[JoeProBono]

Josh Brewer – yes his last name is Brewer – is the brew master for the newest microbrewery in the East: Mother Earth Brewing Company.

It will be in a vacate building on the corner of Heritage and Broad streets in Kinston.

“All the fermentation tanks will be along this wall,” said Brewer, pointing to one side of what now looks like a dank, empty basement.

But why open mother earth brewing company now – especially with a price tag of $1.5 million? Why take the risk it?

Brewer gave two reasons: time and passion.

“The craft beer movement is like drinking fine wine,” Brewer said.

“I think in the times, the way they are now, I still think people will want to buy a product that is a first class product, that actually will be handcrafted and homegrown in Eastern North Carolina,“ added Trent Mooring, president of Mother Earth Brewing Company.

[JoeProBono]

Beer Pumpkin

[No Truce With Kings]

Well . . .

except maybe if you own a brewery in Oregon and the state legislature is going to add a tax to every barrel brewed in the state. It is a manufacturing tax, not an excise tax. I understand that it only applies to beer brewed in Oregon — not beer brewed in other states.

[FreedomFerret]

I started homebrewing beer in 1991. Wine in 1998, and have dabbled in distilling since 2003.

Seriously good fun.

[IYAS9YAS]

Recession proof? No. Recession resistant? Yes.

[evets]

[gorush]

Buying ingredients in bulk you can produce a six pack for about $4.00 (after you’ve made enough to ignore the $100 bucks in needed equipment). The beer is better than the lager swill you can buy on the open market...but don’t discount the labor.

[Radl]

“And the one thing people still do during a recession is drink beer.”

TOTALLY INCORRECT

[ATLDiver]

I’ve been brewing for the last three years, at this point my next step is a ‘very’ small microbrew business. I’ve been toying with trying to actually sell my stuff but I’m not there yet.

It’s amazingly simple and fairly inexpensive to produce better than commercial beer. The key is getting into a good process and making sure your methodical from a sanitary standpoint. A starter kit can be had on various homebrew sites and local stores for about $120.00. That will allow you to start doing 5 gallon batches with limited space but if you want to lager, you’ll need a dedicated fridge or freezer converted to maintain lager temps.

If you’re even remotely interested in homebrewing, pick up a copy of The Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian.

[IrishPennant]

I prefer to brew for personal consumption - delivery is risky:

[grey_whiskers]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

NO cheers, unfortunately.

[The SISU kid]

Beer ping!

[GOP_Raider]

Beer Ping!

A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…

FReepmail rzeznikj at stout or GOP_Raider to be added or struck from the list…

[nina0113]

While beer consumption is down by a few percentage points,...

Actually, it's just the PURCHASING that's down by a few points, since I started brewing my own.