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SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by jkubicek »

brigadier132 wrote: post #7
bink wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This has nothing to do with politics: > “We recognize the importance and historic significance of Anchor to San Francisco and to the craft brewing industry, but the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to cease operations.” You really think California is "collapsing economically" or are you just t…

Guess you missed > especially in San Francisco San Francisco had some of the most restrictive covid policies in the country.

I'm not saying that you're wrong, but I'm having trouble seeing how covid policies from a year ago (strict or not) would still affect a manufacturer that ships beer everywhere in the US.

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by suby »

olliecornelia wrote: post #6

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It's pretty lame to put out a one sentence implication that unions are the reason for the downfall of this 127 year-old business without, you know, any actual proof or data or argument for that being so. The only sentence in the actual article hinting at why they closed links it to falling sales starting in 2016, and the general state of the economy.

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by athinggoingon »

bink wrote: post #5
jimmychoozyx wrote: post #2

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This has nothing to do with politics: > “We recognize the importance and historic significance of Anchor to San Francisco and to the craft brewing industry, but the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to cease operations.” You really think California is "collapsing economically" or are you just t…

Do you expect these corporate announcements to contain anything but PR and euphemisms?

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by bbor »

jimmychoozyx wrote: post #2

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What do you mean by this? This national brand shut down because of rising rates of theft at CVS? And do you not think fairness is important? Don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who’s taking a strong anti-fairness stance, lol.

P.S. I think “Europinize” is more accurate, and it seems to be working ok for them, not to mention America’s richest and most productive state. The global drumbeat of social and economic progress will beat on, and the angry few will be left behind

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by jedberg »

brigadier132 wrote: post #7
bink wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This has nothing to do with politics: > “We recognize the importance and historic significance of Anchor to San Francisco and to the craft brewing industry, but the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to cease operations.” You really think California is "collapsing economically" or are you just t…

Guess you missed > especially in San Francisco San Francisco had some of the most restrictive covid policies in the country.

And lowest rates of death, especially for the density. A choice was made to trade off companies (which can be replaced) for lives (which can't be replaced).

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by mjfern »

jimmychoozyx wrote: post #2

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You’re just regurgitating conservative talking points that don’t align with reality. The California economy is the largest in the USA, by a significant margin, and its economic growth over the last 15 years far outpaced the U.S national average. California is on track to overtake Germany as the world’s 4th largest economy.

Re: SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years

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Post by greesil »

I got to do a tour of the place, it was really fun. It's located near Potrero Hill. I can't say anything about their cost structure but having a location that's in SF probably has some disadvantages. But, there are a lot of other craft brewers in the bay area that are quite good. Drake's, Faction come to mind. You don't have to go much further afield to find Bear Republic, Russian River Brew Co. I would not consider Lagunitas craft, maybe someone else with more beer lore could weigh in.
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