tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1388812968135924662..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Sales of Craft Exceed Domestic Premium in the Pac NWJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-91280956790950249982011-09-16T23:33:44.739-07:002011-09-16T23:33:44.739-07:00So true! Vigorously nodding my head in agreement!So true! Vigorously nodding my head in agreement!Sweet Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613556729394471187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-45711022028211489112011-09-16T20:45:29.592-07:002011-09-16T20:45:29.592-07:00I just bought a sixer of High Life tallboys to hel...I just bought a sixer of High Life tallboys to help even things out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-12725925184081787412011-09-16T15:33:31.133-07:002011-09-16T15:33:31.133-07:00Seen this today?
http://www.entrepreneur.com/arti...Seen this today? <br />http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220319<br /><br />Shows that while craft beer is way up--15% for the first six months of 2011 compared to same period last year--the overall beer market is down. That means the big boys really must have slumped, continuing the trends Jeff notes in his piece. So even though PDX is a bellwether, clearly around the country there is a shift torridjoehttp://loadedorygun.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78431120118207645602011-09-16T13:49:59.696-07:002011-09-16T13:49:59.696-07:00'Domestic Premium'? ...talk about lipstick...'Domestic Premium'? ...talk about lipstick on a pig! How about 'Industrial Tasteless', which more aptly describes everything from Heineken to Coors Light.<br /><br />To me, a telling moment was the WSJ article where Anheuser-Busch finally admitted they had been "dumbing-down" Budweiser for years - i.e., removing any trace of hop flavor (or "aftertaste" - which blackhooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73749085360456388982011-09-16T11:43:37.934-07:002011-09-16T11:43:37.934-07:00It's a good point; cannibalization is mainly r...It's a good point; cannibalization is mainly responsible for those drops. (The best-selling beers are all light beers.) But that doesn't tell the whole story. Sales are down across the board for macros--ten million barrels for the top 20 brands from 2005-2010--when they'd need to be growing just to keep up with population growth.<br /><br />It's not happening instantly, but it'Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-31037394563524985102011-09-16T10:42:54.185-07:002011-09-16T10:42:54.185-07:00The numbers actually show that around 80% of the l...The numbers actually show that around 80% of the light lager loss is to even lighter lagers and to not craft:<br /><br />http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2011/september/americaslossof<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com