Golden Road Brewing, the largest craft brewery in Los Angeles, is being acquired by beer giant Anheuser Busch.
The news broke Wednesday morning as much of the craft beer industry in the country convened in Denver for the opening of the annual Great American Beer Festival — a days-long trade show that attracts thousands.
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...
Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology
Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout
Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.
Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand - 13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
I saw this as well. Another CA brewery snatched up. In recent months that makes: Firestone Walker, Lagunitas, St Archer and now Golden Road.
I've seen their stuff in cans around here but have yet to give them a shot. Like the others the hope is that they get left alone and InBev just uses their money for distribution.
I'm really starting to wonder when we'll see all of this hurt the smaller craft breweries. It's bound to happen if the big guys keep gobbling up the smaller guys. It always happens and craft beer is no different. May take a while but in 10 years or so when the new crop of craft beer drinkers are plopping down money, they won't care because it will seem normal.
Tis a shame.
PABs Brewing
Planning Brew good beer and live a hoppy life Fermenting
Drinking
Disfucted
Smelly Hops
(split batch) A Many Stringed Bow Up Next
Men In Black
Well I don't know where they're getting the money from to make all these buy-outs; the financial news keeps reporting that sales are way off. I doubt a handful of micros is going make up all the profits and they likely loose a lot of customers who quit buying when they read this kind of news.
Why they're pour all those buy-out dollars into Cali is also odd when you consider that the fall out from the drought may do a bunch of them in anyway.
I know one thing I'd hate to be a business owner that buys from them and has to write their checks to InBevCoorsMillerCarlsbergMolson---- when all this is done.
This brewery is like a mile from my house. Sub-par craft beer (my opinion). Other than if someone invites me to the brewery I don't really ever go there because their beer tends to be slightly to extremely underwhelming.
Sounds like, soon, Midwest and eastern Borg members will be able to buy "ok" beer....Yay?
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Drinking: Drago - FES
Fool's Gold Pale Ale
Maple Apple Cider
Wheats The Deal With Hops?
The Blonde One
Bottled/Kegged/Conditioning:
Fermenting: Honey Crisp IPA
On Deck: Golden Stout, Recipe inspired by Aztec Brewery
Competitions: The Blonde One - Silver Medal - Thirsty Classic 2016
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