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Meh. I've had great beer from pseudo-craft brands and awful beer from small independent craft breweries. I also haven't seen this effect at all. Have some ni
by nightski 8y ago
Meh. I've had great beer from pseudo-craft brands and awful beer from small independent craft breweries. I also haven't seen this effect at all. Have some nice craft breweries been bought out? Yes. But we still have over 80 craft breweries in our metro area alone and we are far from the largest city in the U.S. The options for great beer are endless.
- stcredzero 8y agoMeh. I've had great beer from pseudo-craft brands and awful beer from small independent craft breweries. I know for a fact that some independent craft brewers make an IPA, even though the brew master doesn't like them. It's obligatory. Some of this is on the knowledge and standards of the consumer. My experience with espresso in Tuscany in the 2000's, was that even ordinary corner store espresso there was better than fancy espresso in most places in the US. Why? Simply because the population in Tuscany has higher expectations.
- code_duck 8y agoNowhere did I say that it means we are unable to get a good beer any longer. It ruins that brand, and new, hip brands probably have already sprouted up by then. The one acquired by the large corporation becomes mainstream, and changes to more resemble existing mainstream offerings in every way while appearing to offer the new popular style.