Not to get political or on a tangent or anything but I don't give a hoot if my favorite microbrewery's Master brewer looks like Sasquatch. If he makes awesome beer, who cares? Too me it's a bit disappointing and unAmerican to discriminate against someone because of facial hair. What if your religion obliges you to wear facial hair? Does that mean you couldn't joint the AHA? Besides, what looks scruffy, ugly, slacker, etc to some, may appeal to someone else.
To quote M.L.K.:
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
It kind of applies to matters such as this but hey it's their Organization and they're free to set their own rules as they see fit right? To me its kinda sad, I would think homebrewers had more character and weren't so superficial.
For admitting it.
