They used to be, again imo, a "beer drinkers beer", a cut above the rest. But now they are just another beer. A notch above bud light and on par with corona, neither of which I like
Once upon a time, choices of beer in the US were pretty limited. In fact, we're just now seeing anything near the pre-Prohibition number of breweries open in the US. When SA came on the scene, they definitely brought a fresh game along with them, and they threw down... and we should respect them for that.
I mean, look at the number of big name microbreweries that are only celebrating 14, 15, 16 years in business. Didn't Stone just release their 15 not too long ago? SA has been in business since 1984.
And with the expansion of breweries and brewing styles available to most consumers, tastes and palates are changing - and changing for the better IMO.
That said, you couldn't pay me to drink SA's Boston Lager (and I think a growing number of people feel the same way), but they seem to at least be reaching out, experimenting, dipping a proverbial toe in, if you will - and I think these beers represent that. If they stagnate, they'll perish, between InBev and they growing number of craft microbreweries.
I liked Griffin's Bow. I think it has potential. I'd also like to see how well, if at all, it would age.