About Us

Two brothers from Calumet, Michigan. Evan and Alec Koski sought out to create a kombucha that tasted great, inspired connection, and was based in quality.

Meet the booch bros.

Evan holding a jar of kimchi.

  • Co-Founder/Brew Master

    Sculpted from the hardest stone scavenged and cultivated from the farthest regions of the Earth, he is the gatekeeper of our brewery. A master of loosening stiff pickle jar lids, his weakest grip has been known to cause mason jars to implode upon impact.

    Enjoys: Playing Guitar, Bartending, Turning the heat up at the brewery.

Alec holding a tub of locally made blueberry yogurt.

  • Co-Founder/Master of Brewing

    A heroic outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, he is known for his capabilities in the art of jiu-jitsu as well as his talent for disguising himself. Despite being declared an outlaw, Alec is a good and generous person at heart, and is beloved by the townspeople for his deeds.

    Enjoys: Cooking, Training Martial Arts, Climbing his way to the roof of the brewery.

In 2020, during the pandemic, Evan and Alec found themselves without jobs after the restaurants where they had been working in suddenly closed down. Evan saw this lapse in employment as an opportunity, and walked six miles in the snow (he drove 5 minutes in decent conditions) to convince Alec to join him in finally creating the booch brand they had always dreamed of.

Alec agreed to join Evan, and together vowed to put their heart and soul into making this dream a reality. They began researching, networking, and creating a roadmap to operating a legitimate small-batch kombucha brewery.

How it all Began

Living Proof Brewing Company was formed in 2021 by brothers Evan and Alec Koski.

Alec and Evan
Alec and Evan

We are proud to call the Keweenaw Peninsula our home

With the help of family, friends, and a wholesome community, Living Proof Kombucha went from a dream to a reality. A kombucha processing facility now hides within the historic Leo’s Building in downtown Laurium, Michigan, ready to introduce people to some Living Proof.

The Leo's Building in Laurium Michigan.
 

📍65 3rd Street, Laurium, Michigan 49913

At Living Proof Brewing Company, we are committed to doing the right thing in pursuit of crafting unique, flavorful, and healthy probiotic ferments for the U.P. community to enjoy. We want to give our customers crisp, fizzy, refreshing, and delicious fermented foods and beverages. We aim to work with local farms and community gardens in the U.P. to help provide sustainable composting by giving away our products’ organic waste. Most of all, we want to expand peoples palates and prove that kombucha is more than just a colorful, tasty, delectable bev. Rather, kombucha is an immunity boosting health drink that could exponentially assist in the many common health issues our community may experience.

🍻Cheers To Our Gut Health! 🍻

Taste the difference that 10,000 years of GLACIATION makes.

A young man wearing a backward cap and a green shirt holds a metal whisk, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Two young men standing outdoors in front of a building, holding bottles of kombucha
Evan wearing a T-shirt with the text 'Effing Sh!t Up' giving a thumbs-up.
Person pouring kombucha from a bottle into a glass with foam, on a wooden board with raspberries and a sprig of herbs, with green leaves in the background.
A glass containing a thymekeeper kombucha with a raspberry in it, placed on a wooden surface with green leaves, a raspberry, and sprigs of thyme nearby.
Evan and Alec at Douglas Houghton Falls.
A glass bottle filled with kombucha
Bottles of living proof kombucha on a wooden surface
Alec using a power drill.
Handholding a bottle of gingerbee kombucha, labeled with apple, honey, and ginger ingredients, in a kitchen setting.
Evan and Alec standing outside Living Proof Brewing Company, smiling and waving at the camera, taken from an aerial view.
Two bottles of Living Proof Kombucha, Thymekeeper with raspberry, thyme, and caraway flavor and Gingerbee with apple, honey, and ginger flavor, set on a pebble beach with the lake and sunset in the background.