I know that everybody always says things like, "Great people, blah blah". But in this case it is so true!
I really liked everyone that I met. And I met alot of people. On Pro Brewer's night, I tried to meet everybody in the room. I think I did pretty well at that, but didn't get to meet quite all of them. (There were about 300 people, I would guess). Every single person that I met was great. I met a few "lurking" hbt'ers who I didn't know from their ID but got to know them a bit in person and that was great.
One other thing strikes me- there were mostly men at the conference and quite a few beers. I never heard any arguments or saw any conflicts. Now, crowds and large quantities of alcohol don't sound like a good mix. But in this case, I saw the biggest RDWHAHB attitude in the world.
Some very short observations:
The SWMBOs were wonderful. Now, so were the guys. But I really think that homebrewers (myself included) marry UP. We have to have the most understanding and best looking spouses in the world.
Overall, HBTers are FUNNY! I laughed so hard all weekend that my jaw hurts!
Ohiobrewtus is even louder than I am.
OllllllO's wife is a saint.
ChrisK is very funny.
Pseudochef looks like he's 12 years old.
Richbrewer is genuinely a nice guy.
I still don't like sour beers, wheat beers, or fruit beers.