The homebrew blogging day got the juices flowing I suppose. I’m not sure why this popped into my head while I was folding laundry this morning.

A few months after I had done my very first batch, I was at a party (yeah, that was before kids.) and there was another gentleman there that also brewed.

“Cool,” I thought “someone else to talk about brewing with.”

Nope. This guy was as snooty as they come. When I told him I brewed too, he proceeded to inform me that when HE started he was going to do it all and right, so he went straight to all grain. After extolling the virtues of all grain brewing for five or ten minutes and soaking in the glory from the other party goers about his fabulous beer I finally convinced him to let me try a taste.

This so called Scotish 80 that everyone was raving about had about as much body and color as an “Amber Bock” from Mich. Seriously, for a home brewing all grainer who wanted to do it right he sure missed on that one.

Why so much vitreole from me? Well, come on, someone who is interested in a hobby and just began with it meets someone who supposedly was more exerienced you would hope that the more exerienced person would offer advice and talk with the new one, right?!?

Bah I say. I recall writing about this guy before, part of the inspiration for “The Show” brewer.

Cheers!
Tony