Though there are no serious plans to do so anytime soon, perhaps someday I will own my own brewery. A guy can dream can’t he? Even the thought of brewing on a more artisanal level somewhere down the line (maybe just a one barrel system) sounds really nice right now. Maybe that can be my plan to occupy time after retirement (surely The Wife will love that idea).
There is a specific reason for my drifting off into thoughts of my own brewing operation at this moment since I have plenty of practicing to do before I would ever strongly consider such an option. The reason is that I have been given the vessel from which I will drink the very first beer from that future brewery.
The vessel
The Brother-in-law sent me this handmade pint glass (that he made) a few days ago and I was/am extremely excited to have this one of a kind, personalized glass for my collection.
The sun even came out for the occasion
I know that I have explained the importance of appearance and the ability to see your beer as part of the overall drinking experience and I realize that this glass does not allow for that. That is not what this glass is about for me as it is more about the uniqueness of the gift. I will drink not only the first beer from my future brewery from this glass, but also the first taste from every batch of my homebrew going forward.
Enough of the BCS is now well carbonated
There are many glasses in my cupboard that I have to drink beer from and I use every one of them. However when I do drink from them I know that there is at least one person out there who has that exact same glass and has used it to drink perhaps that same beer from.
I know that no one out there has this new glass. On top of that, when I drink my homebrew from it I know that I am drinking a one of a kind beer from a one of a kind glass. There is just something really special about that in my mind. I think we all like the idea having something that no one else can have.
The first of many drinks to come
Thank you, thank you, thank you and cheers to The Brother-in-law!
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