Did you know New Belgium got bought up by Kirin? They were employee owned; wonder how that sorts out. And Stone just sold to Sapporo. Doesn't matter as long as it's good, I guess. These buyouts do bring beer to the hinterlands so I guess I shouldn't gripe...
Yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine who is a beer buyer for the local Whole Foods. It turns out Stone Brewing seems to have expanded its presence too quickly into other markets (Berlin, Shanghai?) and found themselves over $450M in the red, as well as engaging in a few large, costly lawsuits. Apparently being bought out was their best option.
Yes, I think so. It was odd, clicking another thread from the RAFT was going to the brewery site...
any link, really, and when I replied to the post, dragging to select the text in the Visual editor instead dragged that image that I posted. So it was embedded and covering everything, but invisible.
Please edit or delete your post! There's some code in it that's hijacking the links on the page and sending people to the brewery. This image is in it, hidden somewhere. Weird.
Looked like there was no closing anchor tag in there.
Please edit or delete your post! There's some code in it that's hijacking the links on the page and sending people to the brewery. This image is in it, hidden somewhere. Weird.
Did you know New Belgium got bought up by Kirin? They were employee owned; wonder how that sorts out. And Stone just sold to Sapporo. Doesn't matter as long as it's good, I guess. These buyouts do bring beer to the hinterlands so I guess I shouldn't gripe...
Didn't know that about either of them. I guess as long as they don't mess with the recipes it's ultimately better to have wider distribution and availability. Wicked Weed - also from Asheville - was acquired by Anheuser Busch, but it's still made the same way in the same brewery. Very good beers though pricier than most others.
This session ale that they make is usually on sale for a week or two a month though - tasty stuff:
I haven't seen that one yet, but the Little Yella Pils is still around here - Oskar's has an "East Coast" brewery out near Asheville, NC now (as do Sierra and New Belgium). I like that more of them a trying to do lagers, but it's not as easy as it may seem - and they can't mask the mistakes by overloading the hops. Still, imported German pilsener for the price I paid is a good "in-between".
Did you know New Belgium got bought up by Kirin? They were employee owned; wonder how that sorts out. And Stone just sold to Sapporo. Doesn't matter as long as it's good, I guess. These buyouts do bring beer to the hinterlands so I guess I shouldn't gripe...
A cold, refreshing Warsteiner in the backyard lounge yesterday afternoon - complete with condensation and lens flair.
If I could still drink beer, it would be mostly German lagers (Paulaner was a favorite), Guinness, and an occasional IPA like Little Sumpin or Dogfish Head.
I found most craft beers to be a either too malty/sweet, heavy, or bitter...not good drinking beers.
Being from New England (well...almost...NJ is mid-Atlantic, but my maternal family is Northern VT), we've had a good run of NEIPA's. It's the go-to everywhere, and there are some great ones. That said... it's getting harder to enjoy them in the summer.
A friend started a brewery 6 years ago, and when the pandemic hit, he and several other breweries did a version of "stimulus beer". My recollection is that they were selling it for $3/six-pack...as one would for "stimulus" beer. It was a hit. A nice, light, pils. Bud-esque, but a little bit more depth to it. It was so popular, they added it to their core rotation. I like it more and more the warmer it gets outside.
I haven't seen that one yet, but the Little Yella Pils is still around here - Oskar's has an "East Coast" brewery out near Asheville, NC now (as do Sierra and New Belgium). I like that more of them a trying to do lagers, but it's not as easy as it may seem - and they can't mask the mistakes by overloading the hops. Still, imported German pilsener for the price I paid is a good "in-between".
Seems like there's less call for German beers lately with all the craft brews and IPAs around. One local bar has a good German pilsener on tap. Warsteiner is predictably good stuff, especially on these hot days. The local supermarket sells it for $13.99 a twelve-pack, cheaper than Becks, and the Becks they sell is brewed in the US. I like it more than Becks anyhow - even the imported version.
Our local beer garden has this and several other German beers on tap.
Seems like there's less call for German beers lately with all the craft brews and IPAs around. One local bar has a good German pilsener on tap. Warsteiner is predictably good stuff, especially on these hot days. The local supermarket sells it for $13.99 a twelve-pack, cheaper than Becks, and the Becks they sell is brewed in the US. I like it more than Becks anyhow - even the imported version.
