Yeah, but was it as bad as a Bartles & Jaymes?
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Yeah, but was it as bad as a Bartles & Jaymes?
That’s what a Harvard MBA will get yaQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
https://youtu.be/hYdWHK6AA6E
I was more of a Zima fan. Put some vodka in there for the full teenager bad choice experience.
Gallo made a ton of money off that swillQuote:
Originally Posted by mcski
Oof. So the short answer is no. But that's only because I didn't get past one sip of the bongwater. Unfortunately I was foolish enough as a teenager to have an occasion to drink enough of the wine coolers to get puking drunk with subsequent hangover. I still have bad memories of that flavor 38ish years later.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Man, I'd try like hell to catch Gina Gallo's eye whenever I saw her at the Dry Creek store but I was a mere pig-hunting peasant.
Oh I'm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
It also slots in nicely with the jug wine.
shit got the job done. god bless them.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
take jug wine, dilute it with water, add soda syrup, sell it for 5x the priceQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
was that the original premixed thing?
Buddy of mine I tended bar with in SLO, back in the day, got hired as a sales rep for Gallo. They sent him to Hawaii to run Bartels & James. Ended up there for about 5 years.
No. The alcohol in B&J, as in most coolers, is fermented grain, basically beer. Cheaper than grapes and tax advantages over distilled alcohol.Quote:
Originally Posted by dunfree
Starting to feel Iike we may have to start a Bartles & Jaymes appreciation thread….
“And thank you for your support.”Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
Nah this one’s fine. Just like when a brand does another fills its void, so too will Bartles and Jaymes fill the void Anchor left in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
Decent article written by an old colleague of mine:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/ar...y-18194861.php
I am trying to dig up another SF Chronicle piece they did a few years back that was like a family tree history of Anchor Steam showing the various incarnations, labels, and beer styles the had over the years…
I've been a big fan of Pete for years. Dude is a bay area treasure.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
Came across this at a local store this evening. Made me think of this thread (of course).
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:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain
He went to my alma mater, Cal Poly SLO, but was a few years behind me.
We met when we were both budding journalists and used to sit together on occasion at film screenings. I actually got him to rethink his review of The Devil’s Rejects after we saw the film together and discussed it the next day. :biggrin:
I am always amazed (and stoked) that he has kept up the newspaper gig for so long.
Yeah we used to see Racer 5 and Bear everywhere here too. A lot of supermarkets and liquor stores have cut back craft beer selection significantly. Stone used to do distribution in SD for a ton of independent craft brewers which made it a lot easier for them to get into stores. They stopped doing that a while back, and with more craft breweries selling out supermarkets stock mostly macro owned brands like Kona, Elysian, Goose Island, Golden Rd, etc with just a few independents like Modern Times. Selection is definitely down which sucks especially considering most brewers focus so much on IPA now. Hard to find much else besides that, pale ale and maybe a lager. Basically just a few basic styles rather than the huge variety we used to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
I thought that was insane too. But what didn't make the news so much was the owners hung onto Cutwater which was Ballast Point's spirits brand, and they later sold it to Inbev for $4B - in case $1B for the brewing business wasn't enough. Shows how much bigger the market is for canned cocktails than beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by EWG
So, this isn’t the exact article I was looking for, but here’s a historical timeline of Anchor Brewing for all you history nerds:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects...wing-timeline/
This one is an interview or whatever with the guy who did the labels prior to the redesign that shall not be spoken https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/...photo-18712692
Cool story. The labels and the Christmas Ale are what i associate most with the brand.
Thanks to you and dookie for posting these articles, very cool that he designed his own typefaces as well. A dying art.Quote:
Originally Posted by dunfree
I always dug the texture of the old labels, that fibery, thick paper that was cool to the touch and seemed so Old School…
That interview with the artist is a good read, btw.
I always liked Anchor Steam and gotta chance to take their brewery tour several times over the years.
It had been awhile since the last time, so last year or maybe the year before I figured it was time for another visit.
I gave 'em a call to set it up but instead of being free like it had always been, they wanted $20 per head for the tour.
I hung up in disgust and don't think I've had one since.
It was always my go to when I'd make it to Tommy's Joynt. Turkey Dinner Plate & an Anchor Draft.
Boone's Farm
Ok, that rings a bell. In 2015 I was planning a family trip to the Bay Area and looked into the tour to do with my cousins while my aunt watched the kids. We declined and now I don't remember why. Maybe it was because they were charging for it? But 2015 seems too early?Quote:
Originally Posted by powpig
Anchor Porter and Sierra Nevada Porter are the standards imo. Sorry to see Anchor go, I always bought a pint if I saw a Anchor beer on tap or a six pack if I saw it on the shelf. Every beer of theirs was a standout of the styleQuote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
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I haven’t seen an anchor or SN porter in the grocery in a long time, which is too bad.
I also enjoyed anchor small beer. We used to get a keg of old fog horn for college parties in the mid-90’s. Tap it first, enjoy barley wine in daylight before the party really starts, pass out when the party is peaking, wake up after the nap, hang out with the friends until dawn.
Found a stray 12 pack of the Steam today!
This guy is one delusional MFer!!!
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/for...643035730.html
Lol, for that much you can buy a sweet home brew system, teach yourself to brew on it and make cases of it or anything else you like for years to come.
https://beerandbrewing.com/behind-an...ter-tim-riley/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_con...ature=emb_logo
And have cash left over for food in the Biden apocalypse.
Employees making a bid to buy the brewery
https://sfist.com/2023/07/20/anchor-...r-owned-co-op/
They had steam in skinny cans at the Yankees game Fri
I saw something about the guy that owns the Narragansett brewery is also interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
Quality wise that'd be like Yugo buying Ferrari.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
Ehh, their lager isn't bad and the amber I had recently was pretty good. The guy did a good good job of turning a loser into the 27th largest brewer in the country.
That generally means they want a sweetheart deal from Sapporo AND Sapporo needs to finance them.
A non-starter. The union does not have any $ to buy it.
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Originally Posted by evdog
Not really, 'Ganny is a whole different thing from the past, almost nothing in common with the old company (which is gone) except the trademarks. It's pretty good beer these days. The 'Ganny story if by some chance you're interested: https://www.narragansettbeer.com/pag...ett-beer-storyQuote:
Originally Posted by riser4
You never know. The brewery declared bankruptcy, so it would be the bankruptcy court or administrator making the decisions, not Sapporo. If more proceeds can be realized from selling the business/assets to employees than other options in liquidation, it could happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by esseff
The real estate would be the biggest asset by far. Sell that off to pay the creditors. Brewing equipment wouldn't have much value. Not sure about trademarks. Employees could buy the equipment and move it to a different location. Or lease the existing brewing space from the new owner. One of the other interested buyers might be willing to partner with them and help finance.
Interesting. I'm sure I'll get over my trauma eventually and try it. Tough sell though with that old name.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi