Any Home-brewers?

[MileHighGrowler]

(01-19-2021, 07:31 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: As a big beer drinker myself, I have often thought about doing this. I have zero knowledge so I never go any further than saying, "I should start brewing my own beer." I guess one of my drawbacks is almost every microbrewery beer I've tasted sucks. My taste buds get mad at me. Now, after living in Germany, I do know that sometimes an acquired taste must be reached, but those were some good beers. Just haven't had that luck here. I loved some of the German beer. Some were dark and kicked your ass (well, until you were used to it) and some were light like pilsner, which I preferred mostly.

It's enough work that you have to at least somewhat enjoy the process to go through the effort.  The wife has an uncle who exclusively drinks Coors Light and he's asked me about brewing before.  I've always told him it's cheaper and easier to buy it at the store than try to recreate that beer at home.  It's just not worth the effort.  To me, at least, it's less about the economy of it than being able to brew something you love, being able to brew creatively or being able to brew something you just can't find on the shelves.  If a brewery is making great beer, even at $20 for a 4-pack, I'd rather support the local business than just make a clone in my garage.  

But now I'm intrigued, because you say almost every microbrew you've had sucks... so what beer do you like?  What's your favorite?