CTownBrewer
Well-Known Member
The only GI beer I've ever really liked is their Night Stalker Imperial Stout...and I can get many other equally good ones from craft breweries that are not owned by a company that dominates the industry.
I'd prefer to give my money to a company that tries to further the craft beer market, not destroy it. Craft beers are a small part of the beer market, not by choice, but by force. They aren't able to ship their beers like they want to because the big 3 dominate truck space. They come out with 50 ways of packaging the same product to dominate shelf space at any major store that sells beer.
They even go as far as to create "craft beer" without putting their name on it so the consumer doesn't even know it's theirs...jacks pumpkin spice ale, wild blueberry, etc. I know people who after months of convincing, finally wanted to try a craft beer. Then they tell me how horrible this pumpkin beer was that they tried...you guessed it...they bought the cheapest one they could find called jacks pumpkin spice. Now they won't try craft beer again. Who'd buy a $10 4-pack of DFH Punkin when they could try jacks pumpkin spice for $5 for a 6-pack? This behavior is not what I would call furthering the beer industry. It's making money no matter what the cost.
I'd prefer to give my money to a company that tries to further the craft beer market, not destroy it. Craft beers are a small part of the beer market, not by choice, but by force. They aren't able to ship their beers like they want to because the big 3 dominate truck space. They come out with 50 ways of packaging the same product to dominate shelf space at any major store that sells beer.
They even go as far as to create "craft beer" without putting their name on it so the consumer doesn't even know it's theirs...jacks pumpkin spice ale, wild blueberry, etc. I know people who after months of convincing, finally wanted to try a craft beer. Then they tell me how horrible this pumpkin beer was that they tried...you guessed it...they bought the cheapest one they could find called jacks pumpkin spice. Now they won't try craft beer again. Who'd buy a $10 4-pack of DFH Punkin when they could try jacks pumpkin spice for $5 for a 6-pack? This behavior is not what I would call furthering the beer industry. It's making money no matter what the cost.