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That's so true!

When my son sent the link to me he said that he feels that in a truly free country everyone would have a mini-brewery in their house.

He's a bit overenthusiastic, but there is something satisfying in making something from scratch that you can eat or drink and offer to friends.

And if you grow your own fruit or harvest your own honey--even better.

I am thinking that putting together a spiffy brewing setup will be the key to getting him to grow up. Marry the girl, move out of the darned city, and get a house that you can do stuff like this in. Stop playing house, and get one.

Maybe. I'm hopeful. We'll see what happens after 2 years in Norway.
 
And she hates winters...doesn't even want me to come visit this Christmas because Norway's all locked up in cold and ice. She's a real sun worshipper, so you'd think she'd prefer CA, but she does love her home country. Can't blame her for that.

The whole brewing in Norge is going to be interesting. The boy did some research and found one brewshop in Norway--ONE. He says that the homebrew movement is primarily an American movement, but he's going to do his best to infect Europe--or at least one part of Europe. He thinks that with the obscene taxes Norway (and all of Europe) levies, it ought to take off like wildfire. When you make it yourself, the gubmint can't tax it (beer's like twice as expensive over there than it is here). Plus it tastes better. And you get the satisfaction of making it yourself.
 
The liqour taxes up here certainly make brewing look good! Even factoring in all my start-up costs each bottle will only cost me about 1/2 what a cheap bottle of wine would at the store.

Isn't there fairly high acohol taxes even down in the US? When I was shopping there I remember things being only a dollar or two cheaper, so tax must make up a good chunk.
 
wildoates said:
That's so true!

When my son sent the link to me he said that he feels that in a truly free country everyone would have a mini-brewery in their house.

He's a bit overenthusiastic, but there is something satisfying in making something from scratch that you can eat or drink and offer to friends.
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Hey, pre-the Insanity that was called Prohibition, this wasn't too far from true. Even Washington, Jefferson, and Adams brewed their own. Essentially anyone with the raw materials to make their own alcohol usually did it. Only in the cities, where raw materials had to be transported in, did commercial breweries thrive.
 
There are, yes, but I couldn't tell you what they actually are because I don't drink. But not as high as Norway--I don't know about Canada in comparison.

They're sin taxes--same thing with other things that aren't "good" for you. Here in CA they tried to put a tax on snack foods. It went over like a lead balloon, and they repealed it.
 
wildoates said:
There are, yes, but I couldn't tell you what they actually are because I don't drink. But not as high as Norway--I don't know about Canada in comparison.

They're sin taxes--same thing with other things that aren't "good" for you. Here in CA they tried to put a tax on snack foods. It went over like a lead balloon, and they repealed it.
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But I absolutely LOVE what the Governator is allowing to happen w.r.t. discussion of potential sales taxes on pot. It's high time (of course the pun is intended - when they're that bad and that available how can one resist?) a state stood up to the Federal Machine and their unthinking regard of all intoxicants save alcohol as equally evil.
 
wayneb said:
But I absolutely LOVE what the Governator is allowing to happen w.r.t. discussion of potential sales taxes on pot. It's high time (of course the pun is intended - when they're that bad and that available how can one resist?) a state stood up to the Federal Machine and their unthinking regard of all intoxicants save alcohol as equally evil.
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No kidding, but who can blame the feds (in my country too)? Prohibition went so well for alcohol, why not use the same policy for the less intoxicating, less addictive, less un-healthy drug marijuana? It makes perfect sense.;)
 
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