Comments on Dirty South Beer Club: Chad's Take on Cans

We need to become true beer advocates. The best w...

2010-02-03T16:11:59.758-08:00

We need to become true beer advocates. The best way to encourage growth in the local brew biz is to get the laws changed.

Yeah, I agree on that point. There's no harm i...

2010-01-30T10:19:48.041-08:00

Yeah, I agree on that point. There's no harm in allowing local breweries to sell growlers of their stuff. In fact, we would all be better off as beer lovers, if there were less barriers to entry for the small, craft breweries and we had more consumer choice.

But, the author's main argument is that if you don't drink local beer, you're killing the planet. That's a different argument all together, and I think it's hyperbolic/alarmist.

I agree with you Brennan. We need to support some ...

2010-01-30T07:38:06.087-08:00

I agree with you Brennan. We need to support some of the local guys like EAB and MNB to make them get better. We went to 5 Seasons recently and they had some good IPAs, but we didn't like much else. Why don't those West coasters just move out here?

What I learn most from this is that we need better...

2010-01-27T08:49:43.647-08:00

What I learn most from this is that we need better local beer. It's a good thought game: think of something that would be limited to only local sourcing: would you be happy with the product? If not, there's a niche for you.

First, like Dave said, we need to change the laws to allow growlers in Georgia so that local breweries could actually exist. You have to be pretty big to get by in GA with the current laws - e.g. Sweetwater. In Oregon, there are just amazing local breweries randomly around town who don't make enough to even bottle, but they sell growlers to local residents.

You know, I understand this mandate for people who...

2010-01-27T04:46:19.881-08:00

You know, I understand this mandate for people who live in Oregon, Cali, and prime beer spots like the Midwest. But I am not content to sit with Sweetwater all my life!

Growler drinkers of the world, unite! This may be...

2010-01-26T12:11:18.459-08:00

Growler drinkers of the world, unite!

This may be taking things a little too far. I think almost everyone will agree that beer tastes better out of a glass bottle than out of a can. But, not everyone would make a CASE (pun intended) that your glass bottle should be the refillable kind, which your local brewer must graciously top off during your weekly visit to his bar.