tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post116618956241708536..comments2024-01-26T03:21:23.696-05:00Comments on The Potable Curmudgeon: Times change, and so does A-B.The New Albanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1166493926806865082006-12-18T21:05:00.000-05:002006-12-18T21:05:00.000-05:00Goose Gal, generally I enforce a doctrine of divul...Goose Gal, generally I enforce a doctrine of divulging identity, but this time it's okay. I trust that you do indeed work for Goose Island.<BR/><BR/>Here's my problem. Now I must buy Goose Island from the A-B wholesaler in Floyd County, Indiana, and these guys are perhaps the best example ever of a distributorship that exalts swill over craft, decrees a "back up the truck and offload aluminum" mentality, and in general dumps all over beer as beer was meant to be on a consistent basis.<BR/><BR/>You have entrusted them with your product. And I refuse to do business with them, as I don't carry A-B products. <BR/><BR/>Because it's a matter of principle -- not always, and there can be compromises, but in this case, it's a matter of principle.The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1166459490624480142006-12-18T11:31:00.000-05:002006-12-18T11:31:00.000-05:00I work for Goose Island and can promise you that A...I work for Goose Island and can promise you that AB has ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL over the brewing of our beers - as our deal with them is strictly limited to distribution. So don't hold your breath on the rice pilaf ale. It ain't happenin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1166242019303634532006-12-15T23:06:00.000-05:002006-12-15T23:06:00.000-05:00It is ironic though. When Goose Island was handle...It is ironic though. When Goose Island was handled by our supposed craft beer house (Monarch/World Class Beverages) we never could get the Goose Island Reserve line. Now that A-B has the distribution rights, for the first time, I have 4 of the reserves in our store (Keg Liquors). Not that the distributor realized what they had, but if I can get Bourbon County Stout, I can't say I was too displeased to have them distribute the line.<BR/><BR/>Just as long as they don't start making it with rice!antzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263584331326019249noreply@blogger.com