Comments on: The Advantages of Home Brewed Beer

By: MountainMan

MountainMan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:08:23 +0000

I never get it when other homebrewers describe the benefits of our product. With “all the experience” of about six batches of extract brew under my belt, it’s become clear to me that the major benefit of homebrew is that about 15 mins after finishing my one evening beer, I’m suffused with a warm harmonious good-to-be-alive feeling centered in the chest. I’ve drunk moderate amounts of commercial alcoholic drinks all my lengthy adult life, and always just gotten varying degrees of intoxicated, but never anything like this. I think there are psychoactive chemicals in our brew that are neutralized by the process of pasteurization. If my mind is busy, tho, I can miss it.
And taste… I’ve been given a Fat Tire and a Corona by friends lately, both of which used to impress me well, but now just taste like so much Bud, and that ain’t good.
So good for other homebrewers’ open minds when they say it’s a little cheaper, and praise the joy of doing it yourself, etc but I’m in hog heaven over the vast superiority of our homebrew over all commercial beer, especially in the “mellow high” department.
Sincerely, MountainMan

By: Brad Smith

Brad Smith — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:34:32 +0000

Its OK to give your beer away to friends as long as you don’t offend anyone. You certainly can’t sell any beer without a license.

By: Allison White

Allison White — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:04:43 +0000

I think you could make some good friends with beer. But is it appropriate to give to coworkers in an office?

By: Home Brewing Beer

Home Brewing Beer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:27 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:54:26 +0000

I have not shopped for beer lately, but I am not sure I remember all “microbrews” being $10 a sixer…which they are here. Of course, if you factor time into the equation, it will not even come close to penciling out…but, at less than $30/5 gallons, my Stone IPA clone beats the heck out of the $80+ I would spend for the same amount of beer (not to mention paying CARV and tax). Great info on the blog BTW

By: Homebrew

Homebrew — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:13:45 +0000

Nice article. I think the point about the cost savings is valid, although really I don’t think that’s why people have usually been into making homebrew. Thanks for posting!