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31Olympia still exists but it's brewed I'm California now, to Tumwater's chagrin.
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32I think craft beer x Instagram has influenced the"natural" wine market as well. Labels have cute pictures and few words. The demand is for new, always new, and "Instagrammable." Clear bottles (which are not good for the wine, long-term) are very important. People are buying based on label and visuals rather than what's in the bottle. Many wines are one vintage only, and the crowd eagerly awaits the new wine from the producer. Not surprisingly, many beer people are getting into "natural" wine.kicker_of_elves wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:00 pm Craft beers have really become a dime-a-dozen in the last decade.
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33The above does not sound dissimilar to what’s going on in the world of whisky, also.enframed wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:24 pmI think craft beer x Instagram has influenced the"natural" wine market as well. Labels have cute pictures and few words. The demand is for new, always new, and "Instagrammable." Clear bottles (which are not good for the wine, long-term) are very important. People are buying based on label and visuals rather than what's in the bottle. Many wines are one vintage only, and the crowd eagerly awaits the new wine from the producer. Not surprisingly, many beer people are getting into "natural" wine.kicker_of_elves wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:00 pm Craft beers have really become a dime-a-dozen in the last decade.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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34True, except very unlike beer, very few people are distilling their own whiskey (bourbon anyway). Most are buying distillate or barrels from one of three or four distilleries and aging and/or bottling.jfv wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:31 pmThe above does not sound dissimilar to what’s going on in the world of whisky, also.enframed wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:24 pmI think craft beer x Instagram has influenced the"natural" wine market as well. Labels have cute pictures and few words. The demand is for new, always new, and "Instagrammable." Clear bottles (which are not good for the wine, long-term) are very important. People are buying based on label and visuals rather than what's in the bottle. Many wines are one vintage only, and the crowd eagerly awaits the new wine from the producer. Not surprisingly, many beer people are getting into "natural" wine.kicker_of_elves wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:00 pm Craft beers have really become a dime-a-dozen in the last decade.
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35They still make it!
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36It's great to hear they are still making it. Unfortunately, they stopped carrying it at my local grocery store. It was by far the best "bang for your buck" beer... usually $6.99 for a 15 pack for a cream ale that's as good as the Spotted Cow they sell for double that price and only in Wisconsin (10 miles north of where I live).
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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37I'm gonna pretend I didn't read that Spotted Cow comment and let you know that if you have easy access to Wisconsin and are looking for black IPAs, look for Eternal Shrug by Fair State, a Twin Cities brewery that distributes to WI. I hear that particular beer is pretty great and the brewery is a unionized co-op, so you can feel about as good about letting go your money as one can feel.jfv wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:20 pmIt's great to hear they are still making it. Unfortunately, they stopped carrying it at my local grocery store. It was by far the best "bang for your buck" beer... usually $6.99 for a 15 pack for a cream ale that's as good as the Spotted Cow they sell for double that price and only in Wisconsin (10 miles north of where I live).
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38It was meant more as a compliment to Genesee, not so much as a slight of Spotted Cow. I'm definitely used to paying craft beer prices for craft beer. Genesee just seems to punch way above its weight class.Tree wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:28 pmI'm gonna pretend I didn't read that Spotted Cow comment and let you know that if you have easy access to Wisconsin and are looking for black IPAs, look for Eternal Shrug by Fair State, a Twin Cities brewery that distributes to WI. I hear that particular beer is pretty great and the brewery is a unionized co-op, so you can feel about as good about letting go your money as one can feel.jfv wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:20 pmIt's great to hear they are still making it. Unfortunately, they stopped carrying it at my local grocery store. It was by far the best "bang for your buck" beer... usually $6.99 for a 15 pack for a cream ale that's as good as the Spotted Cow they sell for double that price and only in Wisconsin (10 miles north of where I live).
Thanks for the tip on Eternal Shrug. Will definitely be on the lookout for it.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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39Yeah, I last had it in a Boston bar in 2019. I've found regular Gennessee in WA.
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40For a minute in ~'15 Beau's in eastern Ontario was brewing the Gigantic IPA and I swear I bought 98% of the stock from the depanneur down the alley from where I was living at the time. Like, a daily post work thing or whatever else. Just a perfect blend of haze and hops and freshness.
If the everyday version on tap at yr Oregon local is the same recipe or very close then I'm pretty jealous for sure...
If the everyday version on tap at yr Oregon local is the same recipe or very close then I'm pretty jealous for sure...