Comments on: For the love of session beers http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mikey http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/comment-page-1/#comment-20532 Mikey Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:28:15 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/#comment-20532 Thanks for the words. It's tough defending 4.0% Utah suds to an ever increasing high gravity market. Thanks for the words. It’s tough defending 4.0% Utah suds to an ever increasing high gravity market.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/comment-page-1/#comment-17864 Stan Hieronymus Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:57:51 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/#comment-17864 LStonch, This is really something to take up with Lew. I was already getting longwinded or I would have brought Fred Eckhardt's views into the conversation. Fred would certainly agree with you. When Full Sail came out with its "Session Lager" at 5.1% abv he was pretty outspoken that you can't call a beer that strong a "session beer." LStonch,

This is really something to take up with Lew.

I was already getting longwinded or I would have brought Fred Eckhardt’s views into the conversation.

Fred would certainly agree with you. When Full Sail came out with its “Session Lager” at 5.1% abv he was pretty outspoken that you can’t call a beer that strong a “session beer.”

]]> By: Stonch http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/comment-page-1/#comment-17859 Stonch Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:28:03 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/#comment-17859 I just don't think that a 5.5% abv beer can possibly be a session beer! Am I howling at the moon here? Drink a few pints of something that strong and you'll be in a fightin' mood. I just don’t think that a 5.5% abv beer can possibly be a session beer! Am I howling at the moon here? Drink a few pints of something that strong and you’ll be in a fightin’ mood.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/comment-page-1/#comment-17854 Stan Hieronymus Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:05:16 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/#comment-17854 As this discussion went back and forth between Lew's blog and mine he mentioned the article Don Russell did about how widespread craft beers are getting in Philadelphia (beyond the "beer bars"). That's long been true in Kansas City, where there are few "beer bars" and Boulevard has to build its base in the places where non-geeks drink. (They also did a great job of this in St. Louis). You go into a Jack Stack Barbecue restaurant (one of the more famous in KC) and they might have 3 or 4 Boulevard beers on tap. The dry stout is 4.9% abv. As this discussion went back and forth between Lew’s blog and mine he mentioned the article Don Russell did about how widespread craft beers are getting in Philadelphia (beyond the “beer bars”).

That’s long been true in Kansas City, where there are few “beer bars” and Boulevard has to build its base in the places where non-geeks drink. (They also did a great job of this in St. Louis).

You go into a Jack Stack Barbecue restaurant (one of the more famous in KC) and they might have 3 or 4 Boulevard beers on tap. The dry stout is 4.9% abv.

]]> By: Loren http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/comment-page-1/#comment-17846 Loren Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:18:31 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/for-the-love-of-session-beers/#comment-17846 "Does that mean Americans don’t appreciate them? Check out the growth of Boulevard Brewing, Blue Point Brewing or what the best selling beers are for many of the fastest growing breweries (you’ll see they are session beers)." Excellent point, especially regarding Boulevard and their recent need for a HUGE expansion to meet and exceed demand. Session craft beers will indeed rise in popularity with "geeks", once the learning curve is reached with the recent explosion of new members to the "geek club". It takes time and experience to learn that not every beer you enjoy need knock you over the head with hops, alcohol, etc.. And of course session beers are popular outside the geek world already...just look at Bud, Miller and Coors! :-) Cheers! “Does that mean Americans don’t appreciate them? Check out the growth of Boulevard Brewing, Blue Point Brewing or what the best selling beers are for many of the fastest growing breweries (you’ll see they are session beers).”

Excellent point, especially regarding Boulevard and their recent need for a HUGE expansion to meet and exceed demand. Session craft beers will indeed rise in popularity with “geeks”, once the learning curve is reached with the recent explosion of new members to the “geek club”. It takes time and experience to learn that not every beer you enjoy need knock you over the head with hops, alcohol, etc..

And of course session beers are popular outside the geek world already…just look at Bud, Miller and Coors!

:-)

Cheers!

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