2017 ISO Goose Island Beer!!!

Bentleyspop said:

InBetweenIsMne said:

But keep in mind that your money doesn't stay here and support your locally owned brewery. It goes to Belgium to support a multi-national beer conglomerate.

I'm sorry I can't go along with this... Sure the heads of InBev are in Belgium receiving their cut, but you are leaving out all the other stakeholders. The are many many people who are getting paid right here in the US on every single bottle, from the head Chicago Brewmaster to the apprentices, clerical staff, wholesalers, truck drivers, etc; it goes on and on. They aren't commuting every day from Belgium; they are getting paid here and keeping the money here (if they choose to).

I am saying all this as someone who works at the distributor level for many multinational wine and spirit suppliers. We are doing just fine.

I had a feeling this would be your response and it is a viable one.
However, as someone who works in the craft beer side of things in Colorado I know no one who works in craft beer who would side with you. There are many of us who no longer purchase from or drink Goose Island, Breckenridge, 10barrel, Devils Backbone, etc etc. (These and others owned by the big international companies are no longer considered "craft beer")
And many local craft beer purveyors are no longer carrying or serving any of the beers produced by inbev or SAB.

Beautiful, agreeing to disagree is always the most amicable decision. Two professionals from different parts of the alcohol industry can certainly have different view points.

However, I will pose a question to you: What's your definition of "craft"? Because there is definitely no standard.

tempo_n_groove said:

elvistheking44 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

Got 4 bottles of regular. Gonna be a good weekend

Sit on them for a year. You'll be happier!

Congrats on the pick up!

Any help for me?

I got one bottle of the regular. Is this something you wanted?

Regular is easy to get. It's the coffee and vintage ones that I really want!

How's that cake boxset @elvistheking44 ?

Box set is great. Box was ruined in a moment of carelessness. The records still get heavy rotation! I'll keep my eyes out for your beer around here. I'm pretty uneducated on it but I'll keep a look out.

Bentleyspop said:

Found this in a Denver beer article about local breweries releasing beers on black friday....

Once upon a time (a few years ago), craft beer lovers looked forward to Black Friday, not because of the sales and Christmas shopping, but because it was the day that Chicago's Goose Island Beer Company released its Bourbon County Brand Stout — one of the most delicious, most sought-after beers in America. Then, when the brewery began selling this rare beer in Denver for the first time, the frenzy at liquor stores began to equal that rush for TVs and toys at Walmart (well, not quite).

But times have changed. Although Goose Island was purchased by Anheuser Busch Inbev ( the makers of Bud Light Lime) back in 2011, some beer fans have now decided to eschew Bourbon County Stout because of AB InBev's buying spree (it now owns nine formerly craft breweries) and anti-craft beer practices. And although Goose Island still puts out Bourbon County Stout — and several variants — on Black Friday, many people no longer buy it because they don't like the association with AB InBev. In addition, some of the beers were infected last year, prompting a recall and refund from the brewery. Falling Rock Taphouse even plans to tap its last keg of BCBS from last year as a way to "say goodbye to the beer overlords," like AB InBev — and will donate the proceeds to the Colorado Brewers Guild.

A friend of mine said there was a line at 5:30 am to pick this up at a local shop. He also said that some of the kegs were infected this year as well, but not all. When aged, this is one tasty beer! Good luck to all!

So jealous of you Americans and your abundance of delicious craft beers. Not sure if anyone here has tried Stillwater Artisanal's Cellar Door (wheat ale brewed with white sage), but that's a personal favourite from Baltimore.

Local shop is releasing this stuff on Friday. I think their shipment came in late. I'm on the waiting list, but it'll probably sell out.