Beer?

[nickyboy]

Serious money in craft beer these days....

http://www.brewbound.com/news/constellation-to-acquire-ballast-point-for-1-billion

I've read this a few times now and it still keeps saying a billion.

To be fair, they sell 4 million cases per year. That's 96 million bottles per year. It retails about $8 so I bet they have the best part of $350m turnover at wholesale.

 

[Aperitif]

Remember folks, Brouwerij de Vreemdeling is in need of a couple of investors. This time next year, we'll be billionaires!

I was JUST about to post that we'll all be looking and looking when the Alien brewery goes public! (Get the samples and the range sorted first though...and if you need any plywood to make shelves, I know just the bloke...to avoid.)
Mort's cartoon above reminds me of a book one of my Parisien amis gave me for my 6%ABV birthday earlier this year...'Les Ignorants' by Etienne Davodeau. Brilliantly illustrated and the vineyard owner, Richard Leroy, is the bearded one. Total humanity and joy, for anyone looking for that lovely, gentle present to treasure. Available in Kindle too (I know this because I bought it for my Sister, who is teetotal but...)

 

[Aperitif]

[QUOTE 4009097, member: 259"]One of the good things about Le Soir, the Belgian poshpaper, is that they still publish a page of BD every day, a tradition they've kept up since before Tintin's day. Davodeau has appeared a few times.[/QUOTE]
I absent-mindedly bought that once and was eventually surprised to try and read that it was all written in double-Dutch!

 

[User169]

Surely if you're selling 290,000 barrels a year you've left craft brewing status behind?

6 million barrels is the "craft" limit according to the US trade association.

290,000 barrels is about 0.2% of US annual beer sales.

 

[User169]

To be fair, they sell 4 million cases per year. That's 96 million bottles per year. It retails about $8 so I bet they have the best part of $350m turnover at wholesale.

Still blimmin difficult to get hold of Sculpin in Europe though!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Slumbrew Porter, nice stuff doing all the portery things a Porter should do; roasty, malty, coffee, chocolate, etc. I had a large glass, 23oz I think, wouldn't want much more than that.

 

[rich p]

Slumbrew Porter, nice stuff doing all the portery things a Porter should do; roasty, malty, coffee, chocolate, etc. I had a large glass, 23oz I think, wouldn't want much more than that.

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Are you drinking in a lab?
Not the snug of the Dog and Ferret I'll be bound.

 

[Aperitif]

Just thinking the same thing. For a moment, I thought art had triumphed need and we had a new category of feature: ceilings. Looks like a cross between baggage check-in and a trendy 80s high tech bar a la Susan Slesin and Joan Cron. Very pleasant photograph though; looks like a three fluid ounce sip, prior to snappage. (I may underestimate.)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Are you drinking in a lab?
Not the snug of the Dog and Ferret I'll be bound.

Airport security!!

 

[MossCommuter]

But a porter would be better suited to baggage-handling, surely?

 

[User169]

I lent my boss my old steel racer so he could take part in our work bike ride. He brought it back today with this little lot. He's from Düsseldorf, so they're all altbiers. How nice is that!

 

[Aperitif]

Was it a three-speed bike, DP?
I only ask because it would mean you got a 'bottle a gear'.

I'll get my Lord Charles

 

[MossCommuter]

Was it a three-speed bike, DP?
I only ask because it would mean you got a 'bottle a gear'.

I'll get my Lord Charles

Boooooooo

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bunked off a conference today to look at stuff...

And drink beer...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

DC Brau pale ale, more like an IPA, decent enough though.

Obi's gaff.