Fwd: Re: [MKOB] Response to all the Postings.

[Ronald La Borde]

> Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 15:04:50 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ronald La Borde <pivoron at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [MKOB] Response to all the Postings.
> 
> I agree that the WYES has become a drinking fest. It
> probably always was one, really.
> 
> My concern two years ago, was that I noticed
> homebrew
> and other beers were being dumped in huge amounts.
> The
> dump-bucket brigade was almost running to keep up
> with
> the flow. To waste homebrew like this seems
> excessive.
> 
> I thought the serving portions should be much
> smaller,
> a TASTE!
> 
> If the public receiving lines could be controlled
> better, this may help. I had the Idea to hand out a
> simple questionare with each serving. This might get
> some to reflect on the taste - those who were still
> able to read!
> 
> BUT - it's about all we have, so sure it could be
> better, but don't avoid the event. Hang in there!
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> --- J Cooper <jcoop704 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> > As to the Purpose of the WYES beer tasting, it has
> > just become a drinking 
> > fest more than a tasting. But it is pomoted as a
> > fund raiser, and the days of 
> > the sample glass are gone. I do remember the limit
> > of 2oz at the first few I 
> > went to, but not in the last four years do I
> > remember that being enforced.
> > But, is there any other event that promotes beer
> > brewing, or the sampling of 
> > different beers anywhere close to here?
> > Why not?
> > Who would go?
> > The fifty to hundred people that would know what
> to
> > expect. Or the ones who 
> > want to drink themselves under the table.
> > I would love to see an event like the ones put on
> in
> > other places, they last 
> > for days and have breweries from all over the
> > country.
> > The best we have is WYES, Emerald Coast, and
> Zapp's.
> > I know there are more 
> > but where are they, Texas, Florida, Georgia,
> > Colorado, Missouri, New 
> > England, farther that I can go for a weekend.
> > So we have to support what we have or get off our
> > ass and get a real one. IF 
> > someone wants to do it I'll be one of the first in
> > line to help.
> > 
> > Because there is only one successful brewery that
> > even falls into the 
> > catagory of craft/small brewery in the area. (Pick
> > the one you like or hate here.) By 
> > successful I mean that doesn't have to worry about
> > going under in six months 
> > or less because of cash flow. Not by their
> product.
> > It's not because of the Hurricane either, its
> > because there is no real 
> > market for them to start up a new one. How many
> > people in this area actually 
> > support the ones HERE?
> > 
> > You want to bitch because they are unloading OLD
> > beer. Why is it old, 
> > because somone told them it was a good beer and
> they
> > could sell the hell out 
> > of it. But they had to order a pallet of it, then
> > that person bought one 
> > case. Who else bought it? It sat in the warehouse
> or
> > on the shelf and didn't 
> > sell. The Distributors have gotten burned many a
> > time and will not take to 
> > many chances anymore. Not only that but even if a
> > good beer is sent out they 
> > have to fight for shelf space, plus getting it to
> > the shelf in decent 
> > condition is impossible. I've seen it brought it
> to
> > the stores. Dan could 
> > tell you a few about that also.
> > 
> > Larry the event we put on would have never happen
> if
> > not for the guys from Exxon and Shell who knew
> > how to organize a crew and what was needed, that
> is
> > most of the problem. Plus everyone is afraid to
> > associate
> > with alcohol these days. If you drink your a drug
> > addict.
> > 
> > Jim C.
> > 
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> 
> 
> Ron
> Ronald J. La Borde -- Metairie, LA
> New Orleans is the suburb of Metairie, LA
> www.hbd.org/rlaborde
> 
> 
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Ron
Ronald J. La Borde -- Metairie, LA
New Orleans is the suburb of Metairie, LA
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