It's like he read my mind...or perhaps my blog post. Once again, Stan has done a bit of the lifting and provided a bit of background on the news of the release of some of Boston Beer's hop allocation. I mentioned that I had no idea what percentage of their total hops ordered this giveaway of allotment represents and Stan quantified it with very a plain illustration:
...More impressive is that it would equal the production of all these breweries combined in 2006: Brewery Ommegang, Allagash, Three Floyds, Weyerbacher, Founders, Green Flash, Live Oak, Midnight Sun, AleSmith, Jolly Pumpkin, Atlanta, Alpine and Surly. Most of these breweries grew in 2007, but that would have been a lot harder given the current hop situation...That is great news and a clear cut way of showing that the gesture is meaningful. No doubt that if the brewery put it that way, there could be claims of showboating the reality of what this means for craft brewers.
