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A New Problem Is Brewing in the Beer Industry: One Million Kegs Are Going Stale

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Re: A New Problem Is Brewing in the Beer Industry: One Million Kegs Are Going Stale

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Post by Johnjonjoan »

voidfunc wrote: post #70
phillc73 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe IPAs were meant to taste as they did after a long voyage to India. Maybe at the end of the voyage was when they tasted their best. Maybe the hops were just a preservative and nobody really liked drinking beer with overly strong hop flavours and aromas.

My theory is that people who like these extremely hoppy IPAs have (1) lost their ability to taste more subtle flavors, (2) are performing some kind of signalling to their fellow beer connisseur peers about how much of a beer geek they are.

They're just nice. People have different taste. I don't understand why you have to make theories. If I had to I'd theorise people who make theories about people who like hoppy IPAs (1) have sensitive taste buds, (2) are performing some kind of signaling.

Re: A New Problem Is Brewing in the Beer Industry: One Million Kegs Are Going Stale

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Post by alknemeyer »

wolco wrote: post #14
rawoke083600 wrote: post #8

We here in South Africa, we have actually banned the sale of alcohol and cigarettes while in lock-down for almost a month now.

That seems like a bad idea. Many people will die without any alcohol. Forcing people inside and then stopping the sales of cigarettes seems like it would create more agression in the short term.

Part of the idea is to curb domestic violence and reduce the strain on emergency services [0]. I personally think that it will also help people budget, as most expected a three week lockdown but the reality is that many could be with reduced income for far longer

[0]: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/why-alcohol-sale-banned...

Re: A New Problem Is Brewing in the Beer Industry: One Million Kegs Are Going Stale

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Post by yostrovs »

jbigelow76 wrote: post #54
welder wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Germany is mostly pils, heff, and radler. The USA has more beer variety, maybe it's more difficult logistically? Companies in the USA do have a beer man, never heard of individual houses hiring one.

The USA has more beer variety, maybe it's more difficult logistically? No, it's just that for as much that has changed in America since its founding, being a bunch of Puritanical tight asses is still kind of encoded into our societal DNA.

The Puritans had beer upon arrival, so don't lay this on them.

Re: A New Problem Is Brewing in the Beer Industry: One Million Kegs Are Going Stale

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Post by veggieburglar »

sl1ck731 wrote: post #50
welder wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Germany is mostly pils, heff, and radler. The USA has more beer variety, maybe it's more difficult logistically? Companies in the USA do have a beer man, never heard of individual houses hiring one.

I think there are a few varieties of regulations across different states regarding the shipment of alcohol. I'm not sure how far they go with respect to "last mile" delivery but it could be an inhibitor in something like this. For example, I can't purchase wine to be delivered to my home over the internet in my state.

There are more than a few varieties of regulations in the alcohol business. It’s such a jumbled mess, especially for interstate commerce. Check out freethegrapes.org, they are an industry advocacy group and are sure to have an ongoing lobbying action in your home state to permit direct wine shipment. There’s only a few holdouts still, although many states make it prohibitively cumbersome and expensive for small alcohol businesses to open up direct shipping, even if it may be legal.

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Post by veggieburglar »

dluan wrote: post #69
rawoke083600 wrote: post #8

We here in South Africa, we have actually banned the sale of alcohol and cigarettes while in lock-down for almost a month now.

And suddenly grocery stores are setting up displays of pineapples, sugar, and yeast.

Everything old is new again!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ingenious-brick-he...

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Post by tonyarkles »

gumby wrote: post #38

My son in college (well in his apt with his gf, taking classes online) could easily take care of one before it expired. Hell, we could too. In Germany we had the “beer man” who would drop off beer weekly and collect the empties. This should be adopted in the USA.

I’ve been chuckling a fair bit at the changes around here. Alcohol delivery very rapidly became a thing here as the lockdown was looming; local breweries teamed up to put together a website and the logistics to deliver their products together (Want craft brew from these 3 companies? You can get it all in one order!). Other companies are also delivering “mainstream” beer and wine as well. In-person liquor stores are still open as well, with one-way aisles set up and checkout distancing requirements, etc, because they were deemed to be “essential services”.

That’s not what makes me laugh the most though; pot is! Less than two years ago, marijuana was illegal in Canada. Now? The stores themselves are not open, but the local gov’t relaxed restrictions and there’s now a number of same-day delivery services! From illegal to essential in under two years!

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Post by Scoundreller »

userbinator wrote: post #28

They are also sending beer that is expired or can’t be distributed to a nearby craft distiller to be turned into hand sanitizer. That's an excellent solution, as the demand for the latter has definitely been going up rapidly in the past little while.

There’s really no shortage of ethanol. Gasoline is usually 5-10% ethanol. And with demand on that in disarray...

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Post by cosmodisk »

gumby wrote: post #38

My son in college (well in his apt with his gf, taking classes online) could easily take care of one before it expired. Hell, we could too. In Germany we had the “beer man” who would drop off beer weekly and collect the empties. This should be adopted in the USA.

Sounds so much better than milkman tbh!;) That's brilliant concept, definitely need to look into this,maybe one day I could open a microbrewery and become a beer man delivering your weekly dose of foamy nectar.
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