tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post2087531487831188009..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: I Don't Think This Is RightJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-24797653261814188642014-10-11T15:42:22.745-07:002014-10-11T15:42:22.745-07:00Not exactly, but kinda-sorta, in Seoul, for two re...Not exactly, but kinda-sorta, in Seoul, for two reasons:<br /><br />1. Now that the brewing industry has opened up for smaller operators, every small pub wants its own house beer. However, every small pub does not have a brewer. They contract the brewing out. And they are legally allowed to rebrand contract brewers' templated offerings. So you can walk into three different new pubs, order thegordsellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465812613427778240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76358995024330981382014-10-10T09:00:01.236-07:002014-10-10T09:00:01.236-07:00James' reply rings true with me to an extent, ...James' reply rings true with me to an extent, too.<br /><br />There's also an argument that having an emphasis on "drinking local" makes pubs a lot slower to pick up on new stuff unless it's actually being brewed locally. For instance, it'd be nice if a few more pubs in these parts stocked new-wave US-influenced craft stuff, but a lot of them seem to have an attitude DavidSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-10802240226064850012014-10-09T23:39:33.054-07:002014-10-09T23:39:33.054-07:00As I mentioned on twitter, I was thinking about th...As I mentioned on twitter, I was thinking about this earlier before I saw your blog post.<br /><br />I noticed a comment on twitter by @robsterowski talking up Cairngorm's Trade Winds and I realised I hadn't seen that beer around for years. A few years ago I used to see it around and drink it regularly.<br /><br />Got me onto thinking about all the beers I used to drink but rarely see JamesBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-51035605640335587712014-10-09T11:45:47.023-07:002014-10-09T11:45:47.023-07:00I've definatly seen this at local bars in Sale...I've definatly seen this at local bars in Salem, but not based on a new local brewery opening up. Rather it's usually a keg of something sells well, they put that beer back on and it sells faster, they add more varieties of that style, and it continues until the fad has blown itself out. f/stop fitzgeralds in Salem is a great example of this. The other thing I've seen alot of is threeJaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917371482008725119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-42697739083331534052014-10-09T11:35:46.272-07:002014-10-09T11:35:46.272-07:00Daniel,
That's a good point about Columbia. M...Daniel,<br /><br />That's a good point about Columbia. My wife is from Columbia and we visit reasonably regularly and beer choice was pretty much limited to Hunter-Gatherer and Flying Saucer. I am looking forwarad to getting down in November and trying some of the new stuff, especially River Rat. If you have any more pointers for drinking holes with a good selection, I'd love to know!Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16010995475971662192014-10-09T11:20:21.765-07:002014-10-09T11:20:21.765-07:00I was thinking about writing on this as well. I...I was thinking about writing on this as well. I'm really not sure where he got this idea. I lived in Indianapolis when it made the decided move to open a million breweries all at once. I currently live in Denver and I've visited several cities both on-the-map "beer cities" like Philly and San Diego as well as some not-so-noticed places. My experience is the one Jeff describes Jimhttp://drinkingclass.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3791990654238452692014-10-09T10:59:52.888-07:002014-10-09T10:59:52.888-07:00I think there will soon come a point where even a ...I think there will soon come a point where even a well-managed brewery won't be automatically successful just because it opened and is producing beer. I may like it that a Baerlic (not picking on them, just an example) opened up in my neighborhood. But if they don't produce something that is better or different in a good way than what I can get at Gigantic or Hopworks (again, just Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811508532520498095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-8065218161148003382014-10-09T10:47:44.435-07:002014-10-09T10:47:44.435-07:00I'll give a non-portland example: Columbia, SC...I'll give a non-portland example: Columbia, SC, a small city in the hinterlands of the bible belt, has had only one brewpub for years. They've also been crippled by import restrictions courtesy of the three tier system. So, for the most part, bars and restaurants serve the same few AB-Inbev beers, with the "craft" selections offered by that supply chain (Kona, Widmer, Redhook...Daniel Warnernoreply@blogger.com