TimmysPaleAle
Member
Hey all-
I have my first-ever batch in a nice and bubbly fermentation right now, and I am happy with the process so far. What brings me to post here, however, involves my mistaken belief that the staff at my local specialty liquor store would CARE that I am brewing my own beer.
My bad, I get it. They are in the business of selling a product. For that, they need people to buy. Everything I've read says that you need to Relax and Have a Homebrew, and everything will be ok. Well, as I said this is my first batch, so I didn't have any homebrew!
So what do I do? I decide to hit the local specialty liquor store for some goods produced by a local micro (Furious, by Surly -- AMAZING). I mentioned to the clerk, whom I have spoken to about beers and breweries before, that I was going to brew my first batch.
I was obviously excited about it, and I had been waiting ALL DAY to get home and take care of business. The clerk, however, was NOT EXCITED, and in fact he attempted to rain on my parade. He told me that "home brew won't even come close to the quality of the beer that they sell," and that "in his opinion, it's a waste of time and money."
Can you believe this guy? What a jerk. I hope that my experiment goes well, and I never have to step foot in his store again.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with liquor store staff?
I have my first-ever batch in a nice and bubbly fermentation right now, and I am happy with the process so far. What brings me to post here, however, involves my mistaken belief that the staff at my local specialty liquor store would CARE that I am brewing my own beer.
My bad, I get it. They are in the business of selling a product. For that, they need people to buy. Everything I've read says that you need to Relax and Have a Homebrew, and everything will be ok. Well, as I said this is my first batch, so I didn't have any homebrew!
So what do I do? I decide to hit the local specialty liquor store for some goods produced by a local micro (Furious, by Surly -- AMAZING). I mentioned to the clerk, whom I have spoken to about beers and breweries before, that I was going to brew my first batch.
I was obviously excited about it, and I had been waiting ALL DAY to get home and take care of business. The clerk, however, was NOT EXCITED, and in fact he attempted to rain on my parade. He told me that "home brew won't even come close to the quality of the beer that they sell," and that "in his opinion, it's a waste of time and money."
Can you believe this guy? What a jerk. I hope that my experiment goes well, and I never have to step foot in his store again.
Has anybody else had a similar experience with liquor store staff?