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Nine Beers Americans No Longer Drink
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| 7 Dec 2012
| Michael B. Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess
Posted on 12/09/2012 7:40:10 PM PST by shove_it
After three years of declining sales, shipments of domestically sold beer are up by more than 1% in the United States this year. Sales of light beer and specialty beer, such as Budweiser Light Platinum, Shock Top, and Blue Moon, have been the driving force in the resurgence of U.S. breweries.
While sales of specialty, craft, and small-market beers have improved dramatically, many of the traditional, full-calorie beers that were once the staples of most breweries have fallen behind. In the five years ending in 2011, sales of Budweiser, which was once the top-selling beer in the country for years, have fallen by 7 million barrels. Sales of Michelob are down more than 70%. Based on data provided by Beer Marketers INSIGHTS, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the nine large or once-large beer brands with a five-year decline in sales of 30% or more...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: beer
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To: SkyDancer
Heidelberg stubbies were cool, they were barrel-shaped.
No, Brown Derby was tied with Schmidt for the worst of the worst. Heidelberg was my beer of choice in high school.
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posted on
12/10/2012 10:44:58 AM PST
by
Max in Utah
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: shove_it
Ah, for the days of Falstaff, Drewery’s, Carling Black Label, and Billy Beer — THOSE were beers! (NOT)
To: llevrok
Actually Paul Newman drank Budweiser. In fact he was their "goodwill ambassador" and drank it in public. A LOT. IIRC, he even got a lifetime supply. During one interview, he was asked how he drank so buch beer, yet stayed so slim. He said: "I take a lot of saunas that help me sweat out the toxins."
BTW, they DO still make Olympia and Rainier beer. I just finished a six-pack. Of both. Not sure if they're made by the same old company, though.
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posted on
12/10/2012 12:46:07 PM PST
by
boop
("I need another Cutty Sark"-LBJ)
To: shove_it
Not only is the beer great, but the labels come in handy later on . . .
To: Revolting cat!
Ah Mickey’s . The beer that comes with a bathroom.
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posted on
12/10/2012 1:03:20 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
To: rbg81
Cherry Wheat is good? I never tried it- i dont like to think of beer with desert toppings in it
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posted on
12/10/2012 1:04:43 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help...)
To: boop
The actual Oly and Rainier breweries are long since closed. The Olympia one (where I live) was run out of business by the local water treatement agency (ironic when their trade mark ad line used to be “Its the Water”.) and much larger scale breweries.
Both beers are now made by General Brewing or some other mega-faceless brewery (I think)
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posted on
12/10/2012 1:08:22 PM PST
by
llevrok
(ObamaLand - Where young people go to retire.)
To: NoCmpromiz
To: Kevmo
Great idea. I hope you do well.
209
posted on
12/10/2012 2:59:42 PM PST
by
ResponseAbility
(The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
To: ResponseAbility
Currently I’m in a position to ship 1 Lb at a time, $1/ounce, $16 plus my customers have to pay shipping. It’s expensive, I know. As things gear up, the price is likely to go down.
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posted on
12/10/2012 5:50:32 PM PST
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: Patriot365
So do i! My uncle kept them in business as long as he was on the planet by knocking back at least a 12 pack a night. Of course back then it was 2 Six's.
Sad we don't have another ricey tasting beer. Had to go to the UK beers for similar taste.
those were the days.
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posted on
12/10/2012 6:06:15 PM PST
by
apostoli
(Obama stash now includes FREE healthcare! oh, and OBAMAPHONES!)
To: Terpfen
Ill drink Yuengling, Blue Moon, and some flavors of Sam Adams. Can't stand any Sam Adam's beer .. the after-taste is awful.
Blue Moon's good, I'll also raise ya a Batch 19 (if you can find it) and a Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy on a hot summer day.
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posted on
12/10/2012 6:12:13 PM PST
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: shove_it
Perhaps your taste are old fashioned...when garbage was about the only choice you had. I get a REAL kick out of people who think Budweiser and the like are "beer" worth drinking and pass over good beer for that. I really get a kick out of watching people pay $10 for it in a plastic cup...and warm...at a ball game. YIKES.
But...beer is like music. One man's Beethoven is another mans garbage grunge band. But...to your post...there is a lot better beer readily available today than ever before. "Swill" beer, which is what I consider Bud, Coors, Miller...all tastes the same...like watered down piss (and no...never had any...but I imagine that is what it would taste like).
I just had a nice Czech Staropramen Lager. Not too bad.
To: NELSON111
Thanks for the mummaries. I was trying to remember the name just yesterday. Staropramen was, I decided a few years ago when I visited the Czech Republic, the best of all the beers I tasted there. But the differences were really minor, except for the famous original Budweiser which, surprisingly, wasn’t so great.
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posted on
12/10/2012 6:27:54 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: shove_it; a fool in paradise
I remember the days when one of the few imported beers, and I tasted it on tap, was Dortmunder Union. This is the brewery building. To make sure you know that it's authentically German.
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posted on
12/10/2012 6:31:32 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Kevmo
****1 Lb at a time, $1/ounce, $16****
How much would be used per 12 ounce beer?
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posted on
12/12/2012 12:24:07 AM PST
by
ResponseAbility
(The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
To: ResponseAbility
I use 1-2 tablespoons. It varies to taste.
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posted on
12/12/2012 8:24:07 AM PST
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: Rodamala
Ah yes, the beer with the peanut farmer's brother's name..
Another one you didn't drink, just collected the can. Made in Louisville, KY by Falls City Brewing from Ohio River water at a time when said water was 20% raw sewage. The beer tasted like the water..
It lasted on the market maybe two years. Even for collectors the cans aren't worth much, maybe 50 cents ;-)
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posted on
12/12/2012 2:30:44 PM PST
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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