Are You A Private Brewer?

This week on The Perfect Pour, I stumbled into what I think would be a great name change for Home Brewers: Private Brewers.

Home Brewer sounds too much like just a hobby - a goof in a garage. PRIVATE Brewer sounds more legit.

It puts you, the home brewer, and the person who drinks beer from home brewers, in a more sophisticated space. Same as Private Chefs. Home Chef doesn’t sound all that cool. But PRIVATE Chef does.

I want to commission a Private Brewer. A Home Brewer? Not so much.

Do Home Brewers sell their beer under the table? I am sure they must, I have just never heard of it. Home Brewers are always too eager to have you try their beer and end up giving it to you.

If pot dealing is still a thing even when there are dispensaries in many states, there must be home brewers selling their beer on the side, yeah?

Yes, I know there are licensed brewers out there that only sell to members, that’s not what I am talking about. Home brewers selling their beer on the side, making a specially commissioned beer for a private party, is what I mean.

Make Private Brewing a thing! I want to be able to say, “Yeah, I have a Private Brewer. He makes me these amazing West Coasts I love.”

Label Buy Of The Week!

Three-way DDH West Coast colab with a surfer slap fight, I had to have it.

Off The Books Beer

I usually enjoy checking my beers in on Untappd or TikTok or whatever, but sometimes I don’t need everyone knowing that I am drinking at the moment. But I still have the urge to document. That’s why I keep a note in my phone or notebook for these “off the record” beers.

This week, there was this:

Fresno County brewer, Machine Head, with a tasty dank West Coast.

I just wanted to quietly have it and not poke my head up on the Internets.

I am glad you’re here and reading. Hope you have a great week with your beers!

-Mikey

Peace. Beer. Metal.