Re: Hurray! AB has a new beer coming out.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:21 pm
That's fine. And maybe it's the cynic in me, but let's consider a few things:
Boston Beer is becoming very big. They're dancing on the ragged edge between Micro and Macro. Their competition is more the big guys than the start-ups.
Most independent start-up businesses (not just breweries) fail in the first year. He may be helping people, but he's not really creating anything that will hurt his market.
That article is about 5 years old. If he's still doing this, then that's very good. I will never say that Jim Koch doesn't care about quality beer. But I will say he's still a businessman, and he's grown so big he doesn't really need to worry about competition from a small, local brewpub.
The brewpub in my hometown has begun local distribution of bottled beer; just a couple of their mainstay brews. I think this is great, because i really want them to continue their success. But I'm also sure that they're completely under Jim Koch's radar.
You pick your battles.
Boston Beer is becoming very big. They're dancing on the ragged edge between Micro and Macro. Their competition is more the big guys than the start-ups.
Most independent start-up businesses (not just breweries) fail in the first year. He may be helping people, but he's not really creating anything that will hurt his market.
That article is about 5 years old. If he's still doing this, then that's very good. I will never say that Jim Koch doesn't care about quality beer. But I will say he's still a businessman, and he's grown so big he doesn't really need to worry about competition from a small, local brewpub.
The brewpub in my hometown has begun local distribution of bottled beer; just a couple of their mainstay brews. I think this is great, because i really want them to continue their success. But I'm also sure that they're completely under Jim Koch's radar.
You pick your battles.