Budweiser craft beer at the Bats game!

[Robin Garr]

Posted without comment ... let the hilarity ensue!

Saturday August 13th vs. Indianapolis Indians vs. @ 6:05:
-Budweiser Craft Beer Happy Hour...$2 Craft beers from 5:00 to 6:30 on the Overlook Grill.

Posted without comment ... let the hilarity ensue!

Saturday August 13th vs. Indianapolis Indians vs. @ 6:05:
-Budweiser Craft Beer Happy Hour...$2 Craft beers from 5:00 to 6:30 on the Overlook Grill.

We can't have a conversation on here without pizza though. Will there be Totoni's pizza specials to go with the faux?

[Robin Garr]

Will there be Totoni's pizza specials to go with the faux?

Do they still make Tombstone? That would be perfect! Great name that invites snarky humor, it goes back to the '60s, and it's a product of multinational Nestlé Corp. What's not to like!?

Finally, the King of Beers has reached craft status!

If it's Goose Island beers, I'd be there in a second.

If it's Goose Island beers, I'd be there in a second.

We do very well with Shocktop and Drifter

[Robin Garr]

We do very well with Shocktop and Drifter

I'm all about Bell's Oberon in that niche ...

We do very well with Shocktop and Drifter

I'm all about Bell's Oberon in that niche ...

Bell's is still an independently owned craft brewery making a bunch of kick-ass beers. Oberon is bell's fat tire; most popular, most overrated.

[Robin Garr]

Bell's is still an independently owned craft brewery making a bunch of kick-ass beers. Oberon is bell's fat tire; most popular, most overrated.

Hey! That's my summer sippin' beer you're talking about. I do like Bell's a lot - Two Hearted, too, and the Oarsman is also an excellent beer with food.

Seriously, though, how come a Kalamazoo brewery is so widely available and popular in Louisville? Are they getting Sam Adams big, or do we just have an unusual pipeline?

Will there be Totoni's pizza specials to go with the faux?

Do they still make Tombstone? That would be perfect! Great name that invites snarky humor, it goes back to the '60s, and it's a product of multinational Nestlé Corp. What's not to like!?

It's not beer... it's digiorno!! err, budweiser!

Bell's is still an independently owned craft brewery making a bunch of kick-ass beers. Oberon is bell's fat tire; most popular, most overrated.

Hey! That's my summer sippin' beer you're talking about. I do like Bell's a lot - Two Hearted, too, and the Oarsman is also an excellent beer with food.

Seriously, though, how come a Kalamazoo brewery is so widely available and popular in Louisville? Are they getting Sam Adams big, or do we just have an unusual pipeline?

I don't know bells market share, but i'd guess they have to be at least in the top five microbrews in the u.s. I have yet to be in a major city without finding it, east or west.

hopslam rules.

Bells is a really well made product. Lots of choices, seasonal surprises etc.. I may go out on a limb here and say its been well distributed. But what we cannot deny is that what made a Brewery like Bells strong enough to make such a branding presence in other markets where local product is readily available has been a strong hometown support. On a another note about a month ago the CEO of BW-3 was on Mad Money and stated that they are currently focusing on overhauling their taps in all of their locations to be outfitted with 100+ draft selections. Their idea is to put on every local beer available in that area with of course the addition to others. Weird to me is that it may take a chain to come to louisville and do this before anyone else dare to carry every available local option. Until then cheers to John Campbell, he dedicated 5 taps to local beer at the barrett I've heard.

Bells is a really well made product. Lots of choices, seasonal surprises etc.. I may go out on a limb here and say its been well distributed. But what we cannot deny is that what made a Brewery like Bells strong enough to make such a branding presence in other markets where local product is readily available has been a strong hometown support. On a another note about a month ago the CEO of BW-3 was on Mad Money and stated that they are currently focusing on overhauling their taps in all of their locations to be outfitted with 100+ draft selections. Their idea is to put on every local beer available in that area with of course the addition to others. Weird to me is that it may take a chain to come to louisville and do this before anyone else dare to carry every available local option. Until then cheers to John Campbell, he dedicated 5 taps to local beer at the barrett I've heard.

The corporate answer to the local issue - just overwhelm them with quantity. More has to be better!

Yeah, it might be cool if there was a local bar that carried a good number of the local stuff. But, I'm always more interested in quality than quantity. Give me quality options, and I'll find something pleasing I'm sure.

There's always the option of getting the local straight from the local. BW3 won't ever be able to offer that. So, the alternative becomes, more!

cue Billy Idol.

Agreed, I'm in Falling Rock at least once a year and it can be overwhelming with 75 or so on tap

Bell's is still an independently owned craft brewery making a bunch of kick-ass beers. Oberon is bell's fat tire; most popular, most overrated.

Hey! That's my summer sippin' beer you're talking about. I do like Bell's a lot - Two Hearted, too, and the Oarsman is also an excellent beer with food.

Seriously, though, how come a Kalamazoo brewery is so widely available and popular in Louisville? Are they getting Sam Adams big, or do we just have an unusual pipeline?

They are big, but no where near Sam Adams big, less than 1/10 the size of Sam.

Brewers Association says Boston Beer Co was 1,868,471 barrels in 2010, Bell's was 153,973. That puts Bell's #8 on the craft beer list.

Oh, and craft beer sales were up 14% in the 1st half of the year.