You're opening your own brew pub.......

[Whippy]

All ales for my pub!

IPA
Witbier
Irish Red Ale
American Brown Ale
Foreign Extra Stout
Strong Scotch Ale

 

[Revvy]

This is a fun game, even if it is a zombie one....This is a good question, because to be prudent in business, I would have to have at least one, if not more beers that I personally wouldn't like.

I'm not a wheat beer drinker, but they're popular, though I like Belgian Wits....There needs to be a beer that the BMC drinkers would like as well....

1) Belgian Wit
2) Cream Ale
3) Pils or Kolsch
4) IPA
5) Red
6) Stout


Obviously I'd like to have more than 6 taps, maybe 2 more to rotate, or even better, 12 taps...or even more better over 60 like my favorite place, Dragonmead Microbrewery.

 

[Soma]

Porter, Pilsner, IPA, Bavarian hefe, ESB, Dubbel

 

[LVBen]

and you get to have 6 flagship beers. What 6 styles would you choose to brew all the time for your brewery?

Just curious what folks would go with.

APA, IPA, Stout, Hefeweizen, Cream Ale, Irish Red

 

[BrewThruYou]

I would do 6 IPAs.

 

[LVBen]

Interesting... I think everyone but 1 person put IPA down.

 

[Revvy]

I would do 6 IPAs.

And be out of business in a few months.

 

[BrewThruYou]

And be out of business in a few months.

Yeah, my business plan has a few holes in it.

 

[Revvy]

Yeah, my business plan has a few holes in it.

Yeah, I'd enjoy it, but I don't think just me could keep you afloat.

 

[rhamilton]

1) IPA
2) Stout/Porter (something dark)
3) Hefeweizen (something wheat-based)
4) BMC competitor (something very light in color and taste but still good and cheap)
5) Pale Ale
6) Seasonal Rotator (See Samuel Adam's rotation)

Need more taps

 

[Hellfish76]

1. Pale
2. IPA
3. Porter
4. Ginger Beer
5. Seasonal
6. Seasonal (why limit yourself to just 1 seasonal?)

 

[two_hearted]

APA
Imperial Red
Imperial Stout
Porter
IPA
CDA

There would obviously be seasonals and limited releases, but this is the flagship line up.

 

[Misfit]

ipa, iipa, iiipa, apa, black ipa, black iipa


can you tell something about me?

 

[Revvy]

ipa, iipa, iiipa, apa, black ipa, black iipa


can you tell something about me?

Yeah, like BrewThruYou, you won't be in business all that long.

 

[DGibb]

6 Standards:
American Pale or Brown
Pilsner
Honey Wheat
Sweet Stout
IPA
Cider

Rotating Seasonal:
Kolsch
Winter Warmer
Russian Imperial Stout
Holiday Spice
Black IPA/Cascadian Dark (whatever you want to call it)
Marzen/Oktoberfest
Dunkelweiss

 

[Whippy]

I dislike threads like this one that make me thirsty

 

[user 70445]

Alternate Brewpub- Olde Englishe style- everything in cask and hand pulled

dark mild
pale mild
original bitter
extra special bitter
India pale ale
brown porter

Wow, that sounds incredible!

This. 1000xs this.

 

[nocsimian]

I don't think you need a BMC competitor to be successful. Being originally from PA, I've converted many a BMC drinker to Yuengling once they started distributing in GA. As for having an IPA, I think there are too many hop heads out there to not at least try to get them in the house.

So here's mine:

1.) Yuengling Clone
2.) Oatmeal Stout
3.) Irish Red
4.) IPA (possibly a Rye IPA)
5.) hefe
6.) American Brown

 

[cadarnell]

a pils .. a pale ... an IPA ... a wheat (probably fruit) and an amber

 

[MetuchenBrewerNJ]

I've thought about this a lot lately..

American Pale Ale
IPA
Irish Stout
Premium Lager/American Lager
Golden Ale
Irish Red

Of course, if I owned a brew pub, I'd have a seasonal or two always going on, plus an "experimental" tap.

 

[friday]

Czeck pils, Coffey porter, oatmeal stout, IPA, English ale, and any Belgium beer.

You would hit all the bases that way and set your self apart from your average brew pub.

 

[phenry]

I don't think I could ever run a brewpub with only 6 taps. I'd be way too inclined to be changing all of them at some point in time. But if I reeaallllyyyy had to choose:

Blonde Ale
American IPA
Brown Ale
Chocolate Stout
ESB
Rotator - Saison, IBA, Porter, Wit

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Amber Ale (Dark Amber)

Amber Lager (Lighter Amber)

Hefeweizen

Dunkelweiss

Pilsner

Fruit Wheat (rotating between cherry, blueberry, lime and raspberry)

 

[Acoma]

IPA
Porter
Brown Ale
Amber
Hefe
APA

I would have to rotate seasonals in somewhere: Such as a Stout, WPA, Pumpkin, etc.

 

[jfr1111]

1) American Wheat
2) Brown Porter
3) Special Bitter
4) Yellow Lager
5) Amber Lager
6) Stout

Now that I look at it, it looks a lot like what my local micro has on tap. Seems to work out ok for them. I'd start with only 4 taps though (6 flagship beers is too much), and drop the amber lager and porter.

 

[SourHopHead]

American Wheat
American Pale Ale
American Lager
Pilsner
IPA
Stout
Seasonal
Something on cask too.

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[Misfit]

Yeah, like BrewThruYou, you won't be in business all that long.

Or maybe I would do so much business I would need to open another location for my barley wine addiction......I need help ha

 

[richbrew99]

I would do the basic 5,
light blonde ale
wheat
pale
IPA
Stout or porter
and I like the idea of having a featured homebrewer in tap 6. You know they will bring in all their friends and family. Maybe a sell sheet with a bio of the homebrewer and photos of his setup.

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

Natty Light clone
Bud Light clone
Miller Lite clone
Coors clone
Mickey Malt clone

 

[DeNomad]

IIPA
IPA
Belgian Quad or Dubbel
Amber
ESB
Seasonal Cask Ale

 

[two_hearted]

Natty Light clone
Bud Light clone
Miller Lite clone
Coors clone
Mickey Malt clone

five faucets coming from the same keg. genious.

 

[rexbanner]

A brew-pub needs some sort of theme, just like a restaurant. In America, American beers would be easiest to sell to the general public. If the area already has some brew-pubs, you could go with Belgian, English/Irish/Scottish, or German/Czech beers. Just as I wouldn't open a restaurant serving many types of cuisine, I also would not open a brew-pub with beers from every brewing culture.

The beers you choose should match your cuisine. If you serve any spicy food, you must have a low-to-medium gravity beer low on bitterness. German pils, wit, or American blonde are all good choices. You also need a crowd-pleaser/girly beer, i.e. a wheat, fruit beer, blonde, etc. A hoppy beer is a good idea, too, but American IPAs are done to death. Finally, a malt-balanced beer such as dubbel or bock goes really well with many foods and has the most versatility if you plan to cook with beer and serve it.

 

[Hernando]

Farmhouse Ale (to go with the atomic buffalo turds)
Saison (To go with the mussles)
A dunkel (to go with the frites)
Apicot blonde (all around)
Milk stout on nitro (to go with your cookies)
APA of some sort (for the honey herb roasted chicken)

 

[Jota21]

I would perfect these in order.

1-"yellow fizzy" call it a blonde or a pilsner but you need a yellow fizzy...
2-"yellow fizzy" lite
The above 2 would be a MUST have IMO. To many people will walk in and order BMC/BMC lite and if you do not have something that will compare I think you would loose people fast. Convert not shun!

3 - Red/Amber
4 - Wheat
These are a staple IMO for those that the yellow fizzy just wont do it for anymore...and the wheat (no offense meant to any female REAL beer drinkers) for the ladies...

5 - IPA
IMO this category is just to well liked to NOT have one.

6 - Stout/Porter/Bock
Your favy style of this...

I agree 100% with the logic, but if we're playing 'only 6 taps', I would eliminate one of the Yellow Fizzys and make that tap the seasonal.

 

[user 84304]

Yeah, I'm not going the way of standard on this one. I'd brew

American IPA
IIPA
Imp Porter
Imp Stout
Dop Bock
Tripel
Belgian IPA

I know it's 7, but forget your rules

I'd also have crazy one-off casks and a wood series for those who want "seasonals". It's a season of wood, folks

 

[ChandlerBrewery]

Natty Light clone
Bud Light clone
Miller Lite clone
Coors clone
Mickey Malt clone

I agree with ReverseApacheMaster, the people demand innovation. Here is another hit combo:

1. Tea - iced or hot
2. Coffee - also iced or hot
3. Common Cider - Low alcohol, of course.
4. Strawberry Syrup Blonde.
5. O'doul's Clone.
6. Coor's Light - for my strong ale.

 

[jiggs_casey]

Just starting out? Which means, you would have all the 'yellow fizzies' in bottles and hopefully sell a lot of them. 'Cause that means you got people in the door...

That being said, on tap I would have...
a blonde or cream ale (to help win over the 'yellow fizzie' crowd)
an ipa
a red
a stout or porter
a wheat
an experimental tap (something to keep people talking about my brewpub)

 

[Bernie Brewer]

1. Fizzy Yellow Beer (APA, Blonde, Cream, etc. Take your pick)

2. IPA. I hate the style, but enough love it to keep it around

3. Nut Brown

4. Amber

5. Wheat (add fruit if you will)

6. Stout, for the Guinness lovers

Then at least 3 seasonals, if not more

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I agree 100% with the logic, but if we're playing 'only 6 taps', I would eliminate one of the Yellow Fizzys and make that tap the seasonal.

We are not playing "only six taps". The OP asked for six flagship beers. I would think that seasonals would be in addition to the "flagship" beers

 

[KFH]

-Porter
-Dunkelweizen
-Cream ale
-Some sort of Belgian
-Amber ale
-Saison