Any home brewers in the house?

[mego ninja]

In all seriousness, its partially true. I know that home brewing is some peoples hobby's...but I dont really have an interest in it....

...however I am very big into the craft beer world. There are SO many good craft beers by smaller brewerys, that I am not interested in making my own.

I like to sample the fruits of other peoples labor.

[Duncan]

Mmmmmm!!!! Mead!!! Hey, yer not that far away, brutha! Lemme know when you decide to have a mead tasting!!! I love a good mead!!!

I'll let you know, but it won't be for a while, if ever. It's kind of a motivational thing . I want to brew it, but actually getting around to doing it...

Anyway, if you ever pass through Columbus, a stop at Brothers Drake wouldn't be a bad idea. I've been there twice for mead tastings which included 5 or so samples. I wound up liking only one or two each time. Their Apple Pie mead (made w/ cider & honey) is a classic, and I like Pillow Talk which has lavender & chamomile. Surprisingly, I didn't like raspberry - too dry. They did one with hops (I believe it was an accident) which I really didn't care for.

Unfortunately, I prefer the 2009 Pillow Talk, which may now be gone. The recent vintage was made with locally sourced honey from ethically treated bees who received free blocks of government cheese and generous pension plans and blah, blah, blah. But it doesn't taste as good as the old stuff made from more common honey .

[Hector]

In all seriousness, its partially true. I know that home brewing is some peoples hobby's...but I dont really have an interest in it....

...however I am very big into the craft beer world. There are SO many good craft beers by smaller brewerys, that I am not interested in making my own.

I like to sample the fruits of other peoples labor.

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[Adam West]

Since "Dogfish Head" is my favorite; their limited releases can be found but sell out quickly. Whenever they release one that I know will be hard to find; I buy what I can get my hands on and store it. I was told that any beer with an ABV above 10% can safely be stored for years as long as it is stored in a cool area and not exposed to sunlight in an upright position. I have tried a few "Dogfish" brews that have a high ABV that are 5 or 6 years old and actually taste better than a current year batch. It is almost like aging a good wine in that it mellows out over time. Didn't think I'd be talking about beer in that manner, but am enjoying the experience of tasting these incredibly good hand crafted beers. The Miller, Buds, and Coors taste good on a hot day and have no problem with them but almost taste like water to me anymore now that my taste buds have adapted to some of these incredible craft beers full of flavors I have never tasted in a high quality brew.

[megomania]

Since "Dogfish Head" is my favorite; their limited releases can be found but sell out quickly. Whenever they release one that I know will be hard to find; I buy what I can get my hands on and store it. I was told that any beer with an ABV above 10% can safely be stored for years as long as it is stored in a cool area and not exposed to sunlight in an upright position. I have tried a few "Dogfish" brews that have a high ABV that are 5 or 6 years old and actually taste better than a current year batch. It is almost like aging a good wine in that it mellows out over time. Didn't think I'd be talking about beer in that manner, but am enjoying the experience of tasting these incredibly good hand crafted beers. The Miller, Buds, and Coors taste good on a hot day and have no problem with them but almost taste like water to me anymore now that my taste buds have adapted to some of these incredible craft beers full of flavors I have never tasted in a high quality brew.

You do know that drinking Miller (or Bud, Coors, PBR etc) is like having sex in a canoe....

It's f*cking near water.