Beer

[LT-Dan2012]

Yeah I thought the same thing. At least pour some strawberry lemonade in it.

Lol saw that coming, well played

 

[Palatine]

Drummond is coming off his best season, averaging 17.3 points and 15.6 rebounds

That is the definition of a monster.

 

[HooperScooper]

Andre Drummond is on a 'beer diet' and it is actually a thing

Maybe we can get him to post in the "Best Beer" thread....

His choices, according to the story? Miller Lite and Corona.

Don't want him anywhere near our beer thread!

 

[MTHusky]

Andre Drummond is on a 'beer diet' and it is actually a thing

Maybe we can get him to post in the "Best Beer" thread....

Who says that he hasn't?

 

[Purple Stein]

Yeah I thought the same thing. At least pour some strawberry lemonade in it.

Have you had Yuengling Light? It tastes like Sprite, especially if you drink it warm.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Have you had Yuengling Light? It tastes like Sprite, especially if you drink it warm.

I didn’t realize there was a light version of Yuengling.

If you wanna drink a light beer but are a beer snob and are too embarrassed get some Nite Lite by Night Shift Brewing. Tastes like a Natty brewed for Jesus himself.

 

[storrsroars]

I didn’t realize there was a light version of Yuengling.

If you wanna drink a light beer but are a beer snob

Then you're not a beer snob, amirite?

 

[methodology]

He could at least call them Boggs

 

[Waquoit]

There was a Lone Pine oh-J sighting at ABC last night. That was the first time I've seen it outside the brewery. Also, I went to a decent sized packy on the Cape a few weeks back and the only decent IPA they had was Too Juicy.

 

[Zionn]

Phresh is a very solid IPA out of New Britski

 

[Fore!]

Out on Long Island, Montauk Brewing Co.'s Watermelon Ale is a very nice summer brew.

 

[Yorkeez4]

As the consummate beer drinker - yes I drink 6-12 beers a year - I highly recommend Mississippi Mud. It’s a Black and Tan. That comes in a moonshine jug. I found quite by accident that it taste better if kept in a cool place like my garage in the winter instead of refrigerating. Google Image Result for https://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/1741.jpg

 

[White Dwarf]

I like to drink Medalla as my summer beach/boat beer. It's the cheap Puerto Rican piss beer in the 10oz cans.

 

[Waquoit]

I like to drink Medalla as my summer beach/boat beer. It's the cheap Puerto Rican piss beer in the 10oz cans.

That sounds like something from Drew Magary's Deadspin column.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Went to hops on the hill in Glastonbury today. Absolutely gorgeous spot

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Definitely not the the best category; but, some of the news clip is hilarious...

Natural Light hard seltzer? Anheuser-Busch is leaning into the trend

Hard seltzer is big. Anheuser-Busch InBev thinks it's about to get bigger.

www.cnn.com

"The product is priced at about a 20% discount compared to the leading brands, and unlike most hard seltzer brands, which are often sold in packs of four, it will be available in bulk 24-can packages. With about 130 calories and 6% alcohol by volume, it's also more alcoholic and caloric than other hard seltzers...Natural Light brand, an affordable product marketed to college-aged drinkers."

Just come out and say it, this is marketed to 16 to 21 years olds because who the heck buys Natty Light after the age of 21 anyway?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Definitely not the the best category; but, some of the news clip is hilarious...

Natural Light hard seltzer? Anheuser-Busch is leaning into the trend

Hard seltzer is big. Anheuser-Busch InBev thinks it's about to get bigger.

www.cnn.com

"The product is priced at about a 20% discount compared to the leading brands, and unlike most hard seltzer brands, which are often sold in packs of four, it will be available in bulk 24-can packages. With about 130 calories and 6% alcohol by volume, it's also more alcoholic and caloric than other hard seltzers...Natural Light brand, an affordable product marketed to college-aged drinkers."

Just come out and say it, this is marketed to 16 to 21 years olds because who the heck buys Natty Light after the age of 21 anyway?

There’s going to be so many of these drank on the runway before all the kids head back to campus on Saturday mornings this fall.

 

[8893]

No surprise here, and I'm sure it won't be the last:

Stony Creek Brewery Lays Off Brewmaster, Sales Director and Key Account Manager

Three key members of Stony Creek Brewery’s team were laid off this week. Stony Creek director of operations Manny Rodriguez confirmed to Brewbound that brewmaster Andy Schwartz, director of sales Jamal Robinson and key account manager Spencer Niebuhr are no longer employed by the company.

www.brewbound.com

Stony Creek joins a number of beer companies that have cut jobs this year, including Lord Hobo, Celis Brewery, Weyerbacher, Constellation Brands-owned Ballast Point, Heineken USA, and Hangar 24, among several others.

 

[HooperScooper]

No surprise here, and I'm sure it won't be the last:

Stony Creek Brewery Lays Off Brewmaster, Sales Director and Key Account Manager

Three key members of Stony Creek Brewery’s team were laid off this week. Stony Creek director of operations Manny Rodriguez confirmed to Brewbound that brewmaster Andy Schwartz, director of sales Jamal Robinson and key account manager Spencer Niebuhr are no longer employed by the company.

www.brewbound.com

Yup. I've been saying it for a while. There are too many breweries. The market just can't support them all. The ones that make better beer or do something really well will survive and some others will fold. It's inevitable.

 

[Waquoit]

Yup. I've been saying it for a while. There are too many breweries. The market just can't support them all. The ones that make better beer or do something really well will survive and some others will fold. It's inevitable.

"We need to be honest with our business approach to craft"
I think that means realizing that the future of these places is serving the local market. The dream of steady can sales in retail outlets is over for most places. But a busy tap room has to make decent money, I would think.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Maybe there are too many, but as a consumer it is kind of fun that there are so many and that you get to try a diversity of different beers and brewers/brewing styles. And I hope that a lot of breweries are local, get a good local following and simply stay that way. I'm willing to give business to a local good not great brewery just like I prefer a local restaurant to a chain.
Too many breweries is why there are rating websites and other things. There are too many wineries, but wine drinkers don't necessarily complain about that. What's the purpose of rooting for places to fail or fold? I prefer a world where smaller breweries exist like local restaurants do and can stay alive predominately or even exclusively by catering to a local clientele.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yup. I've been saying it for a while. There are too many breweries. The market just can't support them all. The ones that make better beer or do something really well will survive and some others will fold. It's inevitable.

And the losers will be the mediocre craft breweries and those that haven’t adapted at all to popular styles. Stony Creek is in that category for sure.

I think things will sort into:
1. Macro
2. Imports (some are Macro...Corona etc.)
3. Volume, cheap craft. Sam, Harpoon, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada...
4. Strong quality craft, which is mostly on premise and sometimes distributed.

For the life of me I don’t understand why some of these breweries haven’t made adjustments. There will always be room for category 3 because that’s what we beer enthusiasts need to drink at our neighbor’s parties etc in place of Bud Light. But there isn’t room for 2000 brands there.

 

[8893]

What's the purpose of rooting for places to fail or fold?

I'm not rooting for it, but I have been expecting it as a natural part of the business life cycle. The craft brew scene went through one competitive shakeout around 20 years ago, and in the past ten years it roared back. Another competitive shakeout was inevitable imo, especially with so many mediocre beers.

Wineries are an entirely different scene and market, and most of the "local" ones in areas not known for wine making are vanity projects for millionaires and don't need to be profitable.

 

[Pmurph678]

Tox in New london has some of the best beers in the state. Newer brewery so they don't can yet but they have a ton of great beers.

Tilted Barn in Rhode Island is the best brewery between RI & CT.

 

[auror]

The only person I've interacted with in that group was their sales director, and he was highly competent. He'll land on his feet.