Comments on: A beer niche is a niche is a niche http://appellationbeer.com/blog/a-beer-niche-is-a-niche-is-a-niche/ Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alan http://appellationbeer.com/blog/a-beer-niche-is-a-niche-is-a-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-269129 Alan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:18:14 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2699#comment-269129 I am not messing with you, Stan. You got me all curious - that's all. I am not messing with you, Stan. You got me all curious – that’s all.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/a-beer-niche-is-a-niche-is-a-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-269054 Stan Hieronymus Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:30 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2699#comment-269054 I don't know about cider, but "History of the Brewing Industry" notes that per capita consumption of whiskey fell from 2.55 gallons in 1863 (when per capita beer had reached 2.75 - so about the same) to 1.4 gallons. I believe Maureen Ogle has more data in "Ambitious Brew." A fair point about homebrewing, but why screw up my (unusually) short little analogy ;>) I don’t know about cider, but “History of the Brewing Industry” notes that per capita consumption of whiskey fell from 2.55 gallons in 1863 (when per capita beer had reached 2.75 – so about the same) to 1.4 gallons. I believe Maureen Ogle has more data in “Ambitious Brew.”

A fair point about homebrewing, but why screw up my (unusually) short little analogy ;>)

]]> By: Alan http://appellationbeer.com/blog/a-beer-niche-is-a-niche-is-a-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-269049 Alan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:24:09 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2699#comment-269049 What was the per capita consumption of cider, Stan? I know the powers of anti-booze in the 1800s and 1900s destroyed the upstate NY apple orchards which, me finks, were largely for the cider trade. Can't we go all CAMRA and lump real table cider in with craft beer? Also, do those numbers include home brewing? During Ontario's half-hearted prohibition there was absolutely ga-zoinks of home brewing permits issued and I would suspect in the early 1800s people would just still be brewing. I have had the happy experience of seeing the file with the mid-1800s rural tavern licenses for Kingston and there was no lack of beer flowing here. City Hall itself had 3 taverns in it. What was the per capita consumption of cider, Stan? I know the powers of anti-booze in the 1800s and 1900s destroyed the upstate NY apple orchards which, me finks, were largely for the cider trade. Can’t we go all CAMRA and lump real table cider in with craft beer?

Also, do those numbers include home brewing? During Ontario’s half-hearted prohibition there was absolutely ga-zoinks of home brewing permits issued and I would suspect in the early 1800s people would just still be brewing. I have had the happy experience of seeing the file with the mid-1800s rural tavern licenses for Kingston and there was no lack of beer flowing here. City Hall itself had 3 taverns in it.

]]> By: Travis http://appellationbeer.com/blog/a-beer-niche-is-a-niche-is-a-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-268985 Travis Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:21:54 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2699#comment-268985 Well then, it looks like we have a lot of work ahead of us! Well then, it looks like we have a lot of work ahead of us!

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