tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post9058601434199950544..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Have a lookJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-81173077717704918202009-02-25T13:12:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:12:00.000-08:00Even more fuel for the fire! Thanks Samurai! ;-}N...Even more fuel for the fire! Thanks Samurai! ;-}<BR/><BR/>Nothing says "we're in it for the money" more than public diseption and repackaging to sell that, "hard to move" products...!!<BR/><BR/>Watch that margin!! Fill those pockets!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like an evil empire!<BR/><BR/>**Anybody been to Green Dragon lately?? I hear they're putting out a beer, it's called "Knights of Royal Screw Job!" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-84202598200919027822009-02-25T01:21:00.000-08:002009-02-25T01:21:00.000-08:00yeah and Rogue doesnt repackage their beer either!...yeah and Rogue doesnt repackage their beer either!Samurai Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768164070860831715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-27098828562325460602009-02-24T21:14:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:14:00.000-08:00My comments came from Mr joyce's comments. You're ...My comments came from Mr joyce's comments. You're in the clear Chris.... ;-}<BR/><BR/>Wait! Who are those men knocking at my door!!<BR/><BR/>Please don't get me started on the Ceramic bottles... :-OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47361992104786832502009-02-24T17:36:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:36:00.000-08:00Wow, I appear to have struck a nerve. Just to cla...Wow, I appear to have struck a nerve. Just to clarify things for Mr. Joyce and anyone else who's still following along, I only referenced Rogue in one paragraph of my previous comment:<BR/><BR/>"Some breweries (like Rogue) are quite proud of their beer, and regardless of whether or not Dead Guy cost significantly more than Inversion they want to project an image high quality, expensive beer, so Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670279083285348299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76097946223860114732009-02-24T16:20:00.000-08:002009-02-24T16:20:00.000-08:00It is interesting how strong people feel about Rog...It is interesting how strong people feel about Rogue. We take our beer seriously!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76508631340538942592009-02-24T13:15:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:15:00.000-08:00I better watch out, I might get one of those (non)...I better watch out, I might get one of those (non)-corporate type Lawyers from Rogue sending me a nasty email! ;-}<BR/><BR/>Come on! How frickin paranoid about your "IMAGE" can you be to have your CORPORATE Lawyer send an email to a lowly Blogger??? <BR/><BR/>Watch out they be tapping your phone line next!! :-OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-61726477644861029472009-02-24T13:11:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:11:00.000-08:00I wonder who Anon works for??;-}Boot licking can b...I wonder who Anon works for??<BR/><BR/>;-}<BR/><BR/>Boot licking can be such an ugly job.... :-O<BR/><BR/>Yes... We all know it's about supply and demand... and all that other business stuff. So, I guess if people DON'T want to meet the demand for over priced beer, that's OK. Maybe, the brewery will even lower it's price to maintain marketability if no one wants to pay the exorbitant price? <BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17565017734317947942009-02-24T12:40:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:40:00.000-08:00Dear Mr. Joyce,In your post you state, “We sell Do...Dear Mr. Joyce,<BR/>In your post you state, “We sell Double Dead Guy Ale in 750ml bottles that are imported from Italy, glazed in Canada, shipped to the U.S., serigraphed in Tualatin, and finally shipped to Newport for filling.” My God, what is the carbon footprint on that operation? Stop it. You are killing the earth!<BR/><BR/>Also, “don't tuck our shirts in, and all employees wear aloha shirts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-13511842461737782822009-02-24T12:28:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:28:00.000-08:00you make a product, you choose a markup, people bu...you make a product, you choose a markup, people buy it or they don't. if they do, you keep that margin; if they don't, you cut margin to try and gain volume. <BR/><BR/>this is not a commodity -- the brewery owner, who's got his/her ass on the line, decides what a sustainable markup is to make the business profitable and sustainable. the customer tells the brewery owner, with money, whether that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-24554038932844857102009-02-24T10:40:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:40:00.000-08:00Ingredient costs?What a crock of shit! It costs th...Ingredient costs?<BR/><BR/>What a crock of shit! It costs them the same as any other brewery of their size and their charging prices higher than a small brew pub which may not be able to even buy ingredients at the same volume or price. This is a bunch of crap!<BR/><BR/>Wow! This is corporate and PR BS to the highest level. <BR/><BR/>Here's some more gems...<BR/><BR/>"serigraph" bottle printing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73879356210199184842009-02-24T09:58:00.000-08:002009-02-24T09:58:00.000-08:00Whoops, I see by pointing readers to that post we ...Whoops, I see by pointing readers to that post we now have too comment threads going on. To save people the trouble of clicking there an back, here's Brett's comment, reproduced in full:<BR/><BR/>___________________<BR/><BR/>Dear Chris from Belmont Station-<BR/><BR/>The majority of these comments regarding Rogue are ridiculous and misinformed.<BR/><BR/>At Rogue, we have never used pricing as a Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-13506820432093097042009-02-24T09:41:00.000-08:002009-02-24T09:41:00.000-08:00I appreciate that Mr. Joyce chooses to respond to ...I appreciate that Mr. Joyce chooses to respond to these posts, I think it says a lot about his passion and commitment to his company. We should all be so lucky to work for someone like him. His response still leaves a few questions for me:<BR/><BR/>"-we do not price our beer to "project an image of high quality, expensive beer", we price our beer based on tne ingredient costs and so that we canjoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.com