tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post7710656635956313992..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: IPAs Have Conquered America, But Why?Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-52551460693604918662012-11-17T18:56:04.567-08:002012-11-17T18:56:04.567-08:00We had an overnight stay in Butte, Mt. which turne...We had an overnight stay in Butte, Mt. which turned out to be Evil Knievel Days which apparently <br />quite a deal for Butte.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ButteMTNews.com" rel="nofollow">Butte MT News</a><br /><a href="http://www.ButteMTNews.com" rel="nofollow">Butte News</a><br /><a href="http://www.ButteMTNews.com" rel="nofollow">News in Butte MT</a><br /><a href="http://www.ButteMTNews.com"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498728488864033264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16434856134986917802012-08-06T02:34:14.918-07:002012-08-06T02:34:14.918-07:00In my humble opinion I think IPA is simply the ham...In my humble opinion I think IPA is simply the hamburger of the beer world. At best or worst, it will always be strong, satisfying and easy to consume. You could branch out, but you know ol'reliable IPA is there. As much as I would like to poo poo IPA, it is, and always has been the fastest blowing kegs over the years.Paul!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373848929479630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-66869101282049483652012-08-05T08:46:13.368-07:002012-08-05T08:46:13.368-07:00Is it possible that one reason is that strong hopp...Is it possible that one reason is that strong hopping can cover up brewing flaws, and so even from not-so-good breweries, an IPA is something of a known quantity?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259080486625766300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-86807172744339645382012-08-04T09:54:38.222-07:002012-08-04T09:54:38.222-07:00Good points. Additionally, isn't it most likel...Good points. Additionally, isn't it most likely that your region is heavily taken by IPAs because it is near the major hops growing region? It may be one of the few examples of a local ingredient influencing a regional palate and maybe even culture. Quebec may be developing a similar thing with its beers but no where near what you are identifying with NW IPAs and it is based on taste and Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-58942165371160144052012-08-04T08:29:15.966-07:002012-08-04T08:29:15.966-07:00Alan,
Numbers are hard to come by, but Jack summa...Alan,<br /><br />Numbers are hard to come by, but Jack summarized known data pretty well. (In the "evil empire" category we have Widmer and Redhook locally--shunned by BA but producers of quite a lot of beer and IPA.) <br /><br />I spent less time nuancing this post than the earlier one (trying to distinguish between craft beer and all beer, noting that the West Coast is more Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33110911888053995502012-08-04T07:17:35.436-07:002012-08-04T07:17:35.436-07:00"American hops, once derided in other countri..."American hops, once derided in other countries, have won the test of time. Everyone now agrees: they're awesome."<br /><br />"Everyone"? Don't get out much, do you?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-87304710900840616862012-08-04T05:53:19.004-07:002012-08-04T05:53:19.004-07:00Excellent data. My main reason for asking was my t...Excellent data. My main reason for asking was my trip to Baltimore and back this week. I do not believe I saw one sign in a bar or one visible from the road that advertised IPA yet was very surprised how many small town bars had brewery supplied neon signs for Blue Moon. It is always a worry dealing with BA numbers given how they skew the numbers for policy reasons, including things like Twisted Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19199849302981115882012-08-03T21:32:25.109-07:002012-08-03T21:32:25.109-07:00@Alan 'Is there more IPA sold than Blue Moon?&...@Alan 'Is there more IPA sold than Blue Moon?'<br />Astute question [to me, since I tend to not realize the magnitude of Big Beer].<br /><br />The Brewers Association reported 'Craft brewers sold an estimated 11,468,152 barrels of beer in 2011'. Jeff Alworth* reported, Blue Moon Belgium White Ale sold 1.4 million barrel of beer in 2011. <br /><br />If, the IPA percentage of craft Jack R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625645308707849072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-14838678943464004302012-08-03T17:37:46.595-07:002012-08-03T17:37:46.595-07:00Shouldn't you support this with some numbers? ...Shouldn't you support this with some numbers? If craft in the US is maybe 6%, is IPA even 3% of all sales? Maybe. But that is hardly conquering anything. Is there more IPA sold than Blue Moon?Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83749424904045871172012-08-03T14:18:40.427-07:002012-08-03T14:18:40.427-07:00Could it also be because, and this is not a judgme...Could it also be because, and this is not a judgment, just an observation, americans are used to stronger industrial and fast food flavors? IPAs don't really find a market in continental europe where food cultures are a bit more discrete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-56665147635340824582012-08-03T14:09:43.448-07:002012-08-03T14:09:43.448-07:00So in reaction to the presence of inoffensive beer...So in reaction to the presence of inoffensive beers in the marketplace, the craft beer industry moved to produce and market the most offensive beers possible in order to define itself? I'd say that's about right. <br /><br />The irony is in the early days there was a lot of marketing of IPAs with clever names, offensive imagery, and meaningless big numbers attached (see published IBU Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-25355426935243089222012-08-03T14:08:49.622-07:002012-08-03T14:08:49.622-07:00I'd draw your attention, too, to wine, and esp...I'd draw your attention, too, to wine, and especially to the phenomenon of Zinfandel, ZAP, and the Ravenswood slogan "No wimpy wines."<br /><br />Perhaps like our love of muscle cars, Americans like muscular wines and muscular beers. Surely it has something to do with archetypes of the American West.Capital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-58380114486854190512012-08-03T10:54:07.645-07:002012-08-03T10:54:07.645-07:00I wonder how regional the popularity of IPA actual...I wonder how regional the popularity of IPA actually is. I'd love to see sales numbers...the data must be out there. I suspect the numbers are skewed somewhat by the wild popularity of the style in some areas while it sells barely at all in others. Of course, there is the odd chance I'm wrong about this. It does happen. <br /><br />Why IPA? I suspect hoppy ale was first because adding Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-20614310642028841352012-08-03T10:48:18.022-07:002012-08-03T10:48:18.022-07:00Let's be clear - those "others" are ...Let's be clear - those "others" are johnny-come-latleys that have decided to ride my coattails and infringe on my trademark. My lawyers have advised me to say nothing further.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-85319483526596824732012-08-03T10:03:18.652-07:002012-08-03T10:03:18.652-07:00(which are of course "foods" to people i...(which are of course "foods" to people in different countries)<br /><br />Reminds of of the Simpsons episode where they go to Rio and Homer complains his bladder is the size of a Brazil nut. To which a Brazilian replies, "here, we just call them nuts."joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.com