The Craft Beer Thread....

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

They recently opened a brewpub in Denver.
Won't be going. As was mentioned above that they are owned by AB Inbev.

as in anaheiser busch?! (spelling is probably bad)
so this was a popular beer before the take over?

Yes and yes
AB Inbev is a Belgian company.
In the last 6 years they have bought up at least 8 well known craft breweries. Including Goose Island, Elysian, and Devils Backbone.
They are no longer considered "craft breweries" by the Brewers Association.

Goose Island March 2011
Blue Point Brewing Feb. 2014
10 Barrel Brewing Nov. 2014
Elysian Brewing Jan. 2015
Golden Road Brewing Sept. 2015
Breckenridge Brewing Dec. 2015
Four Peaks Brewing Dec. 2015
Devil’s Backbone Brewing April 2016

goose island too (which I love)? wtf. And here I was all excited that I found an Oregon IPA all the way in New Jersey. Damn.

Yeah, I still can't believe Goose Island sold out....you can definitely tell the difference in some of the beers now that they are being brewed at the big AB plants instead of the original brewery. Green Line Pale Ale especially.....that stuff is almost undrinkable at this point. The only nice thing is that they still do small batch beers at the original brewery here in Chicago.

Indifference71 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

They recently opened a brewpub in Denver.
Won't be going. As was mentioned above that they are owned by AB Inbev.

as in anaheiser busch?! (spelling is probably bad)
so this was a popular beer before the take over?

Yes and yes
AB Inbev is a Belgian company.
In the last 6 years they have bought up at least 8 well known craft breweries. Including Goose Island, Elysian, and Devils Backbone.
They are no longer considered "craft breweries" by the Brewers Association.

Goose Island March 2011
Blue Point Brewing Feb. 2014
10 Barrel Brewing Nov. 2014
Elysian Brewing Jan. 2015
Golden Road Brewing Sept. 2015
Breckenridge Brewing Dec. 2015
Four Peaks Brewing Dec. 2015
Devil’s Backbone Brewing April 2016

goose island too (which I love)? wtf. And here I was all excited that I found an Oregon IPA all the way in New Jersey. Damn.

A clue to look for is a previously unknown brewery from far away suddenly showing up in all your beer stores and and on bar/restaurant taplines.
Such as Lagunitas suddenly being everywhere.
That's because they are part of Heineken.

I feel like Lagunitas was already pretty huge even before they sold out to Heineken...

They were big but not as big as they are now Thanks to Heineken having 50% ownership.
I still drink them on occasion but there are so many more choices out there that they are often a last resort for me.

Bentleyspop said:

Indifference71 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

They recently opened a brewpub in Denver.
Won't be going. As was mentioned above that they are owned by AB Inbev.

as in anaheiser busch?! (spelling is probably bad)
so this was a popular beer before the take over?

Yes and yes
AB Inbev is a Belgian company.
In the last 6 years they have bought up at least 8 well known craft breweries. Including Goose Island, Elysian, and Devils Backbone.
They are no longer considered "craft breweries" by the Brewers Association.

Goose Island March 2011
Blue Point Brewing Feb. 2014
10 Barrel Brewing Nov. 2014
Elysian Brewing Jan. 2015
Golden Road Brewing Sept. 2015
Breckenridge Brewing Dec. 2015
Four Peaks Brewing Dec. 2015
Devil’s Backbone Brewing April 2016

goose island too (which I love)? wtf. And here I was all excited that I found an Oregon IPA all the way in New Jersey. Damn.

A clue to look for is a previously unknown brewery from far away suddenly showing up in all your beer stores and and on bar/restaurant taplines.
Such as Lagunitas suddenly being everywhere.
That's because they are part of Heineken.

I feel like Lagunitas was already pretty huge even before they sold out to Heineken...

They were big but not as big as they are now Thanks to Heineken having 50% ownership.
I still drink them on occasion but there are so many more choices out there that they are often a last resort for me.

you are telling me one of my favorite craft beers is half owned by heineken?! this is nuts. i'm sticking to mgd.

but it does make sense on why an oregon beer was found in new jersey.

Indifference71 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

Indifference71 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

They recently opened a brewpub in Denver.
Won't be going. As was mentioned above that they are owned by AB Inbev.

as in anaheiser busch?! (spelling is probably bad)
so this was a popular beer before the take over?

Yes and yes
AB Inbev is a Belgian company.
In the last 6 years they have bought up at least 8 well known craft breweries. Including Goose Island, Elysian, and Devils Backbone.
They are no longer considered "craft breweries" by the Brewers Association.

Goose Island March 2011
Blue Point Brewing Feb. 2014
10 Barrel Brewing Nov. 2014
Elysian Brewing Jan. 2015
Golden Road Brewing Sept. 2015
Breckenridge Brewing Dec. 2015
Four Peaks Brewing Dec. 2015
Devil’s Backbone Brewing April 2016

goose island too (which I love)? wtf. And here I was all excited that I found an Oregon IPA all the way in New Jersey. Damn.

A clue to look for is a previously unknown brewery from far away suddenly showing up in all your beer stores and and on bar/restaurant taplines.
Such as Lagunitas suddenly being everywhere.
That's because they are part of Heineken.

I feel like Lagunitas was already pretty huge even before they sold out to Heineken...

They were big but not as big as they are now Thanks to Heineken having 50% ownership.
I still drink them on occasion but there are so many more choices out there that they are often a last resort for me.

you are telling me one of my favorite craft beers is half owned by heineken?! this is nuts. i'm sticking to mgd.

but it does make sense on why an oregon beer was found in new jersey.

Please don't drink MGD!!! That tastes like metal! LOL.

The Heineken thing was a bummer for Lagunitas. I'm pretty sure Lagunitas still runs all their own operations though...their beers aren't being brewed at Heineken plants or anything like that I don't think.

They aren't
It's a 50/50 partnership.
Lagunitas still controls their operations.
Here's another one for you...
Oskar Blues owns Cigar City in Florida and Perrin in Michigan.

Indifference71 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

Indifference71 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

They recently opened a brewpub in Denver.
Won't be going. As was mentioned above that they are owned by AB Inbev.

as in anaheiser busch?! (spelling is probably bad)
so this was a popular beer before the take over?

Yes and yes
AB Inbev is a Belgian company.
In the last 6 years they have bought up at least 8 well known craft breweries. Including Goose Island, Elysian, and Devils Backbone.
They are no longer considered "craft breweries" by the Brewers Association.

Goose Island March 2011
Blue Point Brewing Feb. 2014
10 Barrel Brewing Nov. 2014
Elysian Brewing Jan. 2015
Golden Road Brewing Sept. 2015
Breckenridge Brewing Dec. 2015
Four Peaks Brewing Dec. 2015
Devil’s Backbone Brewing April 2016

goose island too (which I love)? wtf. And here I was all excited that I found an Oregon IPA all the way in New Jersey. Damn.

A clue to look for is a previously unknown brewery from far away suddenly showing up in all your beer stores and and on bar/restaurant taplines.
Such as Lagunitas suddenly being everywhere.
That's because they are part of Heineken.

I feel like Lagunitas was already pretty huge even before they sold out to Heineken...

They were big but not as big as they are now Thanks to Heineken having 50% ownership.
I still drink them on occasion but there are so many more choices out there that they are often a last resort for me.

you are telling me one of my favorite craft beers is half owned by heineken?! this is nuts. i'm sticking to mgd.

but it does make sense on why an oregon beer was found in new jersey.

Please don't drink MGD!!! That tastes like metal! LOL.

The Heineken thing was a bummer for Lagunitas. I'm pretty sure Lagunitas still runs all their own operations though...their beers aren't being brewed at Heineken plants or anything like that I don't think.

I haven't had a mgd since my junior year of high school lol. (95)

Horos said:

mcgruff10 said:

After going to three stores I finally found a brewery from Oregon: 10 barrel brewing company out of bend, Oregon. I ll let you guys know how it is.

Sell out aside they still have some good beer. I like the Joe IPA. I'm guessing you got Apocalypse.

mcgruff10 said:

do you still have your first bartles and james that you consumed in high school? lol

What's a bartles and james?

The Joe IPA is great & I also like the Pray For Snow

Not a fan of the joe IPA. Yuck. Nasty after taste.

mfc2006 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Not a fan of the joe IPA. Yuck. Nasty after taste.

Funny, I think the same about their Apocalypse IPA.

There s five in my beer fridge that I won't be drinking; come on over and take them.

mfc2006 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Not a fan of the joe IPA. Yuck. Nasty after taste.

Funny, I think the same about their Apocalypse IPA.

I think AB trolled several Oregon breweries to see who would sell out. Word was the 10 Barrel guys were schmucks already and went for it. I just go two blocks past it to Sunriver brewing if I'm on foot. Everyone out east will see Deschutes showing up more, but they're ligit. They're opening a brewing facility in VA and should be in all 50 pretty soon. Gary Fish who owns Deschutes said he gets offers all the time to sell out.

mcgruff10 said:

Can beer be sent through usps? I think it would be cool if we created six packs of local brews and exchanged.

I've shipped to at least half a dozen board members. Just don't tell them whats in it.