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Folks! Well, it is now officially the "no more white shoes" season and we're happy to be here. We didn't *really* go on vacation as a lot of you can attest.  We sent out orders as we went along, just kind of at a little slower pace.  We DID turn eBay sales off for a month and IT. WAS. GLORIOUS!  So, there's that. As far as TBA is concerned: Prices: You may notice prices creeping up.  Sorry, it just cannot be helped.  We are starting to go back into the red again and, well, umm, I like to keep my...

Folks, I am very sorry to have to post this, but The Brewing Academy will have to bow out of VCF-West.   We did not come to this decision lightly and, indeed, will have to cancel hotel reservations, car rentals, and airline tickets at no small cost as well, but we think it is the correct thing to do.  Please be sure that this has nothing whatsoever to do with the fine institution and people at VCF-West.  We were looking forward to attending.  However, with the change in CDC regulations yesterday as well as the new masking regulations in Yolo County...

Folks,   Thank you for being our customer!  It has been an interesting few years and I am sure it will continue to be for some time to come.  It seems as if we have been cursed with what the Ancient Chinese Philosopher, Robert Kennedy, once said, "May you live in interesting times!" Whatever the case may be, we had planned to do inventory in January 2021.  Then we all got COVID-19.  As such, we never really got a chance to do inventory and we have been playing catch up ever since..  Plus, honestly, I need a break.  For 20 years,...

Folks, I finally pulled the trigger on putting together the stuff for the "StrangeBrew™" section of the shop.  This will contain oddities and other items that are a little less related to computers and a little more related to what makes me (MacRorie) a little weird. We will have RCA SelectaVision (CED) discs for sale (or trade!).  We will soon have Sony PS2/PSP/PS Vita/PS3/PS4 games for sale.  We have been selling these on eBay, but now you can get them through the shop and they will be 10% less (since I do not have to pay eBay 10%, I pass...

Folks, As the pandemic stretches on and as all of "de joy" has been taken out of the USPS, we need to change our shipping policy.  As soon as we can change it back, we will. Domestic and International First Class Packages Effective immediately (01 April 2021), any order that selects USPS First Class or Parcel Select ground as a shipping service and the USPS declares it lost, The Brewing Academy will NOT be responsible for replacing it. The includes First Class International. The reason is that there is no insurance on that shipping method and we cannot recoup our expenses...