> wrote in message
> Is it really that much better than everything else?

No. Sex, for instance, or a really good pork chop, is definitely better than
homebrew. If you mean compared to commercial beer...homebrew that's better
than good commercial beer is, in my experience, fairly rare.

> Is it worth the trouble?

To drink a good beer, if you're living in a place where good commercial beer
is readily available? No, in my opinion. To learn about what beer is, to
have a pride of creation, to have a hobby that actually produces something
worthwhile. Depends on you.

>Does it smell?

Yes (leaving Joel's punctilious answer out), it does have an odor. Most of
us find it quite pleasing. Many others do not. Screw 'em.

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Lew Bryson

"GOOD or SHITE?" -- Michael Jackson, "Thriller", 1982
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