tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post3060021694536310152..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Year in ReviewJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-86593802184635611652014-01-14T12:19:34.315-08:002014-01-14T12:19:34.315-08:00Least we forget: http://wortblog.blogspot.com/2013...Least we forget: http://wortblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/corporate-bullshit-stench-is-rising.html<br /><br />-DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3106536375235931662014-01-02T12:26:08.848-08:002014-01-02T12:26:08.848-08:00I think the days of blogs that do nothing but subj...I think the days of blogs that do nothing but subjective taste and smell reviews are numbered. With BeerAdvocate and RateBeer (and to a lesser extent, Untappd) we're at traditional review critical mass. Unless said blog is incredibly well written, it's not adding anything new to the soup.<br /><br />I'd love to see a rise in long-form, researched articles about beer culture. Or at Oliver Gray https://www.blogger.com/profile/14191161467580323493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22686638593444675082013-12-31T12:18:59.211-08:002013-12-31T12:18:59.211-08:00Ed: good point. It's something we ought to ta...Ed: good point. It's something we ought to talk about more often. Dumping a mediocre beer on the market and charging $15 a bottle just because it was bottle-aged and limited-run is scorn-worthy.<br /><br />All: on the issue of "gouging," I think we have gotten into one of those bloggy, semantic comment disputes. "Price gouging" is a specific economic term and one I did Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-75586944190256733952013-12-31T10:28:32.762-08:002013-12-31T10:28:32.762-08:00But Alan, *there is no scarity*. There's a th...But Alan, *there is no scarity*. There's a thousand different beers on the shelves of my local stores, at prices per serving ranging from 25 cents to 25 dollars. Are some of them overpriced? Hell yes. Are any of them price gouging? Absolutely not. Those words don't mean the same thing.<br /><br />To be absolutely, pedantically clear: I agree with you that the pricing on a lot of beersKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-10875605274571286592013-12-31T05:12:04.157-08:002013-12-31T05:12:04.157-08:00Manufactured scarcity is a form of price gouging. ...Manufactured scarcity is a form of price gouging. Don't be silly. It's like listening to marionettes denying the function of all those strings.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44769205197994685242013-12-31T02:45:02.808-08:002013-12-31T02:45:02.808-08:00I've also had concerns about the Troubling Tre...I've also had concerns about the <i>Troubling Trend</i>. It takes time to get the knack of making a particular beer style so when new breweries are bringing out dozens of different styles of beer I can't help but think that they're leaping from one thing to the next without really understanding what they're doing. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-85475065400736163122013-12-30T23:38:21.957-08:002013-12-30T23:38:21.957-08:00The thing to remember is that pricing is driven by...The thing to remember is that pricing is driven by supply and demand, not cost of inputs or cost of labor. The breweries charge what the market will bear.<br /><br />At my local supermarket, Firestone Double Jack is $8.99 for a bomber, while Lagunitas Hop Stoopid is $4.99. Are Firestone's costs double those of Lagunitas? I can't imagine so, because six-pack costs of Union Jack vs. Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285052118454128338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47492126897726762932013-12-30T20:43:25.178-08:002013-12-30T20:43:25.178-08:00Most certainly not Price Gouging.Most certainly not <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging" rel="nofollow">Price Gouging</a>.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465557640363780260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16259295999083991482013-12-30T18:42:33.067-08:002013-12-30T18:42:33.067-08:00OK, I think this might be the question to ask the ...OK, I think this might be the question to ask the Buddhist beer nerd: can one gouge the fool? I think there is suckering going on but it seems like there are fools aplenty lining up to be sucker punched right in the kisser.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3491510618786195282013-12-30T14:11:53.432-08:002013-12-30T14:11:53.432-08:00Kevin: I think "gouging" accurately desc...Kevin: I think "gouging" accurately describes Alan's view of the current situation of beer pricing, but we can let him weigh in. I'm sticking with the word.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33760916414147755932013-12-30T13:59:44.116-08:002013-12-30T13:59:44.116-08:00Rich: thanks (it's 210 in 2013--I had garbled ...Rich: thanks (it's 210 in 2013--I had garbled the whole thing).<br /><br />Pete: a year ago, I was thinking blogging was dead. Now that the MSM has doubled down on click-baiting fluff, I see that I was exactly wrong. We really need more in depth stories--because if bloggers don't do them, they won't get done. <br /><br />Anon: as we become more sophisticated drinkers, that Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-49429742920615589972013-12-30T13:56:00.628-08:002013-12-30T13:56:00.628-08:00"Specialty releases are even more expensive, ..."Specialty releases are even more expensive, and as Alan has pointed out a million times, this feels more like gouging than compensation for spendier processes like barrel aging."<br /><br />I don't think that word means what you think it means. And, for what it's worth, Alan doesn't actually use it in the linked column. In fact, Alan's post makes it very clear that itKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83296616260653727102013-12-30T13:49:32.715-08:002013-12-30T13:49:32.715-08:00I'm going to start a listicle on the 10 reason...I'm going to start a listicle on the 10 reasons Jeff should blog more (but I'll allow the author to decide between short and long form). Scott Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008826072656616372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-70646615461077493732013-12-30T12:49:16.781-08:002013-12-30T12:49:16.781-08:00I agree with your comments on the changing role of...I agree with your comments on the changing role of the blog. And I also agree that long-form posts with actual reporting provide an opportunity for citizen bloggers to become a more valuable voice, and provide real insight instead of short-lived entertainment. But there's a massive difference between newspaper writers and citizen bloggers: compensation. I used to do actual reporting on my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287873442588114879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16184572138483220182013-12-30T12:31:58.737-08:002013-12-30T12:31:58.737-08:00TL; DR.
Kidding! Yeah, good work with this. I sem...TL; DR.<br /><br />Kidding! Yeah, good work with this. I semi-agree with the <b>Troubling Trend</b>, but, at the same time, I really enjoy the non-stop variety (it's the spice of life, of course) that's consistently available. About as consistent as me knowing that I have my old reliables to go back to, if a new one doesn't fit my fancy. <br /><br />Ultimately, my alternative <b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-45348652592895689192013-12-30T12:28:33.962-08:002013-12-30T12:28:33.962-08:00I know your blogging was limited this year by othe...I know your blogging was limited this year by other writing commitments. Same for me. It's fairly clear that what we might call short form blogging is moving to Twitter and Facebook. If you morph your blog into something that fits in those spaces, it will lose a lot in the translation. I honestly think there will continue to be a place for long-form blogging. In fact, blogs may soon be the Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22923608433840810832013-12-30T11:30:05.981-08:002013-12-30T11:30:05.981-08:00Not that it much matters, but I think you mean 259...Not that it much matters, but I think you mean 259 times in 2012, not 2010. Or 210 times in 2013, not sure. Also, couldn't this have been because you were finishing your book and not a lack of interest in writing?<br /><br />Also, very interesting year end review. Much more information than best beer and other ilk like that.Rich Isaacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356872043234492112noreply@blogger.com