That's awesome. I'm moving in over Memorial Day and looking forward to trying the Dubbel they have on tap.
Actually, I provided the yeast for that Dubbel. It was a strain that I mixed and propagated for some of my homebrews, then Tom (the current brew master) showed interest in making a Dubbel. So I gave him a yeast prop from one of my batches. I've got a couple killer Dubbels (brewing another 11 gallons of Dubbel this Saturday actually) that you'll love if you like that kind of beer.
You ran out of room with all those closets in the apartment? Ha, I can't believe how many closets are in the apartment.
Yeah, and then some. I had to give a lot of it away. It helped that my (at the time) brew partner took some home with him as well, but I still couldn't fit it all in the closets. I had a wall of cases stacked in my room for the overflow! (I was in the southeast apt. facing Shelden Ave.)
And thanks for the offer of help/advice. I just got into homebrewing, so I'm sure I'll have questions. Lemme know if you're ever in the KBC this summer and I'll buy you a pint.
We live in a small town; I could be at KBC in 5 minutes. Just let me know. And, likewise, you're welcome to sample some of the beers I have on tap at my house (all home brew of course). If you want, you can join for a brew day. That's the best way to learn the ropes. If you join from the beginning, see it from crushing grain to pitching yeast, you'll get a very good idea of how the process works.
(Gotta love those 2.50 pints)
I may be a bit older than you, but I remember the days of the $1.50 pint at KBC. And free peanuts. That's back when they only had the one side (before the non-smoking side opened), and when the canning machine was downstairs (before the wholesale brewery opened in South Range).
I remember when I was bar tending there, people from out of town would be so surprised at the prices. Guys would buy 3 pints and I'd say "six dollars," and he'd say "no, for all three of them," and I'd say "right. six dollars
total." They usually left a huge tip after their pleasant surprise. (This was when pints were $2.00.)
Still! $2.50 is a great price for a fine beer!