Recent content by melamst

:drunk:I JUST FOUND OUT SOMETHING CRAZY:drunk: Who here has heard of MicroStar !?! http://www.microstarkegs.com/ Check it out - THEY own most of the larger microbrewery kegs in this country, NOT the brewery! (Switchback is an exception - it's really tiny)...

I just learned that here in Vermont the deposit price is set by the state, not by the brewery or distributor. In fact, until quite recently, the deposit price was only $10 (the law dated to the 1930's); now it's a whopping $30. A brewery in this state may not charge more by law, no matter how...

I wasn't going to bump this up, but since someone else commented. . . I returned the keg yesterday and received the $30, a perfectly reasonable "keggle" keg, and had a kick-ass personalized tour with the big wig Bill Cherry. What a great brewery! Have a pint of Switchback next time you are in...

OK: Here's the follow up. I called Switchback. They're going to give me $30 to return the keg AND an old keg to use as a keggle. KARMA BABY!!! Thanks all. I'm not sure I'd have gotten the $30 without your advice. +1 for HBT & +1 for Switchback Brewery.

Yep, you're right. I'll never brew without feeling a bit guilty. Guess I'm calling Switchback tomorrow. M_C - They're in Burlington: http://www.facebook.com/SwitchbackBrewingCompany Good luck up there M_C! I've got a My Antonia right here in my left "gulp" hand.

Wrong again! LOL

Misplaced_Canuck, Nope, not MH :D - We don't consider them a micro brew 'round here.

The snow is melting and we have had some flooding in my area. A few days ago I noticed an empty keg caught in an eddy just below an old dam/waterfall. My friend and I tried to fish it out to no avail. I came back the next morning and saw it floating down a swollen river. Didn't have the guts...