Maybe rustic as in: Using old car parts to ferment and distill. 
Burn a tire, collect the ashes, then pour it into a bottle of alcohol to extract the essence. That is what Del Maguey VIDA tastes like to me.
But I do hear that Mezcal from other makers is much better.
In case anyone is interested: I saw Northern brewer is doing a variety pack deal. 3x beer ingredient kits for $85. All grain or extract. That is an especially smokin deal on âall extractâ kits as they are more expensive (Blonde: $55, Red: $40, Stout $40 normal prices)
Kits donât include yeast, carbonation sugar, or other additive that you may use.
Make yourself 15 gallons of beer 
Costco in Sioux Falls has Lagavulin 16yr single malt Scotch for $75, which is about $25 less than typical street price.
They have a 15yr Red Breast Irish for about $110 which is also considerably lower than street price.
Both are excellent examples of their respective regions.
Thanks, Iâll check it out.
I scored a little chest freezer off the side of the road. The lid was a bit busted by the hinges preventing it from closing all the way. They cut the cord 
So (for testing purposes) I bypassed the thermostat, then stripped back the wires and shoved them into the plug holes of an extension cord. The compressor fired up and eventually made a layer of frost around the inside. Sweet! Unfortunately the inside stinks bad, real bad. Iâm guessing whatever food was inside all spoiled and made a nasty soup in it before the stink built up enough to be investigated. So I donât think the wife would be OK using it for food even after âcleaningâ.. but could be ok for beer. 
I did some reasearch on pressurized fermentation. Seems to be a solid alternative to temp controlled lagering. It just requires a fermentation vessel that can handle pressure and an appropriate pressure regulator.. Many folks just pressure ferment in stainless kegs, then chill and serve⊠So I may have just now placed an order for four reconditioned ball lock kegs. I guess Iâm about to go head first into kegging. 
I have finally made the LOOOONG transition from walking beans every day all summer (or so it seemed) to hauling home my Limited Batch gift from our fabulous tenant.
I am going to let someone else ask what walking the beans means.
Câmon, man! Itâs âMIDWESTâ Audio Club. I thought you were in IL or IN. Maybe just too young? 
I walked corn one year. Not the best job Iâve ever had.
After mid-August with a spotter outside the field to guide you to where the wild sunflower escapes are poking above the canopy is no fun at all. Sometimes the garden spiders are big enough to name.
At least those spiders are pretty and harmless. The spiders here in Vegas are neither of those things.
This man understands all of his limitations and is eager to share them . . .
