re: Parish Brewery new blog post - Limits + Brewery Production Survey Data

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The treehouses and trilliums of the world are still expanding and have trouble keeping up with demand. He can become that in the south. The juiceheads would flock like seagulls.

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Totally agree. If he had trouble selling his beer in Louisiana, he could easily expand into one or two TX markets.

I think your comparison to Trillium is good. Some brewers are just better, and people in other states are seeking them out. You don't see people on this board seeking out Harpoon. They want Trillium/Tree House, because it's better. Parish is Trillium. Tin Roof is Harpoon. Not necessarily bad, but not good enough to pay to have it shipped out of state.

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I disagree with his apprehension. The treehouses and trilliums of the world are still expanding and have trouble keeping up with demand. He can become that in the south. The juiceheads would flock like seagulls.

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Honest question, but do you think basing an expansion on essentially one style of beer is the right thing? Demand is there now, but we know how fickle us beer nerds are. We'll move on to the next best thing and brewers have to be able to quickly pivot while having contracts for materials that reach out for several years. Truthfully, Parish doesn't seem to me to be a brewery that would be good at pivoting. They lucked out hitting the Louisiana market at the right time with their hoppy stuff. The South has always lagged behind, but we've caught up to the rest of the beer world, and winds can change quickly in that landscape.