tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4776535444157105584..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: What's Selling in the British Craft MarketJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-46337067443810561042011-01-22T00:05:31.288-08:002011-01-22T00:05:31.288-08:00Interesting to see what beers are trending or what...Interesting to see what beers are trending or what's happening in terms of what everyone else is drinking. Good post!Top Beer Brandshttp://www.topbeerbrands.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-41034374664139176182011-01-05T09:46:06.488-08:002011-01-05T09:46:06.488-08:00Kevin and Chris--thanks! That's useful info. ...Kevin and Chris--thanks! That's useful info. And it sounds different from Zak's experience.<br /><br />Zak, I made a change in the text. I couldn't actually determine whether there was a bricks-and-mortar location, so I'm glad to learn there is. Maybe one day I'll visit it!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-64614904880034662162011-01-04T14:25:36.318-08:002011-01-04T14:25:36.318-08:00Hi Jeff,
I've expanded on the point a little, ...Hi Jeff,<br />I've expanded on the point a little, as you requested. <br />Just FYI (for example, if you're passing) the store in Leeds is a bricks-and-mortar operation, and we run mail order and wholesale from a separate business premises about 15 miles away.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7780886301224416572011-01-04T09:32:39.547-08:002011-01-04T09:32:39.547-08:00Ahhh...imports.
To really get a sense of the impo...Ahhh...imports.<br /><br />To really get a sense of the import market you have to divide the customers into categories. We'll call them noobs, average craft drinkers, and beer geeks.<br /><br />The high profile, established Belgians like Lindemans, Delirium, and the InBev collection (Hoegaarden, Leffe, Stella, etc) sell at a brisk, reliable pace to the noobs who want to explore the world of Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670279083285348299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-67217270328918853232011-01-03T22:20:40.698-08:002011-01-03T22:20:40.698-08:00Jeff,
Here is a response from Mike Coplin, one of...Jeff,<br /><br />Here is a response from Mike Coplin, one of the owners of 16 Tons.<br /><br />"Most of what we get for imports are the same beers year after year. There is not much new interest in those. Belgian wild ales are a slight exception but still are not flying off the shelves. Our customers are mostly looking for new domestic beers. Especially seasonal releases from established Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493321326831765055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-39448067659913332372011-01-03T21:51:18.130-08:002011-01-03T21:51:18.130-08:00@Kevin
So... People is Eugene warm up to anything...@Kevin<br /><br />So... People is Eugene warm up to anything that's cheap that they can get drunk on? Yee Haw! It is college town!<br /><br />FWIW... Doc working on 2011 Predictions! Yes, it's a stupid brain dead thing, but so are most blogs out there.dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-28755945732563792372011-01-03T21:48:29.976-08:002011-01-03T21:48:29.976-08:00@Jeff
...and you think I take any of this serious...@Jeff<br /><br />...and you think I take any of this serious? ;-}<br /><br />I take predictions as serious as you take beer evaluation or your blog polls... :-O<br /><br />You're right.... Feeling a little bored of the whole blogging thing. May need a vacation.dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-74787192604161689322011-01-03T15:47:04.501-08:002011-01-03T15:47:04.501-08:00Jeff,
Here are my completely unofficial thoughts ...Jeff,<br /><br />Here are my completely unofficial thoughts on beer imports in Eugene. Belgian beers are still a relatively new discovery for many people 'round my parts and as such, they sell pretty well.<br /><br />British and German beers are a harder sell. British ales because people still associate ABV to value. A 4% brew at import prices, no matter the quality, doesn't add up to Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493321326831765055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-46915020051235709722011-01-03T15:19:05.931-08:002011-01-03T15:19:05.931-08:00You've cornered the predictions market, Doc. ...You've cornered the predictions market, Doc. Personally, I don't find them valuable. In sports and politics, you can evaluate a prediction. I guessed Bill Bradbury would be Oregon's governor today, and I thought the Blazers would be leading their division in the NBA. On Friday, I declared my alma mater, the Wisconsin Badgers, the country's best football team. See, these you Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-34181765765263911162011-01-03T14:51:49.865-08:002011-01-03T14:51:49.865-08:00Yep... and even the mentally challenged can learn ...Yep... and even the mentally challenged can learn to tie their shoes and use a keyboard.dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-35324311073583391462011-01-03T14:48:15.245-08:002011-01-03T14:48:15.245-08:00Even a broken, venom-spewing clock is right twice ...Even a broken, venom-spewing clock is right twice a day.Let's Party!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-21102948493415694272011-01-03T14:29:04.985-08:002011-01-03T14:29:04.985-08:00Are these part of your 2011 predictions, Jeff?
T...Are these part of your 2011 predictions, Jeff? <br /><br />The Doc is working on his 2011 Beer Predictions. Kevin, over at "beer and Coding" noted the Doc had a 69% True Prediction rate for 2010. Not bad for a blogger that most others ignore and call an idiot or senseless asshole. ;-}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com