Posted on 01/21/2010 9:29:36 AM PST by Pyro7480
Hmmm, I wonder why? Could it be how they make decent products?
No crying in your beer (unless you like adding salt...)
I’ve gone over to liquor myself. With having to watch my weight and the price per ounce astronomically cheaper with liqour, it’s a no-brainer. I can make a handle of Bacardi stretch for a couple of weeks, while a 6 pack barely buzzes me on a Friday night.
Boston Beer? Sam Adams? Probably a statistical anomaly. ;)
>> U.S. beer sales volumes fell 2.2% last year
DON’T BLAME ME! I’m doing my part to keep sales up (we all have to make sacrifices but I’m happy to pitch in).
Of course I drink BEER — not Coors, Miller, Bud, Heineken, or any of those other “dog piss” imitations.
Sam Adams is TERRIBLE, with the possible exception of their Winter Lager.
Bush’s fault.....
Sam Adams is my favorite brew, glad to see they are still running strong. Glad to see at least a dozen Sam Adams variations at the Supermarket to.
As to the rest of the beer industry - I apologize for not continuing to properly support you. On or about 1/20/09 I seemed to have increased my consumption of whiskey.
Beer ping
That was me.
People have less expendable income, libations are usually the first to go. Starbucks and other coffee outlets had this problem a few years ago and they adjusted, offering more and making a less expensive option available. They managed to maintain their customer base and kept people walking in the doors.
Make a better product for less money, bottom line.
Sam Adams is my favorite but it’s gotten too expensive. Believe it or not Anheuser Bush’s American Ale is quite good and about 2.50 cheaper a 6 pack.
"It was perfectly natural then, with so many different beers to choose from, that a learned cadre of beer experts would appear to explain to the unsophisticated masses what is “good beer” and what “has the nose and character of a harbor-town harlot with a penchant for walking into walls caked with manure.” Thus arrived the beer snob."
--- http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-05/0105-beer-snobbery.htm
I’ve had “arrogant bastard”. It’s pretty good but pricey. Is their IPA any good?
***Of course I drink BEER — not Coors, Miller, Bud, Heineken, or any of those other “dog piss” imitations.***
I miss OLYMPIA, made with Tumwater!;-(
>> Thus arrived the beer snob
ROFL! I plead guilty.
Some of wifey’s friends are wine snobs and I rip on them all the time — but I’m just as bad about beer.
I don't believe that is true. Beer, especially, is relatively insulated from economic swings, and beer consumption may increase during recessions as consumers scale back their purchase of more expensive liquors.
The beerconomy needs your help.
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