Decided I should start a blog to keep track of all this. I've been brewing beer for about a year now. It all started last August when the store on base here in Sigonella, Sicily ran out of Guinness. For 3 months. After I returned from my trip to London for St. Patrick's Day I couldn't get enough of the stuff. Finally, after a months withdrawal, I decided I'd just make my own Guinness! I bought a Mr. Beer kit and an Irish Stout. The results weren't great, but they were good enough that I stepped up to 3 5 gallon fermenters. Since then I've made Cream Stouts, Lagers, Mead, Guinness Clones, various types of plain old Stouts, Porters, and a blonde ale. Right now I've got a Belgian style Witbeer going that's looking to be awesome.
I decided a week or so ago that what I wanted to do when I got out of the military was start my own brewery. Its something I've enjoyed doing and found very rewarding. I'm still in the researching stage, building a business plan. So far not looking so hot for Texas. I'd love to build it there since its my home, but the laws are really anti-small craft brewery. Numbers just aren't working out at the 4 barrel brewery level. I'm hoping the state legislature steps up and fixes the laws come January 2013, cause otherwise I don't think its possible to do it there.
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