We brew our own as well, we just finished off a batch of what was supposed to be a red but we grabbed the wrong grains and it turned into more of a stout. One of our best mistakes ever!
We are currently waiting on a Cream ale to finish while drinking an Oktoberfest we bottled 3 weeks ago.
We have been playing with old recipes from all over, some that are translated and some that are just crazy. I really enjoy the process and the outcomes
As far as things you can buy around here, I have been enjoying stuff from a local place, Flying Dog, and Dogfish brews as well. We have a McHenry ale that is one of the best I have had and their Heavy seas is a kick butt IPA.