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America now has more breweries than ever. And that might be a problem.

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Awesome time to be a fan of craft beer.
 
scaled with population size.... I would think it's not that high
 
MickeyW said:
It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. According to historians, the previous high-water mark of 4,131 was set in 1873.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...3e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFtHsLMVpQ
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Startling?

If we had the same per capita breweries it would be about 40,000 today.

I'd think there are more schools, miles of roads, loafs of bread sold in a country of 330 million than 36 million.
 
MickeyW said:
It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. According to historians, the previous high-water mark of 4,131 was set in 1873.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...3e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFtHsLMVpQ
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Its the miro brew trend that's increased it all. Secondly, everybody wants to be a CEO.
 
conclusion: there is no reason in hell to drink piss beer from large corporate breweries
 
justabubba said:
conclusion: there is no reason in hell to drink piss beer from large corporate breweries
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Sure there is...price. I know a guy who drinks a case of Blue Moon(Coors) on a long w/e. He doesn't make a lot of money and if he bought craft beer, he'd have to limit it to a 6 pack.
A case of Blue Moon(24) at Costco is about $25
 
Craft beer tastes better. If you're like me you are happy spending your money on quality and not quantity. I don't personally drink to get drunk so I'd rather spend $9 bucks on a quality 6 pack of a good IPA than $12 on a 12 pack of Coors.

If I'm trying to get ****ed up with my friends on the 4th of July I'll go buy some PBR's and cheap vodka.
 
akrunner88 said:
Craft beer tastes better. If you're like me you are happy spending your money on quality and not quantity. I don't personally drink to get drunk so I'd rather spend $9 bucks on a quality 6 pack of a good IPA than $12 on a 12 pack of Coors.

If I'm trying to get ****ed up with my friends on the 4th of July I'll go buy some PBR's and cheap vodka.
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I rarely drink anymore......but Blue Moon is a wheat beer, not anything like Coors. Coors just owns the brand. I can't stand Coors and never could. When I worked for Budweiser, I drank that or Michelob.
My favorite commercial beer is Dos Equis Dark. My son-in-law makes a home brew that is fabulous and very low on hops. So...it is sweeter and not hoppy.
 
akrunner88 said:
Craft beer tastes better. If you're like me you are happy spending your money on quality and not quantity. I don't personally drink to get drunk so I'd rather spend $9 bucks on a quality 6 pack of a good IPA than $12 on a 12 pack of Coors.

If I'm trying to get ****ed up with my friends on the 4th of July I'll go buy some PBR's and cheap vodka.
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Not sure how one beer can taste better than another Except to an individual. It's like saying we all like the same color shirt or the same rock song.

I don't drink much but on a hot day like a Corona. If at a picnic then a Coors Lite. If I have a craft style beer then it can be good or crappy...aren't they suppose to be unique? I also don't like all types of specialty cheeses.
 
MickeyW said:
It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. According to historians, the previous high-water mark of 4,131 was set in 1873.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...3e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFtHsLMVpQ
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Yeah but there were only 38 million residents of the US at the time so on a per capita basis we still need 10X more breweries.
 
Winchester said:
Yeah but there were only 38 million residents of the US at the time so on a per capita basis we still need 10X more breweries.
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Ok with me....if it makes more suds, it creates more jobs. ;)
 
Iamjesus said:
Not sure how one beer can taste better than another Except to an individual. It's like saying we all like the same color shirt or the same rock song.

I don't drink much but on a hot day like a Corona. If at a picnic then a Coors Lite. If I have a craft style beer then it can be good or crappy...aren't they suppose to be unique? I also don't like all types of specialty cheeses.
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There is a good deal of individuality in cutting the cheese...also.
 
MickeyW said:
It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country.
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Thanks Obama
 
akrunner88 said:
Craft beer tastes better. If you're like me you are happy spending your money on quality and not quantity. I don't personally drink to get drunk so I'd rather spend $9 bucks on a quality 6 pack of a good IPA than $12 on a 12 pack of Coors.

If I'm trying to get ****ed up with my friends on the 4th of July I'll go buy some PBR's and cheap vodka.
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IPA, Mmmmm. Now you're talking! :mrgreen:
 
I don't get the big deal with this.

Simple demographics will mean that most things will be more now then ever...including breweries. Especially considering the continued rise in home breweries/micro breweries.
 
MickeyW said:
It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. According to historians, the previous high-water mark of 4,131 was set in 1873.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...3e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFtHsLMVpQ
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ANd the problem would be? That you are pro-prohibition?




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Why wasn't this thread posted in the Tavern? You make me unhappy.
 
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