tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post143814658399384059..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Brewers Association's Numbers and QuandariesJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7807706955962238512009-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:00Uhh, ok, I guess that link's too long… and tinyurl...Uhh, ok, I guess that link's too long… and tinyurl's "temporarily unavailable." Let's try snipurl…<br /><br />http://snipurl.com/widhook_got_pwned<br /><br />-anónimoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6380283153063970952009-04-15T13:31:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:31:00.000-07:00It's definitely the >25% ownership that dis...It's definitely the >25% ownership that disqualifies CBA as a "craft brewer…" it disqualified both Widmer and Redhook individually (before the merger) last year as well, as Mr. Foyston pointed out.<br /><br />http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2008/04/brewers_association_releases_t.html<br /><br />-anónimoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47779201009585022982009-04-14T14:08:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:08:00.000-07:00A (very reliable) little birdy just emailed to say...A (very reliable) little birdy just emailed to say that Boston Beer is just a few thousand barrels below the magic 2 million mark. Also, Gambrinus no longer imports Corona (though the larger point still remains).Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-36383978697202583752009-04-14T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:46:00.000-07:00I saw the list yesterday and couldn't understand w...I saw the list yesterday and couldn't understand why Craft Brewers was listed under "All Breweries," but not in the "Craft" categories. Reading the definitions for what constitutes a craft beer is smile provoking. Perhaps the 25% ownership issue is the factor eliminating Widmer/Red Hook from the Craft category? I don't think it's the (Byzantine) ". . .at least 50% of it’s volume in either all Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522969360434191018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-40782695380922703362009-04-14T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:43:00.000-07:00Before I posted this, I actually talked to Rob Wid...Before I posted this, I actually talked to Rob Widmer. (In rare cases, I do more than rattle off un-informed rants. In <I>rare</I> cases.)<br /><br />He says that they re-defined "craft brewery" two years ago to handle some of the difficulties I mentioned. Their heart is in the right place--they want to distinguish between breweries that produce faux craft and small breweries. Somehow the newJeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79650994204890499642009-04-14T10:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:42:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522969360434191018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65148732258939993972009-04-14T10:34:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522969360434191018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83964694902494094492009-04-14T10:00:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:00:00.000-07:00Jack joyce told me that whatever trade organizatio...Jack joyce told me that whatever trade organization decides who is and isn't a 'craft brewery' established rules that excluded Widhook (wrongly in his opinion). I think this might explain their absence from the craf brewers list.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.com