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support your local brewery or you could lose it
Posted on 11/21/20 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 11/21/20 at 2:35 pm
I stopped into my local today and had a very sobering conversation with the owner.
1) NOLA sales are about 35% of his total, now down to almost nothing
2) Mardi Gras pays his bills for the whole year. With no parades and the likelihood that locals leave town that four weeks is now a possible money loser
3) smaller festivals (RenFest, Strawberry, etc) are huge profits with little cost. RenFest for example is now underway without a liquor license because of COVID restrictions. This is likely to be common in the spring.
Places and events where people gather for fun is where the bread gets buttered. Without those, and especially without their tap rooms, these small breweries cannot make the numbers work. What’s worse is that many small breweries were flying high before this, and were investing (read taking on debt) for the future
I don’t know what the answer is but if you care, buy your beer directly from them and do what you can
1) NOLA sales are about 35% of his total, now down to almost nothing
2) Mardi Gras pays his bills for the whole year. With no parades and the likelihood that locals leave town that four weeks is now a possible money loser
3) smaller festivals (RenFest, Strawberry, etc) are huge profits with little cost. RenFest for example is now underway without a liquor license because of COVID restrictions. This is likely to be common in the spring.
Places and events where people gather for fun is where the bread gets buttered. Without those, and especially without their tap rooms, these small breweries cannot make the numbers work. What’s worse is that many small breweries were flying high before this, and were investing (read taking on debt) for the future
I don’t know what the answer is but if you care, buy your beer directly from them and do what you can
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Posted on 11/21/20 at 3:04 pm to cgrand
Everyone except Courtyard.
Posted on 11/21/20 at 5:30 pm to cgrand
This just reminded me. I wonder how brew bus is doing. Anyone talk to Z lately?
Posted on 11/21/20 at 5:40 pm to cgrand
If anyone in BR needs a mule from Gnarly Barley, hit me up and we can make it work.
Posted on 11/21/20 at 6:33 pm to USEyourCURDS
Thanks for dat none BR mule, Curds
Posted on 11/21/20 at 6:47 pm to cgrand
I haven't been going to breweries since *all this*, but I have been purchasing mostly local beer, when I'm in need of beer. Urban South, Zony Mash, Second Line and NOLA have had some good offerings, lately. Also interested in giving Abita Office Party a try, at some point.
Posted on 11/21/20 at 7:23 pm to LouisianaLady
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Anyone talk to Z lately?
Full time Qigong instructor now, also does some DJing at underground roller skate raves.
Posted on 11/21/20 at 10:05 pm to OldHickory
Did I miss a bulletin on Courtyard? Haven't been in a while but they used to make a half-decent low alcohol IPA.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 6:12 am to Jim Thompson
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Did I miss a bulletin on Courtyard?
They're open for the time being. CY beer is probably enjoyable if you don't follow their social media accounts.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 10:34 am to cgrand
Great post.
Always buy local craft beer.
Avoid AB at all costs. I used to work with them, its disgusting.
Abita has Jackamo DDH on tap at the tap room.
Always buy local craft beer.
Avoid AB at all costs. I used to work with them, its disgusting.
Abita has Jackamo DDH on tap at the tap room.
This post was edited on 11/22/20 at 10:36 am
Posted on 11/22/20 at 10:45 am to DomincDecoco
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Always buy local craft beer.
Absolutely. The only exception for me is Samuel Adams. I’ve just always liked their beers. So what I usually do is a six pack of local craft and a six pack of Sam Adams.
I still think I buy way more local craft than Sam Adams but again I still like their beer.
Plus, one could argue that SA was the forerunner of craft beer
This post was edited on 11/22/20 at 10:46 am
Posted on 11/22/20 at 12:46 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:
I wonder how brew bus is doing. Anyone talk to Z lately?
Moved to a new market. Seltzer tours.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 11:09 am to USEyourCURDS
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f anyone in BR needs a mule from Gnarly Barley,
i drank way too much of the castles/clouds brew yesterday.
that shite is GOOD
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:01 pm to cgrand
I work with a few breweries around Houston. It’s been awhile but they have all been struggling. Keg sales are where they make the best margins
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:04 pm to cgrand
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I don’t know what the answer is
Easy, stop voting Democrat.
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