I was at the home brew store the other week and a guy comes in and asks for a Mr. Beer kit and the guy says they do not carry it and explained very nicely he can make better beer in larger batches for roughly what 2 gallons of Mr. Beer costs to make. The guy got pissed and said NO i want a Mr. Beer kit, the store guy said well try Target cause we dont carry that here and the guy got even more pissed and said this a brew store so you should carry it. The store guy said but Mr Beer is not beer in our opinion, have a good day.
I thought it was funny and it just baffled me how pissed this guy who wanted his Mr Beer kit got.
It goes like this:
Guy has a friend who has made beer with Mr. Beer. Tastes ok.
This guy now decides he wants to make his own beer.
He goes out looking for $40 beer kit.
Finds Homebrew store and expects to get Mr. Beer for $40.
He's told he can make better beer for a $100 kit (plus ingredients).
Guy thinks the store owner just wants to rip him off by making him buy more than he needs.
Guy goes to Target steaming mad and buys a Mr. Beer kit.
Guy makes Mr. Beer. Likes it and starts reading up on it.
Guy finds numerous posts about upgrading to a full beer kit from store.
Guy goes to store and buys Buckets, hydrometer, hoses, thermometer, airlocks, etc. and starts in on the new obsession.
Well, that's one way it could turn out. Of course he could also buy a Mr. Beer and screw it up and decide to never make his own again.
