FromZwolle
I don't want to be cremated, I want to be malted.
Sometimes I hate going out with "Civilians." We have these reunions for the old college radio station, and inevitably when picking a spot I have little say and we end up at someplace with crappy beers. I suggest a brew pub and they complain because they don't serve booze for mixed drinks, or don't have food there.
And they just don't understand that what I am drinking is a HUGE part of the pleasure of going out for me. I'm not just content with drinking a bud.
It's so much easier when planning stuff with fellow brewers or beergeeks, we name a brewpub, and then decide if we've been to it too much recently and should maybe go to another one instead. Then one of us may profess a craving for a certain beer there. We decide, set a time and show up.
i'll side with the civilians, just on the food issue. I love being able to have a good homebrew and plan a great meal to match it. If i'm going to spend the money to go out, i still want a good meal with my beer. If you can brew beer at your pub, you can make a sammich too.