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Post by iguenard »

gordmit wrote:"And the worst of my homebrew can kick the ass of any beer you can find at minimum price. Dont know why youd mention homebrew in there, unless you tried and failed."


Humble appologies Ian. I understand that real home brewers can and do produce outstanding product. My "homebrew" referenced the generic beer made from malt extracts at U-Brew shops. Even that can be decent, I've had them brew custom-modified batches to boost the hop content. Yet on a cost/convenience/taste ratio I still find that the "homebrew" I'm referring to is a bit below the value of Upper Canada lager. I wish that I had the time, patience and skill to brew my own real beer, and I am very respectful of the men and women, well...men mostly...who dedicate themselves to the pursuit...ALL HAIL ST. GAMBRINUS!
Dont worry bout it. I figured you refered to extract brews, and I concur that you can do very interesting stuff with that... and nothing sexier than a fine woman in Dickie's shirt with a shovel full or grist. We should do a BarTowel calendar...

Anyways, good suggestions up top, but I still think that due to the sheer size of some american "micros" like SN, they can get far better value beers out there.

I also dont mind the Labatt 50 on tap when I am confronted to a poor tap list.

Cheers.

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