Craft Beer: What are you drinking now??
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It’s really good. Most Omnipollo stuff is.
So it’s been a while since I was able to get the large bottles of Aventinus Dopplebock. It seems they are found in cans now. Still a class beer. Managed to snag some Aventinus Eisbock (12.5%) in the local beer store in small bottles though. I think Aventnus make some of the best beer coming out of Germany. This stuff is nectar. Very dark and not too sweet like a lot of high alcohol beer is.
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There weren’t any Xmas beers near me at the LCBO this Xmas but last week I picked up a few bottles of Stille Nacht a 12% alcohol Belgian Xmas beer. Really nice...there’s a fruit taste to it somewhere but there's no fruit in it. Wish I’d bought a few more bottles. I think I might like this more than Delirium Tremens.
Their Hoptical Illusion is awesome.
Havent tasted it yet and probably wont since I bought it for my son for Christmas.
Lake of the Woods Deep 6. Currently aging under the ice of Lake of the Woods on the Manitoba/Ontario/Minnesota borders.
Expect delivery in May.
www.deep6.beer
Lake of the Woods Deep 6. Currently aging under the ice of Lake of the Woods on the Manitoba/Ontario/Minnesota borders.
Expect delivery in May.
Deep 6 – Bottom Aged Limited Release
www.deep6.beer
Ugggh. Fruit belongs in a fruit bowl.
that looks like a boatload of bad ideas
Heres what floats my boat recently...the ingenuity of brewers that can create different flavours with just water, yeast, hops a grain and sugar. That takes real skill. Anyone can empty their pantry and sling crap into a beer mix. I know of a brewer who put a roast chicken in his mix here in town once.
How much money is there in craft beer? Every time you turn around a new brewery has popped up. (the Junction Station here in St Marys is being converted to a brewery)
With this amount of interest there has to be a strong upside (aka VERY good margins) or am I missing something?
Flour water and salt? Remind me not to have beer at Wingboys
My buddies are big craft beer fans and it drives me nuts on trips. Near end of day we grab beer food and then look for a vagrant camping spot. In no time I have a 6pack of tall boys strapped on while they're still wondering through the store comparing IBU numbers.
FWIW I have made my own hard cider ( walmart cider + yeast = hard cider) but mostly drink non premium stuff from the beerstore.
With this amount of interest there has to be a strong upside (aka VERY good margins) or am I missing something?
Flour water and salt? Remind me not to have beer at Wingboys
My buddies are big craft beer fans and it drives me nuts on trips. Near end of day we grab beer food and then look for a vagrant camping spot. In no time I have a 6pack of tall boys strapped on while they're still wondering through the store comparing IBU numbers.
FWIW I have made my own hard cider ( walmart cider + yeast = hard cider) but mostly drink non premium stuff from the beerstore.
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The big outlay is the equipment and premises....after that you can reculture your yeast, you’ll need grain, sugar, water costs, hops or flavourings, cleaning solutions. Your product is 90ish percent water for which you charge what..$7 upwards a pint in a bar or 3-6 a can? I’d say it’s a little like a coffee shop with a much larger original equipment cost. I'd be interested in knowing how quickly the places break even. Lots and lots of places were opening before the pandemic but not all of them have any skill or decent product lines.
