(Re)Introduce yourself here!

[dapsmith]

Name: Dave Smith
How long have you been brewing?: I did a counter-top extract batch about 15 years ago, life got in the way, then got hooked again 2 years ago
Extract, partial mash or all grain?: All grain. If I'm going to go through the trouble...
What is your favorite style to brew/drink?: all kinds but with a bent towards british ale styles
What other tasty beverages do you ferment?: none
What's the best beer you think you've made?: Denny Conn's Bourbon Vanilla Porter. This has been the best by far but took two mash runs to make enough wort for one boil.
Any other fun hobbies?: Goofing with my daughter and riding my bicycle fast.

[rsc3da]

Name: Ryan Crump
How long have you been brewing?: nearly 3 years.
Extract, partial mash or all grain?: I did a few extract batches before I upgraded to all grain, then I converted a Coleman cooler into a mash tun, I soldered the manifold together out of copper pipe and made slits in it with a hack saw. I get pretty good efficiency with it.
What is your favorite style to brew/drink?: Depends on the time of year, really enjoying hefeweizen and witbier right now since it feels like 110 degrees outside. Porter is great too when it gets a bit cooler.
What other tasty beverages do you ferment?: None, thinking of trying my hand at mead, cider and sake though.
What's the best beer you think you've made?: Probably an Imperial IPA that was very similar to Pliny the Elder, which was one of the beers that inspired me to pursue brewing.
Any other fun hobbies?: Road biking and hiking.

[Zombrew]

Name: Brian Rutledge
How long have you been brewing?: September 2010
Extract, partial mash or all grain?: Extract and partial mash so far. I have been putting together the equipment to brew all grain.
What is your favorite style to brew/drink?: I've always been a hophead. I love iipa's and and westcoast ipa's. So that's what I brew.
What other tasty beverages do you ferment?: I've made a few wines. Not anything to write home about.
What's the best beer you think you've made?: My hopbursted double ipa.
Any other fun hobbies?: Mostly do stuff with my kids. I don't have alot of free time. I like to read, play video games, drink some beer.

[beerenthusiast]

Name: Chad Martin
How long have you been brewing?: September 2012
Extract, partial mash or all grain?: All grain
What is your favorite style to brew/drink?: Marzen, Pale Ale
What other tasty beverages do you ferment?: None
What's the best beer you think you've made?: In progress
Any other fun hobbies?: guitar, college sports, and the outdoors.

[Northwoodsbrewer]

I am the Northwoodsbrewer visiting from Wisconsin. I missed your meeting last night with a bad cold. I started brewing in 1954 and am still going strong. I make a lot of beer for my friends. I mall my own barley and grow my own hops. My motto is cost control, I'm cheap. I have some things that may interest you in by blog at Northwoodsbrewer.blogspot.com It is mostly politics, but there is some good brewing tips in there as well. I have been the sponsor of the Wisconsin State Czech Fest Beer tasting for the past 20 years. A beer from Jeauno, Ak won first place last year. A blended beer made up of beer from all the taps in the county came in "second". How about blended beer? I'll try to make your next meeting.

[moodybrews]

Name: Jonny Moody aka Shooter Mcblasty
How long have you been brewing?: 7 months
Extract, partial mash or all grain?: 1st all grain on Thursday
What is your favorite style to brew/drink?: IPA/stouts
What other tasty beverages do you ferment?: NONE
What's the best beer you think you've made?: Stinger IPA "RED RYE IRISH IPA
Any other fun hobbies?: Gym, recently married, bar crawling

[jessunavailable]

Jess Unavailable, here. Moved from Wisconsin (just outside of Milwaukee, Waukesha/Pewaukee—) in April where i did a small amount of brewing on shared hardware, left all behind when I moved to STL. Only barely have begun in the world of brewing, but until I get my feet wet I am looking to join up and learn from this great collection of experienced brewing nerds. So maybe I will bring fun beers to meetings until I have one of my own brews to share.

I'm a massive beer nerd and I work in the industry. I also do a small amount of trading/collecting.

Met a few of your folks at some of the local breweries, cant wait to meet more.

[campbem]

campbem here....I live in Imperial, MO with wife of 20 years and three kids. I work at Saint Louis University as the Biosafety Officer and have a Master's in microbiology and a PhD Candidate in Occupational Health. I dabbled in extract brewing during the early 80's then when the kids came along...I just kinda dropped the hobby.....about three years ago, I had a couple buddies at work bring in a bragget and something tripped in my head....I'm now doing allgrain, have two dual tap kegerators in my basement (4 kegs) and a mini fridge....looking forward to learning from everyone at St. Louis Brews! Thanks, Mark C.