Here's my curmudgeon-eye view of this.
I'm starting to get my brain around the opposite idea: brew more, go out less.
It seems like too many craft breweries are just phoning it in. We drive across town, sit in uncomfortable metal chairs, and pay $6-$8 for a 12 oz shaker "pint" of ok beer. Then pay $15 for a meal from some sketchy food truck, and drive home, hoping my BAC isn't across the line.
I can brew decent beer for <$1 a bottle, cook the food we want, and enjoy it ourselves or with neighbors in our living room or patio.
If I want something special, like a 4-pack of Duvel, I can swing by the local Total Wine.
I'm starting to get my brain around the opposite idea: brew more, go out less.
It seems like too many craft breweries are just phoning it in. We drive across town, sit in uncomfortable metal chairs, and pay $6-$8 for a 12 oz shaker "pint" of ok beer. Then pay $15 for a meal from some sketchy food truck, and drive home, hoping my BAC isn't across the line.
I can brew decent beer for <$1 a bottle, cook the food we want, and enjoy it ourselves or with neighbors in our living room or patio.
If I want something special, like a 4-pack of Duvel, I can swing by the local Total Wine.