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lumbee1
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I am drinking Stone Variety pack, Uinta, Miller Lite, and Foothills Variety pack. The Stone and Foothills are amazing while the Uinta is really smooth and flavorful.
^^ Was that the case at Costco? It is out in Apex now I think if so
Any home-brewers in the bunch?
Stopped at Burger Bach in Durham. Good burgers. Continued to Stone Brewing in Richmond. Good beer.
Enjoy by 5/29/2017 is very nice.
Ruination and Pataskala Red.
Enjoy by 5/29/2017 is very nice.
Ruination and Pataskala Red.
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^^ Nice lil trip you got goin Jeremy!
lt1fire
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Enjoying some Sierra Nevada at my favorite place on the planet. Newcombe ranch at 5800 feet up in the LA mountains.
Besides more sport bikes and dual sports we were treated to a Focus RS, tons of stangs, a hell cat, Maserati, Aston Martin's, Porsche, zr1, one Lamborghini and 10 stirs.
Weather like always was amazing
Besides more sport bikes and dual sports we were treated to a Focus RS, tons of stangs, a hell cat, Maserati, Aston Martin's, Porsche, zr1, one Lamborghini and 10 stirs.
Weather like always was amazing
Boozie:
Not sure if as good as last year, but I haven't been staying away from many 8%+ Ales. This oen is 11.9%
Waldos' Special Ale | Lagunitas Brewing Company
Not sure if as good as last year, but I haven't been staying away from many 8%+ Ales. This oen is 11.9%
Waldos' Special Ale | Lagunitas Brewing Company
Of course you knew it was just a matter of time before Coors or Anheiser Busch realized that craft beers are going to destroy them. So, much in the same way companies like Shell and BP invest in Solar and wind power knowing they're doomed if they're not:
Anheuser-Busch to Purchase Wicked Weed Brewing | Brewbound.com
DAMMIT~!
Anheuser-Busch to Purchase Wicked Weed Brewing | Brewbound.com
DAMMIT~!
You can thank our money-grubbing legislature and big time lobbyists:
Distribution law caps NC brewers' ability to grow :: Out and About at WRAL.com
Yep - it's all about the money. Business as usual for politicians and lobbyists.
HB 500 Sponsor: Wholesalers “Made Clear They Weren’t Going to Discuss” Raising Barrel Cap
lt1fire
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Nothing new, I don't think AB Inbev was ever in danger of getting destroyed 7 out of 10 beers served world wide is owned by them or something like that. They've already bought out major brewers like Elysian, Goose Island, Devil's Backbone, Golden Road, etc
This is great news (in the short run) for all my charlotte peeps Brawley's Beverage will soon... today or this week have a fire sale on all their wicked weed stock. The owner cannot stand breweries that do this and refuse to sell their stock (strangely making it the only craft beer store that you can't get BCBS on black friday). So @joyRidaz look out for that.
So far this hasn't effected other breweries that have sold out yet... most report all the same brewers work there and their profits have gone up. But that doesn't mean it will last forever that way. If ABinbev or Molson/Coors buy enough then they will start to flood the market with cheaper watered down "craft" beer to try and kill off the rest of that industry. At them same time i'm sure wages will be drastically cut for everyone and work quality will suck. Or at least that is my projection on it. Who know's we may be wrong and they may be happy just having good beer in their portfolio.
And yes lots of NC breweries have been saying it for years that the state is killing an industry that is only in its first decade in NC and that sooner or later some will go under (which has already happened) or sell out which has also started within the last year. Sadly there won't be a huge uproar from the craft beer scene in the US like when elysian or goose island sold out because of what the state legislator did. Meaning that those other brands were well known outside of their respective states. Because of the cap nobody outside of NC and some parts of SC really know anything of the craft breweries in NC. I run into hardcore beer guys here at tasting that have never heard of any beer outside of NC other than Carolina Blonde. I love it when that happens because I get to educate them on all the great brews that NC has to offer but then sadly end it with.... well if you don't fly to NC then you most likely will never try them.
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jfz80
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lt1fire
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well they have owned 50% of them for 3 years or so now and it still seems the same.
Like I said in my earlier post I think that for the time being none of the crafts bought out will change at all... down the road though after enough has been acquired to make a push they may first lower the prices significantly to try and force others out of business and then when they have acquired enough market share from that lower the quality to match.
We shall see though. I still drink the bought out ones from time to time.
And the fire sale of WW stock in Charlotte has started ..... great deals at Brawley's and also Carolina Beer Temple to name a few
Wicked Weed beer sale marks flashpoint in brewery turf wars
While I don't like sours, I do love some of their other beers. I just hope the check was worth it...
From the Gutters to the High End — How Wicked Weed Grew Like One
Craft Brewers React Strongly to AB InBev Acquisition of Wicked Weed
From the Gutters to the High End — How Wicked Weed Grew Like One
Craft Brewers React Strongly to AB InBev Acquisition of Wicked Weed
