"And [brewing] provided a sense of community as well. To become a [brewer] was to join a self-contained, rabidly idealistic society, largely unnoticed and surprisingly uncorrupted by the world at large. The culture of [beer] was characterized by intense competition and undiluted machismo, but for the most part, its constituents were concerned with impressing only one another. Getting to the top of any given [beer] was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving [recipes] with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable. "
I came across this quote while reading the Krakauer book, and even though he's talking about mountain climbing originally (I did a little editoralizing), I think it really sticks to the whole homebrewing community. I love it.
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