tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post6322886724791746186..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Puckerfest, Women, and a PIB Follow-upJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-49374231083592980472011-07-20T14:32:49.688-07:002011-07-20T14:32:49.688-07:00Transatlantic serendipity: I'm sitting in Ams...Transatlantic serendipity: I'm sitting in Amsterdam where I just finished a bottle of Page 24 Ambrée that I bought in Paris yesterday. Good stuff, and I'm glad to read that it is available in Portland. Actually I bought the bottle in Paris because I didn't recognize it from home -- shows how spoiled we are.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-72035416144391290512011-07-19T14:23:39.349-07:002011-07-19T14:23:39.349-07:00I agree with Tracy - the kind of women who might b...I agree with Tracy - the kind of women who might be attracted to this Animee aren't the kind of women who drink beer anyway. Women beer lovers (and I think I can speak for them, since I am one) merely find the sort of marketing simple pandering. <br />In fact, I was talking to a fellow female beer geek the other day who was put off from a local taphouse completely when one of their staff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-37965277205290226722011-07-19T10:47:05.996-07:002011-07-19T10:47:05.996-07:00Hi Kristy from Molson Coors - thanks for picking u...Hi Kristy from Molson Coors - thanks for picking up on the launch of Animee. <br /><br />Jeff is right - the amount of beer drunk by women in the UK is just about the lowest of any beer drinking country in the world and 60% of women here don't drink beer ever. What's worse is as a beer industry we've effectively ignored women so the numbers should come as no surprise but we believe itKristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641030168757305205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-72525681880645512072011-07-19T09:26:54.954-07:002011-07-19T09:26:54.954-07:00I called out the festival organizer on Beer Advoca...I called out the festival organizer on Beer Advocate and received only a canned response. When I gave specific examples of their lies (particularly that they are losing money on bottles), there was nary a peep after that. So I guess I'm not surprised. This year had a couple egregious examples, the worst of which were the Orval, the J.W. Lees Sherry (6 tickets for 4 oz. A 9.3 oz bottle is 9 writerljbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6760883510518687882011-07-19T09:04:44.965-07:002011-07-19T09:04:44.965-07:00It is an odd situation--especially in Britain, whe...It is an odd situation--especially in Britain, where consumption by women is so low. Obviously, Molson Coors has a particular market they're targeting (different from, say, Meantime's), so they're going to make versions of the beer they already make. But I wonder, mighty they not be better off just going for a totally different style of beer, like a wit or something?Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78435158109238833542011-07-18T21:03:01.862-07:002011-07-18T21:03:01.862-07:00I was having trouble deciding whether beer for wom...I was having trouble deciding whether beer for women is insulting or just plain stupid. Decided stupid. The same kind of people who drink crappy light beers would go for this - i.e. people who don't care about beer at all, but about brand and being advertised to.Tracy Thomasnoreply@blogger.com