Like Dann Parquett, Modern Times Beer's founder, Jacob McKean, and Stone Brewing's Greg Koch have not been shy to point out pay-to-play, where brewers pay bars to get their beers on tap, usually at the expense of smaller craft brewers. The recent wave of craft brewery acquisitions by big brewers and a shrinking number of distributors can only make this situation worse. It is hard for even an aware beer drinker to know the darker side of the restaurant industry. When ordering beer out, I try to select the best local beers available. It is unfortunate that the best tasting beers are not always the beers from which you get to choose.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Sad News
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project is closing, which is bad news for beer drinkers. The transient brewer of Jack D'Or and other fine beers is calling it quits in a response to "pay-to-play" tactics that have muscled Pretty Things' beers out of bars. Pretty Things' owners, Dann and Martha Parquett, have been vocal critics of brewers and distributors buying tap space. It is a shame that seedy practices pushed a craft brewery to quit. I have not had a Pretty Things beer in a few years, which is my loss. According to the Boston.com article linked to above, bottles of Pretty Things should be available through January.
Like Dann Parquett, Modern Times Beer's founder, Jacob McKean, and Stone Brewing's Greg Koch have not been shy to point out pay-to-play, where brewers pay bars to get their beers on tap, usually at the expense of smaller craft brewers. The recent wave of craft brewery acquisitions by big brewers and a shrinking number of distributors can only make this situation worse. It is hard for even an aware beer drinker to know the darker side of the restaurant industry. When ordering beer out, I try to select the best local beers available. It is unfortunate that the best tasting beers are not always the beers from which you get to choose.
Like Dann Parquett, Modern Times Beer's founder, Jacob McKean, and Stone Brewing's Greg Koch have not been shy to point out pay-to-play, where brewers pay bars to get their beers on tap, usually at the expense of smaller craft brewers. The recent wave of craft brewery acquisitions by big brewers and a shrinking number of distributors can only make this situation worse. It is hard for even an aware beer drinker to know the darker side of the restaurant industry. When ordering beer out, I try to select the best local beers available. It is unfortunate that the best tasting beers are not always the beers from which you get to choose.
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