Wow. I actually enjoy my Homebrews!

[bracconiere]

LOL

 

[AzOr]

Not to seem like a *******, but I had a homebrew, grabbed a beer I enjoy by a brewery I really enjoy and found myself wishing I had another of my own instead.
I'm lucky I didn't make something that sucks (to me).

I understand there's something called the "IKEA Effect" that says people like things more of they made/built it themselves. And that's definitely part of it. But I also think that novelty would wear off once I had a better beer. But I found myself craving my own.

Guys...we can make our own beer! To hell with mapping the human genome. This is as close to playing god as it's gonna get!

I think as brewers we go through phases. The first few years I probably suffered from the IKEA effect and thought my beers were better than they were.

Then after brewing a bunch, the pendulum swung the other way and I was probably overly critical of my beers.

It's all part of the brewers life cycle. These phases make us better brewers and therefore better able to analyze and critique commercial beers (and also enjoy a well made craft beer).

 

[devilssoninlaw]

My brews aren't as good as any of yours, but I haven't poured one out yet and it's a fun hobby!