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Beer peeps of the F&D, I need some guidance.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:59 am
I am in the process of opening a new pizza place in south Livingston Parish, we will have beer and wine to start. I need some help narrowing down my beer choices.
I doubt I will be carrying Miller and Coors and the products that Creasant Crown carries. Apparently, there is no outside salesperson and the inside salesperson was not interested in my business.
Champagne out of Covington carries bud, plus Goose Island, Stella, Parish, GnarlyRogue, St Arnald, Sweetwater, Warsteiner, Founders, New Belgium, Parish, Urban South, Port Orleans, Tin Roof Southern Prohibition, Lazy Magnolia, Bayou Teche, plus a few more.
The only craft beers carried in restaurants down here is juicer on draft in 2 places, I was told it sells pretty well. The grocery store stocks a good variety of craft beers and does pretty well.
I need to narrow down my list to carry the staple beers like Bud lite, etc. I want to carry some common crafts from the bigger local places plus one or two beers that a beer connoisseur eating pizza would appreciate having on the menu. I will probably carry 14-18 beers on the menu.
Picture for your troubles:
I doubt I will be carrying Miller and Coors and the products that Creasant Crown carries. Apparently, there is no outside salesperson and the inside salesperson was not interested in my business.
Champagne out of Covington carries bud, plus Goose Island, Stella, Parish, GnarlyRogue, St Arnald, Sweetwater, Warsteiner, Founders, New Belgium, Parish, Urban South, Port Orleans, Tin Roof Southern Prohibition, Lazy Magnolia, Bayou Teche, plus a few more.
The only craft beers carried in restaurants down here is juicer on draft in 2 places, I was told it sells pretty well. The grocery store stocks a good variety of craft beers and does pretty well.
I need to narrow down my list to carry the staple beers like Bud lite, etc. I want to carry some common crafts from the bigger local places plus one or two beers that a beer connoisseur eating pizza would appreciate having on the menu. I will probably carry 14-18 beers on the menu.
Picture for your troubles:
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Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:20 am to wickowick
I'd focus more on they style of beers than actual breweries.
Start with Bud products - at minimum have Budweiser, Bud Light, and Michelob Ultra.
Then I'd have a couple of international beers - Stella, Corona(girls love this shite for some reason) and maybe Guinness.
Then I'd have a couple of pale ales, couple of IPA's, an amber ale, a stout, and a porter. Not knowing your area, I'd probably lean towards having some of the bigger craft brewers well represented - Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and maybe Sweetwater. Then add a few of the local ones. Something like this...
New Belgium Fat Tire
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sweetwater IPA
Parish Envie
Parish Ghost In the Machine
A Gnarly IPA
Founder's Breakfast Stout
Then adjust after you open based on sales/requests.
Start with Bud products - at minimum have Budweiser, Bud Light, and Michelob Ultra.
Then I'd have a couple of international beers - Stella, Corona(girls love this shite for some reason) and maybe Guinness.
Then I'd have a couple of pale ales, couple of IPA's, an amber ale, a stout, and a porter. Not knowing your area, I'd probably lean towards having some of the bigger craft brewers well represented - Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and maybe Sweetwater. Then add a few of the local ones. Something like this...
New Belgium Fat Tire
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sweetwater IPA
Parish Envie
Parish Ghost In the Machine
A Gnarly IPA
Founder's Breakfast Stout
Then adjust after you open based on sales/requests.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:44 am to wickowick
It's been a while since I've been, but the Port Allen Rotolos probably has a tap list similar to what you'd want. Standard BMC (domestic), international beers such as XX, Corona, Stella. Add in recognizable craft labels such as Blue Moon, Sam Adams, New Belgium, and finish with 5 or so rotating taps for local brands like Tin Roof, Parish, and Gnarly Barley.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:46 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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and finish with 5 or so rotating taps
I don't have room for draft currently, hopefully, I will be expanding sooner than later and will add a full bar with draft at that time.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 11:26 am to wickowick
You can try to contact pelican craft brands. I know they have a very big craft beer selection and distribute a lot of the local grocery stores and liquor stores in the Baton Rouge/Ascension area
Posted on 4/5/21 at 11:31 am to wickowick
Make sure to regularly clean the lines when you do go draft.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 11:59 am to WHO_DAT_SP2
quote:
You can try to contact pelican craft brands.
I reached out to them
Posted on 4/5/21 at 12:12 pm to wickowick
I have no restaurant experience, but I can tell you what beers I would like to drink with pizza. Standard domestics, pale ales, ipas, maybe a brown ale or dunkel. Best of luck on your business venture
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:15 pm to wickowick
quote:
I reached out to them
Best of luck to you, will like to come check you out when you open
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:24 pm to wickowick
wick this is going to sound homerific but...
you could go all gnarly barley and have good beer coverage
jucifer
catahoula
radical rye
korova porter
that pie looks good BTW, let me know when you are ready to taste test
you could go all gnarly barley and have good beer coverage
jucifer
catahoula
radical rye
korova porter
that pie looks good BTW, let me know when you are ready to taste test
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:26 pm to wickowick
Dial back on the crust
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:38 pm to Lester Earl
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Dial back on the crust
The people that said that were the people that had seen pictures and hadn't tasted it. The crust has had very good reviews, it is light and airy.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:45 pm to wickowick
“I doubt I will be carrying Miller and Coors and the products that Creasant Crown carries. Apparently, there is no outside salesperson and the inside salesperson was not interested in my business.”
You might want to work on that. Huge hit if you don’t. Outside of Miller Lite being a huge seller, Abita products are very popular away from this board.
You might want to work on that. Huge hit if you don’t. Outside of Miller Lite being a huge seller, Abita products are very popular away from this board.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:55 pm to fastedLSU
Life is too short to have to work to get a salesman to get them to want to sell me a product.
This post was edited on 4/5/21 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:13 pm to wickowick
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I will probably carry 14-18 beers on the menu.
You may find that less is better. Learn from the many that came before you. Get your core beers and one or two crafts. You can always add to it. Find out first if the majority customers even care about niche brews (they don’t). Trust the data
Treat your inventory like money. Anything that has an expiration and isn’t moving is no bueno
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:20 pm to GynoSandberg
Listen to Gyno on this one he knows what he is talking about when it comes to this.
I'd start with your 3-4 main domestics, 2-3 of the basic imports and maybe 2-3 more niche and then work your way from that.
Bud Light
Bud
Ultra
Corona/Dos Equis
Stella
Guiness
Blue Moon
Jucifer
Urban South Holy Roller or Paradise Park
Then roll from there.
A place like Ancora or something in NOLA can get away with going ultra craft, not sure you can get away with that in Livingston Parish.
I'd start with your 3-4 main domestics, 2-3 of the basic imports and maybe 2-3 more niche and then work your way from that.
Bud Light
Bud
Ultra
Corona/Dos Equis
Stella
Guiness
Blue Moon
Jucifer
Urban South Holy Roller or Paradise Park
Then roll from there.
A place like Ancora or something in NOLA can get away with going ultra craft, not sure you can get away with that in Livingston Parish.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:24 pm to wickowick
No offense but business life could be even shorter with that stance. I’ve been there before with Mockler so I understand, but W/o Cresent you’re missing some other big brands.
Dos Equis and Blue Moon to name a few.
Dos Equis and Blue Moon to name a few.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:26 pm to Fun Bunch
4 of those are distributed by Cresent
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:29 pm to fastedLSU
I'm just listing examples of the types to go with.
I have no clue who distributes what.
I have no clue who distributes what.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:31 pm to wickowick
Chandeleur has some good products:
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