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We are at our camp at Big Shag Lake. There is a knock at the door. It is our long lost cousins from the West - Matt and Joel.
Joel begins unpacking mysterious supplies.
"Let there be beer." Joel is heard to exclaim.
The brewmaster undertakes a purification ritual before approaching the sacred brewing task.
Good water is the soul of good beer.
We use Shag Lake anyway.
Master brewer at work.
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The brew is left to its own bubbling and fermenting devices.
Ultimately it is ready for bottling and sampling.
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So it begins.