What does the phrase “beer is the new wine” mean?<\/p>\n
Using it as a chapter heading in The Big Book of Beer<\/em>, Adrian-Tierney Jones favors the idea that beer will claim a place at the British dining table where glasses of wine currently reside. Other writers refer to a sense that beer has taken on an aura of sophistication, or that if you want to spend $10-$15 for an interesting (750ml) bottle of an alcoholic beverage that hunting for beer has become as interesting as hunting for wine.<\/p>\n Todd Wernstrom doesn’t use the phrase in a column in the February\/March issues of Wine News<\/a>, but the idea fits in perfectly with his discussion of wines at this price lower in food stores (a price range considered high end for beer). He writes: “What matters now isn’t what’s in the bottle but what’s on the bottle: labels with little animals; labels with bright colors; labels with names that range from the silly to the vulgar.”<\/p>\n He’s just getting started.<\/p>\n … if I have to see one more collection of pretty people with impossibly straight and white teeth exulting the moment while hoisting a glass of some $8 wine that glints in a prosaic sunset, I’ll end up sideways with stomach cramps. These so-called “lifestyle” shots are an even more cynical selling strategy than using bodacious babes to sell cheap beer. Even the most obtuse Bud drinker knows deep down that putting away a six pack will get him nothing but drunk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In a publication where the word beer is almost never used, he discusses “looking again for nuance.” Then he writes, “Beers that actually capture the essence of what has been lost in everyday wine are largely made by the micro-size brewers. Names like Sierra Nevada, Firestone Walker, Brooklyn Brewery, Victory, New Belgium Brewing Company and Allagash are now well known in my house and among my friends.”<\/p>\n He makes several points:<\/p>\n – They are all unique. The bottom line: “The best part of all these beers is that they are bargains when compared to the vapid entry-level wine we are being peddled.”<\/p>\n Here we might part company. Bargain<\/em> is a tricky word. He would argue fairly that an expensive bottle of wine is a better choice than beer because he prefers wine to beer. Here the view is that beer often surpasses the best wine in many situations.<\/p>\n However, I share his frustration with marketers, no matter the alcoholic beverage.<\/p>\n Sadly, the advertsing whizzes just don’t think we’re smart enough to make choices based on something other than pretty pictures, and the winemakers don’t think we can taste the difference anyway.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n By the way, the column was headlined, “Make it real.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What does the phrase “beer is the new wine” mean? Using it as a chapter heading in The Big Book of Beer, Adrian-Tierney Jones favors the idea that beer will claim a place at the British dining table where glasses of wine currently reside. 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\n– The embrace their terroir<\/em> – and although the idea of beer terroir is even murkier than wine terroir (but worth exploring later) he defines it as a function not of where beer is made but of the choices made by the brewmaster.
\n– They convey their sincerity and genuineness in their marketing efforts.<\/p>\n