WOW AWESOME!!! i live in springfield vt!!! i can't find any other homebrewers in town... you have to get a hold of me.
and the bars here, actually restaurants that serve beer, really suck. the few restaurants that serve ANY beer that is. there are NO bars at all around here, very depressing. never forget that vermont has a 13% tax on booze in bars and restaurants. it's worse than the 10% tax on pre-made food... it makes homebrewing kinda cheap! and usually the only non big commercial beer you can get on tap is harpoon, catamount, long trail, or magic hat. but the breweries are close and cheaper.
i usually head down to mass to visit relatives and pick up some good beer down there, that's the only way to get it in these parts. there ain't much good beer here, since we have state controlled liqour stores that don't sell much. but joe's discount liqours in spfld isn't to bad, sometimes they have a decent selection.
and homebrew supplies are hard to find locally, i usually go to nothampton mass or a little package store in bennigton vt, both an hour or so away.
let me know if you want to have a brew session. maybe i'll save one of my chocolate stouts or strawberry ales for ya. i have a big garage we can brew in if you have the burners, otherwise it's on my stove.
barrett
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