I am not sure how some measure the cost of their time. If I'm brewing when I have nothing else to do (no work, no family stuff, no home maintenance...) then I am not going to attribute any cost to my time brewing. Its not like I'd be getting paid for that time if I weren't brewing. Which leaves the cost of brewing to the ingredients and natural gas and there is just no way that any brew I've made is possibly as expensive as a similar microbrew that I can obtain near my home. Add in the fact that I just simply enjoy brewing and its a win win situation for me.
Again, if I were to try and brew a clone of a Miller High Life or something like that I'd bet that cost of ingredients and gas for the stove would exceed the cost buying the High Life in the store. But that is not the issue since I would do such a thing.
Again, if I were to try and brew a clone of a Miller High Life or something like that I'd bet that cost of ingredients and gas for the stove would exceed the cost buying the High Life in the store. But that is not the issue since I would do such a thing.