Has the "craft beer/Brewery" industry declined?

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DDH Ghost sold out online in 5 secs the other day.

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No it didn’t plenty of people added more and more 30-45 minutes after release.

It sold out in under a minute, however, an hour later those who put it in their cart and didn't purchase had it released and people were able to buy later.

It also sold out at the brewery as they had 100-150 people in line for it multiple hours before the release.

As far as declining, I doubt... New Orleans has multiple breweries that are all doing well right now Nola, Courtyard, Urban South, Miel, Broad Street Cider, Parleaux, and it appears Zony Mash will do well.

The places that have closed produced shite beer to be honest, as long as a place can find a niche and produce good/above average beer they will have success.

Southern Craft hasn't closed in BR yet because they produce average beer but they've found a customer base because of it. When Gilla, Le Chien, Rally Cap, and Istrouma open it will put pressure on them as they will lose some of that customer base.

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No it didn’t plenty of people added more and more 30-45 minutes after release.

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Through a glitch

According to Parish, they had 2,000 transactions in the first 5 minutes. I tried repeatedly to buy some for the first 30 minutes and never could get some. I guess I should have kept on it longer

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It sold out in under a minute, however, an hour later those who put it in their cart and didn't purchase had it released and people were able to buy later. It also sold out at the brewery as they had 100-150 people in line for it multiple hours before the release. As far as declining, I doubt... New Orleans has multiple breweries that are all doing well right now Nola, Courtyard, Urban South, Miel, Broad Street Cider, Parleaux, and it appears Zony Mash will do well. The places that have closed produced shite beer to be honest, as long as a place can find a niche and produce good/above average beer they will have success. Southern Craft hasn't closed in BR yet because they produce average beer but they've found a customer base because of it. When Gilla, Le Chien, Rally Cap, and Istrouma open it will put pressure on them as they will lose some of that customer base.

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All of this is accurate.

The New Orleans craft beer scene took a while to get going but it is continuing to grow at a rapid pace

As someone who works in a craft brewery: No.

We were at capacity with a line to the street on Friday. We only serve beer. People eat that shite up.

I don’t know if it’s declining as much as there’s oversaturation.

And the over-promotion of average craft breweries by stores, like Karbach and Ballast Point, doesn’t help either.

We do get kids in our spot, but almost always only on weekends during the day or right at open on weekdays. Generally birthday/graduation/engagement parties (we have a HUGE space and often do large reservations).

So, technically, we are family friendly but don't usually get kids...when we do, our security reminds folks to keep their eyeballs on their children as we are not babysitters.

Also, we are a neighborhood brewery, so we are going to be busy pretty much no matter what. We have good beer and a great vibe/fun events, but we are also within walking distance for tons of people in one of the most densely populated cities in the country. Especially when the weather is bad...people will walk through a blizzard for beer. Cabin fever is real!

We've built a really good thing in a great location, but I do agree that there's an over-saturation. We had two local breweries announce closures just this weekend.

Booming in Big D. I think what we are seeing now is craft beer is becoming mainstream. Even non-beerknurds drink craft beer which is helping the market expand. Like FT said, there will be some shakeout when we hit a recession. People will think twice about paying $17 for a 4 pack of beer.

Paul.

DD comment blew your cover.