Dinosaurs & Beer

[kinjar]

I took my two-year-old to "Dinosaurland" this weekend in Front Royal, VA.

www.dinosaurland.com

A very cheesy roadside attraction, with a huge giftshop attached (go figure). As we searched for the perfect keepsake for our son, I stumbled across a "Brewer's Best" kit near the t-shirts.

The giftshop ended-up having a wall fully dedicated to homebrew supplies - not "Mr. Beer" level stuff, but no kidding real brewing (extract) supplies. A host of DME's and LME's, hops, dried yeast and brewing, fermenting and bottling supplies.

A very strange find in a very strange place.

[corkybstewart]

My son lives in Las Cruces New Mexico. The homebrew shop there is with a swimming pool supply store, but that's not as weird as a Dinosaur Land shop.

[chazwicke]

When I first started legally brewing back in 78, My homebrew shop was in an extra room off of a gift shop in a strip mall.

I've always wanted to see that cheesy Dinosaur Land. I've driven by many times and even read articles about it.

[kinjar]

Originally posted by chazwicke
I've always wanted to see that cheesy Dinosaur Land. I've driven by many times and even read articles about it.

It was worth the $5 admission ($14) for the "kitch" factor, but the gift shop was as much of an attraction as the dinosaurs. Recommend you bring a toddler to truly appreciate it.

[xtalman]

When I started brewing in OK, the shop and homebrew club where associated with a 2nd hand, antique, Junk store. They had a back room where the club meet to swap lies and brews.

[Wit Memo Jeff]

Dinosaurland rules!

And near some very pretty country, too.

[dparsons]

The homebrew supplies make perfect sense if you know how to catch dinosaurs. Dinosaurs LOVE beer! Give them lots then get them while they're drunk.