tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post34600567400067022..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Six-Million Barrel Craft BreweryJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-72889566202056363852010-09-06T20:48:14.690-07:002010-09-06T20:48:14.690-07:00A few things this article and the comments followi...A few things this article and the comments following make me realize:<br /><br />1. Let's move away from the progressive taxing. Small or big let's keep the tax the same. Even better, move away from the three tier system and let the big breweries compete with smaller ones...that's right, the fact that we have a healthy craft industry is testament to the companies that make up the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83041197893320972492010-08-04T19:42:27.598-07:002010-08-04T19:42:27.598-07:00I couldn't agree more. You hit this exactly on...I couldn't agree more. You hit this exactly on the nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-81082307632305227902010-08-01T12:35:58.478-07:002010-08-01T12:35:58.478-07:00Anon (July 31), do you have any links to support t...Anon (July 31), do you have any links to support the Boston Beer = chemical beer contention? I would find that MOST interesting, if true.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-52282063549790761362010-07-31T12:22:31.819-07:002010-07-31T12:22:31.819-07:00I've heard JK use the term 'craft brewery&...I've heard JK use the term 'craft brewery' or 'craft beer' in Sam Adams’ ads. <br /><br />While he may now be lobbying to get a tax break, the initial concern may have been that if his company's status changes he could no longer use the term 'craft' in ads, and for that and other reasons his beer would start to be perceived differently. <br /><br />Big companies Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17684668014641499682010-06-17T14:09:46.536-07:002010-06-17T14:09:46.536-07:00i'm a little late to the game on this one but ...i'm a little late to the game on this one but this is right on the money. the real question to me these days is "why should we care about boston beer company anymore at all?" are they ACTUALLY craft and all that the word implies? not anymore, not for a long time. they make several different beers that all vaguely taste the same, just different color.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716506201192547672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22073580110537142582010-06-17T09:45:41.092-07:002010-06-17T09:45:41.092-07:00Meanwhile, Boston Beer is pushing their new "...Meanwhile, Boston Beer is pushing their new "We really are a small brewery" ad campaign. They must have been focus grouping and felt that inevitable backlash of growing too big. It feels only a bit disingenuous for them to make this claim while lobbying for the change in the tax code. -ScottScott Davishttp://www.fromtherooftops.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-10617937636445448992010-06-15T11:57:25.639-07:002010-06-15T11:57:25.639-07:00After seeing the plight of smaller breweries in th...After seeing the plight of smaller breweries in the documentary "BEER WARS" I'm all for the changing of the law. It's ridiculous the amount of sway that Budweiser has--they even bother themselves with sueing smaller breweries for stupid things like using "punkin" on their label (Dogfish). Yeah, they have the greed to do things like that, as if a little brewery like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57735790389706880792010-06-15T08:19:27.941-07:002010-06-15T08:19:27.941-07:00Okay I found out:
Total US Beer production 2009:
...Okay I found out:<br /><br />Total US Beer production 2009:<br />205 Million Barrells<br /><br />Craft breweries only produced 9 million of the 205 million total barrels in 2009. <br /><br />The Big 3 made 196 million barrels, compared to Sam Adams 2 million. <br /><br />Even if Sam Adams ramps up to 6 million it is tiny compared to the Big 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79436951648088513742010-06-15T08:08:51.015-07:002010-06-15T08:08:51.015-07:00Wow, only Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, and Pabst a...Wow, only Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, and Pabst are bigger breweries than Sam Adams. How many barrels do the Big 3 produce? If Sam Adams 2 million barrels are close to the big 3, they have truly outgrown "craft" status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-68146216589325788512010-06-14T17:36:24.369-07:002010-06-14T17:36:24.369-07:00Here's the list of the Top 50 producers by vol...Here's the list of the Top 50 producers by volume:<br /><br />http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/top50breweries.html<br /><br />Depending on your definition of "craft", the next largest after Boston is either Yuengling (#5) or Sierra Nevada (#6).<br /><br />The smallest one that I'd consider "non-craft" is Cold Springs at #48. They do make some decent stuff underChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670279083285348299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-35813558679937692432010-06-14T16:13:00.910-07:002010-06-14T16:13:00.910-07:00I'm curious: who's the next largest "...I'm curious: who's the next largest "craft" brewery after Boston Beer Co? (And, for that matter, who's the smallest non-craft brewery?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com