http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php All comments for Got beer? en-us 2008 la_jeremy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147065 http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147065 Comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:37:49 -0800 <p>See the problem for the Big 3 (B,M&C) and globally is that the sales of light lager beers has been flat. Not so much going down, but flat. (Although in some countries, there has been a precipitous drop in sales) The thing that scares the pants off of the big breweries? It's not the cocktail culture, they've subverted parts of that with the RTDs. It's not the wine industry (although they wish they could get that percentage markup). It's the craft brewing and high end import markets. Both of which are growing in this country. Things like the Sierra Nevadas, Stones and smaller places like Craftsman. They're mostly growing and nibbling away at the Big's pieces of the pie. Hence, the shift that folks are starting to see out of A-B. They're in talks with some of the larger regional craft breweries (Harpoon, Goose Island, etc) about entering into investment/distribution deals with them ala RedHook. But hey.. what the hell, you want to have a good beer locally? Go to the upcoming Lucky Baldwin's Belgian Beer Festival. (not a shill.. just a happy drinker)</p> http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147064 http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147064 Comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:10:56 -0800 <p>LA, here is some good beer! Enjoy! http://beermapping.com/maps/losangelesbeer.html </p> http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147063 http://laist.com/2006/02/07/got_beer.php#comment-147063 Comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:33:06 -0800 <p>A beer sounds GREAT right now.</p>