Random Beer Thoughts

[FTowne1]

Malt Liquor (2024)
Adjunct Lagers (2025)

I'm wayyyy ahead of this timeline.

 

[boogercrack]

They're already getting pretty hyped. They did just have a pilsner fest a few weeks ago and everyone was going on about how amazing it was and blah blah blah.

What kind of ******** was in it?

People don't like beer that tastes like beer in 2017.

 

[seedavid]

What kind of ******** was in it?

People don't like beer that tastes like beer in 2017.

Some of them were slightly hoppy. Others, not so much.

There were delicious lobster rolls and oysters served, there were dogs playing in the water, the view was incredible, Serene Gene made an appearance.

It was a lot of fun, and I hope to attend again next year.

 

[cry me]

That pilsner fest ruled and is a model for what every "festival" should be like

 

[arren]

Bottle Logic is holding a charity raffle for a magnum of FO. 5 bucks per ticket, all of it goes to a good cause, you can buy unlimited tickets.

The optimist in me recognizes that at least the money is going to charity, but the cynical part of me knows that groups are going to be pooling their money to buy hundreds of tickets, and an even more cynical part of me knows that we're probably going to see the magnum on MBC at an absurd price.

 

[drgarage1]

Bottle Logic is holding a charity raffle for a magnum of FO. 5 bucks per ticket, all of it goes to a good cause, you can buy unlimited tickets.

The optimist in me recognizes that at least the money is going to charity, but the cynical part of me knows that groups are going to be pooling their money to buy hundreds of tickets, and an even more cynical part of me knows that we're probably going to see the magnum on MBC at an absurd price.

Still, credit for pre-razzle

 

[Josh2]

Bottle Logic is holding a charity raffle for a magnum of FO. 5 bucks per ticket, all of it goes to a good cause, you can buy unlimited tickets.

The optimist in me recognizes that at least the money is going to charity, but the cynical part of me knows that groups are going to be pooling their money to buy hundreds of tickets, and an even more cynical part of me knows that we're probably going to see the magnum on MBC at an absurd price.

They'll probably get in excess of $6000 in ticket sales and the bottle at most will resell for $2000. Pretty smart move by BL.

 

[Padraig]

If Heineken is going to start buying up more American breweries by way of LUSH (Lagunitas United States Holdings), I'm glad they're starting with terrible breweries like Short's, so that we can sidestep the whole "they ruined a great brewery" discussion.

I expect to see a few more of these 'fairly big but nobody cares about' type breweries either get picked off cheaply by the macros or go out of business.

 

[Kasher]

Sand City is releasing a new IPA today called "Soup Du Jour"


























I wonder why they're calling it that.

 

[litheum94]

Sand City is releasing a new IPA today called "Soup Du Jour"


























I wonder why they're calling it that.

 

[Kasher]

That sounds good, I'll have that.

 

[Padraig]

Wow. I have a surprising amount of feels about this one. Anchor being one of the OGs.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Wow. I have a surprising amount of feels about this one. Anchor being one of the OGs.

More on this here:

http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/San-Francisco-s-Anchor-Brewing-acquired-by-11729608.php

I'm a huge Anchor-head. They were already sold once so being sold again doesn't really bother me.

 

[andrewdrinks]

I like it when Matt Curtis breaks bad news, his cheery demeanor offsets some of those feels

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Although this quote at the end does bother me:

“Anchor has been making handcrafted beer since long before ‘craft’ was coined,” Greggor said. “I would argue (Anchor’s beer) is more handcrafted than any of the craft beer out there today. However, while it might not fit the definition of some self-appointed organizations, we’ll always be the original, and we’ll still be handcrafted in San Francisco.”

That's going a bit far.

 

[Padraig]

More on this here:

http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/San-Francisco-s-Anchor-Brewing-acquired-by-11729608.php

I'm a huge Anchor-head. They were already sold once so being sold again doesn't really bother me.

Ah I didn't know this. I thought it was still owned by Felix M, with a few other folks having small holding e.g. Brewdog.

 

[sherm10161]

They were already sold once so being sold again doesn't really bother me.

In 2010, Maytag sold Anchor to Greggor and Tony Foglio. At the time, Foglio said that the sale was “something we want to build on for the rest of our careers and pass on to the next generation.”

According to Keith Greggor, Anchor’s president and CEO, the move was a year in the making and the result of speaking with “many, many” larger breweries all over the world to find the right fit.

April 2010 to August 2017, minus the "year in the making." Less than six years.

At least the likelihood of them being sold again is low. Hopefully Sapporo doesn't **** things up.

 

[Death Valley]

April 2010 to August 2017, minus the "year in the making." Less than six years.

At least the likelihood of them being sold again is low. Hopefully Sapporo doesn't **** things up.

Sapporo has been a decent steward of Unibroue, no? My only complaint there is that innovation has been stagnate. But then again Anchor has not been innovative in a very long while either, so it seems like a good fit.

 

[ccbstl]

Although this quote at the end does bother me:

“Anchor has been making handcrafted beer since long before ‘craft’ was coined,” Greggor said. “I would argue (Anchor’s beer) is more handcrafted than any of the craft beer out there today. However, while it might not fit the definition of some self-appointed organizations, we’ll always be the original, and we’ll still be handcrafted in San Francisco.”

That's going a bit far.

This reminds me of 2nd Shift's description of itself

We are an artisanal craft brewery that handcrafts artisanal beers in an artisanal handcrafted way that is artisanal and crafted very handcraftedly... artisanal

 

[sherm10161]

Sapporo has been a decent steward of Unibroue, no? My only complaint there is that innovation has been stagnate. But then again Anchor has not been innovative in a very long while either, so it seems like a good fit.

Agree w/r/t Unibroue. Certainly a light of hope that way.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Sapporo has been a decent steward of Unibroue, no? My only complaint there is that innovation has been stagnate. But then again Anchor has not been innovative in a very long while either, so it seems like a good fit.

Their identity these days has gotten a little muddled. They hype their history and tradition aspect but you can tell they are chasing trends. I honestly don't know how each of the following are selling but the only one I enjoyed is the California Lager.

Since the sale they have introduced:

Anchor California Lager
Anchor Go West! IPA
Anchor Blackberry Daze IPA
Anchor Liberty IPA
Anchor's Meyer Lemon Lager
Anchor's Mango Wheat
Anchor's Blood Orange Blonde
Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout
Double Liberty IPA
Anchor Barrel Ale
Anchor Saison (no longer made)
Anchor IPA (no longer made)
Anchor Winter Wheat (no longer made)
Anchor Dry-Hopped Steam Beer (no longer made)
Breckle's Brown (no longer made)
Big Leaf Autumn Maple (no longer made)


Beers from before the sale that they have discontinued:

Humming Ale
Anchor Bock Beer
Anchor Small Beer

EDIT: Forgot the Brotherhood Steam beer (which they don't list on their website yet I see it on shelves) and the Los Gigantos beer.

 

[user 305778]

If they are investment bankers, 7 years is about right.

 

[RedCoffee]

Does handcrafting beer mean you can't use any paddles or machines to stir? Seems dangerous.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Does handcrafting beer mean you can't use any paddles or machines to stir? Seems dangerous.

Is that why the brewery in Ardmore is called "Tired Hands"?

 

[Padraig]

Has it come to this?

 

[Ziggy]

Has it come to this?

 

[Ziggy]

Side note, is there a road that runs through the fuller brewery?


Not understanding the reasoning behind the reflective vests

 

[flexabull]

Has it come to this?

Ding's head would explode if he saw this.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Has it come to this?

Notice the "Pride" peaking out at the top of the photo.

 

[RyanG1]

Side note, is there a road that runs through the fuller brewery?


Not understanding the reasoning behind the reflective vests

From a country that enjoys the sport of lining up. Seems par.