Does it seem to anyone else like the craft beer thing has peaked already and is maybe on a slight decline? Richmond has seen several craft breweries close, and hardly any new ones have opened. I feel like the problem continues to be the distributors, who favor the bigger players like Devil’s Backbone (owned by Anheiser-Busch) and the various breweries owned by Boston Beer Company. Smaller operations are left to struggle to do their own distributing or rely solely on sales at their taphouse locations. I think there was a bill in the VA legislature not long ago that would’ve cleared away regulator hurdles for the smaller operations, but that bill didn’t go anywhere.
Why drink beer? It doesn’t taste that great, and hard alcohol is cheaper and doesn’t contain a shit ton of carbs.
wHy DriNK bEeR?
Because quality beer tastes great. And it doesn’t burn going down like liquor. Carbs don’t matter, but the sugar you need to make the liquor that’s cheaper than beer palatable does. If you don’t wanna drink beer then fine, but let the rest of us have our fun.
I’ve enjoyed tons of craft beer, a lot of it tastes pretty damn good to me. Hard stuff just tastes like battery acid.