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Originally Posted by TimBone
Listen guys, when I decided to send those Ghosts out, I didn't want anything in return. Not that I'm complaining. It paid off big time. You guys sent me stuff from your areas, including Marcellus's home brew, that really tasted great. Really though, the Ghost was meant as a thanks for introducing me to craft beer. It was this thread that piqued my interest in craft beer. It was the scramble for the Boulevard Chocolate Ale a few years ago that got me into the game. I just mentioned that I'd like to try it, and Mikeyis4dcats was nice enough to PM me, and offer to ship me a bottle. I thought that was awesome, and since then he's sent me a few other beers that I can't get here. On top of that, I've learned a ton about beer from this thread, and have PM'ed Reaper with questions about Farmhouse Ales to the point where I thought he might block me. So, the Ghosts were my way of saying thanks to you guys. Obviously I couldn't send one to everybody, because I wanted to drink a bunch of them myself, but if there's any beer from this area that any of you think I can grab for you, let me know. It would be my pleasure.
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Cheers, dude!
The thing about beer people is that they love to share. For me, that's a big part of the fun. When I go to Darkness Day at Surly, people walk around with insanely rare beers, and just pour tasters for random people, or invite you to hang out at their campsite for a while and partake. I have a pretty decent cellar going with some pretty amazing beers in it, but I very rarely crack any of them open unless I have a buddy or two around to share it with. I'll save particular beers to share with particular people, because i think they'll really like it. For whatever reason, it seems to be a common theme amongst beer people, and it's awesome.
I can't speak for the others, but I certainly didn't feel obliged to send anything back, but it was a great opportunity to share one of my favorite local beers with someone new.