Posts Tagged: Inputs, Price and Value
The Session #66: The One Beer to Rule Them All
Posted by on Saturday, August 4, 2012 in - 5 comments
Craig asked the question: • What if you were to design the perfect brew—a Tolkien-esque One Beer to Rule Them All. The perfect beer for you, personally. Would it be hoppy and dark or strong and light? Is it augmented with exotic ingredients or traditionally crafted? Would your One Beer be a …
Maryland: A Day With Kids In Baltimore
Posted by on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in - 1 comment
There is a madness when one travels with kids. The need to keep them entertained and the need to keep yourself entertained. Above is the menus from Phillips on Baltimore's Inner Harbor which was part of the day's happy happy joy joy efforts and I was happy to see a couple of things. Notice the not …
Is There Actually A Message In The Cans?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in - 3 comments
Has an interesting alliance been formed between craft and cheap ass? • The last recession helped reverse that trend as Americans became cost conscious, pushing demand back toward more affordable canned beer. Also supporting the resurgence is an increase in the number of craft beers available in …
Can You Graph Your Own Relationship With Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, June 10, 2012 in - 5 comments
Zak has taken up the Boak and Bailey challenge or at least example and posted a graphical representation of data.¹ What I found most interesting was the choice of data points. The way Zak illustrated the classes of beer. I don't agree that "ordinary good", "craft" and "fancy special" are actually …
Again, A Monopoly Copes With Competition
Posted by on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
A few years ago we discussed how the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick was coping with challenges posed by its location next to Quebec and Maine. It is at it again: • NB Liquor quietly launched a new plan last week to attract New Brunswick beer drinkers to buy local by lowering prices …
To Be "Shelted" Is Not To Pay A Premium Price
Posted by on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in - 4 comments
With respect, Lew in this case is wrong: • "Shelted" is a word Canadian blogger Alan "A Good Beer Blog" McLeod made up three years ago, and from the context, I'm guessing it means "being asked to pay a premium price for a beer imported by Shelton Brothers." (Alan's a bit obsessive on price/value …
Pete Asks A Lot Of Good Questions This Morning
Posted by on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in - 15 comments
An interesting item over at Pete's this morning about his creating brewing adventure in which he raises a lot of questions: • There is a degree of cynicism about beers like this in some quarters, and doubtless there will be a few outraged trainspotters either denying that a Moroccan Saison could …
What Is Going On In The UK Malt Market?
Posted by on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in - 2 comments
Interesting news and a more interesting new title for Pete Brown in a story in Monday's edition of the UK's Mirror newspaper: • The miserable Bank Holiday weather will get worse today with deluges in many parts. But it will be nowhere near enough to end the drought, which experts said yesterday …
Why Do The Nations Differ On Beer Tax?
Posted by on Sunday, March 18, 2012 in - 8 comments
One of the oddest things for a Canadian to read about in that great beery conversation is the role of taxation. You would think that this would be a hot item if the Brewer's Association of Canada is correct when it makes this statement: • Canada, with an average tax rate of 50% on beer, is the …
Do Empty Beer Cans Hurt More Than Toilet Paper?
Posted by on Saturday, March 10, 2012 in - 2 comments
While this really should be a story for A Good Toilet Paper Blog or maybe a Becks Booster Blog, it is interesting to note the reference to beer in this story: • I would like to point out that there was no beer involved in this matter. The can is clearly empty. As this story shows, the can …
