I was talking about the new kids on the block too.
I agree that each place in town has something to offer. Sorry to derail your excellent post. Please keep the updates coming!
I had to dust off the ol' HBT account to reply to this because reading it infuriated me.
We've quit going there because of the person you're talking about. And their significant other who's now the bar manager is just as bad as this person. They make a good pair. We (there's a group of us)...
Yeah, I found that out the hard way. After fifteen minutes and the lid still scorching hot I made a snow bath in the kitchen sink. I think the whole cooling process took over 30mins. I hope I didn't mess up my beer.
Just ordered the ingredients for this today. The LHBS doesn't have a great variety. It'll be my first beer not using a kit. Still using LME and partial mash. Also ordered Wyeast 1099 for it. I'll check back in a couple weeks!
Oh, I guess this is my first post! I've been lurking for years but...