdale, however, it belongs in the kitchen.

Senior Jody Lent keeps his mead in his bedroom. He said the drink is aging in a six-gallon container.

Students experiment with hard cider

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

For adventurous students on a budget, there are few things more satisfying, cheap or interesting than brewing your own hard cider - especially with the low cost of entry and effort.

"It's so easy, it's sort of embarrassingly simple," senior Raymond Spiotta said.