Random Beer Thoughts

[WhalezB4Rarez]

I’m curious to see what Dogfish varieties will get pumped out of BBCo’s Ohio and PA facilities. Will it also become a Goose Island deal where 60 Minute, SeaQuench etc are all brewed outside of Milton while Milton increases more of their seasonal or limited releases.

The culture at the DFH brewery and brewpub are what make the brand. They definitely don’t want to mess with that for sure.

Also Jim Koch is basically the father of marketing craft beer. You may not like his recipes but he did a lot for the industry.

 

[drgarage1]

I’m curious to see what Dogfish varieties will get pumped out of BBCo’s Ohio and PA facilities. Will it also become a Goose Island deal where 60 Minute, SeaQuench etc are all brewed outside of Milton while Milton increases more of their seasonal or limited releases.

The culture at the DFH brewery and brewpub are what make the brand. They definitely don’t want to mess with that for sure.

Also Jim Koch is basically the father of marketing craft beer. You may not like his recipes but he did a lot for the industry.

I still think he gets way too much credit Ken Grossman and Fritz Maytag did as much or more, and they managed to do it without obnoxious public personas.

 

[furley]

beer is good. i like beer. i like Dogfish Head and drink Sam Adams from time to time.. have for 20+ years.

seems weird to be angry about this one. what do i know.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

I still think he gets way too much credit Ken Grossman and Fritz Maytag did as much or more, and they managed to do it without obnoxious public personas.

I hear ya. Jim was all marketing. Fritz and Ken were built up by their brands.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Jim Koch has been salty for years that people won't kiss his ass for what he thinks is his role in craft beer's history.

Bert Grant is an awesome dude. Don Younger is also awesome. The dude who started Toronado in SF is awesome. The guys behind Anchor and Sierra Nevada, too.

Jim Koch? I guess. Sam Adams was not my gateway into beer and I’ve provably had his beers less than five times ever. Red Hook and Pyramid and Deschutes and New Belgium are more influential to me personally. [shrug]

 

[nachojon]

Market share or not, Sam Adams still makes better beer than DFH.

 

[jbeezification1]

Market share or not, Sam Adams still makes better beer than DFH.

Have you ever had Festina Peche? That’s better than every Sam Adams beer.

 

[sacrelicio]

DFH and Sam Adams are as relevant as Barefoot wine. Yes they sell a lot. Who the duck cares. Yes I am on small batch DDH hypeboi haze right now. No I will not posting remember this tomorrow.

 

[Josh2]

ill hav you’re know Mom says i am relevant!

Dad says you're a loser and needs to move out of his basement. You're taking up valuable mancave real estate.

 

[jaeselector]

DFH and Sam Adams are as relevant as Barefoot wine. Yes they sell a lot. Who the duck cares

My man.

Yes I am on small batch DDH hypeboi haze right now.

D’oh! So close.

 

[nachojon]

Have you ever had Festina Peche? That’s better than every Sam Adams beer.

Nah.

 

[JCastle1]

Yes I am on small batch DDH hypeboi haze right now.

Opinion = nullified

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Bert Grant is an awesome dude. Don Younger is also awesome. The dude who started Toronado in SF is awesome. The guys behind Anchor and Sierra Nevada, too.

Jim Koch? I guess. Sam Adams was not my gateway into beer and I’ve provably had his beers less than five times ever. Red Hook and Pyramid and Deschutes and New Belgium are more influential to me personally. [shrug]

That would make sense if you're from Seattle that those breweries would be more influential to you than Sam Adams. Maybe it's more of an East Coast thing.

 

[boogercrack]

Cans of uptopias confirmed

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Cans of uptopias confirmed

 

[furley]

has Demi Moore fallen off??

 

[BigFrank]

has Demi Moore fallen off??

Beat me to it. Is that her?

 

[furley]

Beat me to it. Is that her?

i can't be sure. it's very close but i think an expert is needed to clarify.

 

[tikk]

Beat me to it. Is that her?

has Demi Moore fallen off??

i can't be sure. it's very close but i think an expert is needed to clarify.

That's one of them real housewives of somewhere.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Is there some light shade under the tree here?

 

[JulianB1]

I agree with everything you just said, but then you get articles with Jim Koch whining about how they can't appeal to people and I always wonder where the truth lies.

I think both can be true. For a company the size of BBCo, "growth" becomes such an important factor (especially when it comes to pleasing investors/their board/etc.) that it isn't enough to just rest on your laurels with a particular % of the market share, you've always got to be attracting new customers, growing new brands/market segments, etc. It's one of the reasons why they've focused so much recently on the hard seltzer/iced tea segments.

 

[primebeer]

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/05/10/most-hyped-breweries-in-america/

I clicked on this fully ready to eye-roll at a poorly put together list, but this is largely accurate. A few of them are a bit past their hype prime so to speak, but otherwise pretty solid. Missing Floodland and a few others perhaps?

 

[jaeselector]

Missing Floodland perhaps?

FL is still too limited to stimulate much broad appeal, plus the **** talkers have curbed the hype train a bit.

 

[stakem1]

Cans of uptopias confirmed

$600 six pack

 

[boogercrack]

$600 six pack

First to shotgun one will die a legend

 

[Moondog1]

First to shotgun one will die a legend

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[WhalezB4Rarez]

a bottle of utopias is 26 oz. as it is you all could have been taking it to the dome without the need of a can.

 

[RyanG1]

a bottle of utopias is 26 oz. as it is you all could have been taking it to the dome without the need of a can.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

As a laff I might have myself a can of Slightly Mighty with a 2009 Utopias sidecar tonight.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

When Etsy meets the Operation: find the worst deal on mybeercellar thread