Whats up folks? I just learned about the BN when my wife and I attended the 2013 GABF. We sat in on the Stone Barrel Aging lecture and the Brewers Feud on Saturday night. It was a great time and very informative. I have been brewing for a year now and have done 4 all-grain batches. We have an HVAC company so I am pretty busy but I intend to brew more and better beer more often. I was lucky enough to win a Beer Savvy course at the GABF too so that's pretty cool. My wife and I were at dinner before that Saturday night session and Jamil was there with his daughter. We were standing at the host stand and I was looking at him thinking hmm, he looks familiar. I didn't know who he was but I knew he was there for the GABF. I asked him if he was going to the last session and he said he wasn't sure. He introduced himself and his daughter and I recognized his name from books of course. I have been listening to the mobile podcasts everyday since then and I'm thinking man, if only I had known who I was talking to...... Oh well, he probably likes it when people don't bombard him with questions. And there's always the NHC!
We also met John Palmer and Charlie Papazian, it was a good evening. The actual festival was a bit overwhelming with all of the people but I got to drink so many different awesome beers it was all worth it. If we go back I don't think we need 3 sessions.
Glad to be here and I look forward to learning more everyday.
