Uh
Curious if more breweries will be putting out a note to confirm they don't have connection with the "ultra-right" beer. https://t.co/TkaCN3B9w3— Mike Zoller (@mikezoller) April 14, 2023
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 April 2023 18:35 (one year ago) link
At the moment, the price of 6 cans of "Ultra Right Beer" is set at $19.99.
nothing woke about that!
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 14 April 2023 18:46 (one year ago) link
it's also 4.0% ABV! Fuck that shit
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 14 April 2023 18:48 (one year ago) link
At least it's not a 3%-er.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 April 2023 18:49 (one year ago) link
In one post, a potential customer told Weathers they decided against buying the beer, saying that while they wanted to support him, they could not afford the $35 total cost it would have amounted to with the shipping cost included.
Critics of the brand quickly piled on.
LOL
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 14 April 2023 18:51 (one year ago) link
Revolution is selling VSO Gravedigger for $40+ a four pack and that's 14.9% abv, lol
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Friday, 14 April 2023 19:07 (one year ago) link
I suppose this sort of post is very much in character from a beer as (usually) innocuous as Bud-Light:
pic.twitter.com/oyyfPzd1FM— Anheuser-Busch (@AnheuserBusch) April 14, 2023
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 April 2023 21:51 (one year ago) link
Maybe insipid is a better word? Mealy-mouthed?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 April 2023 21:54 (one year ago) link
Did they really think this 'boycott' would have any real impact? It's already forgotten
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 14 April 2023 22:04 (one year ago) link
Guessing it had an impact in old-man bars in certain states…
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Saturday, 15 April 2023 04:26 (one year ago) link
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13884/49215/this my jam
― calstars, Sunday, 30 April 2023 17:43 (one year ago) link
https://vimeo.com/830643144
Two Hearted still my fav
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Thursday, 1 June 2023 04:21 (eleven months ago) link
My 8 year old told me recently that for as long as he can remember his mental image for 'beer' has a bottle of two hearted
― joygoat, Thursday, 1 June 2023 13:25 (eleven months ago) link
Not a fan of ambers
― calstars, Thursday, 1 June 2023 14:05 (eleven months ago) link
Is that directed at Two Hearted? Because that's an IPA (and an excellent one imo.) I once picked it out in a blind taste test easily, the floral hop profile is very unique.
Otherwise yeah, amber ale is mostly pretty meh.
Weather's been super hot here, I've been enjoying some lagers and pilsners, and a few Maibocks.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 1 June 2023 18:19 (eleven months ago) link
My mistake, I thought the bells 2 was an amber aleI’ve had it many times but never felt the need to seek it out
― calstars, Thursday, 1 June 2023 18:54 (eleven months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/NQAw9CD.jpgThis is a bells 2 and it is an amber
― calstars, Friday, 2 June 2023 01:03 (eleven months ago) link
I honestly don't think I've ever seen this.
https://storage.googleapis.com/images-cub-prd-9400d55.cub.prd.v8.commerce.mi9cloud.com/product-images/detail/5908ee7f-830d-471d-9e74-58cf56859045.jpeg
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 2 June 2023 01:42 (eleven months ago) link
What
― calstars, Friday, 2 June 2023 01:44 (eleven months ago) link
i have suddenly lost my taste for "sweet" hazies.
tired hands' "alien church" is now my "king of beers." it has the rich, oaty mouthfeel but a dry finish.
― treeship., Friday, 2 June 2023 02:07 (eleven months ago) link
that bells' amber ale is an ai generated prank btw. the only "bells" beer has a fish on it and it is an ipa.
― treeship., Friday, 2 June 2023 02:08 (eleven months ago) link
Ha. it's real, but iirc they have new owners, maybe they did it.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 2 June 2023 02:11 (eleven months ago) link
it has all the tells of an ai rendering. for example, the person featured on the box has unusually thin legs and a long neck.
― treeship., Friday, 2 June 2023 02:13 (eleven months ago) link
Ehh
― calstars, Friday, 2 June 2023 03:48 (eleven months ago) link
Lmao Two Hearted is not amber and Bells Amber is a classic in its own right
Source: I am from Michigan and drink a lot of beer
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Friday, 2 June 2023 04:43 (eleven months ago) link
My go-to Bells beer is the Lager of the Lakes. Pretty decent for a domestic lager. Another one I'm currently enjoying is the Sierra Nevada Summerfest.
― o. nate, Friday, 2 June 2023 22:26 (eleven months ago) link
Scab beer
https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/06/26/surly-omar-ansari-declining-sales-beer-thc
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 26 June 2023 22:28 (ten months ago) link
Anyone in the Baltimore/DC area drinking Union beers? They don’t know their distribution range but they are consistently great.
― Heez, Monday, 26 June 2023 23:08 (ten months ago) link
Anchor Steam will stop distributing nationally and just focus on California..
Also: they're likely discontinuing their Christmas Ale, which has been around forever
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 26 June 2023 23:35 (ten months ago) link
There’s a recent episode of TrueAnon discussing Anchor, the Sapporo takeover, the union drive (which te host was involved in), and the recent changes.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 27 June 2023 01:03 (ten months ago) link
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/anchor-brewing-company-to-cease-operations-in-san-francisco/
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:01 (nine months ago) link
sad
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:16 (nine months ago) link
It's a real bummer
I used to really like the Liberty Ale and the Porter, but I've seen neither in a store or on tap for years. You'd think Sapporo would bring better distribution, but that didn't seem to be the case... also the repackaging of the Steam Beer was a major fail
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:37 (nine months ago) link
Yeah, I'm in the northeast and it's been at least 3-4 years since I can recall seeing any of their products regularly and the new packaging was so ugly and generic that it looked like a knock off brand. The classic packing was iconic as far as beer labels go and likely would have inspired me to pick it up every once in a while for pure nostalgia if I still saw it around.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:45 (nine months ago) link
― Gerard Grisey Funk (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:45 (nine months ago) link
I had an Anchor Steam on tap a few weeks ago when they announced ceasing national distribution. Not flashy, but definitely good.
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:10 (nine months ago) link
A good solid standby, a shame to lose it. It's also just weird thinking last year's Christmas beer will be the last time I ever had that.
That said, writing was kinda on the wall over the past few weeks -- the big cutbacks announced the other week was a clear signal.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:32 (nine months ago) link
Yeah, it was definitely the first beer I had that wasn't bud/coors/michelob etc.
But beer is selling like hotcakes now... had they not sold to Sapporo USA in 2017, they might have well have survived; they made it through Prohibition and the Depression, after all
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:36 (nine months ago) link
great, drinkable, no bullshit beer RIP
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:41 (nine months ago) link
Liberty Ale was so good, but generally hard to find.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:45 (nine months ago) link
last year's Christmas beer will be the last time I ever had that
Article says that they have some 2023 Xmas beer they're selling at the tap room
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 17:52 (nine months ago) link
Hm, so it is. I suspect there'll be a crush...but this does give me an idea.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 18:00 (nine months ago) link
My first bourbon barrel aged beer was one Anchor had released. Had it in a bar and later found it bottled at Total Wine. Only saw it once more after that though. As a Californian "of a certain age," Steam was also my first craft beer.
― nickn, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 18:04 (nine months ago) link
Liberty Ale was so good, but generally hard to find
Seems like 15-20 years ago, it was on tap all over the place in San Francisco area... but yeah, I haven't seen it in years. You can't buy what's not there
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 18:07 (nine months ago) link
a chicago beer industry guy I know shared this earlier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJJsrNUKRZw
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 18:11 (nine months ago) link
Nice overview of Liberty Ale:
https://coolmaterial.com/food-drink/the-story-of-anchor-liberty-ale-the-beer-that-started-the-craft-revolution/
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 18:47 (nine months ago) link
eh... Anchor's been sold/abandoned like 4 or 5 times before. Someone will come in and sweep them up. The brewery infrastructure itself is worth over $2M at least. Sapporo was a lousy/absentee owner making terrible decisions from the rebranding on down.
xp: Liberty Ale is the best.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:00 (nine months ago) link
Yeah, and that brand legacy is worth a lot in the craft world... I wouldn't be surprised if Sierra Nevada or someone makes a bid
But they might move the brewery somewhere cheaper than San Francisco
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:16 (nine months ago) link
When I was going to Jazzfest in New Orleans every year in the 90s and early 00s, pre- craft beer boom, finding Liberty Ale available in the notoriously funky Saturn Bar on St. Claude was an amazing discovery.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:24 (nine months ago) link
oh man it's been a tradition for some time now that my BIL buys a 6 pack of the Christmas ale for us to split every year when we come over for the holidays
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:46 (nine months ago) link