tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8510661622200087501..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Jim Koch Tries to Control the PastJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33390217247968490612013-05-07T07:11:42.332-07:002013-05-07T07:11:42.332-07:00Sure, but you could argue that Sam Adams is to cra...Sure, but you could argue that Sam Adams is to craft beer as Apple is to smartphones. They aren't the first, but they are the first to be a major hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-620295630181841852013-04-21T07:48:06.065-07:002013-04-21T07:48:06.065-07:00I gotta say, I think he's got a point. He say...I gotta say, I think he's got a point. He says the first time "America" tasted craft beer. Sam Adams was certainly the most widespread craft brew in the early 90s, and the only one my dad had in the house when I was growing up. I don't think he's trying to say he's the first craft brewer, only that SA is the first craft brew most Americans tasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37358910486754902882013-03-23T17:41:24.960-07:002013-03-23T17:41:24.960-07:00And now I'll throw the guy a bone. This is a n...And now I'll throw the guy a bone. This is a nice gesture, I think, though I don't know what the final verdict on the can itself will be.<br /><br />http://beerpulse.com/2013/03/samuel-adams-to-make-patent-pending-can-design-available-to-other-craft-brewers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samuel-adams-to-make-patent-pending-can-design-available-to-other-craft-brewersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090929992167664278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33729043672748323532013-03-23T09:58:55.455-07:002013-03-23T09:58:55.455-07:00I should add that I disagree about the segment thi...I should add that I disagree about the segment thing. First of all, in 1985, SN was no titan. Second, I think it takes a certain kind of insidery view to see Sierra Nevada as closer to Bud Light than Double Mountain. Consumers do consider size, but they consider the beer a lot more. Poll 100 American beer drinkers about whether SN is more like Bud or a brewpub and 99 will say the brewpub. We Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16896001180558405512013-03-23T09:54:16.444-07:002013-03-23T09:54:16.444-07:00Jon, there were a number of micros that beat Koch ...Jon, there were a number of micros that beat Koch to the punch. He could and should claim to be one of the founders--isn't that enough?<br /><br />Alan, it is for that reason that this self-hagiography that airbrushes out Koch's historical antecedents so irritates. He was early, his beer was excellent, and he's wildly successful. That makes a great story. <br /><br />Max, it's Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-31562963941477592932013-03-23T05:45:19.448-07:002013-03-23T05:45:19.448-07:00The question is why. Why is the discourse of many ...The question is why. Why is the discourse of many a person involved in alternative beers so apparently full of such superiority complex (or whatever you want to call that). Do they really believe that, or is it just another part of their marketing package?<br /><br />On a side note, could we stop pretending that "craft" breweries with national, or even international, distribution are inPivnĂ Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-8907004260888574562013-03-22T22:05:46.198-07:002013-03-22T22:05:46.198-07:00Americans were drinking craft beer long before Sam...Americans were drinking craft beer long before Sam Adams, Anchor and Sierra Nevada. They called it beer and it was made by artisan brewers before the dawn of the 20th century. Koch is just so much promotional hot air.Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65998233260826285112013-03-22T18:37:24.408-07:002013-03-22T18:37:24.408-07:00You know, 26% of "craft" starts to have ...You know, 26% of "craft" starts to have some power. Note that Boston Beer is <a href="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2013/march/salesrevenues#comment662953" rel="nofollow">buying up their own shares</a> aggressively. They have big autonomous plans.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-39685603662737107642013-03-22T18:11:24.840-07:002013-03-22T18:11:24.840-07:00According to Larry Bell, Bell's in Michigan wa...According to Larry Bell, Bell's in Michigan was born a year before Jim Koch started his brewery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65208813478772113792013-03-22T17:03:10.774-07:002013-03-22T17:03:10.774-07:00funny.funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045932815803241843noreply@blogger.com