tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post7601903855964527834..comments2023-11-02T04:57:38.858-04:00Comments on Baltimore Bistros and Beer: The Session #79 - USA versus Old World Beer CultureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422677330076718230noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post-37007831951888168892013-09-10T16:12:44.490-04:002013-09-10T16:12:44.490-04:00Agreed (and I think even I had talked myself out o...Agreed (and I think even I had talked myself out of the importance of the demand counterpoint by the end of my comment).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post-7733337863380834492013-09-10T15:37:28.847-04:002013-09-10T15:37:28.847-04:00Thanks.
I agree with your point about customer de...Thanks.<br /><br />I agree with your point about customer demand, but it seemed to me that the point of this month's session was aimed at getting us to be a little provocative with our declarations so I decided not to point/counterpoint myself the whole way through.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422677330076718230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post-63067621903296469762013-09-10T15:33:50.318-04:002013-09-10T15:33:50.318-04:00I agree with you, but still, it was fun to look at...I agree with you, but still, it was fun to look at the two and see where things align and differ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422677330076718230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post-82027597130804726832013-09-09T12:09:12.767-04:002013-09-09T12:09:12.767-04:00Yes. Subtlety and nuance...like my post. Right?
I...Yes. Subtlety and nuance...like my post. Right?<br /><br />I appreciate your point on the mediocre IPA thing. I do think the prevalence of IPAs and Pumpkin beers are at least partly based on demand, rather than those beers being foisted upon us. For instance, there is lots of crankiness about pumpkin beers (the number and how soon they're released), but people gobble them up. And you're better off from a business perspective paying more attention to what your customers do than what they say. But I do appreciate your ultimate point. Because if you're going to make an IPA because the market demands it (and let's face it, most brewers...perhaps with the exception of some specialized and targeted breweries like Jolly Pumpkin or Stillwater, for example...probably need an IPA in their repertoire) don't freaking half-ass it. Make a great IPA and make a great brown, dammit. <br /><br />So, maybe after all I don't actually disagree with you on the IPA pumpkin thing. Maybe I'm just wasting space restating what you already said (more elegantly than how I said it). I'll shut up now.<br /><br />Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830803822862903119.post-78862136139259708662013-09-06T08:27:36.328-04:002013-09-06T08:27:36.328-04:00Our beer culture - like our country - is still inc...Our beer culture - like our country - is still incredibly young. My first thought when reading the Session announcement was how it could easily be placed in an "apples vs oranges" mold because it's hard to compare two beer cultures when one has only been around for 40 years.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919646292681380048noreply@blogger.com