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re: ABI buys Karbach
Posted on 11/3/16 at 11:56 am to steakbombLSU
Posted on 11/3/16 at 11:56 am to steakbombLSU
People are melting hard on FB. I don't think Karbach makes a good beer outside of BBH 
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Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:04 pm to LSUSPARKY621
Sympathy for the Lager and Love Street for me. Will continue to buy unless I detect a change in the quality.
LOL at Hay Merchant. Like those guys wouldn't sell out if someone came calling with a boatload of cash.
LOL at Hay Merchant. Like those guys wouldn't sell out if someone came calling with a boatload of cash.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:07 pm to MAROON
I like Staycation. Hopefully the quality doesn't slip
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:09 pm to HungryFisherman
Sounds like one hell of a party at Hay Merchants.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:10 pm to MAROON
Karbach was all over their menu, I can see why they'd be upset. They should just buy more from one of the other locals.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:21 pm to LSUBoo
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I have no problem buying Goose Island or Elysian or Terrapin or Founders now.
I buy it, especially Terrapin's limited offerings, but I do have a bit of sadness/bitterness in the back of my mind.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:24 pm to Tigertown in ATL
I wish Brash wouldn't be so subtle with their thoughts on the matter. Metal AF.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:26 pm to bigberg2000
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Yeah I never get the outrage over shite like this. I guess I am a craft beer noob.
It doesn't bother me. Now if they end up cheapening their ingredients and putting out an inferior product, then that's something to complain about. However, i can't fault anyone for selling out to the mega-conglomerates. Most that start up a brewery don't do so with a lot of money. They are following a passion and dream. And that's great, but whenever someone comes along and is willing to buy out your brewery and you won't have to work again... i can hardly fault them for it.
And did Karbach sell out completely or only a partial stake? They could have done like Lagunitas and sold a minority % of the company which allowed them to expand.
A lot of the facebook people are calling them "sell outs" which i guess they are. But if you were offered $1 billion (looking at you ballast point) for your brewery that started out as a local homebrew supply shop, could you really blame them? I know that's not exactly the case with Karbach, but congrats to them for cashing out. And from what i read, it looks like they are still holding onto all their employees and brewing the same beer.
The facebook "offeded" got all bent out of shape when Stone had to lay off a bunch of people because they over extended themeselves. Again, that's business. To each his own.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 12:34 pm to BugAC
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Now if they end up cheapening their ingredients and putting out an inferior product, then that's something to complain about.
Yes, buy not buying their beer. I would do that if a brewery went to crap without selling out.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:07 pm to LSUBoo
I've only had Rodeo Clown and Weiss Versa which were okay.
Sounds like I need to try weekend warrior.
I didn't realize they were a big enough player to attract interest from bmc. I would have figured st. Arnold's would be bought up long before them.
Sounds like I need to try weekend warrior.
I didn't realize they were a big enough player to attract interest from bmc. I would have figured st. Arnold's would be bought up long before them.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:21 pm to MAROON
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LOL at Hay Merchant. Like those guys wouldn't sell out if someone came calling with a boatload of cash.
I can pretty much guarantee you he wouldn't. Not that it makes them right or wrong. They will fill up the menu with stuff from other local breweries 
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:37 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
He's done this before and he'll do it again. Everyone down this way has each others back.
Hop Scholar is having a similar event. These guys are all having fun with it.
Hop Scholar is having a similar event. These guys are all having fun with it.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:50 pm to BugAC
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Most that start up a brewery don't do so with a lot of money. They are following a passion and dream.
what if they started up solely for the purpose of selling it one day and cashing out?
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:50 pm to List Eater
Posted on 11/3/16 at 3:24 pm to Cash
I liked Weisse Versa a lot. One of the better glasses in my collection, too.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 3:27 pm to List Eater
Casserole potluck 
Posted on 11/3/16 at 4:57 pm to J Murdah
I like their Lagers. Sympathy and MothernLager.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 6:21 pm to steakbombLSU
Tin foil hat time. Stay with me in this one. This is all part of 8thyearsenior's grand revenge. Several years back he claimed the rodeo clown recipe was his and that the guys from Karbach stole it without credit. 8th gets a job a Coors. He's a smart, hardworking dude, and Coors sees this and moves him from engineering into mergers and acquisitions. 8th is on the team that hashes out the details with the ABInbev merger. He slips in a stipulation that ABI has to aquire Karbach after the merger and that 8th is to take up head position for Karbach. 8th rides back in to Houston on his Silver Bullet horse and kicks the old owners to the curb. He then takes what was his all along.
Plausible.
Plausible.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 8:25 pm to BottomlandBrew
Iike it. Btw..Brock doing a q/a on twitter at 8:30 tonight. I'm sure this will be a topic.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 9:11 pm to BottomlandBrew
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