tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post5292125270301840427..comments2024-02-20T09:10:35.971-05:00Comments on Fuggled: Vive La Difference?Alistair Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-33377493192931690842014-04-22T12:21:32.867-04:002014-04-22T12:21:32.867-04:00Last I heard, Lagunitas was planning on opening a ...Last I heard, Lagunitas was planning on opening a new production facility in Chicago, so you can add them to your list of breweries from the west setting up secondary facilities (albeit, in this case, in the midwest rather than on the coast).<br /><br />And no, what these places are doing is fundamentally no different than what A-B et al. do. For better or for worse.Cam.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08663771421148777522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-86869739274951461272014-04-16T12:16:47.438-04:002014-04-16T12:16:47.438-04:00Yeah well remember most of the time they start up ...Yeah well remember most of the time they start up a new brew house, they have a completely new set of people brewing there. So when Stone opened a new brewery/restaurant at Liberty Station in San Diego, though the beers are the same, the brewers are completely different. This is why The West Coaster classifies a new Stone location as a new brewery because there are different people running it. Sirusjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060518804376649708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-64113651514919389472014-04-16T08:01:28.253-04:002014-04-16T08:01:28.253-04:00Dan,
I see what you are saying, but by that defin...Dan,<br /><br />I see what you are saying, but by that definition Blue Moon made by MillerCoors in Elkton IS local beer.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-43659568079644542602014-04-15T23:52:06.494-04:002014-04-15T23:52:06.494-04:00No, the brand won't be local, but 95% of the p...No, the brand won't be local, but 95% of the people working there will be. That makes it local. Dan Kachurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089439567241077226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-73462433938031870682014-04-14T16:02:09.368-04:002014-04-14T16:02:09.368-04:00This is certainly a discussion that needs to be ha...This is certainly a discussion that needs to be had in the craft beer community. When does a brewer get so big that they are no longer craft? Perhaps this is one way that smaller local breweries will always retain an edge. There is something special about being able to visit a tasting room of your favorite brewery and in the process speak with the brewers. You don't get this at stone but you do at some of the smaller local nano breweries. <br /><br />Perhaps consumers will just be glad that when craft breweries get big they are able to distribute quality beer nationwide. Stone sure has succeeded with the mass distribution of Stone Enjoy By through their distribution chain. I suspect as long as the quality remains the same, brewers will continue to sell regardless of how big they get. <br /><br />Everyone else who cares to support local breweries can visit the smaller breweries down the street regularly to enjoy a pint or take home a growler. Sirusjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060518804376649708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-7774483307527345152014-04-12T11:28:37.307-04:002014-04-12T11:28:37.307-04:00The most important question IMO is, how will they ...The most important question IMO is, how will they behave with the competition. Those tax breaks, etc. already give them what I believe is an unfair competitive advantage over the truly local breweries, who will still have to pay the same taxes. If on top of that we add the economies of scale and, likely, the deeper pockets companies like Stone or Sierra Nevada have, isn't there a risk that they will price out the competition (and other less ethical practices) just like AB, etc. did in the past?Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.com