http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/ba-board-chairman-not-optimistic-over-abib-deal/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Mon, 21 May 2012 19:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://beerzine.com/?v=3.3.2 http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/ba-board-chairman-not-optimistic-over-abib-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Richard Walker Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:29:19 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/ba-board-chairman-not-optimistic-over-abib-deal/#comment-1750 [The article goes on to quote Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Co. (who makes Samuel Adams beers) as not being nearly as concerned.] Interesting. Samuel Adams beers are handled 100% locally through a distributor who decides what beers will be sold in stores. It is impossible to get cream stout and others that I like. The distributor pays for the right to handle the entire product line and then sells only the 3 or 4 best selling beers from that line. The rest of the line is missing in this area and there is no way to get it. But Jim Koch isn't nearly as concerned? I'm less than impressed. [The article goes on to quote Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Co. (who makes Samuel Adams beers) as not being nearly as concerned.]
Interesting. Samuel Adams beers are handled 100% locally through a distributor who decides what beers will be sold in stores. It is impossible to get cream stout and others that I like. The distributor pays for the right to handle the entire product line and then sells only the 3 or 4 best selling beers from that line. The rest of the line is missing in this area and there is no way to get it. But Jim Koch isn’t nearly as concerned? I’m less than impressed.

]]> http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/ba-board-chairman-not-optimistic-over-abib-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Jimmy Terry Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:44:52 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/ba-board-chairman-not-optimistic-over-abib-deal/#comment-1751 I haven't talked to anyone who thinks this new "ABIB" is gonna be any good except to the belgian guy and the few stockholders left it ain't an american beer now its a "global beer". I've buddies now who work for the st. louis brewery and they're worried about the union contracts as well. I haven’t talked to anyone who thinks this new “ABIB” is gonna be any good except to the belgian guy and the few stockholders left it ain’t an american beer now its a “global beer”. I’ve buddies now who work for the st. louis brewery and they’re worried about the union contracts as well.

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