tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1907881798037833861..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: "Softness in the Widmer Brothers Brand"Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-9296217840783695612012-11-20T08:26:59.323-08:002012-11-20T08:26:59.323-08:00I disagree with Siddoway, if nothing else for the ...I disagree with Siddoway, if nothing else for the Audi analogy: its the sales of tens of thousands of A4s and A6s that Audi is able to make a Car like the R8, which they make FAR fewer of. I won't argue the R8 doesn't capture mindshare and respect for the brand, but for small enthusiast subset only. What sells Audi's is the quality and consistency of their 'everyday' productsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73444689922510122442012-11-11T09:01:41.786-08:002012-11-11T09:01:41.786-08:00I'm with insightful Siddoway.
Bob's Your ...I'm with insightful Siddoway. <br />Bob's Your Uncle.Jack R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625645308707849072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-67269645200865925562012-11-11T08:47:47.751-08:002012-11-11T08:47:47.751-08:00Unlike Brian said up above, I feel that Widmer DOE...Unlike Brian said up above, I feel that Widmer DOES make some great beer. Not all of them, mind you, but a few are great. <br /><br />Maybe they need to focus on making ONE truly epic beer, like The Abyss is for Deschutes. Not that everyone is going to buy or like that one truly epic beer, but it certainly would get some attention pointed in their direction. <br /><br />It's just like why Bob Siddowayhttp://www.bobsbrewandliquorreviews.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3810433526313996902012-11-09T20:19:19.979-08:002012-11-09T20:19:19.979-08:00I'm not sure that craft breweries should actua...I'm not sure that craft breweries should actually be public. Investor's have demands that are financially oriented. Make stuff the people like, and make increasing amount of revenues and profits over time. This means that one is stuck pandering to the masses and that road leads to direct competition with SABMillerMolson Coors and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Thay appear to be stuck in "Æsophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512314368077056204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-72987464298453317072012-11-09T13:48:18.242-08:002012-11-09T13:48:18.242-08:00Isn't a dirty little secret about larger craft...Isn't a dirty little secret about larger craft breweries their dependence on just one beer for a huge chunk of their sales? How much Kill Devil did Widmer make versus how much Hefeweizen, and what portion of their profits come from just that beer?<br /><br />For that matter you could name all the larger craft brewers by their single most popular beer (fat tire, Mirror Pond, &c)-which tendAndy Segerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020639248810254168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47510894966854220632012-11-09T13:41:26.526-08:002012-11-09T13:41:26.526-08:00It feels like there has been a lot of dilution in ...It feels like there has been a lot of dilution in the brand. Rather than trying to focus on core flagship products like Hefeweizen, they're now trying to be everything to everyone. <br /><br />We've got seasonals and reserve series and rotating IPAs and new beers popping up faster than we can try them. A lot of the beers are great but a lot of the beers are pretty weak as well.<br /><br /Brianhttp://www.brianbatesd.comnoreply@blogger.com