Everyone likes talking about beer. If you don't want to just boast about your heroic deeds at the last booze-up, you'll be in demand to talk shop as a Homebrewer. The Homebrewer has a very special hobby. If he wants to he can put on a show, if not, he can quietly enjoy himself by holding his counsel. Beer is healthy.
Brewers realise and value the way beer supports a healthy diet.
Beer contains important vitamins and minerals. Beer doesn't make one fat. Cooking with beer opens a broad spectrum of culinary opportunities and the brewer who enjoys experimenting can use the draff from the brewing process to cook with or experiment with the exces yeast to start his breakfast rolls. If you concern yourself with beer and are also a collector then a whole new sphere of activity will open up before you. There are also such specialities as collecting the yeast strain from the beer you drank.