Homebrewing beer is pretty easy to be cheaper than good craft beer, and better than cheap commercial beer. If you keep good sanitation, and are relatively careful, it's a lot of fun. The online homebrew community /r/homebrew for starters, are fantastic. A lot of great people and loads of info to get started.
I actually stopped homebrewing because it was fairly hard to beat local micros. That market is approaching blood thirsty. The bitters market has a lot more room.
Wholeheartedly agreed. I'm in Southern California and we're just spoiled for choice here. I've personally brewed and helped friends brew. Although I vastly prefer some of our brews, the amount of time/effort required is not for me (and my smallish apartment).
Things like homemade bitters are in the more feasible range for most people.
