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re: Why are there so many mediocre breweries out there?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:45 pm to tduecen
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:45 pm to tduecen
Yes, I saw the plans for the building last month. And the Mudbug is a perfect example to my point. They aren't going to make it selling nothing but cat piss and orange juice in a place like Thibodaux.
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Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:48 pm to zacata88
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Why, then, are the vast majority of breweries so mediocre overall?
Is this a valid opinion or what?
I'm not happy that some places aren't that great, but I'm glad that people are opening places and the public are more than willing to support the local places.
As the beer scene matures, the pretenders will be forced to either shite or get off the pot.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:49 pm to TigerWise
They can do fine if get a good distributor
Prairie is a prime example
Prairie is a prime example
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:50 pm to TigerWise
They stay busy though, on a Thursday -Saturday night it is packed. It has become the "cool" college/craftbeer hangout. No idea if it will sustain it but from where they started they are doing well. Although they seem to follow the standard mediocre beer and try to hit a home run with a specialty release.
This post was edited on 8/31/15 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:53 pm to Rouge
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good distributor
For a minute there I thought we were talking about Louisiana
TD- I know they are busy but how many mavens like there beers ?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:55 pm to TigerWise
Not as many as regular down the bayou people and college kids... they have their gimmick King Cake Ale which has become their most popular beer. Great for women and guys to say they are drinking "craft."
This post was edited on 8/31/15 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 8/31/15 at 11:03 pm to zacata88
Because taste isn't in the tongue; it's in the mind. It's psychological. It seems to me that a "good" beer has more to do with marketing, hype and hip factor that actual taste. Just as a restaurant's success is more than just about the quality of its food, a brewery's success is more than just about the quality of its beer. You've got to get in peoples heads as well as their mouths. So, in my opinion, lack of smart marketing is the reason so many mediocre breweries are out there. A brewery, even with an average tasting beer, that has a healthy marketing plan and budget can go far.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 11:18 pm to Langland
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Because taste isn't in the tongue; it's in the mind
Contentious
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It seems to me that a "good" beer has more to do with marketing, hype and hip factor that actual taste
Nah
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A brewery, even with an average tasting beer, that has a healthy marketing plan and budget can go far
Absolutely
It's like anything else. You can cater to the Least Common Denominator and exploit that market, you can target the Least Common Denominator (i.e., specialty beer elitists), or try to fuse the two. I'd view Parish as the third category. Produce a maven beer, but also pay the bills with lowbrow product. And your consumer base ultimately dictates your approach. A place like Hill Farmstead or The Alchemist would die here. Frankly, they don't produce beer that will sell to the masses in LA. And that's true in other places as well.
tl;dr there are mediocre breweries because people support them because of a number of contingencies
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:26 am to Panny Crickets
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The almighty dolla.
If only there were more people who would start a business to lose money. Think how good beer and other products could be.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:24 am to Langland
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taste isn't in the tongue it's in the mind
Well said sir. You are one of the few who had the courage to call a spade a spade...
I had a few long time mavens from California together a few weeks ago and did a blind taste test of their beloved Calif. Beers....I literally blindfolded them so they could do anything but taste and smell....hop delusion and hoapdillo finished 1 and 2 respectively.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:27 am to zacata88
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Why are there so many mediocre breweries out there?
Because it is VERY easy to make mediocre beer. I know this from experience.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:31 am to fightin tigers
quote:This is the biggest problem in beer right now.
Hops out the wahzoo
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:35 am to Tiger Ryno
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I had a few long time mavens from California together a few weeks ago and did a blind taste test of their beloved Calif. Beers....I literally blindfolded them so they could do anything but taste and smell....hop delusion and hoapdillo finished 1 and 2 respectively.
If your mavens can't tell the difference between maltadillo and top tier CA IPAs, then your mavens suck.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:50 am to LSUGrad00
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If your mavens can't tell the difference between XXX and YYYY then your mavens suck.
Finally someone who gets it!
Most mavens are only mavens in their own minds.
To be clear, I am not a maven.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 8:55 am to LSUGrad00
Truth hurts...look like I struck a nerve.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:01 am to Tiger Ryno
your little made up anecdotal evidence means nothing, but perception, whether it be from hype or negativity, certainly does have an affect on how we view things the more breweries that open just means that more average breweries are going to exist, and average certainly doesn't mean bad
and the craft beer bubble is going to pop eventually and a lot of these "mediocre" breweries will either go under or be acquired by larger breweries
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:03 am to Salmon
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perception, whether it be from hype or negativity, certainly does have an affect on how we view things
the more breweries that open just means that more average breweries are going to exist, and average certainly doesn't mean bad
and the craft beer bubble is going to pop eventually and a lot of these "mediocre" breweries will either go under or be acquired by larger breweries
nice analysis
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:11 am to Langland
That's the best troll I've seen in some time
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:13 am to Tiger Ryno
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hop delusion and hoapdillo finished 1 and 2 respectively.
you good baw!Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:15 am to TigerHam85
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hop delusion and hoapdillo finished 1 and 2 respectively.
#MavenTestedMavenApproved
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