Comments on: Monday musing: 10 tons of hops – How much beer? http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SteveH http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103456 SteveH Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:51:34 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103456 But it does, Stonch -- just not exclusively. You'd have been (pleasantly) surprised to visit the RAF in Chicago a few years back too -- the Real Ale Festival! But it does, Stonch — just not exclusively. You’d have been (pleasantly) surprised to visit the RAF in Chicago a few years back too — the Real Ale Festival!

]]> By: Stonch http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103451 Stonch Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103451 One of the comments above utterly puzzled me until I realised BBC didn't stand for "British Broadcasting Corporation". One of the comments above utterly puzzled me until I realised BBC didn’t stand for “British Broadcasting Corporation”.

]]> By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103274 Jeff Alworth Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:00:33 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103274 Whoops, that was an old chart I just referred to. Point's still the same... Whoops, that was an old chart I just referred to. Point’s still the same…

]]> By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103273 Jeff Alworth Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:59:59 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103273 For reference, those 40,000 barrels would make a brewery the 35th-largest in the country, between Abita and Schnell. In other words, that's production of a large craft brewery's annual production; it ain't chicken feed. For reference, those 40,000 barrels would make a brewery the 35th-largest in the country, between Abita and Schnell. In other words, that’s production of a large craft brewery’s annual production; it ain’t chicken feed.

]]> By: Swordboarder http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103261 Swordboarder Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:47:22 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103261 Overcontracting is fairly standard, especially for larger craft brewers expecting significant growth. Usually it's not a big deal, because one can always use them for a little while into the next year. As for who has hops? When AB grows 2 million barrels in 2006, they must to have some reserves that are significant to the craft sector. But they probably aren't willing to share, especially when they're the ones buying the hops at higher prices anyway and driving the price up. Overcontracting is fairly standard, especially for larger craft brewers expecting significant growth. Usually it’s not a big deal, because one can always use them for a little while into the next year.

As for who has hops? When AB grows 2 million barrels in 2006, they must to have some reserves that are significant to the craft sector. But they probably aren’t willing to share, especially when they’re the ones buying the hops at higher prices anyway and driving the price up.

]]> By: SteveH http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-103247 SteveH Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:33:58 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/monday-musing-10-tons-of-hops-how-much-beer/#comment-103247 Here's a question that crossed my mind, for what did BBC have those hops earmarked before they decided to sell them off? Is the BBC production going to drop, is there a Sam Adams beer that isn't going to see the light of the tavern, were these surplus hops - destined for the dumpster? Just wondering... and how many other bigger brewers might have a surplus to share? Here’s a question that crossed my mind, for what did BBC have those hops earmarked before they decided to sell them off? Is the BBC production going to drop, is there a Sam Adams beer that isn’t going to see the light of the tavern, were these surplus hops – destined for the dumpster?

Just wondering… and how many other bigger brewers might have a surplus to share?

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