Nose, taste buds and eyes are trained and schooled in the Homebrewer. Part of the learning process is the discovery that beer has no apology to make to wine. Brewers are soon trying to brew the best beer ever. To what extent this aim has been achieved can be measured in contests with other Homebrewers. A prize in an international contest is one of the dreamt of great moments in the life of an experienced hobby-brewer.
Brewing is actually quite simple, but to brew the best of beers demands learning and knowledge.
The spiritual demands on the brewer, who wants the highest quality beer, are by no means small, but although the brewer who is dedicated to his studies will never know everything there is to know, his brain will stay active and he will stay eternally young at heart. Beer is not only a historically, but also a biologically most interesting material. The long history of beer is full of adventure, anecdotes and stories. The local history of beers has often never been investigated. Beer history is cultural history, a huge topic, there for us to discover and to improve our knowledge and understanding.