I got into home brewing because this wicked awesome fiddler I know who basically established my beer palate, had moved to Utah in like September '08 and started brewing, and telling me "you gotta get out here, the skiing is perfect, and the homebrew is better!"
I did not come out, and I regretted it. However, I got a hold of, I think two cases worth of his beers over the years, and of the 5 kinds, 3 were the best I've ever tasted. 3 years of dicking in the dirt, asking him to send me some... I broke down and now I'm brewing 5 of his recipes at once (all in primary). Free at last, FREE at last... Thank the beer gods, I'm free at last.....