tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8465115420485564207..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Deep ThoughtJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57746399924849883612009-12-17T13:36:18.422-08:002009-12-17T13:36:18.422-08:00@Dr. W
No branding you ask? Well how about Ambach...@Dr. W<br /><br />No branding you ask? Well how about Ambacht brewing? They've been around for over a year in Hillsboro and no one new they existed. How's that for a lack of branding.<br /><br />Can't speak for the quality side however, still haven't seen one of their beers around.DA Beershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592377918990052792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-89540794741063811232009-12-17T12:34:22.517-08:002009-12-17T12:34:22.517-08:00@DA
So where do the quality beer drinker go who w...@DA<br /><br />So where do the quality beer drinker go who want quality beer with no branding? :-odr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-43723549703126817342009-12-17T12:21:15.955-08:002009-12-17T12:21:15.955-08:00DA, your last comment was brilliant. I may move i...DA, your last comment was brilliant. I may move it up to the post. (However, Alworth Brewing would of course be greeted with joy and delight, not confusion ... until they tasted my beer.)Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-59098442836639015402009-12-17T12:19:42.344-08:002009-12-17T12:19:42.344-08:00Hart and Thomas Kemper beers are no longer brewed....<i>Hart and Thomas Kemper beers are no longer brewed. But who's counting? </i><br /><br />This doesn't change the point at all--and anyway, they are, too. TK is brewing Root Beer and Hart is called Pyramid.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73724415227734811372009-12-17T12:13:35.294-08:002009-12-17T12:13:35.294-08:00Maybe they are trying to separate themselves as fa...Maybe they are trying to separate themselves as far as possible from the old timers. <br /><br />It's all branding. Alworth brewing would probably confuse most, while Alameda pulls the neighborhood local, Hopworks pulls the IPA drinker, Hair of the Dog the glutton, Lucky Lab the dog lover, Full Sail the sporty outdoorsman, 5th Street the drunk who can't remember where the pub is located, DA Beershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592377918990052792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7238568220840861282009-12-17T12:13:00.648-08:002009-12-17T12:13:00.648-08:00Hart and Thomas Kemper beers are no longer brewed....Hart and Thomas Kemper beers are no longer brewed. But who's counting? <br /><br />Doc Wort seems to have a 'interesting' take on this subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30358189393998416752009-12-17T11:51:05.146-08:002009-12-17T11:51:05.146-08:00You'll note, mister literal, that I shaded my ...You'll note, mister literal, that I shaded my language with qualifiers like "often" and "uncommon." <br /><br />And in fact, you point out a mini-change. It seems like more of the early micros were named after people, fewer now. (Widmer and McMenamins as you note and also Hale's, Hart, Thomas Kemper).Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-82508262169050715162009-12-17T10:46:09.279-08:002009-12-17T10:46:09.279-08:00Widmer, Bells, Mikkeller, 3 Floyds, McMenamins, Av...Widmer, Bells, Mikkeller, 3 Floyds, McMenamins, Avery Brewing, Short's Brewing, Stoudts, Kuhnhenn. But I do agree, more creativity these days.DA Beershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592377918990052792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-34970693282445872082009-12-17T10:33:20.851-08:002009-12-17T10:33:20.851-08:00Heater Allen, Max's (previously), Bill's i...Heater Allen, Max's (previously), Bill's in Cannon Beach?DA Beershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592377918990052792noreply@blogger.com