Record number of breweries in the USA
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Honey, makes it easy to crank the fermentation and get it really strong.
As to the Germans, they use loads of fruit in their wheats, bocks and lambics, even if lambics aren't native.
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Fifteen states have more than 100 breweries, CA, WA, CO, OR,MI,NY,PA,IL,TX,OH,FL,VA,NC, WI and IA.
The top type is IPA.
Locally we have larger breweries like Devils Backbone and at the other end small poor quality operations which produce swill.
Personally I do not need chocolate, peppermint and other contaminants in my beer.
The top type is IPA.
Locally we have larger breweries like Devils Backbone and at the other end small poor quality operations which produce swill.
Personally I do not need chocolate, peppermint and other contaminants in my beer.
Oh and don't knock a bacon porter...it's pretty good. Slightly smoky salt to it is good in the summer, bit like the salted largers for a session beer, like the Indian style brews.
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Went into a few in Denver this pm, they all seemed very busy, colour scheme was a bit monotonous.
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I'm probably speaking from a position of ignorance. I go to PHX about once a month for business and I've noticed that in general restaurant there stock fewer local brews than restaurants in the cities I mention. I'm sure if I actually lived there and knew where to go I'd have a different experience.
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I'm probably speaking from a position of ignorance. I go to PHX about once a month for business and I've noticed that in general restaurant there stock fewer local brews than restaurants in the cities I mention. I'm sure if I actually lived there and knew where to go I'd have a different experience.
I am pretty disgusted with most restaurants that print "ask about local craft beers" on the menu and not only do they have NONE, the waiters usually don't even seem to know what a craft beer is! There is a HUGE marketing gap that the local craft brewers are missing out on.
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That's the same here - there are 120+ breweries in NC but it can be hard to find even one, one single local beer, not even one brewery's products, in most restaurants.
I am pretty disgusted with most restaurants that print "ask about local craft beers" on the menu and not only do they have NONE, the waiters usually don't even seem to know what a craft beer is! There is a HUGE marketing gap that the local craft brewers are missing out on.
I am pretty disgusted with most restaurants that print "ask about local craft beers" on the menu and not only do they have NONE, the waiters usually don't even seem to know what a craft beer is! There is a HUGE marketing gap that the local craft brewers are missing out on.
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Right, same here, there are brew-pubs, tap houses, and some brewery restaurants, but all are a tough sell when Mrs P or the in-laws say "lets go out for dinner", especially as Mrs P's father is tee-total! ..... My earlier post concerned mainstream restaurants.
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It's still an IPA town but there's more diversity than a couple of years go. I've even seen the occasional mild!
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Ohh, Arby's whatever I assume they would serve crap beer to go with the food.
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That's (one of the many) benefits of living in a beer-crazy city like San Diego: Even mainstream non-beer-geek bars and restaurants tend to have a good selection of local beers. If not draft then certainly in bottles. And I think we've long passed 100 breweries in the county...
It's still an IPA town but there's more diversity than a couple of years go. I've even seen the occasional mild!
It's still an IPA town but there's more diversity than a couple of years go. I've even seen the occasional mild!
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NM has had some craft brews since the early 80s, but it's finally getting more momentum. A few law changes last year helped. Now, a small brewer or winegrower is allowed to also hold a limited wholesaler license, they can have up to three off-site locations now, and can get NM wine or NM beer from each other without going through a wholesaler.
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Re: Record number of breweries in the USA
Just looked at my local:
Cream Ala
Pale Ale
Amber
Brown
Milk Stout
One they call an Imperial IPA, not sure where the IPA connection is.
American Pale, which is the one I normally drink
And a IPA.
Plus of course seasonal, Octoberfest, Irish Red etc etc.
Cream Ala
Pale Ale
Amber
Brown
Milk Stout
One they call an Imperial IPA, not sure where the IPA connection is.
American Pale, which is the one I normally drink
And a IPA.
Plus of course seasonal, Octoberfest, Irish Red etc etc.
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Re: Record number of breweries in the USA
That's (one of the many) benefits of living in a beer-crazy city like San Diego: Even mainstream non-beer-geek bars and restaurants tend to have a good selection of local beers. If not draft then certainly in bottles. And I think we've long passed 100 breweries in the county...
Regarding American beer, there are lots of good domestic pale ales, stouts, porters, wheat beers and barrel-aged stuff. However, I still haven't found anything domestic that compares to a fine German lager, particularly German helles, dunkle or marzen. Also, domestic breweries are still nowhere near the masters of yeast flavors that the Belgians are despite decades of trying. Unibroue in Quebec gets close to Belgian quality but that's about it. These things take time.