Comments on: Jim Gaffigan Pale Ale to invade the Midwest http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/ Beernews.org: The Craft Beer News Leader Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:39:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: BMan1113VR http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 BMan1113VR Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:56:40 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=1583#comment-1510 Odd as Gaffigan is a self professed tea-totaler...he doesn't drink Odd as Gaffigan is a self professed tea-totaler…he doesn’t drink

]]> By: beersage http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/comment-page-1/#comment-802 beersage Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:21:33 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=1583#comment-802 Some interesting points here. I have definitely been burned this year on some IPAs that were there way too long. Another reason I'm fine with paying for brand new fresh beers that are coming out. I find that I have just bought less beer as opposed to more affordable brands because of the freshness issue. I'm going to make this into a poll. Some interesting points here. I have definitely been burned this year on some IPAs that were there way too long. Another reason I’m fine with paying for brand new fresh beers that are coming out. I find that I have just bought less beer as opposed to more affordable brands because of the freshness issue.

I’m going to make this into a poll.

]]> By: Josh Witkowski http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Josh Witkowski Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:44:17 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=1583#comment-798 Understood. Perhaps it's just the state of the industry at the moment, that few breweries are really rolling out lower-ABV beers with any fanfare. I'm sure there are several brewpubs that continually create interesting, highly sessionable brews, but why would they spend the time (and money) promoting them? Even the production breweries are too busy pimping their next big thing to get the word out about their solid, established offerings, which then linger too long on store shelves. In the long run, I think these breweries are sort of shooting themselves in the foot. Of course, it doesn't help that a large percentage of the beer community completely overlooks the standards, and are only interested in what's new or hard to find. *shrug* Understood. Perhaps it’s just the state of the industry at the moment, that few breweries are really rolling out lower-ABV beers with any fanfare. I’m sure there are several brewpubs that continually create interesting, highly sessionable brews, but why would they spend the time (and money) promoting them? Even the production breweries are too busy pimping their next big thing to get the word out about their solid, established offerings, which then linger too long on store shelves. In the long run, I think these breweries are sort of shooting themselves in the foot. Of course, it doesn’t help that a large percentage of the beer community completely overlooks the standards, and are only interested in what’s new or hard to find.

*shrug*

]]> By: beersage http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/comment-page-1/#comment-769 beersage Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:56:33 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=1583#comment-769 Hey Josh, A number of things go into the decision to focus on bigger beers. This site tends to focus on new beers and the new beers coming out, for the most part, are bigger beers. It's the fastest growing niche in the market. There is also a Belgian revival; American breweries are jumping on it and these beers are typically high ABV. I think sessionable beers still make it on this space fairly frequently. The fresh hop beers that I've been covering should be below 6 or 7% for the most part. Most breweries already have established their pale ales as flagship brands and are on shelves year-round so there isn't much more for me to say about them. Thanks for the comment and thanks for reading! Beersage Hey Josh,

A number of things go into the decision to focus on bigger beers. This site tends to focus on new beers and the new beers coming out, for the most part, are bigger beers. It’s the fastest growing niche in the market. There is also a Belgian revival; American breweries are jumping on it and these beers are typically high ABV.

I think sessionable beers still make it on this space fairly frequently. The fresh hop beers that I’ve been covering should be below 6 or 7% for the most part. Most breweries already have established their pale ales as flagship brands and are on shelves year-round so there isn’t much more for me to say about them.

Thanks for the comment and thanks for reading!
Beersage

]]> By: Josh Witkowski http://beernews.org/2008/09/jim-gaffigan-pale-ale-to-invade-the-midwest/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Josh Witkowski Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:25:30 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=1583#comment-742 Why not report on more new pale ales and other "small" beers? Are these beers somehow unworthy of mention, just because they don't appeal to the ticker beer geek that craves 10%+ ABV beers that are relatively unattainable? Why not report on more new pale ales and other “small” beers? Are these beers somehow unworthy of mention, just because they don’t appeal to the ticker beer geek that craves 10%+ ABV beers that are relatively unattainable?

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